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aalali

noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom

abasasa huu

European in manner or appearance

aduisiisi

noun one’s first spouse

baba

adjective level (not bumpy); (any sort of) flat base (esp. the board on which mats are plaited); the consolidated reef under water or sand; the back of a human; the shell of a turtle, crab, etc.; to be ready

babaiangi ina

cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type

balala

verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus

bangabanga

noun fish sp.

belubelu

noun fish sp.: scad

bobo

adjective rotten

boi dugidugi

noun idiot

dada me

adjective to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)

dadau

adjective hit repeatedly (on one occasion)

dahi de gumigumi

shave one’s beard

danedanea

verb be covered with dane

dangadanga

adjective loose (not tight) ; sieve

dangage age

adjective raise up one’s head from a lowered position

deai donu angaanga

nothing at all

dee lahilahia

big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous

didianga

noun the manner of wearing one’s didi

diidii

adjective penis; urinate

dua lele

noun to throw one’s back out of joint

duaa dodo

noun labor pains (of women in childbirth)

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)

duu lellele

noun apodous sea cucumber

duu molomolo

visible clearly

duu munimuni

hide and seek (game)

gaadinga gaha dea

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

gaanuunu

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bosom/breast

gadagada doo me

laugh at

gai hagalongolongo

verb eat sparingly (to save some for others)

gai hilihili

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

galele

verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)

gelogelo

verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)

giligili

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noun stone

gogo gi mua

bent forward

hadu-gamugamu

noun coralsp.

hagaaduadu

verb say bad things about people

hagaaloalo-uli

verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)

hagaaoaoa

verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak

hagaaugaunga

noun state of becoming infected

hagaduidui

adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe

hagagaagaa

verb behave like a baby

hagamadahuuhua

verb cause to have pimples

hagamadamada ngaadahi

verb share equally among

hagamalemalemo

verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)

hagamanomano

verb make many thousands

hagamudumudu

verb do slowly, delay

hai dinana

adjective the relationship between mother (or other female elder) and child (or one treated as a child)

hanohano

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noun diarrhea

hiehie

noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)

hohonga

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noun nest

hoohoa

verb

hoohoo

adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something

kano avaavaa

adjective porous

laelae (gee)

adjective look (funny)

lahilahi

adjective fishsp.; tremendous (followed by ina)

lallala

verb warm oneself by the fire

laulau

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hundreds and hundreds

lodo baba

calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries

lohaloha

verb measure off in fathoms

lohaloha

verb measure off in fathoms

looloa

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adjective tall; long

loulou

verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)

luilui togo

a measurement of land along the shore using a punt pole

maaheahe

adjective decreasing

mada baubau

noun flirtatious

mada dabu

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

mada dao

noun prow of a fast ship

madadaagodo

adjective gradual slope or inclination

madagabubu de maanadu

slow-witted

mademadea

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

magakaga

adjective firmly attached

magimagi

adjective prone to illness

mahamaha mai

to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)

malibilibia

adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)

mogomogo ina

muscular

moigaga

noun fibers of the coconut husk

moni lele

noun airplane

moni velovelo

noun a canoe with men going spear fishing

monilele

noun airplane

mudimudi

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verb walk stealthily in a crouch

muli lele

the rear tip of the turtle shell

munamuna

adjective a short prayer

musumusu laa lalo

whisper softly

muumuu kaiaa

adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)

ngaaheahe

verb taro which is watery or gummy

noonounu

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verb repeatedly nounu

onoonogia

verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite

sabalabala

adjective always agreeing with

sabanaana

a phosphorescent flash in the water

sese

verb walk

sibasiba

verb to walk off-balance

silisili

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adjective stopped, ended

sisi baalasi

verb printing (block letters)

sogosogo

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alone

soosoa

noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)

suusu

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noun shoe

tuu banibani

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noun sea cucumber

uaua nnui

noun larger blood vessels

ubu haohao

type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream