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ago i me

copy, imitate

alaa ai huu

those there only then

aloha ina

helpful toward

anaa ange maalie

those are exactly right

anaange laa hanu

a little while ago

anei sili

these were enough

aude vaavaa

don’t talk about this to anyone

bini

verb braid (rope or hair, etc.), wrap with rope

boo mai ange laa

the second night following

boonei

noun fish sp.: damselfish

buu useahi

verb blurred

daa gee taahili

sing off-key

daangenge

verb meaty (not having much fat)

daedae

adjective to reach many places

dagasisi

verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)

dalimasanga

verb way of tying (rope, etc.)

dama muli bee

noun the twelfth child born to a couple

de ngago

noun brain

dee ni dago

never mind

denaa naa ()

that will be it. (will that be it)

denga

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determiner the (for plural noun); many (more than two)

denga hhuge --

upward current

diibanga o de henua

the categories of ancient custom

doadoa

verb the sound made to attract chickens

doga de manu

nesting of gadada, or gaalau, or gailulu

dolu llau

number three hundred

doo halehale me

risky, unreliable

duaa nui

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broom

duagi

verb to clean fish (taking the insides out)

duai

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noun bench fitted with a tool to grate coconuts

duu dalo

noun piece of soft taro

duu duli

adjective kneel

duu lua

verb to have the strength or capacity of two persons; to take on two persons in a fight

duula

noun the direction from which the wind blows

duulanga

noun the sector from which the wind blows; the place of, the track of

ee laa

so

gadaha

noun birdsp.: greatfrigatebird(fregata minor)

gaime

verb eat (intransitive)

galo ahi

sparks

gapese

verb a method of pole fishing at night(on the seaward reef)

gau hadu

noun the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached

ginigini looloa

noun a game played by children

goloa de henua

noun gear of local manufacture

gubu daahili

noun verse of a song

guuduma

noun a (dry) elevation in the taro bog; hillock (in the taro bog only)

hagabahhaa

verb to exhale suddenly; making exhalation noises

hagabela

verb provide bela for

hagabiho

verb cause to become a leader

hagaditidi de hadu

to skip a stone across the water

hagaduu de uinga

to place stakes on the sides of uinga

hagaingoo ai

called by (named)

hagammau

adjective poisonous

hagamoolaua

verb cause to hurry

hagamuli

verb be late, tarry

hagaulu

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

hai hegau hilo

work hypocritically (appearing to follow the rules but secretly violating the prohibitions)

hakadanga

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adjective funny, silly

hale hongagelegele

noun outhouse

haonga lalo de henua

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noun cave

huaahuu

noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)

hudaa lolo

noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave

ivi laanui

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backbone

kangi baasi lua

double-edged

koi

verb scrape (a single act), scraper

laangi dabu

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noun Sunday

lima-laangi

time noun friday (’fifth day’)

lo te vvela

the hottest part (of the day, of a fire, etc.)

luilui togo

a measurement of land along the shore using a punt pole

mada loolodo

verb a depression in the reef (wherewater accumulates)

madila

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noun bamboo

magalili

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adjective cold

maido

noun fishsp.

malangilangi ai

happy with, pleased at; appreciative

malo haahine

adjective a dress (female clothing)

malo maadolu

noun heavy clothing

mamu

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noun fish

masimasi

noun dolphin

me dau

noun thing of importance,worthwhile

moaga

noun fishsp.: goatfish

moahulu

noun fishsp.: goatfish

moe dige

adjective to roll away from one’s bedding while sleeping (on the floor)

moemoe

adjective becoming more round, spherical

moosee

verb not quite cooked (of anything but fish)

ngolo de usu

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verb snore

niho hagadolo

noun incisor teeth

ohu

a depression in a tree trunk

ono

numeral six

oo

adjective shout

paibu

noun pipe

puli

verb grab up all at once

seesee haangoda saele

look for girls

segesege

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adjective slippery

singa mai (adu, ange)

come carrying

soe iho

adjective straight down; decided for one by the will of god

songosongo

genitals (of males or females)

taiao danuaa

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good morning

tao tangada

to immerse a person in medication

tibidibi

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noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport

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vaaligiligi

adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)

vaga

noun sailing vessel, large canoe, ship