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aadiidii

verb dry (something) by artificial heat

adaadeu

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

adu-balebale-i-dua

noun fishsp.: bonito

alili

noun mollusk sp.: turbo argyrostoma

aude vaavaa

don’t talk about this to anyone

augaua

verb infected

baabaasi

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

baba donu

adjective properly settled

bagibagi de me

all of a sudden (violent actions)

balala

verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus

baubau

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adjective bad

bonabona age lodo

feel fearful

bubu sala

adjective move unskillfully

bulaga-a-leo

noun fish sp.: tang

dada de uila

an electrical storm

dagugu

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

dahuuhuu

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noun roof

danedane

verb an extensive infection of dane

daula hagalevaleva

noun a swing (made of rope)

deledele kau

adjective walk proudly , strut

dibononi

noun the youngest child of a couple

dogonogo

noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)

dongi de gelegele

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

duga de gumigumi

verb allow one’s beard to grow

duu malaelae

an open field having no trees

duudanga aheahe

noun refrain (of song)

gaadinga gaha dea

a coconut which is nearly mature; the stage of development of the coconut between modomodo madagii and gaadinga

gabigabia

verb repeatedly grubbing

gadagada-a-vaga

noun a very small tuna

gadigadi

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noun itch

gaga

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noun dry brown husk from the branches of the coconut palm

galababa

noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)

gammenge-maimai

noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus

gegeli

adjective struggle

gelegele dea

verb sand

googoo

noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)

gumigumi

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chin

hagaaduadu iho

self-criticism

hagaaloalo-uli

verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)

hagadaga age

improving

hagagainga

verb litter up

hagalagolagoa

verb cause to be numerous

hagalooloa

verb lengthen,prolong

hagalulu de langi

attract rain (by making certain noises)

hagamaamaaiongi

adjective continually hagamaaiongi

hagamogomogo

verb cause to be muscular

hagaongaonga

verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music

hai me mudumudu

a habitually mudumudu

hakaunuunu

verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)

hauhausanga

noun

henua gelegele

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atoll (literally, sand island)

hesilisilihagi

verb repeatedly hesilihagi

hesohesongi

adjective repeatedly hesongi

hoe gabegabe

noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)

hoohoo ina

to frighten with sounds

huaamee daahaa

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noun second stage of a green coconut

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hungahunga-a-nui

noun the flower of the coconut tree

huuhuaa mee

sorcery (made with chants)

laulau

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noun serving dish basket made from coconut palm

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lavalava

noun wrap skirt; sarong

liholiho

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coconut fiber rope

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lima-malama

time noun may (’fifth month’)

lodo malangilangi

adjective happy

lolo manu-de-boo

noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)

luduludu

verb trembling

maadau daodao

noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)

maamasa

adjective

madagudagu

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adjective cowardly (concerning others or supernaturals)

madamada

adjective half-cooked

madannia sisi

noun littlefinger

mademadea

verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure

magi luduludu

adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person

malangilangi

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adjective happy

malibilibi

noun crack (of a whip)

malili

noun fish sp.: goatfish

maluilui

adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over

manavanava

adjective breathing

manu hagadigedige

noun top (toy)

manu lele

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noun bird

maomao

more and more; diminshing rainfall

moana magalili

a cold underwater current

moe baubau

adjective sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony

mogomogo

verb muscles (of the body)

moomoa

noun the shoot from a germinating coconut

moomoa-ganoango

noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)

moumousi

adjective repeatedly being mousi

muna maimai

noun <= ngudu maimai>

ohooho

verb frightened by noise

ohuohu

verb having many ohu

sabasaba

verb unstably balanced

saesaelea

verb to be continually walked upon

sausaubaligi

verb always saubaligi

savasavaa

verb getting closer to the time (of happening)

seni alaala

adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety

sisi lima

verb longhand (writing)

taina ahine odogu dinana

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noun maternal aunt

tangada agoago

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noun teacher

tibidibi

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noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport

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ua dodo

rain of a reddish color - an omen of death

vaivai

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adjective watery, bad - (when followed by another word)