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abaabai

verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting

aloalo-uli

adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)

anailaa laa

it was today that

baabaa

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flat

baabaa luu lima

clap hands

badabadai

adjective having a tendency to meddle in others’ affairs

bagi mada lagolago

machine gun

balaginagina

adjective be squashed

balaulau

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adjective ugly

bangabanga

noun fish sp.

bibi

noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.

binaaina

adjective cowardly (owing to weak-mindedness); afraid to assert oneself; not live up to one’s obligations

bodubodu

verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.

bolobolo

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noun long boat-like basket made from coconut palm

buibui

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noun cage; fence

daadaanga sala

adjective ugly-looking

dada soosoa

adjective to put soosoa on the canoe

dadau

adjective hit repeatedly (on one occasion)

dala-hagalulu-madangi

noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)

daledale

verb repeatedly touch lightly

dalodalo keli

adjective pray earnestly

dalodalosia

verb pray for

dangi daudau

adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)

dangidangi ange

askpermission of, apologize to

daumaha haangoda

noun prayer service held while visiting others’ houses

daumaha hagadaahao

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

dodo ina

bloody

dogi daadaa

noun a type of adze (with a small blade, for light chipping)

dogonogo

noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)

dookalala

stilts; walk on stilts

dungudungu

verb have a good sense of smell

gai haganamunamu

adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)

galabe-duiduia

noun seacucumber sp.

galegale

verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)

galevaleva

bird species

galogalo malama

noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)

giligili tai

horizon

goononga

noun a record (set in competitive sports)

haahaula age de me

become bright (with morning sunlight)

hadahada ama

noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe

hadu-gamugamu

noun coralsp.

hagaabasasa

verb act like or emulate europeans

hagagaehala

verb to cause to have immature breadfruit

hagalaudodole

verb cause to grow small

hagalulu de langi

attract rain (by making certain noises)

hagamaumau

verb study, attempt to memorize

hai dodo

verb bleeding profusely

halehale me

adjective a developing situation

henua gelegele

atoll.

hongagelegele

honu baabaa

fill to the brim

huaalaangi

noun noon; the whole day; a certain day only

hugahuga

noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)

huuhua

adjective pregnancy

idiidi

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noun April

kano avaavaa

verb porous

lagolago

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adjective plenty; a lot, many

langolangona

adjective repeatedly heard or felt

laubalabala

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

lavalava

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noun wrap skirt; sarong

lele

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verb fly

lele tuli

childbirth

leoleo

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noun the making of sounds repeatedly; talking

lillili

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adjective easily angered, short tempered

lohaloha

verb measure off in fathoms

longolongo i leaala

rumor

loselose-uli

noun fishsp.: trumpetfish

lou de gaugau dalinga

pull the trigger (of a gun)

loulou

to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)

luuluu haha

gargle, wash one’s mouth out

maagaga dua

to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back

madalima daalaa

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noun fifty dollar bill

madamada a me

noun a miscellaneous assortment

mahaahaa

adjective

maimai mai

become maimai

malaelae

adjective clear, unobstructed, uncluttered

malalidage

adjective usedup or cleaned out completely

malamalama

verb shiny (reflects light)

malangalanga

adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga

malibilibi

adjective crack (of a whip)

malumalu de me

cloudy day (not bright)

manu dolodolo

noun animal (doesn’t include people)

manu-mangamanga

starfish

maohaoha

adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)

masagage

adjective good at fighting

mataodao

noun fishsp.: cornetfish

midomido

noun end of (e.g., a stick)

modu sogosogo

adjective separated from others, and by itself

molimoli ngaadai

adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition

moni lele

noun airplane

naamulolo

noun ramrod;

ngaalulu

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

ngadi seesee

walk barefoot, stroll

ngungu

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verb chew, masticate (foods that make noise)

ouou

adjective Yes! Yes!

sassabe

adjective about to leave, prepare to leave

sibasiba

verb to walk off-balance

sinaina

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verb having white hair

taina daane odogu dinana

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noun maternal uncle

tibidibi

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noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport

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