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aadiidii

verb dry (something) by artificial heat

aduisiisi

noun one’s first spouse

agoago

verb learning, teaching

alaala dangada

noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)

aladoidoi

noun iron (a piece of)

angiangi

verb blow with increasing force (wind); blow continuously (wind); fan

baabaasi

noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)

balabalagula

adjective habitually clumsy

bani-gegeva

noun

beibei

adjective more-or-less alike

bodobodo

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adjective short

bodubodu

verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.

boobodo

adjective occurring at short intervals

daadaaligidanga

noun the way of being moved about in the air

dabadaba

noun slipper lobster

dada gaehala

verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)

dadaage

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verb raise (a flag)

dae banibani

noun the white excretion of the banibani

dagugu

noun fishsp.: (the native term is appliedto many spp.): damselfish, snapper

dangada vai gelegele

a person of filthy appearance or habits

daumaha dalodalo

noun prayer service (church)

demee hagaangiangi

fan

didianga

noun the manner of wearing one’s didi

diidiingia

verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays

diimolalaaidu

noun the tenth child of a couple

gaagaasia

verb rubbed against (of lines only)

gai haganamunamu

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

galavalava

the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp

galogalo

adjective look around (with one’s eyes only)

ganimuumuni

noun a type of string figure

gaugau

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verb bathe, shower, swim

gegeno

alligator, crocodile

gelegele

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noun sand

geugeu

verb shake one’s head back and forth;

gidigidi laa lalo

a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive

giigii

noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu

giligili

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noun stone

givigivi

noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)

gumigumi-o-sogo

noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)

hadu de gaanunu

noun nipple of breast

hagaagahi sseeloo

adjective to call out "sail ho"

hagabibi

verb to cook food in an earth oven for a short time (just to heat it up)

hagadangidangi

verb play music; make someone keep crying

hagadaubulebule

verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)

hagahaahine

adjective treat as women

hagamanomano

verb make many thousands

hagangadaa

verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)

hagaoda-lolo

noun fishsp. (= large llahi)

hale baabaa

noun frame house

heehee

adjective cry out

helelei

adjective fly at the same time

hesohesongi

adjective repeatedly hesongi

honohono

verb having hono in several places

honu malingilingi

adjective fill to overflowing

huuhuu

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

kano mugamuga

adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)

laubalabala

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

laudodole

noun smallness

laulau a sogo

noun a type of basket

laulau gai

noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast

limamalie

good at massaging

lodo gilimalali

noun pureness of heart, innocence

lodo lagolago

adjective indecisive,undecided

lodo malangilangi

adjective happy

looloa

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adjective tall; long

luu dolodolo

noun the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night

maamaagila

adjective becoming slightly parted

mada dabu

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

madamada a me

noun a miscellaneous assortment

mademadea ange

feel sleepy

maimai de ngudu

adjective sweet-talker

malili de biho

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adjective balding

manavanava ~ manamanava

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adjective breathing

manu dolodolo

noun animal (doesn’t include people)

manu-hai-hau

masavavvava

adjective having many holes (like a screen)

masolesole

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adjective abraded in several places cf. masole

massanganga

adjective apart, widely spaced

massogosogolia

verb to have been by oneself

modomodo mada gii

the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a

modumodu

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adjective broken in many places (like string), easily broken (like rope)

mogomogo

noun muscle

momme vaivaia o ssaalenga

noun puddle

moni galele

a canoe rigged for galele fishing

mudumudu-odaoda

noun fishsp.: damselfish

musumusu laa lalo

whisper softly

ngaangaa-ulu

noun hair of the head

ngongo

noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)

saesaelea

verb to be continually walked upon

saiolo duli magaga

noun a type of string figure

sali dodo

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verb bleed

sassabe

adjective about to leave, prepare to leave

sau aloalo

echo

seevoivoia

verb to be in the state of seevoivoi

seisei

pipefish

sii valavala

spray

siiviivii

verb a way of singing a child to sleep

sinasinaa

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adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)

suuduuduu

defecate (children’s language)

unuunu

nurse (at the breast)