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aalali

noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom

ahiahi danuaa

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good evening

angaanga

adjective measure by spans (anga)

au taadaaia

verb don’t rush take it easy

augaunga

noun the appearance of an infected area

baa galele

noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing

bebe

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noun butterfly

bebe de lodo

noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)

boi gadagada

adjective laugh all the time at nothing

booboo me

adjective massage (as a medical treatment)

daadaangia

verb pull continuously

daahaa mada giigii

the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo

daane mada daua

noun bravest in war

dada mamu

adjective an impatient fisherman

dahuuhuu

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noun roof

dangi hagaeaea

adjective wail (when crying)

dangodango

verb repeatedly grab

dau bodobodo

adjective to tie at the end of a short tether

deledele kau

adjective walk proudly , strut

diimolalaaidu

noun the tenth child of a couple

dili ebuebu

verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)

dinana

noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship

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)

duu mugamuga

noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock

eleele

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

gai hagalulu

adjective habituated to taking bait (fish); feed on bait

gaigai a usu

flatus

galegale

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

gasogaso

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adjective narrow (skirts, fabric, road)

giigii saele

giggle

ginigini loola

a game played by children

goigoi

noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)

googoo

noun dark images, shadows in the darkness

hadu hagamogomogo

noun gem

hagaagoago

verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach

hagabulubulu ange

make do with

hagabunibuni

verb add together from different sources

hagadaaganga

noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)

hagadagado

hagadagado

to draft (a carving)

hagadaubulebule

verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)

hagaduuduulanga

noun a style of construction (consistently followed)

hagagainga

verb litter up

hagagalugalua

verb cause to have more and more galu

hagagili

verb cause to have skin disease

hagamademade gaiaa

verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)

hagamalemolemoanga

noun

hagameme (iho)

adjective gradually decreasing (in noise level,force of wind, etc.)

hagamidimidi

verb having a strong undertow

hagamogomogo

verb cause to be muscular

hale hongelegele

noun toilet

hale honggelegele

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noun bathroom, toilet

hanuhanu

adjective few; gaining in

hilohilo me

adjective impure

hodahoda

adjective gasp for breath (more than once)

ivi ngongo

noun collarbone

langolangona

adjective repeatedly heard or felt

laudodole

noun smallness

laulau

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hundreds and hundreds

lavalava lau manu

a sarong of material with a flowered pattern

lele tuli

childbirth

lodo malangilangi

adjective happy

longolongo i adamagi

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

lou de gaugau dalinga

pull the trigger (of a gun)

luuluu haha

adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle

maamaane

adjective light1 (in weight)

maholaholadage

adjective being holadage in several places

maimai

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adjective sweet

malalidage

adjective usedup or cleaned out completely

malili de biho

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adjective balding

mangunngungu

adjective the sound of something being chewed

maohaoha

adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)

maomao

adjective more and more; diminishing rainfall

masaova balalangi o lote ngadau

noun rainy season

maselesele

adjective straight-edged

massagalala

noun burned (food)

massogosogo

adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe

me abasasa

noun european things (gear, etc.)

mee daadaa

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noun carved object; the act of carving

molimoli taula

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

moomoa

balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)

moomoa

noun the shoot from a germinating coconut

mosongenge

a name children tease each other with

muli de huaalaangi

noun afternoon

nebunebua

verb be nebunebu

ngaaheahe

verb taro which is watery or gummy

noganoga

verb a method of plaiting mats

noho dodo

coagulation of blood

noonogia

verb bloated from ingesting too much fat

onoonogia

verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite

sassabe

adjective about to leave, prepare to leave

sau aloalo

echo

sau aloalo

verb echo

seesee hagadaahao

adjective walk (for recreation)

sinasinaina

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

soasoa

adjective increasing in number (people)

solasola

not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)

suisui

become wet

tibidibi

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noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport

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tinana o dogu damana

noun paternal grandmother

unuunu

nurse (at the breast)