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aoaoa

verb habitually remain up until daybreak

basa hagaeaea

adjective stutter

bingabinga

adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation

bingibingi

noun plant sp.: tree sp.: hernandia tree (hernandia sonora l.)

bonabona

adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona

bonabona age

become fearful

boo hagalele mouli

a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)

bulubulu hegau

noun unimportant work

buubudu

adjective crowded together closely

daadaa

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verb (transitive) carve (something)

daahaa

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noun second stage of a green coconut; type of huaamee

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daaholi paalaaini

noun fried taro and banana biscuit

dabuvae sisi

noun little toe

dada

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verb pull

dada manu

adjective to snare birds (with a loop on the end of a pole)

daedae

verb to catch continuously with a hand net

daedaea

adjective have reached many places

dala-dalaa-moa

noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.

dau bodobodo

adjective to tie at the end of a short tether

de ahiahi danua

good evening

dibononi

noun the youngest child of a couple

diimadamadanoa

noun the ninth child of a couple

doa agalala

noun very big giant

dodo ina

bloody

gaadinga hagaangiangi

copra dried in the wind (not in the sun or in an oven)

gadigadi gauvae

adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)

gaegaehala

adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees

gai busibusi

verb take the bait tentatively (of fish)

gai moumou

wasteful of food

galavalava

the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp

galegale

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

galele

verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)

galevaleva

noun birdsp.

galugalu

verb any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.

geevee

noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)

gelegele

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adjective dirty

giigii saele

adjective giggle

giligilisau

adjective go around habitually without clothes

gilimalali

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adjective clean

gimoo lele

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noun bat

gogo

adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)

gulu maimai

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

gulu maimai

noun breadfruit with smooth skin

haahaa saele

adjective search here and there

hagamalele

verb complete (something); kill (someone)

hagamalemalemo

verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)

hagamaumau

verb study, attempt to memorize

hagangaue

verb move (something)

hagasii lolo

noun wheel

hagasogosogoisi

verb

hai de hilihili

verb hold an election

haimee baubau

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verb sexual intercourse; fornication

hakaogao

verb to sit on one buttock

haonga gelegele

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noun anus

hihi mata

noun eyelash

hilohilo senga

adjective half-crazy

huaamee mugamuga

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noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut

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huahuaa me

noun

huubuudoi

adjective fat and squat and ugly

idiidi

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noun April

laanganga

noun way of plaiting

labulabu sala

adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)

laudodole

noun smallness

laulau hoe

noun the blade of the canoe paddle

liholiho

noun string twirled from coconut fiber, sennit

lodo lagolago

adjective indecisive,undecided

longolongo i adamagi

to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)

longolongo i adamagi

to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)

loulou

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

lugulugu

noun fishsp.

maaloolo

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

maamaangalo

verb becoming more and more sweet

madagabubu de maanadu

slow-witted

madalima daalaa

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noun fifty dollar bill

madamada o dangada

noun in public

magakaga

adjective firmly attached

magau baubau

adjective die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)

magi luduludu

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

malali de biho

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adjective bald

malamalau

adjective repeatedly or continuously malau1

malianoono

noun fishsp.: lizardfish

maluilui

adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over

manamanava

adjective <= manavanava>

manumanuhi

adjective frequently manuhi

me hagasengasenga

riddle, parable

me-e-ligi

noun taro corm (small)

mogomogo ina

muscular

momolia

adjective decrease in quantity

moni galele

a canoe rigged for galele fishing

moumousi

adjective repeatedly being mousi

ngaengae

verb to become dizzy in the water

ngalubelube

verb tremble or vibrate in the air

ngavalivali

adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a diving board in use)

noomeemea

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

ouou

adjective yes yes

ouou

adjective Yes! Yes!

sabanaana

verb a phosphorescent flash in the water

salulu

adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)

sisi baalasi

verb printing (block letters)

vaivai basa

dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear