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adiadi

verb relate repeatedly

alili

noun mollusk sp.: turbo argyrostoma

aloalo me

noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll

aloalo-uli

adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)

aneane

noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex

baba odi

adjective to have been settled for some time

bani-magevageva

noun fish sp. (rare)

biho ngaalulu

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headache

buibui

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noun cage; fence

bungubungu

adjective plump

daa hagalele

verb unscheduled,unplanned

daadaa

noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)

daadaa mee

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verb (intransitive) carve

dae banibani

noun the white excretion of the banibani

dagimomo

adjective few for each one

daladala

adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish

dalodalo

verb pray

danedane

verb an extensive infection of dane

daudai

adjective skillful fisherman

daumaha dalodalo

noun prayer service (church)

deai me hagalongolongo

do unhesitatingly

dee haihai donu

that’s for sure

didianga

noun the manner of wearing one’s didi

dilidili-dogi

noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)

duga de gumigumi

verb allow one’s beard to grow

dugudugu iho

adjective a technique of massage

dulagi daudahi

adjective alike (in appearance)

duuduu lagi

a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head

duumugamuga

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noun butt

gaagaa

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noun baby

gaga

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noun dry brown husk from the branches of the coconut palm

galabe-duiduia

noun seacucumber sp.

gamugamua

verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu

gelegele malama

noun sand with disk-like particles

ginigini

noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)

gonogono

adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly

googoo

noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)

gumigumi-o-sogo

noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)

hagaavaava

verb provide or receive support continually

hagadaaganga

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

hagagubenga

verb to teach someone to use a gubenga

hagao baubau

low wages, low-priced

hagausiusi de me

a sky covered with rain clouds

hai daadaa

adjective the relationship between siblings

hai sogosogo

verb masturbate

hanohano

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noun diarrhea

henua gelegele

atoll.

holahola aalanga

adjective calisthenics,exercises

holehole

verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)

hunehune

noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit

hungahunga-a-nui

the flower of the coconut tree

ilaila

verb having more than one ila

kave houhou

verb race to take

laanganga

noun way of plaiting

laba ngaugau

noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)

lailai

noun fishsp. (= lae)

laubalabala

adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible

laulau

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a type of basket

lausese

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noun pants

lili baasi gee

accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member

lodo me muimui

in the bush (uncleared area)

lodobaubau

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adjective sad

lollolo

oily

longolongo iho dalinga

pick up information from others’conversation

luu adaadeu

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

maadau mada bodobodo

noun a type of fishhook

maaloolo

adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)

maamaangi

adjective repeatedly or continually maangi

mada dabu

adjective affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other ; avoidancerelationship

madamada a me

noun a miscellaneous assortment

magakaga

adjective firmly attached

magalillili

adjective frequently magalili

maimai mai

become maimai

malele

adjective completed

malemale

noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body

malimalino

verb becoming more and more malino

malinolino ~ malimalino

verb becoming more and more calm (of weather)

manu-mangamanga

noun starfish

manu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga

noun serpentcucumber

mee daadaa

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noun carved object; the act of carving

mee hagaangiangi

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noun handheld fan

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moni galele

a canoe rigged for galele fishing

moumou

verb wasteful,waste (something)

ngaangaailu

noun hair

ngadi seesee

adjective walk barefoot,stroll

ngongo

noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)

ngudu lagolago

adjective lie (tell a falsehood)

noho baba

live peacefully

noonogia

verb bloated from ingesting too much fat

odiodi

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adjective long since finished, done or gone; long since, a long time ago

olioli

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verb to put an infant to sleep by singing a lullaby

onoonogia

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

sabanaana

a phosphorescent flash in the water

sali dodo

adjective bleed

seisei

pipefish

sibasiba

verb walk off-balance

tainaahine o dogu dinana

noun maternal aunt

tangada sisi

secretary

uaua vaaligi

noun capillary

vaaligiligi

adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)