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aalo lo te moana

a disturbance (local) of air

anga baabaa

noun mollusk sp., spider conch

avaava

verb full of holes

baa lahalaha

adjective broad-chested

bangabanga

noun fish sp.

bangabanga mai

become skinny, become shrunken

biho ngaalulu

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headache

bolobolo

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noun long boat-like basket made from coconut palm

buubuu

verb divination

daadaaia ange

adjective be in a hurry to

dada de uila

an electrical storm

dada me

adjective to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)

dadangi

adjective make noise repeatedly

dadau

adjective hit repeatedly (on one occasion)

daedae

verb to catch continuously with a hand net

dagadagasala

verb be always blamed for

dahi de gumigumi

shave one’s beard

dala gaogao

noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs

dangidangi ange

askpermission of, apologize to

danudanu

verb to bury a great many, to keep going down (so that it becomes hidden from view)

daumaha hagalava

noun evensong (last service of the day)

dihidihi

noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)

doa agalala

noun very big giant

duu lellele

noun apodous sea cucumber

duu malaelae

noun an open field (having no trees)

duudua-a-de-honu

noun seaweedsp.

eleele

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

gai hagalulu

adjective habituated to taking bait (fish); feed on bait

galevaleva

bird species

galevaleva

noun birdsp.

giigii

noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu

gohugohu

adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)

hadu hagamogomogo

noun gem

hagabunibuni

verb add together from different sources

hagadaubulebule

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

hagadugudugu

verb crouch repeatedly

hagagubenga

verb to teach someone to use a gubenga

hagahongagainga

verb to make a child urinate

hagamaamaalama

verb shine on continuously

hagamudumudu

verb do slowly, delay

hagamulimuli

verb "this is the end" (of a chant)

hagasugisugi

verb repeatedly shorten or abbreviate

hagausiusi de me

a sky covered with rain clouds

hai de hilihili

hold an election

hanu momo

adjective little bit,few

hesuisuihagi

verb repeatedly hesuihagi

hiihidi

verb

huaamee mugamuga

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noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut

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kaianeane

adjective show-off

lagolago

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adjective plenty; a lot, many

lahalaha

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verb measure off in fathoms

libolibo ange

drunk, dizzy, crazy

liholiho

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coconut fiber rope

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liiliagi daudahi

be of the same status

lilolilo

adjective in a sheltered place

limilimi

noun coralsp.: brain coral

lodo baba

noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries

lodo gilimalali

noun pureness of heart, innocence

lolomango

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

longolongo i leaala

rumor

luduludu

trembling

luuluu haha

adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle

maadau belubelu

noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)

maamaa

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verb chew

madagabubu de maanadu

slow-witted

madamada

half-cooked

maholahola danuaa age

revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)

maholaholadage

adjective being holadage in several places

malamala

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noun small bits of things (e.g. sawdust)

malemalemo ~ malemolemo

noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)

manavanava gimoo

adjective panting (as when short of breath)

manavanava ~ manamanava

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adjective breathing

manu-a-tababa

noun plantsp.: cycadplant (cycas circinalis l.)

manu-hai-hagahoa

noun millipede

massogosogo

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

me balabala

noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)

mmasa bagubagu

adjective hard and curled up owing to dryness

molimoli ange

take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)

molimoli ngaadai

adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition

moni lele

noun airplane

mouli-o-nono

noun <= malianoono>

ngaaheahe

verb taro which is watery or gummy

ngaangaa-ulu

noun hair of the head

ngalullulu

adjective shaky

ngaungau-ulu

noun

sabiningaa lau

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noun rolls of softened pandanus leaf

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saelesaele

verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)

saesaele

verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)

saesaele

verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)

sasao

adjective escape one after the other

seesee hagadibadiba

adjective waddle

seevoivoia

verb to be in the state of seevoivoi

segesege

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adjective slippery

sii valavala

spray

sinasinaa

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

singa sogosogo

adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself

sisi

mollusk, sp. Neritidae

soesoe gulu

a young breadfruit tree

tuu mugamuga

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buttocks

ubu haohao

type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream