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aduisiisi

noun one’s first spouse

agoago

noun taro fibers

alasala

adjective vicious

anaa naa loo

those seem to be

augaunga

noun the appearance of an infected area

bangabanga

noun fish sp.

banibani

banibani

noun sea cucumber

bebee

adjective be flatulent

bigibigia

verb covered with something sticky

biho o de agoago

topic of a sermon

bolobolo

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noun long boat-like basket made from coconut palm

bonabona age

become fearful

bugubugunga

noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance

bulabula

adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)

daedae

verb to catch continuously with a hand net

dagaligiligi

adjective broken into small pieces

dahi daalaa

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noun dollar bill

dalodalo keli

adjective pray earnestly

dangodango

verb repeatedly grab

dao dahuuhuu

noun ridgepole (lower)

daumaha hagasaele

noun a meeting of church members for business

diidiingia

verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays

dilodilonga

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

dinana

noun mother (formal)

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)

duliduli

verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises

duu mugamuga

half of an unripe coconut; buttock

duu-lellele

noun apodousseacucumber

gaa de malala

gadagada doo me

laugh at

gai moumou

verb wasteful of food

gaigai a usu

flatus

gegeno

alligator, crocodile

gelegele gumi hue

fine-grained sand

giidada

verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)

ginigini looloa

noun a game played by children

gobugobu

adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly

goigoi

noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)

goloa abasasa

noun european goods or tools

hadahada

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chest

hagaadaada

verb getting to be near daybreak

hagaaloalo-mea

verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)

hagabunibuni

verb add together from different sources

hagadangidangi

verb play music; make someone keep crying

hagadoodoo denga muna

boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)

hagaeueu

verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders

hagagalauna

verb teach to use galauna

hagamaumau

verb study, attempt to memorize

hagamogomgo

verb cause to be muscular

hagamudumudu

verb do slowly,delay

hagausiusi de me

a sky covered with rain clouds

hai mada dabu

an avoidance relationship (between kin)

hai me mudumudu

a habitually mudumudu

hakaanunu

verb breastfeed

hakaligali

verb grooved

hale gaugau

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noun bath house

halihalibaa

noun fishsp.: flatfish

hatahata

noun chest (body part)

hiihii mada

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noun eyelash(es)

hine huuhua

noun pregnant woman

holoholoi

verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing

honohono

verb having hono in several places

hooholo

verb

huluhulu mada

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noun eyebrow

igauli-sissisi

noun fishsp.: tang

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noun serving dish basket made from coconut palm

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lele sseni

insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)

liiliagi daudahi

be of the same status

lodo aheahe

adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant

lodo baubau

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adjective angry

lodo lagolago

indecisive, undecided

lolo

oil

lolo manu de boo

a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes

maamaalo

adjective becoming more and more maalo

mada dabu

adjective affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other ; avoidancerelationship

magalili

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adjective cold

mainu daodao

noun bait for daodao fishing

malalidage

adjective usedup or cleaned out completely

malele

adjective completed

malianoono

noun fishsp.: lizardfish

manavanava

adjective breathing

manihaniha

adjective inclined to be maaniha

manini

noun fishsp.: convicttang

massagalala

noun burned (food)

miili aheahe

adjective a version of the game called miili

moigaga

noun fibers of the coconut husk

moomoa-ganoango

noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)

moomodu

adjective ; collapse completely

ngadi seesee

walk barefoot, stroll

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verb repeatedly nounu

sabasaba

verb unstably balanced

saesaelea

verb to be continually walked upon

salasalani

verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over

sali dodo

bleed

sauvalovalo

verb echo

sisi galisi

striped (with thin lines)

sogosogo

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alone

soosobo

adjective get up , jump up

taina ahine odogu dinana

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noun maternal aunt

uaua

noun vein or artery (blood vessel)