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aigimea

noun plant sp.: wedelia creeper (wedelia biflora (l.) dc.)

alelo-hatuli

noun mollusk sp.: pearly nautilus shell

baabaa ama

verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)

bagi mada lagolago

machine gun

basa gauligi

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

baunga

noun worth, value

bibi-maadau

noun mollusk sp.: arcophagia scobinata

bido gamu

uselessly short

bulubulu dangada

noun unimportant person

bungaleu

adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)

daaganga

noun kind of, sort of, variety of

dada soosoa

adjective to put soosoa on the canoe

dagahi ange gi de --

serve as a side dish for

dahi ma dahi

each individual

dai

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noun west

daina

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noun brother, sister, sibling, cousin

dala-galoi

noun fishsp.: puffer

dangalebu de moana

rough or choppy seas

dao o de nui

(topmost) roof support poles, wall plates(from the size of which one can estimate the maturity of those below)

dau ama

noun the mast stay tied to the outrigger boom

dauoni

noun fishsp.

dee hai gee

be tied (e.g., in a footrace)

degedege

verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly

dibadiba

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adjective unstable; rocking, as a boat

dinana mai i daha

stepmother

doo sala

adjective accidentally

duaa dodo

noun labor pains (of women in childbirth)

duu-mmea

noun seacucumber sp.

duumaa de gelegele

numeral trillion (a million million)

e hia

how many

elaa

adjective a sound indicating surprise

gaaginga

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noun ladder

gabanibaonga

noun room (of a house)

gau dahi

adjective a method of fishing for tuna(angling with a single baited hook)

gili somo

noun the coconut meat of a germinating coconut (after the coconut apple has been removed)

gugu ange

able to look after others; able towithstand

hagaamu

verb pay respect to,honor (someone)

hagadalea

verb make someone tired ; punish

hagadaula

verb to anchor

hagaganimua

verb to treat as an eldest child

hagahoou

verb make like new

hagaingoo

verb give a name to, named, called

hagamademade gaiaa

adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)

hagapasa

verb cause several people to speak; mediate an argument so that the disputants will speak to each other

hai dauaa

verb be in a wrinkled condition

hanohano

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noun diarrhea

hhango

verb wakeup (someone)

hia

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how many

hina

noun ability,capacity (of person),resourcefulness

huda

noun a verse of an old chant

hue

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kona ange

become much worse

laaga

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noun November

laamasee

noun a divination result indicating good fortune

laangidabu

time noun sunday

langona

adjective heard,felt

lengi

adjective bloated, inflated, swollen up, bulging

lillili

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adjective easily angered, short tempered

lloa

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noun group of long pieces of timber

lodo daemaha

adjective feel unhappy or sad

luu agu

pronoun my (for dual, alienable noun)

luu omaau

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

maangalo

verb sweet

maasina

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noun moon

mada dabuvae

noun toenail

magau

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adjective dead

mahamaha

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adjective beautiful

mahana age

heartburn <>

manavasaa

adjective worried, apprehensive,fearful

manu hao vai

noun a bottle (of glass)

matoloia

noun a type of prepared food (made from dried breadfruit)

me mmilo

current (in the sea)

moebili

adjective to long for another’s presence at bedtime

moenga

bedclothes, bedding; a place for sleeping

momme vaivaia o ssaalenga

noun puddle

moni galele

noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing

monilele

noun airplane

mouli age

regain consciousness, rise from thedead

mounuunu

verb easily mounu

muna hhadu

noun lie (falsehood)

ngago gaagoo

noun chicken egg

ngalongalo

adjective forgetful,absent-minded

ngisi

verb a squeaking sound

ngudu leia

verb be the object of continual gossip; scorned

ngudu-me

noun boundary of a taro plot

oho boo

adjective to oho while still dark

ono llau

number six hundred

ooi

adjective a sound used in communicating at a distance (= "yes")

oou

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yes

pasalia

verb be talked about (many persons or things)

pono

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verb close

savale

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saliva

seeha dee na?

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what is that?

seesee hagadibadiba

adjective waddle

siba

verb to move to one side (involuntarily) while walking

sisi baalasi

verb printing (block letters)

sogoisi loo huu

tainaahine o dogu bodu

noun sister-in-law

tamana odogu dinana

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noun maternal grandfather

ulungaa iga

a pair of copulating fish, turtles, whales, stingrays, etc.