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agaaga

noun having lots of roots

aladoidoi

noun iron (a piece of)

aloalo me

noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll

aneane

noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex

angaanga

adjective aware, alert

au taadaaia

verb don’t rush take it easy

augaunga

noun the appearance of an infected area

baabaa ama

verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)

baabaasi

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

baba

noun fish sp., squirrelfish

bangongo

noun fish sp.: rabbitfish

bibi-maadau

noun mollusk sp.: arcophagia scobinata

biibii

adjective ejaculate repeatedly

boiboi

adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy

bulibuliaamou

adjective prone to long for

bulubuludi

verb keep hugging

buubudu

adjective crowded together closely

daadaangia

verb pull continuously

daahaa mada balabala

the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa

dababa

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

dada saele

adjective always being borrowed

dagilagolago

adjective many for each

dalinga bobo

noun having a runny ear (with pus)

dangada vai gelegele

a person of filthy appearance or habits

dangodango

verb repeatedly grab

deadea

adjective becoming lighter in color

demee hagaangiangi

fan

dodo

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noun blood

dungudungu

verb have a good sense of smell

duudua-a-de-honu

noun seaweedsp.

ebuebu

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bubbles

gaba de ahiahi

early evening, late in the afternoon.

gai holoholo

verb eat fast

gai samusamu

verb eat left-overs (that most people wouldthrow out)

galegale

verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)

ganoango

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adjective yellow

gelegele malama

noun sand with disk-like particles

gelu-uliuli

noun fishsp.: tang

gobegobe

adjective cough (repeatedly)

goigoi

noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)

gulu maimai

noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)

haahaangodalia

verb a place which has been fished in over and over

hagaabasasa

verb act like or emulate europeans

hagaaduadu iho

self-criticism

hagaaduadu iho

self-criticism

hagaaneane

verb console; excite sexually

hagadaubulebule

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

hagaduuduulanga

a style of construction (consistently followed)

hagagalele

verb teach to galale

hagahongagainga

verb to make a child urinate

hagahongagelegele

verb to make a child defecate

hagalagolagoa

verb cause to be numerous

hagalodolodo

verb hope for (want)

hagamadahuuhua

verb cause to have pimples

hagangaue

verb move (something)

hai dinana

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

hai mada dabu

an avoidance relationship between kin

halehale dangada

noun a suspicious character

halehale me

adjective a developing situation

hilohilo ma eidu

a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes

hoe gabegabe

noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)

holiholi

noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)

hongagelegele baalanga

adjective rust

hoohonga

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noun hive, nest

laulau

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hundreds and hundreds

laulau gai

noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast

lele sseni

insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)

leoleo

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noun the making of sounds repeatedly; talking

lima madua

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thumb

lodo baba

noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries

lodo me muimui

in the bush (uncleared area)

lohaloha

verb measure off in fathoms

loolodo

noun deep holes in the lagoon reef

loulou

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

maaloolo

adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)

mada saosao

adjective sharp-pointed

mademadea

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

magalillili

adjective frequently magalili

magi libolibo

dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)

malillili

adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line

manamanadua

verb keep remembering

mangunngungu

adjective the sound of something being chewed

manu dolodolo

noun land animal

manumanuhi

adjective frequently manuhi

masoasoa

adjective spacious

mmenengia mai

discourage (someone) about something

momo

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quantifier few

momo dai sii

a very very little (in quantity)

moni lele

noun airplane

ngadi diinonga

pagan gods, idols

nui hoohoa

noun a coconut tree trunk incised with steps

ouou

adjective Yes! Yes!

sabalabala

adjective always agreeing with

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)

sagisagili

verb to say dirty words to someone

seevoivoi

adjective cry uncontrollably (hystericallyinaccessible)

vaaligiligi

adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)

viivii

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verb to put an infant to sleep by singing a lullaby