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adaada age

first light of the moon

aheahe

verb keep returning

ahiahi gohu

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noun dawn

aladoidoi

noun iron (a piece of)

alili

noun mollusk sp.: turbo argyrostoma

anaa naa loo

those seem to be

anengenenge

noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus

angaanga

noun body

angeange laa

the one following the one in question

baabaa gadea

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

beibei

adjective more-or-less alike

bibi-maadau

noun mollusk sp.: arcophagia scobinata

bolobolo

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noun long boat-like basket made from coconut palm

booboo me

adjective massage (as a medical treatment)

bulubulu dangada

noun unimportant person

daane dee lahilahia

noun a very special one (rarely seen)

dada de ava

a strong current in the channel

dagadagai

adjective tending to dagai

dahi daalaa

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noun dollar bill

dalodaloa

verb pray for

dama madua

noun eldest child

danedane

verb an extensive infection of dane

dangada agoago

adjective teacher,preacher

dangi hagahadihadi

adjective wail loudly (when crying)

danudanu

verb to bury a great many, to keep going down (so that it becomes hidden from view)

dau bodobodo

adjective to tie at the end of a short tether

daumaha hagatoo donu

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

de ulu hagabolebole

topmost part of any standing object

dihidihi

noun butterfly fish

dogi hulihuli

noun <= sauligi>

dogonogo

noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)

dolodolo manu ligi

the physical sensation (like bugs crawling on one) after one’s leg, etc., has been asleep

gabigabia

verb repeatedly grubbing

gadigadi

noun itch

gaga

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noun dry brown husk from the branches of the coconut palm

galugalu

verb any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.

gammenge-gabe-de-liidogi

noun mollusksp.: murexshell

gegeno

alligator, crocodile

giligilisau

adjective go around habitually without clothes

ginogino

adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth

googoo

noun dark images, shadows in the darkness

hadahada ama

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

hagadaga

verb go from one place to another, andanother, etc.

hagadamadama

verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)

hagadoodoo denga muna

boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)

hagalolo

verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food

hagalooloa

verb lengthen,prolong

hagalulu de madangi

to attract the wind (by making certain noises)

hagamalemolemo

verb

hai de hilihili

hold an election

hai mada dabu

an avoidance relationship (between kin)

hai sogosogo

verb masturbate

haihai me

verb be doing something suspicious

hala dudu

a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)

hala dudu

noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)

holiholi

noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)

huluhulua

verb hairy

isiisi luu gauanga

to tear off (a person’s) legs

lahilahi

adjective fishsp.; tremendous (followed by ina)

lahulahu

noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)

lala

verb to roast

laulau

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overripe coconut apple

lauvinivini

verb having kinky hair

lavalava

noun wrap skirt; sarong

lingilingia

verb pour little by little

lodo baubau

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adjective angry

lolo manu-de-boo

noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)

loselose-ganoanga

noun fishsp.

luduludu

verb trembling

maailele

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verb die

mada gelegele

noun male child

mada looloa

adjective longer in comparison with; extendingfarther than appears to be the case

madagabubu de maanadu

slow-witted

madila diadia

noun bindings wound around a fishing pole to give it extra strength

magi iviivi

adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption

malemalemo

adjective

mama

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

manamanava

adjective <= manavanava>

manini

noun fishsp.: convicttang

manu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga

noun serpentcucumber

masoasoa

spacious

me hagasengasenga

noun riddle,parable

molimoli ngaadai

adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition

molomolo iho (age)

adjective appear clearly

momolia

adjective decrease in quantity

mouli-o-nono

noun <= malianoono>

nganangana

adjective loud (noise) repeatedly

onoonogia

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

sabalabala

adjective always agreeing with

saelesaele

verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)

sassano

adjective becoming ssano

seene malili

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noun coins

sisi gaadinga

to cut copra

soesoe

adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight

sogosogo

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orphaned

suusu

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noun shoe

ua dodo

rain of a reddish color - an omen of death

uliuli

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adjective black

vaivai basa

dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear

vaivai daahili

a dirty song