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agoago

noun taro fibers

alaala dangada

noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)

aneane

noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex

baabaa

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flat

badabadai

adjective having a tendency to meddle in others’ affairs

bala langi

noun rain

basa degidegi

adjective speak disconnectedly with rage

bilibili

verb having a tendency to be bili

budubudu

adjective crowded together

bulibuli

verb grab up one thing after another

bulubulu malo

noun rag

bunana

adjective conjunctivitis

daane dee lahilahia

noun a very special one (rarely seen)

dahedahea

adjective drift aimlessly

danedane

verb an extensive infection of dane

dangau-sissisi

noun

daumaha haangoda

noun prayer service held while visiting others’ houses

degidegi

verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)

devedeve

adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)

didianga

noun the manner of wearing one’s didi

duu mugamuga

noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock

duu munimuni

hide and seek (game)

e hanuhanu i de pronoun

know something about

gaa de malala

gadagada-a-vaga

noun a very small tuna

gadigadi

noun itch

gaga

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noun dry brown husk from the branches of the coconut palm

gai hilihili

adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)

galagalani

adjective come close to the end of

galavalava

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

gangong

noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking

gaogao

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gavagava

noun weather-hardened black driftwood

gugu iho

adjective useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)

haadodo

noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float

haahaangodalia

verb a place which has been fished in over and over

haduhadua

verb rocky (full of stones)

hagaadaada

verb getting to be near daybreak

hagaaduisiisi

verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife

hagabigobigo

verb wiggle

hagabudubudu

verb accumulate repeatedly

hagadaga

verb go from one place to another, andanother, etc.

hagadamadama

verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)

hagadaulooloa

verb prolong,extend

hagalalo

verb angling (a fishing method)

hagalollolo

verb lubricate

hagamaamaaiongi

adjective continually hagamaaiongi

hagausiusi

verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)

hagavaivai

verb cause to become watery, or less viscous

hakaogao

verb to sit on one buttock

hanu momo

adjective little bit,few

hau baba

verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)

huluhulu-manenga

time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")

ihoiholia

verb useful for climbing down repeatedly

ivi gaogao

noun rib

kano mugamuga

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

laalaanui

adjective becoming big

laulau

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noun serving dish basket made from coconut palm

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lili baasi gee

accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member

limamalie

adjective good at massaging

lodo me muimui

in the bush (uncleared area)

lolo hai haahine

a love potion (applied to the clothes or body)

lolo manu-de-boo

a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes

lolomango

noun to clear oil (which is separated from crude coconut oil by heating)

longolongo i adamagi

to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)

loselose-ganoanga

noun fishsp.

maamaaua

adjective frequently maaua

mada legalega

verb a small hole;having small openings

mada saosao

adjective sharp-pointed

madalima daalaa

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noun fifty dollar bill

magakaga

adjective firmly attached

mahaahaa

adjective

maholahola danuaa age

revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)

malemale

noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body

malemalemo

adjective

malemolemo

adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)

malingilingi

adjective spill out little by little

mangemangeo

verb covered with mangeo

mangunngungu

adjective the sound of something being chewed

massogosogo

adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe

moemoe

adjective becoming more moe2

moomoa

noun the shoot from a germinating coconut

mosongenge

noun a name children tease each other with

ngaaheahe

verb taro which is watery or gummy

nganangana

adjective loud (noise) repeatedly

sabasaba

verb unstably balanced

sasa

adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious

savasavali

verb always hungry

sese

verb walk

sii valavala

adjective spray

siiviivii

verb a way of singing a child to sleep

silisili

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adjective stopped, ended

soasoa

adjective increasing in number (people)

sogosogo

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adjective alone, only, by oneself; each

solasola

not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)

solasola

verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)

taina ahine odogu dinana

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noun maternal aunt

taina daane odogu dinana

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noun maternal uncle

tamana odogu dinana

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noun maternal grandfather

tangada sisi

secretary