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aho

noun fishing line of the sort used for adu fishing

ama

noun outrigger float

anga gi lodo

adjective an adze blade which is set at less than a right angle to its handle

basa baubau

verb speak badly of someone

basa gauligi

adjective to imitate a child’s manner of talking; babytalk

basaa

verb be talked into

bese

noun one of the harmony parts in old chants

biini

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noun pen

daa iho

adjective go toward the lagoon (from land)

daadaanga

noun appearance of

daaemai

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verb arrive

daahili lo te gohu

a popular (secular) song

dago

noun ritual activites, religious activities

dama iai

noun a person who has done somethingpraiseworthy

dama pala

noun a foetus which has been aborted, ugly

danudanu

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

dee haaoa i de gai

gluttonous

denei laa ()

this is that (is this that)

diinei de madangi

a decrease of wind velocity

dugu de gumigumi

allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven

duli

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noun knee

dunu

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verb cook

duoi

noun parasites (intestinal) of fish

duu malaelae

noun an open field (having no trees)

eba

noun a sleeping mat (child’s)

gaavange

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verb give

gabaea mai

found hanged (suicide)

gadoi

verb a type of coconut with an edible husk

gai mamu dua nnui

to eat fish up (not saving any for later)

gai samusamu

verb eat left-overs (that most people wouldthrow out)

gaibea-lausedi

trapezeid crab

galo

noun fishsp.: goatfish (= small vede)

gelogelo

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

geu de madangi

a change of wind direction

gili

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noun skin

goloa hai hegau

noun tools (for work)

goloa hebagi

noun arms (tools of war)

guboa

verb being used in connection with group activity

guumanga

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noun arithmetic

haa

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number four

hagaaloha

adjective piteous,pitiful

hagaamua

verb accord honor to

hagadaalea

verb ; tiresome

hagadau bale

adjective cooperate; help one another

hagadau hai me ai

use jointly or collectively

hagadau iloo

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verb know each other

hagadubu mangoo

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagamaadau

noun barb

hagamabu iho

adjective rest for a short time

hagamalangilangi

verb please1 (someone), cheer up (someone); cheerful by nature, joyous

hagasoosoa

verb to put soosoa on a canoe

hagasugi

verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname

hagatevea

verb <= hagatevelia>

hagauda de hine

adjective a certain method of delivering a child

hai baasi

adjective take sides against, oppose

hai dangada

adjective the relationship between relatives, related (of persons)

hakaugaua

verb to bathe (someone)

heduu

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noun star

hhoda

adjective gasp for breath (once)

holo

verb swallow

honu baabaa

fill to the brim

honu malingilingi

adjective fill to overflowing

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noun Indian mulberry, cheese fruit; used to treat diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart problems

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kano malie

adjective a tasty tuber of good quality

laaladi

verb to scratch (an itch)

leo

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noun sound; voice

lili mahangahanga

adjective mad as the devil

lodo aheahe

adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant

lodo lanea

adjective indecisive,confused

longoaa

adjective <= longaa>

ma te hakii

the uvula and the adjacent portions of the oral cavity

maanga-de-langi

noun wormsp. (makes a spider-like thread)

madaa sele

noun loop of a lasso or noose

madabuunou

adjective dull (of an edge or point)

madania

noun finger

magalillili

adjective frequently magalili

magau de lima

a paralyzed arm

mahana

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adjective hot, warm

malamalama

verb shiny (reflects light)

malau ngudu

noun labia (vulva)

manenga

noun fishsp. (= a very large balagia, 3-4 feet long)

manu-hai-hagahoa

noun millipede

mao denga ssave

a scarcity of ssave

maohaoha

adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)

me hai laangi

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calender

modu mai (adu, ange)

become one’s (your, their) exclusivepossession

moolau

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verb hurry

noobiho

adjective be enemies (of individuals only)

noogele

verb to tie a knot so that it is difficult to untie

nuui

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adjective green

ono

noun fishsp.: barracuda

ono

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pronoun his several, her several, its several

oou

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yes

sigo

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verb catch

solovaani

thin and straight (of a person); having flat buttocks (considered ugly)

tino boo

full moon (a period comprising two nights)

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knee

vaenga o de langi

Milky Way

vaivai

intensifier too; overly

veli

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noun sea urchin