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aalali

noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom

abasasa

noun European

anaa naa

these (there) only

anaange laa hanu

a little while ago

baba

adjective level (not bumpy); (any sort of) flat base (esp. the board on which mats are plaited); the consolidated reef under water or sand; the back of a human; the shell of a turtle, crab, etc.; to be ready

badabadai

adjective having a tendency to meddle in others’ affairs

balaginagina

adjective be squashed

bale-masevaseva

noun

bebe

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noun butterfly

bebelia

verb be very nervous, be very anxious

biho ngaalulu

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headache

boi gadagada

adjective laugh all the time at nothing

bubu sala

adjective move unskillfully

bulobulou

verb to net flying fish

buuganga

noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose

buusagisagi

adjective to be laden with scent (of air)

daadaa

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verb (transitive) carve (something)

daadaanga sala

adjective ugly-looking

daadaangia

verb pull continuously

daaganga

noun kind of, sort of, variety of

dabadaballahi

adjective more-or-less thin

dada soosoa

adjective to put soosoa on the canoe

dagadagalia

verb heavily travelled

dama legalega

noun baby, infant

dao dahuuhuu

noun ridgepole (lower)

daudai

adjective skillful fisherman

dilongaagau

verb voyeurism

dogadogaa

adjective having a tendency to be dogaa

dudu

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verb burn (transitive)

duu malaelae

noun an open field (having no trees)

gaadinga hagaangiangi

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

gadagada doo me

laugh at

gaegaehala

adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees

gai hilihili

adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)

gamagama

noun seaweedsp.

gaugau

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verb bathe, shower, swim

gegeli

adjective struggle

googoo

noun dark images, shadows in the darkness

gulu malali

breadfruit with smooth skin

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

haau unuunu

verb breast-feed

hagaaduadu dangada

adjective critical of others

hagabulubulu ange

make do with

hagadagadaga

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

hagadagado

hagadagado

to draft (a carving)

hagadahadaha

verb keep staying away

hagadaubodobodo

verb shorten (time or rope)

hagadaubulebule

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

hagaganimua

verb to treat as an eldest child

hagagudu

verb cause to have lice (by transfer)

hagalagolagoa

verb cause to be numerous

hagamommomo

verb reduce a little at a time

hagavaivai

verb cause to become watery, or less viscous

hai daadaa

adjective the relationship between siblings

halehale gaiaa

adjective cloying insincere humility

hesilisilihagi

verb repeatedly hesilihagi

hungahunga a nui

the flower of the coconut tree

hungahunga-a-nui

noun the flower of the coconut tree

igauli-sissisi

noun fishsp.: tang

ivi gaogao

noun rib

laubalabala

adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible

lauvinivini

verb having kinky hair

lele

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verb fly

lele mouli

adjective surprised

lele sseni

insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)

liiliagi daudahi

be of the same status

lodo aheahe

adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant

lolo manu-de-boo

a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes

maailele

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verb die

mada baabaa

noun #NAME?

mahangahanga

adjective cracked in many places

maholaholadage

adjective being holadage in several places

malinolino ~ malimalino

verb becoming more and more calm (of weather)

malumalu de me

cloudy day (not bright)

manihaniha

adjective inclined to be maaniha

manu-mangamanga

starfish

maohaoha

adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)

masoasoa

spacious

modu sogosogo

adjective separated from others, and by itself

moemoe

adjective becoming more round, spherical

molomolo iho (age)

adjective appear clearly

moni galele

a canoe rigged for galele fishing

moomoa

noun the shoot from a germinating coconut

moomodu

adjective ; collapse completely

mugamuga

verb the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed

muli lele

the rear tip of the turtle shell

muna maimai

noun <= ngudu maimai>

muumuu kaiaa

adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)

noho dodo

adjective coagulation of blood

noho hagamolomolo

adjective to sit by oneself (away from the main group)

ohooho

verb frightened by noise

sassano

adjective becoming ssano

sausau

noun fishsp.: lion-fish

see boiboi saele

stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious

seesee haangoda saele

look for girls

sii valavala

adjective spray

sisi gaadinga

to cut copra

solasola

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

suusu

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noun shoe

uaua vaaligi

noun capillary