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agiagi

noun bird sp., fairy tern (Gygis alba)

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noun dawn

amuamu iho

noun drizzle

anailaa laa

it was today that

anei nei

these now

angiangi

verb blow with increasing force (wind); blow continuously (wind); fan

aude vaavaa

don’t talk about this to anyone

bagibagi

noun

beibei

adjective more-or-less alike

boi gadagada

adjective laugh all the time at nothing

daadaa

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verb (transitive) carve (something)

daahaa mada makaga

the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii

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noun third stage of a green coconut

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dabuvae sisi

noun little toe

dagadagasala

verb be always blamed for

dala-dalaa-moa

noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.

daudahi

adjective only,alone (just one)

daumaha hagalava

noun evensong (last service of the day)

daumaha hagatoo donu

noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)

dele de boialiali

daybreak

dilodilonga

noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance

dolodolo

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verb move from place to place; crawl

dolodolo o de ava

noun <= luu dolodolo>

donadona

covered in warts/moles

donudonu

adjective understand somewhat

dua hagalalo

noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing

dugu de gumigumi

allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven

duumaa de gelegele

numeral trillion (a million million)

gadagada doo me

laugh at

gau looloa gaadinga

noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts

gelegele dea

verb sand

gidigidi

verb short

giligili tai

horizon

gobagoba

verb bushy (of hair)

gogoo

adjective

goononga gee

to setarecord

gugu ange

able to look after others; able towithstand

haahaangodalia

verb a place which has been fished in over and over

hadihadi

verb break many times or in many places

hadu-gamugamu

noun coralsp.

hagadamadama

verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)

hagadubu manu baabaa

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagaholoholoi

verb to use holoholoi

hagalaudodole

verb cause to grow small

hagamadamada ngaadahi

verb share equally among

hagamaumau

verb study, attempt to memorize

hai dinana

adjective the relationship between mother (or other female elder) and child (or one treated as a child)

hala dudu

a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)

hale baabaa

noun frame house

hale neveneve

noun spiderweb

heboheboohagi

adjective fight frequently

hesuisuihagi

verb repeatedly hesuihagi

holahola aalanga

adjective calisthenics,exercises

huugaabungubungu

very plump

idiidi

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noun April

laagii baubau

noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)

lagalagai

verb a method of plating coconut palm fronds

lahalahi

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adjective wide

laulau a sogo

noun a type of basket

lavalava

noun wrap skirt; sarong

lele

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verb fly

lele sseni

adjective insomnia (after sleeping for a shortwhile)

lobaloba

verb flapping (of a sail in the breeze)

longolongo i adamagi

to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)

maamaalamangia

verb continuously maalamangia

maamaalo

adjective becoming more and more maalo

mada dahi

adjective having a single point or blade

mada dangada ina

a person of importance (who is liked by the people)

madabiebie

noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)

madagabubu de maanadu

slow-witted

madalima daalaa

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noun fifty dollar bill

madamada

verb compete (as between individuals); front of

madamada o dangada

noun in public

madumadua

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adjective very old (persons), mature, full-grown; parent, elder (senior relative)

magalili

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verb, adjective feel cold, shivering (from cold); flow (of tide)

magalili mai

flow (of tide)

magimagi

adjective prone to illness

magimagiaa

adjective frequently magiaa

mahamaha

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adjective beautiful

maholehole

adjective scraped,scaled (fish)

malemale

noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body

malo diadia

noun mending holes in clothes by runningthreads crisscross across the hole

malumalu de me

cloudy day (not bright)

manu-a-tababa

noun plantsp.: cycadplant (cycas circinalis l.)

masoasoa

spacious

me balabala

noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)

me hagasaga

noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown

modu sogosogo

adjective separated from others, and by itself

moni galele

a canoe rigged for galele fishing

ngalogulogu

adjective easily ngalogu in many places

nganangana

adjective loud (noise) repeatedly

ngudu lagolago

lie (tell a falsehood)

onoonogia

noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite

sao de looloa

rectangular (not square),oval

sausau

noun fishsp.: lion-fish

sausau

lion-fish

sausaunga

adjective continually saunga

seesee

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verb walk

soosobo

adjective get up , jump up

tama legalega

infant