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abulu

adjective sink (until submerged)

aduisiisi

noun one’s first spouse

alaa ai loo

those there then are

aloalo gaadinga

noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap

aloha iho

noun self-love

anei maa

these were about (approximately)

angaanga mada nia

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fingernail

anumia

verb bobbing in the water

balangi

noun fish sp., tang

bangi

noun a type of prepared food made from dried breadfruit

bedibedi

adjective getting fat

bingge

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adjective pink

boi gadagada

adjective laugh all the time at nothing

buli

verb grab up

daadaanga sala

adjective ugly-looking

dabuia

verb to dabui at one time

dagamanga

noun path, route

dagamanga

noun path, route

daguu kalo

noun a thin straight-bladed (easily sharpened)axe blade

danu de bela

spade up taro plots, adding mulch

daogubu

noun waist, circumference

daogubu

noun waist, circumference

dau bodu

adjective married man or woman

dauaalo

verb steady paddling

dee nei

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noun this

delaa maa

that there was about (approximately)

dogoisi mai

adjective decreasing (in number)

dongi de lae

a spot on the forehead

doo ngaiho

adjective the blowing of the wind from the north

duugia i de gai

be tired of eating a particular kind of food

gai boo

adjective eat early in the morning

gaiaa dau bodu

commit adultery

gea

noun hawksbillturtle

gede hadu

noun a type of basket

gede hangaabo

noun a type of basket

geu de madangi

a change of wind

gii

adjective a high-pitched sound, soft, high-pitched crying (as by children)

gili

skin

gili sau

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verb undress

gini manu

adjective pick flowers

gudu

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noun bug; flea

haa-malama

time noun april

haduhadua

verb rocky (full of stones)

hagaahi

verb provide fire to or for; hungry; eatsomething

hagabala

verb allow to become soft; prostrate oneself (esp. to hide)

hagabaua

verb figureout, determine

hagadaaganga

noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)

hagadaga age

improving

hagahula

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

hagakona

verb become (or make) much worse

hagalongo imuna

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verb obey

hagassui/hang gainga/hagamamane

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verb urinate (piss)

hai goinga

adjective aggrandizement of one’s land holdings by moving others’ goinga

hale de henua

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thatched-roof house (lit. island house)

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hano gi de maalama

transfiguration of ghosts or spirits into human form

heloongoi

adjective fit together with (match) each other; have an understanding with one another (e.g., as do lovers); understand one another

heohi

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adjective correct; right

hesilihaginga haiava

noun intersection

hodu

adjective sighted, appear

honumia

verb filled with

hou

verb drill (native bow drill)

hua o tangada

outcome (of individual effort)

huuhuge

verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)

ioo

adjective to make a sound indicating "take it"

kaa

noun mangrovecrab

kailu

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noun toad, frog

laaningi

noun sleeveless shirt

lede

noun penetrating cold

leia

verb be jumped upon; be landed upon

luu amaau

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pronoun our (dual, exclusive; for dual, alienable noun)

madaa gai

noun firstfruits

madaladala de leo

a clear and high-pitched singing voice

madohi boo

adjective midnight

magi labua gee

upset stomach (nausea)

mailiili

adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)

malalidage

adjective usedup or cleaned out completely

manu laosedi

noun seaanimal; marineinvertebrates

masa

adjective empty,low (tide)

masavaa de gauligi

childhood

mataia mai

seen being mataia

milo

noun plantsp.: treesp.: milotree (the spesiapopulnea sol. ex correa)

mmulu

verb stroke,rub gently

molimoli taula

adjective to take hitches in a rope until it is taut (and continue to take hitches as the rope becomes slack)

muli lele

the rear tip of the turtle shell

muli tuuele danuaa

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good afternoon

nabe

to look under the waistband or belt

ngaobo

verb easily bent out of shape

ngongo

noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)

odiodi

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adjective long since finished, done or gone; long since, a long time ago

pai

verb a type of cloud formation like babaiangi

pii

adjective splashed,sprinkled

saabai moni doo

carry a canoe (over the reef at low tide)

saesaelea

verb to be continually walked upon

savini gee

run away

sebu

adjective seen on the surface of the sea from time to time

sigisigi mai (adu, ange)

say bad things about one to one’s face

singasinga

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verb to wave back and forth (as a coconut tree in the wind)

ubu loada

a coconut shell used for expectoration

uila

lightning, electricity.

uuvae

feet-first presentation of a fetus at birth