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alaa laa

those (there) which were there

aliali

noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut

anei nei

these now

au taadaaia

verb don’t rush take it easy

baabaa

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flat

baba ange

ready for

babaiangi ina

cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type

basa hagaeaea

adjective stutter

bibi-gabugabu-tai

noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve

bodubodu

verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.

boo seniseni

noun a type of children’s game (played in the water, like tag)

bulaga-a-leo

noun fish sp.: tang

bulubuludi

verb keep hugging

dabadaba

verb twinkling,flashing,winking

dagadagalia

verb heavily travelled

dahedahea

adjective drift aimlessly

dalodalosia

verb pray for

daumaha hagaulu

noun the church service at which new members are accepted

daungaangalu

noun high-watermark

deai donu angaanga

nothing at all

dee lahilahia

big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous

denei nei ()

this is it (is this it)

dibidibi

noun a square ball (for tossing about) plaited of pandanus leaves

didianga

noun the manner of wearing one’s didi

diilevalevanoa

noun the fifth child of a couple

dolodolo

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verb move from place to place; crawl

dugu de gumigumi

allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven

duudanga aheahe

noun refrain (of song)

duuduu manu

a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head

gaadinga gaha dea

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

gailulu

noun birdsp.: booby

galeve maimai

noun fresh (unfermented) galeve

gammenge-baabaa

noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.

gelegele

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adjective dirty

gelgele dea

sand

gelogelo

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

ginigini looloa

noun a game played by children

haahaa saele

adjective search here and there

hagaadaada

verb getting to be near daybreak

hagaaloalo-uli

verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)

hagabungubungulia

verb cause to be expanded

hagadagadaga

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

hagadangada

verb treat someone as a human being

hagadoodoo denga muna

boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)

hagahahine

adjective treat as a woman

hagahongagelegele

verb to make a child defecate

hagaidaida

verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing

hagamaimai

verb sweeten

hagamaumau

verb study, attempt to memorize

hagamomo

verb reduce in quantity

hakaau unuunu

verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast

hale baabaa

noun frame house

hale honggelegele

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noun bathroom, toilet

haonga gelegele

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noun anus

hine huuhua

noun pregnant woman

holahola aalanga

adjective calisthenics,exercises

honu baabaa

adjective fill to the brim

honu malingilingi

adjective fill to overflowing

kano avaavaa

adjective porous

laba ngaugau

noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)

laulaunga

noun able to be hooked

libolibo ange

drunk, dizzy, crazy

liholiho

noun string twirled from coconut fiber, sennit

liiliagi daudahi

be of the same status

lillili

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adjective easily angered, short tempered

longolongo i leaala

rumor

luilui togo

a measurement of land along the shore using a punt pole

luuluu

verb to shake (something) back and forth

maanadu bodobodo

adjective limited in intelligence

mada saosao

adjective sharp-pointed

madaduai

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noun tool used to grate coconuts

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madamada o dangada

noun in public

mailiili

adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)

malele

adjective completed

malimalino

verb becoming more and more malino

manamanava

adjective <= manavanava>

manu-lalo-de-gelegele

mantis shrimp

manumanu

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noun small red insect that sucks blood

manumanuhi

adjective frequently manuhi

masoasoa

adjective spacious

massogosogolia

verb to have been by oneself

mavaevae

adjective scattered

moana dugidugi

noun far from any land, in the open sea

moe baubau

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

mogomogo

noun muscle

molimoli ngaadai

adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition

mommomo

adjective a little at a time

mosongenge

a name children tease each other with

mulumulu aamanu

verb moss (on rocks or coral)

ngaalulu

adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)

ngavalivali

adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a diving board in use)

noomeemea

a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave

sali dodo

adjective bleed

sausaudia

verb continually blown upon (by the wind)

silisilivaahea

verb frequently silivaahea

singasinga

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verb to wave back and forth (as a coconut tree in the wind)

tamana odogu dinana

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noun maternal grandfather

tinana

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noun mother (formal)

uaua

crave (for food)

uliuli

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adjective black