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adaadeu

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pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for plural, alienable noun)

anaa naa loo

those seem to be

angaanga

adjective measure by spans (anga)

angaanga dabu vae

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toenail

angaanga mada nia

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fingernail

angaange magau

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noun dead body

avaava

verb full of holes

bagi mada lagolago

machine gun

bangabanga

adjective skinny, shrunken

biho ngaalulu

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headache

daadaaia ange

adjective be in a hurry to

dababa

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

dada de uila

an electrical storm

dada manu

adjective to snare birds (with a loop on the end of a pole)

daedae

adjective to reach many places

dagadagasala

verb be always blamed for

daladala

verb say again and again

dangada agoago taumaha

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noun priest

dangada vai gelegele

a person of filthy appearance or habits

dangau-sissisi

noun

dangi daudau

adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)

dangidangi ange

askpermission of, apologize to

daudai

adjective skillful fisherman

daulooloa

adjective long time

dee haihai donu

that’s for sure

dogonogo

noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)

donadona

covered in warts/moles

duiduia

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noun thorn

gadigadi

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noun itch

gai hagalongolongo

verb eat sparingly (to save some for others)

gai haganamunamu

adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)

galababa

noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)

galavalava

noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp

ganoango

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adjective yellow

geegeno

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noun crocodile

gelegele

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adjective dirty

giigii

noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu

googoo

noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)

goononga gee

to setarecord

gulu maimai

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

hadu de gaanunu

noun nipple of breast

hagaaoaoa

verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)

hagadaaganga

noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)

hagaduuduulanga

noun a style of construction (consistently followed)

hagalagolago

verb cause to increase in numbers, multiply

hagalaudodole

verb cause to grow small

hagamaamaanadu

verb keep reminding or keep remembering

hagamalele

verb complete (something); kill (someone)

hagamomo

verb reduce in quantity

hagasogosogoisi

verb

hagausiusi de me

a sky covered with rain clouds

hai mogomogo

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adjective muscular

hakaanunu

verb breastfeed

halehale me donu huu

surprisingly, it turned out to be possible

hanohano dua

adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)

hanu momo

adjective little bit,few

hesohesongi

adjective repeatedly hesongi

hohhoo

adjective a sound made when surprised

holiholi

noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)

huuhuaa me

noun sorcery (made with chants)

ivi ngongo

noun collar bone

kave houhou

verb race to take

lagolago

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adjective plenty; a lot, many

legalega

noun smallness

liiliagi daudahi

be of the same status

lima-malama

time noun may (’fifth month’)

lolo manu-de-boo

a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes

maadau belubelu

noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)

maaileele

adjective die,dead (persons or animals)

maamaangi

adjective repeatedly or continually maangi

madaduai

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noun tool used to grate coconuts

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magakaga

adjective firmly attached

magalillili

adjective frequently magalili

magi hongagelegele todo

to have bloody stools

mailiili

adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)

malinolino ~ malimalino

verb becoming more and more calm (of weather)

mammamu

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

manaunaua

verb crazy,insane

manu-hai-hagahoa

noun millipede

masaova balalangi o lote ngadau

noun rainy season

masolesole

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adjective abraded in several places cf. masole

massogosogolia

verb to have been by oneself

modomodo mada gii

the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a

moemoe

adjective becoming more moe2

molimoli i tuu gaha

to express coconut oil out of the residue (oda) from which some oil has already been expressed

moni hagadeledele

noun model (or toy) canoe

moo balabala

adjective barely cooked

moomoa-ganoango

noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)

munamuna

adjective a short prayer

nagonago

verb the sound of sloshing water (or of sexual intercourse)

ngadi diinonga

pagan gods, idols

ngadi seesee

walk barefoot, stroll

olioli

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verb to put an infant to sleep by singing a lullaby

savasavala

adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy

savasavali

verb always hungry

sii mada daahaa

a fine jet of water

soesoe gulu

a young breadfruit tree

uaua vaaligi

noun capillary

uliuli

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adjective black

vaivai daahili

a dirty song