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ahiahi gohugohu

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noun dawn

aloalo me

noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll

alualu

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verb fish, hunt (during the day)

basa hagaeaea

adjective stutter

bolebole

adjective trembling; shaking; inclined to bawl out

bulibuli

verb grab up one thing after another

buubuua

verb to divine (for omens)

daadaaia ange

adjective be in a hurry to

daadaanga sala

adjective ugly-looking

daaganga

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

daahaa mada balabala

the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa

daahaa modomodo

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noun third stage of a green coconut

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dada

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verb pull

dada moni

adjective to beach a canoe without using runners

dada soosoa

adjective to put soosoa on the canoe

dadaage

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verb raise (a flag)

daedae

verb to catch continuously with a hand net

dagimomo

adjective few for each one

dalodalo i de lodo

pray silently

danedane

verb an extensive infection of dane

dao dahuuhuu

noun ridgepole (lower)

degidegi

verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)

diadia

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

dogodoganga

noun plantsp.

dugidugi tugi lau

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noun tool used to soften the pandanus leaf

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duu midomido

adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)

duuduu manu

noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)

duumaa de gelegele

numeral trillion (a million million)

e hanuhanu i de pronoun

know something about

gaadinga gaha dea

a coconut which is nearly mature; the stage of development of the coconut between modomodo madagii and gaadinga

gada-alaala

noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)

galagalani

adjective come close to the end of

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)

galogalo malama

noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)

gogo

adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)

gugu ange

able to look after others; able towithstand

hadahada ama

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

hadu hagamogomogo

noun gem

hadu hagamogomogo

noun gem

haduhadua

verb rocky (full of stones)

hagabaabaagia

verb make no headway and be carried sideways(by a current or the wind) against a reef, etc.

hagabadabaataianga

noun

hagadaulooloa

verb prolong,extend

hagadibadiba

verb rock back and forth to one side

hagaduidui

adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe

hagagainga

verb litter up

hagalagolagoa

verb cause to be numerous

hagalodolodo

verb hope for (want)

hagamalele

verb complete (something); kill (someone)

hagamalemolemo

verb

hagamogomogo

verb take special care of, cherish

hagamomo

verb reduce in quantity

hagausiusi

verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)

hesilisilihagi

verb repeatedly hesilihagi

hhagi de baa galele

jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth

hiihii mada

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noun eyelash(es)

honu baabaa

adjective fill to the brim

huuhua

adjective pregnancy

huuhuaa mee

sorcery (made with chants)

huuhuli

verb

laagii baubau

noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)

laanganga

noun way of plaiting

lailai

noun fishsp. (= lae)

liholiho

noun string twirled from coconut fiber, sennit

lolo manu de boo

a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes

longolongo i adamagi

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

longolongo i leaala

rumor

loolodo

noun deep holes in the lagoon reef

madamada a me

noun a miscellaneous assortment

magimagi

adjective prone to illness

mainu daodao

noun bait for daodao fishing

malala

noun ashes

malenlena

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adjective stretchable

malili

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adjective scattered

malulu

adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)

maluulu de me

the weather is cold

maomao

more and more; diminshing rainfall

maunuunusi

adjective

mogomogo

verb muscles (of the body)

moni hagadeledele

noun model (or toy) canoe

moni lele

noun airplane

moni madagidagi

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old canoes

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munamuna

adjective a short prayer

naamulolo

noun ramrod;

odiodi

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adjective long since finished, done or gone; long since, a long time ago

ohooho

verb frightened by noise

sasau

verb increasing in velocity (of wind)

sau aloalo

verb echo

sausaubaligi

verb always saubaligi

sausaunga

adjective continually saunga

silisili

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adjective stopped, ended

silisilivaahea

verb frequently silivaahea

sinasinaina

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

sinsia

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noun plant species with white fragrant flowers

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sisi gaadinga

adjective to cut copra

tamana o dogu dinana

noun maternal grandfather

uaua nnui

noun larger blood vessels

vaivaidagodo

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adjective. evil, unscrupulous, immoral

viivii

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verb to put an infant to sleep by singing a lullaby