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abaabai

verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting

aboabo

adjective become accustomed to

ahiahi gohugohu

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noun dawn

aneane

noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex

angaanga madania

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noun fingernail

angaange magau

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noun dead body

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

baba donu

adjective properly settled

babaa

adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions

babaiangi ina

cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type

bagi mada lagolago

machine gun

bigobigo

adjective bent up (having several bends)

biho ngaalulu

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headache

biigii hahine

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noun sow

bobo

adjective rotten

bolebole

adjective trembling; shaking; inclined to bawl out

boobosu

adjective

daa hagalele

verb unscheduled,unplanned

daadaa

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verb (transitive) carve (something)

daaholi paalaaini

noun fried taro and banana biscuit

daane mada daua

noun bravest in war

dagodo mahamaha

adjective nice,pleasing

dangidangi

adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant

deehee

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degedege

verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly

dihidihi

noun butterfly fish

diidiinga

noun manner of urinating

dunu madamada

verb rare (not cooked thoroughly)

duu-lellele

noun apodousseacucumber

galagala

noun spongesp. (several spp.)

galevaleva

noun birdsp.

gegeli

adjective struggle

gelogelo

verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)

geugeu

verb shake one’s head back and forth;

giligili

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noun stone

giligili tai

horizon

gogo

adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)

haahadi

verb

hagabalagelage

verb to have come to be unable to walk

hagabaubau

verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately

hagadibadiba

verb rock back and forth to one side

hagaganimua

verb to treat as an eldest child

hagagili

verb cause to have skin disease

hagahongagainga

verb to make a child urinate

hagalaulau

verb make many hundreds

hagalolo

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

hagalulu de langi

verb attract rain (by making certain noises)

hagamademade gaiaa

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

hagamogomogo

take special care of, cherish

hagamommomo

verb reduce a little at a time

hano de mama

escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)

huuhuaa me

noun sorcery (made with chants)

laanganga

noun way of plaiting

lagolagoaa

verb destroy or abuse property (for no goodreason); vandalism

lahalaha

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verb measure off in fathoms

lahilahi

adjective fishsp.; tremendous (followed by ina)

lausese

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noun pants

lavalava lau manu

a sarong of material with a flowered pattern

liholiho

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coconut fiber rope

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lobaloba

verb flapping (of a sail in the breeze)

lolo

noun oil

loulou

to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)

loulou

verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)

maadegadega

noun birdsp.: a young bird (still unable to fly) of any bird sp.

mada dabu

adjective affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other ; avoidancerelationship

madagudagu

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adjective cowardly (concerning others or supernaturals)

madaladala

adjective easily unfastened or untied

madamada

adjective half-cooked

madamada o dangada

noun in public

mahamaha mai

to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)

mahanahanasia

verb warmed up

mainu daodao

noun bait for daodao fishing

malamalama

verb shiny (reflects light)

malangalanga

adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga

mama

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

mammami

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adjective delicious (general)

manaunau

verb act crazy or insane

manu dolodolo

noun land animal

manu-hagadigedige

noun mollusksp.: coneshell

moni deledele

noun sailing canoe

moni gabegabe

noun paddling canoe

moni hagadeledele

noun model (or toy) canoe

mouli-o-nono

noun <= malianoono>

muli lele

the rear tip of the turtle shell

musumusu

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verb whisper

onoonogia

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

pula-laalaa

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

saelesaele

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

saesaelea

verb to be continually walked upon

sassabe

adjective about to leave, prepare to leave

sau aloalo

echo

seesee hagadibabida

waddle

siiviivii

verb a way of singing a child to sleep

sisi

noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.

sisi lima

verb longhand (writing)

sogosogoisi

adjective

tangada agoago

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noun teacher

tinana

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noun mother (formal)

uaua vaaligi

noun capillary

vaivai basa

dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear