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aadiidii

verb dry (something) by artificial heat

alasala

adjective vicious

aloalo gaadinga

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

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noun fingernail

baabaa luu lima

clap hands

balabalagula

adjective habitually clumsy

bale-masevaseva

noun

daahaa mada giigii

the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo

dababa-gabugabu-tai

noun fishsp.: lizardfish

daedae

adjective to reach many places

dagasisi

verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)

dalinga bobo

noun having a runny ear (with pus)

dalodalosia

verb pray for

dangau-daa-sissisi

noun fishsp.: snapper

daumaha hagadaahao

noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices

degedege

verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly

didi

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grass skirt

diidii ange

urinate against

dodo

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blood

dolodolo o de ava

noun <= luu dolodolo>

dongi de gelegele

to peck at the sand (as do some kinds of fish when they are searching for food)

doo togonogo

adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine

duu malaelae

noun an open field (having no trees)

duuduu manu

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

gaa de malala

gada-alaala

noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)

gadigadi

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noun itch

gammenge-gabe-de-liidogi

noun mollusksp.: murexshell

geegeno

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noun crocodile

gegeno

alligator, crocodile

gelegele malama

noun sand with disk-like particles

gelu-uliuli

noun fishsp.: tang

hagaaduadu dangada

verb critical of others

hagaaliali

verb to attempt to attract a member of the opposite sex through exhibitionism

hagaaugaunga

noun state of becoming infected

hagabaabaagia

verb make no headway and be carried sideways(by a current or the wind) against a reef, etc.

hagadangadanga

verb loosen

hagaduidui

adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe

hagagainga

verb litter up

hagahongagainga

verb to make a child urinate

hagalulu de langi

verb attract rain (by making certain noises)

hagamaamaane de lodo

cheer up (someone)

hagamadahuuhua

verb cause to have pimples

hagamalemalemo

verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)

hai huuhuaa me

sorcery

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verb sexual intercourse; fornication

hakaugau

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verb wash someone

hanu momo

adjective little bit,few

hebahebaa

adjective crowded together

hesohesongi

adjective repeatedly hesongi

hihi mada

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eyebrow

hiihii mada

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noun eyelash(es)

hoe gabegabe

noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)

huaamee daahaa

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noun second stage of a green coconut

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noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut

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iviivia

verb skinny,thin (person),emaciated

laalaa

verb having many branches

laba ngaugau

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

lagalaga

verb to put down one foot after the other (as in walking or marching in place)

lebelebe

noun fishsp.: jack

leuleu

adjective becoming leu

limalima

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adjective dexterous; quick

lodo baba

noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries

lodo baubau

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adjective angry

lodo me muimui

in the bush (uncleared area)

lodobaubau

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adjective sad

lohaloha

verb measure off in fathoms

lollolo

oily

luu adaadeu

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

maamaalo

adjective becoming more and more maalo

maamaangalo

verb becoming more and more sweet

mada dahi

adjective having a single point or blade

magau baubau

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

magi eaea

adjective an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding

magi hanohano

adjective diarrhea

magimagiaa

adjective frequently magiaa

mahamaha mai

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

malemale

noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body

malinolino

verb <= malimalino>

manu dolodolo

noun animal (doesn’t include people)

manu dolodolo

noun land animal

manu-mangamanga

noun plantsp.: pacofern (athyrium sp.)

maomao

more and more; diminshing rainfall

mavaevae

adjective scattered

me abasasa

noun european things (gear, etc.)

me hagalolo

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

moa-a-daila

noun birdsp. (= large moa)

moana magalili

a cold underwater current

moana magalili

noun a cold underwater current

mudimudi

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verb walk stealthily in a crouch

onoonogia

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

saesaelea

verb to be continually walked upon

sao de looloa

rectangular (not square),oval

sassabe

adjective about to leave, prepare to leave

see boiboi saele

stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious

sisi

mollusk, sp. Neritidae

sisi galisi

verb striped (with thin lines)

sogosogoisi

adjective

tinana

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noun mother (formal)

uaua

noun vein or artery (blood vessel)