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aadiidii

verb dry (something) by artificial heat

alaa laa

those (there) which were there

angaanga

adjective aware, alert

au taadaaia

verb don’t rush take it easy

aude vaavaa

don’t talk about this to anyone

balala

verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus

bangabanga

noun fish sp.

bigibigi

adjective more-or-less close to

boi dugidugi

noun idiot

bolili

noun a type of prepared food

bolobolo a sogo

noun a type of basket

boobosu

adjective

buaalali

verb flood tide

budubudu

adjective crowded together

bunana

adjective conjunctivitis

daa hagabodobodo

verb make a quick trip

dabuvae sisi

noun little toe

dadango

verb repeatedly fall upon

daladala

verb say again and again

daledale

verb repeatedly touch lightly

dangau-sissisi

noun

dau looloa

adjective to tie at the end of a long tether

daula hagalevaleva

noun a swing (made of rope)

daulooloa

adjective long time

de ahiahi danua

good evening

dele de maahaa

daybreak

dili ebuebu

verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)

dogi daadaa

noun a type of adze (with a small blade, for light chipping)

dogonogo

noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)

donadona

covered in warts/moles

dugidugi tugi lau

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noun tool used to soften the pandanus leaf

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duudua-a-de-honu

noun seaweedsp.

duuduu

verb stand around (idly); defecate; hillock, high

gadigadi

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noun itch

gai holoholo

verb eat fast

gailingalinga

adjective continually wanting to eat

ginigini loola

a game played by children

givigivi

noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)

gobagoba

verb bushy (of hair)

googoo

noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)

gosigosi

verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly

gugu ange

able to look after others; able towithstand

gulu maimai

noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)

gumigumi-o-sogo

noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)

haahaangoda ange

prowl around (to attack)

hagaaugaua

verb cause to be infected

hagaeueu

verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders

hagahaahine

adjective treat as women

hagahongagelegele

verb to make a child defecate

hagakolili

verb to use the word kolili

hagamademade gaiaa

verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)

hagamaimai

verb sweeten

hagamaumau

verb study, attempt to memorize

hagangadinei

adjective mean; inconsiderate

hagausiusi

verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)

hagausiusi de me

a sky covered with rain clouds

hakaau unuunu

verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast

halehale dagodo lodo

nauseated

hesohesongi

adjective repeatedly hesongi

holahola aalanga

adjective calisthenics,exercises

hongagelegele baalanga

adjective rust

hunehune

noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit

huuhuaa me

noun sorcery (made with chants)

idiidi

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noun April

lima-malama

time noun may (’fifth month’)

lodo me muimui

in the bush (uncleared area)

luuluu haha

adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle

maadau daodao

noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)

maailele

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verb die

mada gaanunu

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noun nipple

mada saosao

adjective sharp-pointed

mahanahanasia

verb warmed up

maimai mai

become maimai

mainu daodao

noun bait for daodao fishing

malemolemo

adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)

malili de biho

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adjective balding

mammamu

noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)

manamanava

adjective <= manavanava>

masavavvava

adjective having many holes (like a screen)

miili aheahe

adjective a version of the game called miili

moigaga

noun fibers of the coconut husk

molimoli ange

take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)

moni madagidagi

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old canoes

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moomoa

noun balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)

mulumulu aamanu

verb moss (on rocks or coral)

ngadi seesee

adjective walk barefoot,stroll

ngaungau

noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)

ngudu leelee

verb talkative,loquacious

noomeemea

a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave

ohooho

verb frightened by noise

ouou

adjective yes yes

sasau

verb increasing in velocity (of wind)

sausaubaligi

verb always saubaligi

seene malili

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noun coins

seseu

verb push (now and into the future)

silisilivaahea

verb frequently silivaahea

sogosogoisi

adjective

tainadaane o dogu dinana

noun maternal uncle

tibidibi

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noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport

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uaua

noun vein or artery (blood vessel)