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agaaga

noun having lots of roots

anei ange maalie

these are exactly right

bie

noun plant sp.: Polynesian arrowroot (tacca leontopetaloides (l.) o.k.)

bolebole

adjective trembling; shaking; inclined to bawl out

boo mai ange laa

the second night following

bua

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noun a category of flowers that has five petals and a fragrant odor

bulubulu malo

noun rag

daa gi magau

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verb kill

daa sseu

verb a way of forming the body of a canoe

dada me

adjective to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)

dagadagasala

verb be always blamed for

dagodo mai

appear from yonder

dahuli de lodo

change of heart, change one’s mind, repent

dama de bialodo

noun deformed foetus

damana mai i daha

stepfather

dangage age

adjective raise up one’s head from a lowered position

dau (umu)

noun a cover for an earth oven

dau lango

verb the season during which flies are most numerous

dauaahe

adjective gather or pleat in material; feathers of a rooster standing out on its neck (when angry); festooned with (e.g., flags)

deai ange loo soo savaa

now i’ve got you

deledele kau

adjective walk proudly , strut

dilidili-dogi

noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)

dolona

verb flooded, washedout

doo tuugau

a dislocation of the tuugau

duasivi

noun the back of the spine

dugi gee

chase away (in a certain direction)

dungu ibo

verb smell (oneself)

gaadinga hai ngadi ubu

coconut with a shell of a size appropriate for use as a cooking vessel

gadunga

fire-plow

gaibea daane

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galabe

noun seacucumber sp. (several spp.)

galeve sali

noun a coconut tree which produces much galeve

galo gila

goatfish

galoa

verb attractive to members of the opposite sex

galohia

verb attractive to members of the opposite sex

gaolama

noun spine of the coconut palm

gave hua loa

haa lodo

noun the inner coconut palm frond

haangai

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verb feed

hadi

adjective broken (as a stick), bent up

hadu

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noun stone, rock

hagabudu

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verb gather

hagadaahao

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verb play

hagadauaadea

verb to clear out a place

hagadeeai

verb refuse to

hagadubu dinae

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagahula

the sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth

hagamaalama

verb brighten,illuminate

hagame ange laa

a little later

hagangadi me

verb treat as unimportant; to sacrifice (not thinking of oneself)

hagapago iho

adjective to descend suddenly

hagapigi saele

adjective go around with someone constantly

hai huuhuaa me

sorcery

hai me a gauligi

a childish act

hakaa

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verb sharpen

hanange

adjective go to

hano i luu moana

die (a person)

hau biho

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noun crown

hhoda

adjective gasp for breath (once)

hoe gabegabe

noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)

hoe pale

noun a type of canoe paddle designed for steering

honu malingilingi

adjective fill to overflowing

huuhuaa me

sorcery (made with chants)

iai

adjective be (present),have,there is...

idi

verb to husk (a coconut) with one’s teeth

iga-ligi

noun fishsp. (a small oceanic school fishslightly larger than dauoni)

ili

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verb blow

ilihia tinae

adjective a stomach distended by gas

kii mai

verb decreasing

laagii

noun decoration,ornamentation

laanganga

noun way of plaiting

lagalaga

verb to put down one foot after the other (as in walking or marching in place)

lagohia

verb wounded

lahhie

noun firewood

laho

aerial foot of the pandanus tree

langi haanau

noun a certain kind of rain

langi maakau

noun the sort of rain which is an omen of death

leengia

verb jump on; be flown into

maamaanadu

verb keep thinking about

maatogo

verb discourage someone (verbally)

madalua maa dolu

number twenty three

magi

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disease

malibilibia

adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)

malino

verb calm (weather), still (wind)

mangamanga

adjective having many manga

me bouli

the deepest part of the lagoon

me hagasengasenga

noun riddle,parable

me madaali

noun a ripe coconut (= gaadinga) of poor quality

muaamoni

noun a song formerly sung while dancing

muli mai ange

a little later, byandby

nebu ange

adjective to perceive that others are occupied

ngaangaailu

noun hair

ohu

a depression in a tree trunk

olaadeu

pronoun their (for plural, inalienable noun)

se galubu

very fast

se hagabau

do deliberately (esp. something bad); willful, mean

sugi-laagoo

goatfish

uhado

large white worm species

vange

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verb give

velevele

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verb to clear land (or a path, etc.) of weeds and underbrush