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aalali

noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom

ahiahi gohugohu

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noun dawn

alaa laa

those (there) which were there

amoamo

verb keep lifting one thing after another

angaanga mada nia

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fingernail

angeange laa

the one following the one in question

aoao

adjective continuously sufficient

baba donu

adjective properly settled

babaiangi

verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)

biho ngaalulu

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headache

bogobogo

verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled

boi gadagada

adjective laugh all the time at nothing

bolebole

adjective trembling; shaking; inclined to bawl out

bubu sala

adjective move unskillfully

bulubulu maanadu

noun incomplete idea

buusagisagi

adjective to be laden with scent (of air)

daaholi paalaaini

noun fried taro and banana biscuit

daane dee lahilahia

noun a very special one (rarely seen)

dada mamu

adjective an impatient fisherman

dada saiolo

adjective to hoist a sail

dagadagasala

verb be always blamed for

dangau-daa-sissisi

noun fishsp.: snapper

diadia

verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it

diidiingia

verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays

dodo

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blood

dodo

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noun blood

dongidongi

verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at

duu baebae

adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)

duu malaelae

an open field having no trees

ebuebua

verb covered with ebuebu

gabigabidia

verb repeatedly held

gadigadi gauvae

adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)

gaegaehala

adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees

galegale

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

gangong

noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking

gasigasia

verb rubbed against,scratched

gavagava

noun weather-hardened black driftwood

giigii

noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu

gili solasola

verb leathery black skin (of humans)

haahaa

verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative

haahaa saele

adjective search here and there

haau unuunu

verb breast-feed

hadu hagamogomogo

noun gem

hadu-gamugamu

noun coralsp.

hagaabasasa

verb act like or emulate europeans

hagaaduisiisi

verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife

hagadaga age

improving

hagadagado

hagadagado

to draft (a carving)

hagaduuduulanga

a style of construction (consistently followed)

hagaligiligi

verb to speed up (to get over with)

hagamaumau

verb study, attempt to memorize

hagamogomogo

verb take special care of, cherish

hagangadinei

adjective mean; inconsiderate

hagassui/hang gainga/hagamamane

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verb urinate (piss)

hai dodo

verb bleeding profusely

hakaau unuunu

verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast

hale hongelegele

noun toilet

hohonga

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noun nest

hoohonu

verb

huluhulua

verb hairy

huuhuu

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

iviivia

verb skinny,thin (person),emaciated

kano avaavaa

verb porous

laulau

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overripe coconut apple

lele sseni

insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)

liiliagi daudahi

be of the same status

limilimi

noun coralsp.: brain coral

lodo lagolago

indecisive, undecided

lolo manu-de-boo

a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes

luu adaadeu

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

maamaasina

verb repeatedly lighted (esp. by moonlight)

mada saosao

adjective sharp-pointed

madamada

half-cooked

magakaga

adjective firmly attached

magi hongagelegele todo

to have bloody stools

mainu daodao

noun bait for daodao fishing

malala

noun charcoal

malangilangi

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adjective happy

malele

adjective completed

malianoono

lizard fish

manu-hagadigedige

noun mollusksp.: coneshell

massanganga

adjective apart, widely spaced

me hagasengasenga

riddle, parable

moana magalili

noun a cold underwater current

moemoe

adjective becoming more moe2

moomoa

noun the shoot from a germinating coconut

muli lele

the rear tip of the turtle shell

nagonago

verb the sound of sloshing water (or of sexual intercourse)

ngadi diinonga

pagan gods, idols

ngalogulogu

adjective easily ngalogu in many places

noho baba

live peacefully

noomeemea

verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave

odaoda

noun driftwood (any sort)

ohooho

verb frightened by noise

sabanaana

a phosphorescent flash in the water

savasavaa

verb getting closer to the time (of happening)

seevoivoia

verb to be in the state of seevoivoi

tainadaane o dogu dinana

noun paternal uncle

ua dodo

rain of a reddish color - an omen of death

vaivaidagodo

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adjective. evil, unscrupulous, immoral