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alaa laa

those (there) which were there

baabaa gadea

verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)

bebelia

verb be very nervous, be very anxious

bonabona age lodo

feel fearful

boobosu

adjective

budubudu

adjective crowded together

bungubungu

adjective plump

buubuu

verb divination

buubuu a lada

a type of puzzle

dabadaballahi

adjective more-or-less thin

dada moni

adjective to beach a canoe without using runners

dadaage

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verb raise (a flag)

dahulihuli

adjective keep shifting direction

dali hagavagavaga

verb <= hagavagavaga>

dangadangalebu

verb becoming rougher (of seas)

dangidangi

adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant

dee lahilahia

big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous

deledele kau

adjective walk proudly , strut

demee hagaangiangi

fan

denaa naa ()

that will be it. (will that be it)

dibidibi

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

dodo ina

bloody (as of garments)

donudonu

adjective understand somewhat

doodou

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pronoun your (plural; for singular noun)

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)

dugidugi tugi lau

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noun tool used to soften the pandanus leaf

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duuduu

verb stand around (idly); defecate; hillock, high

gai hagadoedoe

verb eat sparingly (to save for later)

gai moumou

wasteful of food

galagalani

adjective come close to the end of

gelegele

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adjective dirty

geugeu

verb shake one’s head back and forth;

gobugobu

adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly

haahaa

verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative

haalala

verb stand leaning

hadahada ama

noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe

hadihadi

verb break many times or in many places

hagaaduadu dangada

verb critical of others

hagaaoaoa

verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)

hagadahadaha

verb keep staying away

hagaduuduulanga

a style of construction (consistently followed)

hagagalele

verb teach to galale

hagakolili

verb to use the word kolili

hagamadahuuhua

verb cause to have pimples

hagamadahuuhua

verb cause to have pimples

hagamanomano

verb make many thousands

hagangadi me

verb treat as unimportant; to sacrifice (not thinking of oneself)

hagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane

urinate (piss)

hagassui/hang gainga/hagamamane

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verb urinate (piss)

hakaau unuunu

to cause an infant to feed at the breast

hakaugaua

verb to bathe (someone)

hiehie

noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)

hilohilo senga

adjective half-crazy

hoe gabegabe

noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)

holahola aalanga

adjective calisthenics,exercises

hoohoo

adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something

isiisi luu gauanga

to tear off (a person’s) legs

ivi ngongo

noun collar bone

laulau gai

a canoe used to transport food to a feast

laulau gai

noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast

lauvinivini

verb having kinky hair

lavalava dui

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noun skirt; sewn skirt

leuleu

adjective becoming leu

leuleu

adjective becoming leu (ripe)

lima sisi

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noun little finger

maamaane

adjective light1 (in weight)

maamaangalo

verb becoming more and more sweet

mada ligiligi

adjective having small eyes or holes

mada loolodo

verb a depression in the reef (wherewater accumulates)

madumadua

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adjective very old (persons), mature, full-grown; parent, elder (senior relative)

magi luduludu

adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person

mahangahanga

adjective cracked in many places

maholahola danuaa age

revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)

maholaholadage

adjective being holadage in several places

malali

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adjective smooth

malenlena

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adjective stretchable

malianoono

noun fishsp.: lizardfish

malili

noun fish sp.: goatfish

malingilingi

adjective spill out little by little

malumalu-tangohi

adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)

manu dolodolo

noun land animal

manu lele vaaligi

noun small bird

manu-a-tababa

noun plantsp.: cycadplant (cycas circinalis l.)

maohaoha

adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)

meamea --

adjective becoming red

mmasa bagubagu

adjective hard and curled up owing to dryness

molimoli taula

adjective to take hitches in a rope until it is taut (and continue to take hitches as the rope becomes slack)

mommomo

adjective a little at a time

ngaangailu

noun hair (on the head)

ngaungau-ulu

noun

obeobea

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adjective having many eyes (of the taro corm)

ohooho

verb frightened by noise

sau aloalo

echo

sinasinaa

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

sisi gaadinga

to cut copra

soesoe gulu

a young breadfruit tree

sogosogoisi

adjective

suusu

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noun shoe

uaua

vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament

unuunu

nurse (at the breast)