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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 dabu vae

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toenail

angiangi

verb blow with increasing force (wind); blow continuously (wind); fan

balagelage gee

severely crippled

balagia a de gaga

noun fish sp., parrot fish

bebela

noun prowler

bodubodu-o-uda

noun insect sp.

boi malangilangi

adjective laugh abnormally

bubu donu

adjective move skillfully

bulubulu maanadu

noun incomplete idea

daadaa

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noun sweat

dada saiolo

adjective to hoist a sail

dahulihuli donu

adjective be careful

dalia-dodo

noun mollusksp.: chlamys schmeltzi

dangadangalebu

verb becoming rougher (of seas)

daumaha haangoda

noun prayer service held while visiting others’ houses

diidii

adjective penis; urinate

diidii ange

urinate against

doadoa

verb the sound made to attract chickens

doedoe

adjective still remaining, still leftover

dogi hulihuli

noun <= sauligi>

doi-avaava

noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)

dongi de gelegele

to peck at the sand (as do some kinds of fish when they are searching for food)

dongidongi

verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at

duuduu manu

noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)

gaadinga gaha paa

noun a coconut with an unusually small-sized kernel

gadagada

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verb laugh

gaugau

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verb bathe, shower, swim

gelegele uli

verb black soil

giligili

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noun stone

gulu malali

breadfruit with smooth skin

gumigumi

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chin

haadodo

noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float

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

hagaaoaoa

verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak

hagabaubau

verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately

hagadangidangi

verb play music; make someone keep crying

hagadibadiba de lima

hagaduuduulanga

noun a style of construction (consistently followed)

hagagalele

verb teach to galale

hagaganimua

verb to treat as an eldest child

hagahaahine

adjective treat as women

hagalaudodole

verb cause to grow small

hagalooloa

verb lengthen,prolong

hagangadaa

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

hagangadi me

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

hagasogosogoisi

verb

hai me mudumudu

a habitually mudumudu

hai vaivai me

have sexual relations

hakaanunu

verb breastfeed

hala dudu

a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)

halehale me

adjective a developing situation

hanohano dua

adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)

hesilisilihagi

verb repeatedly hesilihagi

hoe gabegabe

noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)

honga de gelegele

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noun ground

huahua ai

be in charge of, control, lead

huuhua

adjective pregnancy

huuhuli

verb

kano avaavaa

verb porous

lahalaha

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adjective wide

laulau

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overripe coconut apple

laulau gai

noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast

lavalava lau manu

a sarong of material with a flowered pattern

liholiho

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coconut fiber rope

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lodobaubau

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adjective sad

lohaloha

verb measure off in fathoms

lollolo

oily

luuluu

verb to shake (something) back and forth

maagaga

adjective industrious

maamaalamangia

verb continuously maalamangia

maamaangi

adjective repeatedly or continually maangi

mada dabuvae

noun toenail

mada gelegele

noun male child

mada ligiligi

adjective having small eyes or holes

mada madangi

adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)

madaduai

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noun tool used to grate coconuts

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magi eaea

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

magimagiaa

adjective frequently magiaa

malemale

noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body

malibilibi

noun crack (of a whip)

mama

noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)

mangungungungu

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adjective the sound of something being chewed

mangunngungu

adjective the sound of something being chewed

manumanuhi

adjective frequently manuhi

manumanuhi

adjective frequently manuhi

me hagasengasenga

noun riddle,parable

mmili mmili

verb to sift; rub between fingers

mogomogo

noun muscle

moigaga

noun fibers of the coconut husk

moni galele

noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing

mudimudi

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verb walk stealthily in a crouch

muna maimai

noun <= ngudu maimai>

noomeemea

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

saesaelea

verb to be continually walked upon

sao de looloa

rectangular (not square),oval

seesee haangoda saele

look for girls

sissisi

adjective striped (having stripes)

soosoa

noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)