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aagonga i lalo

noun social class of those who know magic

aalohi modu

noun lagoonward of the islets of the atoll

anaboo nei

tonight (past)

anei naa loo

these seem to be

baalasi saele

shine a flashlight indiscriminately on people

baguu

adjective fall over (as a felled tree); tip over; lean (in one direction)

balu daaea

noun fish sp.

bangabanga

adjective skinny, shrunken

daahaa mada balabala

the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa

dahia

verb shave

dai bigi

adjective almost (finished or done, etc.); justabout

dai deeai donu

almost none at all

dala-loa

noun fishsp.: squirrelfish

daudonu

adjective if, in the case that; gentle, mild-mannered, soft-spoken

delaa tagodo

that there is the situation...

deledele kau

adjective walk proudly , strut

dengaa

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determiner very many (plural of denga); an uncountable number

dinana donu

noun natural mother

dodo

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noun blood

doedoe

adjective still remaining, still leftover

dogoisi

adjective few

doiho

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verb fall

dugu dagidahi

verb place (or leave off) one at a time

dungagi

verb nod (one’s head)

duu baebae

adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)

duu mmea

sea cucumber species

duu-o-de-hine

anything sticky which pulls apart likejelly (applied to certain kinds of seacucumbers, etc.)

duudae baa

the dust produced by working pearl shell to make a hook

ea

adjective to surface (while swimming); to be on the surface of the water; stop swimming

gabigabidia

verb repeatedly held

gau henua gee

foreigners (lit., ’people from other lands’)

giivada

adjective good fortune in the future, as revealed by divination

gubu

noun joint (of the hand or foot); verse (of a song)

gubuvae

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noun ankle

haaede

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verb measure

hada

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noun an elevated platform (e.g. for placing Samouli deity, or for sitting, sleeping, etc.)

hada

shelf, platform, raft, floor (of planks); car: a clam nursery, men’s house

hagadau bale

verb cooperate; help one another

hagadaula

verb to anchor

hagadiingia saele

verb to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays

hagaduu gaiaa

adjective suspicious by nature

hagaduu ssaalanga

adjective search intently for

hagagudu

verb cause to have lice (by transfer)

hagamalele

verb complete (something); kill (someone)

hagamanavasaa

adjective risky,dangerous

hagamanida

verb lift (something) up

hagamudumudu

verb do slowly,delay

haganoho

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verb stop

hagasoa

verb go with someone; cause to increase innumber

hagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane

urinate (piss)

hagavvale

verb spiritpossession

hagavvela

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verb hot, be

hai de hilihili

hold an election

hanga benu

adjective to extract pandanus seeds by splitting the fruit

haonga lalo de henua

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noun cave

hesilihagi gee

to have hesilihagi by aconsiderable distance

hhuge

verb open (something),uncover

hilo

verb mix; braid strands of sennit

hilo ange

mix with

hongagelegele baalanga

rust

honu

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adjective full (for containers, notebooks, etc.)

honu tai

high tide

hulo gi lunga ma lalo

argue heatedly,fight

hulu manu

noun feathers

ieiange

adjective

ihee

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where

kaa

noun mangrovecrab

laagii

noun decoration,ornamentation

laangi hagadaahao

noun fieldday

labodo-tea

noun eelsp.: morayeel

lau kohu

adjective growing well (of plants)

laulau

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hundreds and hundreds

lele tuli

adjective parturition

libolibo ange

drunk, dizzy, crazy

llao

verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole

llua laangi

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noun Tuesday

luu aau

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pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)

maalie

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adjective slow

maamasa

adjective

magi ssae aalanga

sore muscles (not associated with strain)

malili

noun fish sp.: goatfish

malo sabo

noun breechclout

masulu de maasina

"a person has died."

milo gee

to turn the opposite way

mmene

adjective to contract inside of (like a marineinvertebrate inside a shell); detumescence; a sudden loss of desire (e.g., to defecate when people approach)

momo dai sii

a very very little (in quantity)

moosugia

verb ripened unevenly (of breadfruit only)

mother

tinana

ngudu ai

act as an interpreter

saelea

verb walked upon

sagea gee

extremely sagea

salahagi

verb an expedition to look for valuable drifting objects, either in the lagoon or in the open sea near the atoll

sali loimada

adjective to tear1 (in the eyes because, e.g., of smoke)

sasa gee

impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)

se galubu

very fast

sibasiba

verb walk off-balance

sua aaleloi

a wrestling maneuver

taina daane odogu dinana

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noun maternal uncle

tamana o dogu dinana

noun maternal grandfather

uli

adjective dark (in color), blackened; covered with (people, flies, etc.)