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aloalo gaadinga

noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap

amuamu iho

noun drizzle

angaanga

noun body

angaanga dabu vae

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toenail

angaange magau

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noun dead body

balagelage

adjective crippled and unable to walk

bangabanga mai

become skinny, become shrunken

binaaina

adjective cowardly (owing to weak-mindedness); afraid to assert oneself; not live up to one’s obligations

boo hagalele mouli

a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)

bubu donu

adjective move skillfully

bulubulu hegau

noun unimportant work

buusagisagi

adjective to be laden with scent (of air)

dagadagai

adjective tending to dagai

dahedahea

adjective drift aimlessly

dangada agoago taumaha

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noun priest

daodao

noun fishsp.: wahoo

daumaha dalodalo

noun prayer service (church)

dihidihi

noun butterfly fish

doa agalala

noun very big giant

donadona

covered in warts/moles

duu munimuni

adjective hideandseek (a game)

gabuibui

noun a type of prepared food (made with dried taro)

gai busibusi

verb take the bait tentatively (of fish)

gai moumou

verb wasteful of food

galogalo

adjective look around (with one’s eyes only)

gaugau dalinga

noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle

gidigidi

verb short

giigii saele

giggle

gohugohu

adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)

gugu iho

adjective useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)

haduhadua

verb rocky (full of stones)

hagaaduadu dangada

adjective critical of others

hagaaoaonga

noun way of having purposely stayed up untildaybreak (once)

hagadaga iho

adjective worsening

hagadolodolongia

verb slack off on (a rope) little by little

hagadubu manu baabaa

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagagudu

verb cause to have lice (by transfer)

hagahaahine

adjective treat as women

hagalele mouli

verb startle; surprise (someone)

hagaluelueia

verb repeatedly hagalueia

hagamaamaaiongi

adjective continually hagamaaiongi

hagamaamaalama

verb shine on continuously

hagamadahuuhua

verb cause to have pimples

hagangaue

verb move (something)

hagasegesege ange

allow someone to do as he pleases

hai de hilihili

hold an election

hai vaivai me

have sexual relations

hakaau unuunu

verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast

hanuhanu

adjective few; gaining in

hebahebaa

adjective crowded together

hesuisuihagi

verb repeatedly hesuihagi

hihi mata

noun eyelash

hohhoo

adjective a sound made when surprised

holoholoi

verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing

hoohonu

verb

hunehune

noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit

ivi gaogao

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rib

ivi gaogao

noun rib

laanganga

noun way of plaiting

laelae (gee)

adjective look (funny)

lala gaadinga

adjective to heat copra (to dry it)

lau hadihadi

verb having wavy hair

laulau

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overripe coconut apple

legalega

noun smallness

leoleo

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noun the making of sounds repeatedly; talking

lima lele

adjective quick to fight,short-tempered

lodo gilimalali

noun pureness of heart, innocence

lodo me muimui

in the bush (uncleared area)

lodobaubau

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adjective sad

loselose-ganoanga

noun fishsp.

maamasa

adjective

mada gelegele

noun male child

madolidolia

adjective very madolidoli

mahamaha mai

to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)

malamalama

verb shiny (reflects light)

malangilangi

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adjective happy

malumalu-tangohi

adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)

mama

noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)

manu-lalo-de-gelegele

noun mantisshrimp

masagage

adjective good at fighting

masoasoa

adjective spacious

massagalala

noun burned (food)

massogosogo

verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe

me maimai

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candy

mmenengia mai

discourage (someone) about something

moigaga

noun fibers of the coconut husk

moni galele

a canoe rigged for galele fishing

moni lele

airplane

moo balabala

adjective barely cooked

moumousi

adjective repeatedly being mousi

ngavalivali

adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a diving board in use)

noonounu

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verb repeatedly nounu

ohuohu

verb having many ohu

seesee hagadaahao

adjective walk (for recreation)

silasila

verb look around for

silisili

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adjective stopped, ended

sinsia

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noun plant species with white fragrant flowers

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sisi

verb write

taina daane odogu dinana

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noun maternal uncle

uliuli

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adjective black