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ahiahi gohu

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noun dawn

baabaa ama

verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)

badabadai

adjective having a tendency to meddle in others’ affairs

bagibagi

noun

balagia a de gaga

noun fish sp., parrot fish

beabeau

verb choppy seas

bebee

adjective be flatulent

bulibuliaamou

adjective prone to long for

buubuu a lada

a type of puzzle

buuganga

noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose

daadaanga

noun appearance of

dabadaba

verb twinkling,flashing,winking

daedae

adjective to reach many places

dalodaloa

verb pray for

dangadangalebu

verb becoming rougher (of seas)

daudai

adjective skillful fisherman

daudali

adjective follow (someone)

daumaha hagatoo donu

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

deai me hagalongolongo

do unhesitatingly

degidegi

adjective having a kind or generous nature

denei nei ()

this is it (is this it)

dibononi

noun the youngest child of a couple

didianga

noun the manner of wearing one’s didi

dihidihi

noun butterfly fish

diidii

adjective penis; urinate

diidii ange

urinate against

dolodolo

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verb move from place to place; crawl

doo de lolomango

separated (of crude coconut oil)

dugidugi tugi lau

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noun tool used to soften the pandanus leaf

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duu hagasabasaba

adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall

duu molomolo

visible clearly

eleele

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

gaagaasia

verb rubbed against (of lines only)

gaanunu

noun breast

galagalani

adjective come close to the end of

geevee

noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)

gelegele gumi hue

fine-grained sand

gidigidi laa lalo

a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive

gobegobe

adjective cough (repeatedly)

gogo dua

adjective bent backwards

gohu boo dangodango

a pitch-black night

gulu maimai

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

hadihadi

verb break many times or in many places

hagaaloalo-uli

verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)

hagaaneane

verb console; excite sexually

hagaasoaso

noun spouse

hagabunibuni

verb add together from different sources

hagadaulooloa

verb prolong,extend

hagalulu de madangi

to attract the wind (by making certain noises)

hagamaamaanadu

verb keep reminding or keep remembering

hagamadamada ngaadahi

verb share equally among

hagamaimai

verb sweeten

hagamalele

verb complete (something); kill (someone)

hagamogomogo

verb cause to be muscular

hagasogosogoisi

verb

hakaau unuunu

verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast

hanohano dua

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

hebahebaa

adjective crowded together

hongagelegele baalanga

adjective rust

hudaa lolo

noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave

hunehune

noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit

huuhuaa me

sorcery (made with chants)

huuhuaa me

noun sorcery (made with chants)

huuhuu

verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)

ilaila

verb having more than one ila

lahulahu

noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)

laubalabala

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

laulau dao gai

noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven

liholiho

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coconut fiber rope

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lima madua

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lodo aheahe

adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant

maadau mada bodobodo

noun a type of fishhook

maadegadega

noun birdsp.: a young bird (still unable to fly) of any bird sp.

maaheahe

adjective decreasing

magau baubau

adjective die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)

magimagiaa

adjective frequently magiaa

malamalama

adjective sparkly; glittery

malangilangi

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adjective happy

mangunngungu

adjective the sound of something being chewed

manu lele vaaligi

noun small bird

maselesele

adjective straight-edged

massogosogo

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

me hagalolo

noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)

milomilosanga

the way in which a current moves about

mmili mmili

verb to sift; rub between fingers

moana dugidugi

noun far from any land, in the open sea

molomolo iho (age)

adjective appear clearly

mosongenge

noun a name children tease each other with

mouli-o-nono

noun <= malianoono>

munamuna

adjective a short prayer

ngaalulu

adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)

ngavalivali

adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)

ngudu leelee

verb talkative,loquacious

noho dodo

adjective coagulation of blood

seni alaala

adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety

sii diidii

adjective urinate

sisi

mollusk, sp. Neritidae

tinana o dogu damana

noun paternal grandmother

tinana o dogu dinana

noun maternal grandmother

velevele

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verb to clear land (or a path, etc.) of weeds and underbrush