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adaadamai

adjective recall slightly

aoao

verb becoming daylight

au taadaaia

verb don’t rush take it easy

aude vaavaa

don’t talk about this to anyone

augaunga

noun the appearance of an infected area

baabaa ama

verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)

baabaoa

verb wash up on shore continually; ghost (children’s language)

babaiangi

verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)

bebelia

verb be very nervous, be very anxious

bilibili-hadu

noun fish sp. (trachinotus bailloni)

bulibuli

verb grab up one thing after another

bunana

adjective conjunctivitis

bungubungu

adjective plump

buubuu

verb divination

buuganga

noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose

daane mada daua

noun bravest in war

dababa-gabugabu-tai

noun fishsp.: lizardfish

dagimomo

adjective few for each one

dahi de gumigumi

shave one’s beard

dalodalo i de lodo

pray silently

dangau-sissisi

noun

daudahi

adjective only,alone (just one)

daudai

adjective skillful fisherman

daumaha hagadaahao

noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices

debedebe

verb the folds of skin around the waist

denaa naa loo

that seems to be it; that could be it

diadia

verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it

dibadiba

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adjective unstable; rocking, as a boat

dodo ina

bloody (as of garments)

duu molomolo

visible clearly

duuduu lagi

a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head

gai haganamunamu

adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)

gaigai a usu

flatus

gailulu

noun birdsp.: booby

galegale

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

galugalu

verb any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.

gau looloa gaadinga

noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts

gaugau dalinga

noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle

gelegele gumi hue

fine-grained sand

gonogono

adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly

goobai dada

noun umbrella

goononga

noun a record (set in competitive sports)

hagaadaada

verb getting to be near daybreak

hagaaugaua

verb cause to be infected

hagadugudugu

verb crouch repeatedly

hagagainga

verb litter up

hagamidimidi

verb having a strong undertow

hagaongaonga

verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music

hagausiusi

verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)

hala langa goobai

noun a form for plaiting hats

halehale me donu huu

surprisingly, it turned out to be possible

hano de mama

escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)

hanohano dua

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

hanuhanu

adjective few; gaining in

hilohilo ma eidu

a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes

ivi gaogao

noun rib

laulau hoe

noun the blade of the canoe paddle

lavalava

noun wrap skirt; sarong

lavalava dui

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noun skirt; sewn skirt

lele mouli

adjective surprised

lodolodo

adjective to be desirous continually

lohaloha

verb measure off in fathoms

lolo hai haahine

a love potion (applied to the clothes or body)

lugulugu

noun fishsp.

maaileele

adjective die,dead (persons or animals)

maamaasina

verb repeatedly lighted (esp. by moonlight)

mada baubau

noun flirtatious

mada ligiligi

adjective having small eyes or holes

mada saosao

adjective sharp-pointed

madagabubu

adjective dull (of an edge, or point)

madahuuhua

verb pimple

magakaga

adjective firmly attached

mahumahu

adjective becoming mahu

malamala

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noun small bits of things (e.g. sawdust)

malibilibia

adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)

maluilui

adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over

mammami

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adjective delicious (general)

mammamu

noun fish (in children’s speech only)

manamanadua

verb keep remembering

manu gaugau

noun plantsp.: a variety of taro

manu lele

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noun bird

me hagasaga

noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown

mmenengia mai

discourage (someone) about something

mogomogo

noun muscle

molomolo iho (age)

adjective appear clearly

moo balabala

adjective barely cooked

noho dodo

adjective coagulation of blood

nuinui

noun a sp. of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net

onoonogia

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

sali dodo

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verb bleed

samumu

adjective the noise of an explosion or collision<= same meaning as salulu>

sao de lahalaha

adjective more wide than long

sassano

adjective becoming ssano

seesee haangoda saele

look for girls

silasila

verb look around for

soesoe gulu

a young breadfruit tree

solasola

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

tama legalega

infant

tamana o dogu dinana

noun maternal grandfather

vaaligiligi

adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)