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abaaba

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noun door

agaaga

noun having lots of roots

agoago

noun taro fibers

aloalo

verb to paddle (a canoe)

augaua

verb infected

baa galele

noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing

bigibigia

verb covered with something sticky

boi dugidugi

noun idiot

boi malangilangi

adjective laugh abnormally

bugubugunga

noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance

dada

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verb pull

dagadagalia

verb heavily travelled

dalodalo i de lodo

pray silently

daubodobodo

adjective short (in duration)

dee haihai donu

that’s for sure

devedeve

adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)

dibidibi

noun a square ball (for tossing about) plaited of pandanus leaves

dilodilonga

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

doo halehale me

risky, unreliable

dudu de niho

a method of treating toothaches in which a burning root (of the aoa tree) is applied to the tooth (which later disintegrates)

dungudungua

verb repeatedly smell (something)

duudua

noun taro plant

e hanuhanu i de pronoun

know something about

gai dagidagi

verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road

gai hagalulu

adjective habituated to taking bait (fish); feed on bait

gai holoholo

verb eat fast

galavalava

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

ginigini

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

gobagoba

verb bushy (of hair)

gogo gi mua

bent forward

googoo

noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)

haahaango

verb wakeup (someone) insistently

haahaangodalia

verb a place which has been fished in over and over

haahaanialo

verb to put haanialo on in several places

hagaadaada

verb getting to be near daybreak

hagadangada

verb treat someone as a human being

hagadibadibalia

verb cause to hagadibadiba

hagadiidii

verb help to urinate (e.g., by taking a baby outside)

hagadinana

verb to treat as dinana

hagadubu manu baabaa

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagaedeede

verb balance precariously

hagaeueu

verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders

hagagaehala

verb to cause to have immature breadfruit

hagagalauna

verb teach to use galauna

hagahongagainga

verb to make a child urinate

hagahoohoo

verb to scare fish, etc.

hagaluelueia

verb repeatedly hagalueia

hagamalele

verb complete (something); kill (someone)

hagamalemolemoanga

noun

hala langa goobai

noun a form for plaiting hats

hanohano dua

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

hanu momo

adjective little bit,few

henua gelegele

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atoll (literally, sand island)

hesohesongi

adjective repeatedly hesongi

hilihili

verb choose carefully from among many,election

hudaa lolo

noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave

itebuubuu

noun insectsp.: grasshopper

kaianeane

adjective show-off

lamu dada

verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)

laulau

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overripe coconut apple

lele sseni

adjective insomnia (after sleeping for a shortwhile)

lili baasi gee

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

limalima

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adjective dexterous; quick

lodo baba

calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries

lodo me muimui

in the bush (uncleared area)

lou de gaugau dalinga

pull the trigger (of a gun)

maamasa

adjective

mada loolodo

verb a depression in the reef (wherewater accumulates)

mada madangi

adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)

madaladala

adjective easily unfastened or untied

madamada o dangada

noun in public

madannia sisi

noun littlefinger

magakaga

adjective firmly attached

mahamaha mai

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

mahumahu

adjective becoming mahu

maimai mai

become maimai

malali

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adjective smooth

malemolemo

adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)

malibilibia

adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)

malo diadia

noun mending holes in clothes by runningthreads crisscross across the hole

maluulu de me

the weather is cold

manamanadua

verb keep remembering

masagage

adjective good at fighting

masavavvava

adjective having many holes (like a screen)

me hagasengasenga

riddle, parable

menemene

noun male genital organ

moa-a-daila

noun birdsp. (= large moa)

molomolo iho (age)

adjective appear clearly

moo balabala

adjective barely cooked

mugamuga

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noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut; type of huaamee

Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15

muli lele

the rear tip of the turtle shell

muumuu kaiaa

adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)

ngaangailu

noun hair (on the head)

noho dodo

coagulation of blood

sabasaba

verb unstably balanced

sasao

adjective escape one after the other

seene malili

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noun coins

siiviivii

verb a way of singing a child to sleep

silasila

verb look around for

soesoe

adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight