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aliali

noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut

anengenenge

noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus

angaange magau

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noun dead body

balagia a de gaga

noun fish sp., parrot fish

binaaina

adjective cowardly (owing to weak-mindedness); afraid to assert oneself; not live up to one’s obligations

boi malangilangi

adjective laugh abnormally

bongabonga

adjective bent up

booboo me

adjective massage (as a medical treatment)

buibui

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noun cage; fence

bulobulou

verb to net flying fish

buni ange gi de gelegele

to have been dead for a long time

daa hagalele

verb unscheduled,unplanned

dada gaehala

verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)

dadangi

adjective make noise repeatedly

daedaea

adjective have reached many places

dala gaogao

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

dangada dau duadae

a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)

dangi daudau

adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)

daumaha hagatoo donu

noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)

degedege

verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly

dele de maahaa

daybreak

denaa naa loo

that seems to be it; that could be it

diadia

verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it

dogi daadaa

noun a type of adze (with a small blade, for light chipping)

dungudungua

verb repeatedly smell (something)

elaaelaa

adjective a sound indicating surprise

gadagada

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verb laugh

gaegaehala

adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees

gai dagidagi

verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road

gailulu

noun birdsp.: booby

galevaleva

noun birdsp.

gammenge-gabe-de-liidogi

noun mollusksp.: murexshell

giigii

noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu

giigii saele

adjective giggle

giligilisau

adjective go around habitually without clothes

gilimalali

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adjective clean

gohugohu

adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)

gumigumi huluhulu

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noun beard (lit. hair on the chin)

hadu-uaua

noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.

haduhadua

verb rocky (full of stones)

hagaedeede

verb balance precariously

hagagabugabu

verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)

hagagalauna

verb teach to use galauna

hagagudu

verb cause to have lice (by transfer)

hagamadahuuhua

verb cause to have pimples

hagamanomano

verb make many thousands

hagamogomogo

take special care of, cherish

hagamomo

verb reduce in quantity

hagangadaa

verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)

hagangalo

verb forget purposely

hagaoda-lolo

noun fishsp. (= large llahi)

hai dodo

verb bleeding profusely

hai dodo

verb bleeding profusely

hai mada dabu

an avoidance relationship (between kin)

hai moumou

verb use wastefully

hakaau unuunu

to cause an infant to feed at the breast

hegau baubau

noun bad deeds

hihi mada

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eyebrow

holahola aalanga

adjective calisthenics,exercises

hooholo

verb

hoohoo

adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something

huahua ai

be in charge of, control, lead

hudaa lolo

noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave

ivi gaogao

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ivi gaogao

noun rib

kano mugamuga

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

lala

verb to roast

laulau gai

noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast

lele tuli

childbirth

lele vae

adjective jump feet first

lolo manu-de-boo

a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes

lou de gaugau dalinga

pull the trigger (of a gun)

luilui togo

a measurement of land along the shore using a punt pole

maamaaua

adjective frequently maaua

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noun ten dollar bill

mademadea

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

magi eaea

adjective an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding

malamalama

adjective sparkly; glittery

malillili

adjective easily made malili; to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line

mangungungungu

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adjective the sound of something being chewed

mangunngungu

adjective the sound of something being chewed

manihaniha

adjective inclined to be maaniha

manomano

numeral thousands and thousands

manu lele vaaligi

noun small bird

mee daadaa

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noun carved object; the act of carving

mogomogo

noun muscle

mouli-o-nono

noun <= malianoono>

muli lele

noun the rear tip of the turtle shell

musumusu laa lalo

whisper softly

ngaangaailu

noun hair

ngongo

noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)

ngudu leelee

verb talkative,loquacious

ngudu maimai

adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome

salibaadaa

verb a type of low cloud

sauvalovalo

verb echo

siisii

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noun fishing pole

silasila

verb look around for

silisili

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adjective stopped, ended

tinana o dogu dinana

noun maternal grandmother

uaua vaaligi

noun capillary