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aalo lo te moana

a disturbance (local) of air

abiabi

verb pull up slowly or gently with one’s fingers

alaa laa

those (there) which were there

angaanga

adjective measure by spans (anga)

anuanumia age

adjective visibly bobbing up and down in the sea

aoao

verb becoming daylight

baabaasi

noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)

balaulau

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adjective ugly

banuunu

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noun hanging basket made from coconut palm

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bebela

noun prowler

bingabinga

adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation

bogobogo

verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled

boi gadagada

adjective laugh all the time at nothing

bugubugunga

noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance

bungubungu

adjective plump

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 manu

adjective to snare birds (with a loop on the end of a pole)

dagadagasala

verb be always blamed for

dagilagolago

adjective many for each

dangidangi keli

adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech

danudanu

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

daubulebule

adjective spotted (covered with spots)

daudai

adjective skillful fisherman

daumaha hagasaele

noun a meeting of church members for business

dauoni-baabaa

noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)

deehehee

verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself

dele de maahaa

daybreak

dodo

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blood

doedoe

adjective still remaining, still leftover

doi-avaava

noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)

dongidongi

verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at

dumugamuga

noun butt

duudua

noun taro plot

e hanuhanu i de pronoun

know something about

gabigabidia

verb repeatedly held

gai moumou

verb wasteful of food

galu/augau

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mucus

gammenge-baabaa

noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.

gaogao

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noun, preposition hip; beside

gavagava

noun weather-hardened black driftwood

gumigumi

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beard

haangoda dugidugi

adjective a method of fishing (night fishing outside the reef, using hermit crabs for bait)

hadu-gamugamu

noun coralsp.

hagaaduadu iho

self-criticism

hagaaugaua

verb cause to be infected

hagabaubau

verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately

hagabibi

verb to cook food in an earth oven for a short time (just to heat it up)

hagaduuduulanga

noun a style of construction (consistently followed)

hagagaagaa

verb behave like a baby

hagagainga

verb litter up

hagamaamaane de lodo

cheer up (someone)

haha

noun mouth odor

haimee baubau

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verb sexual intercourse; fornication

hale hongagelegele

noun outhouse

heehee

adjective cry out

henua abasasa

noun land of the europeans (includingamerica, japan, etc.)

henua gelegele

atoll.

hesuisuihagi

verb repeatedly hesuihagi

hilohilo senga

adjective half-crazy

hodahoda

adjective gasp for breath (more than once)

honu baabaa

fill to the brim

honu malingilingi

adjective fill to overflowing

hoohoa laagau

adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)

hoohonga

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noun hive, nest

huluhulu mada

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noun eyebrow

huuhuaa mee

sorcery (made with chants)

huuhuu

verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)

lau hadihadi

verb having wavy hair

lauvinivini

verb having kinky hair

lodo lagolago

adjective indecisive,undecided

lollolo

verb oily

lolomango

noun to clear oil (which is separated from crude coconut oil by heating)

loselose-uli

noun fishsp.: trumpetfish

maadau belubelu

noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)

maaloolo

adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)

madaduai

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noun tool used to grate coconuts

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magamagalili

adjective frequently magalili

magi hanohano

adjective diarrhea

maluulu

adjective cool

mammami

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adjective delicious (general)

mangamanga

adjective having many manga

masimasi

noun dolphin

masolesole

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adjective abraded in several places cf. masole

me-e-ligi

noun taro corm (small)

moa-a-daila

noun birdsp. (= large moa)

momo loo huu

just a very little

moo balabala

adjective barely cooked

mudumudu

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adjective slow moving (while working), slow acting, slow thinking

ngaangauda

verb habitually ngauda

odaoda

noun driftwood (any sort)

ohooho

verb frightened by noise

sassabe

adjective about to leave, prepare to leave

seisei

pipefish

sisi

verb write

sisi galisi

striped (with thin lines)

soesoe gulu

a young breadfruit tree

tamana o dogu dinana

noun maternal grandfather

tangada sisi

secretary

tinana odogu dinana

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noun maternal grandmother