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aloo anahee

for how long has this been going on

anu

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verb dance

bagu

noun scab, crust

balagelage gee

severely crippled

basa gelo

speak sagely

beea

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noun bear

bigi

adjective close to (in meaning); about to (in time)

bodu o taane

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noun wife

daa

noun fish sp.: squirrelfish

daa hhali

verb an adze stroke, used to chip out the interior of a bowl, canoe, etc.

daabeduge

verb work seriously

dala

verb unfasten,undo,untie

dalaa ubu

noun charcoal from the coconut shell

daohi i tua

learn by heart

dee gide

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blind

denaa ange naa

about that (here), much more

denei ai laa

this is that then

diibanga o de henua

the categories of ancient custom

dili dagidahi

happening continually but one at a time

doi-giva

noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore

donudonu

adjective understand somewhat

dubuna haahine

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noun grandmothers

duulale

noun a type of game

e galemu

it’s alright

e muni

verb hidden, be

galo ahi

verb sparks

galo hagalegunga

adjective to look at a member of the opposite sex in a presumptuous way

gammenge-baabaa

noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.

gi

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gilaau

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pronoun they (dual)

ginigini looloa

noun a game played by children

gulu daladala

breadfruit with rough skin

haduhadu

verb thick (not watery)

hagabadabaataianga

noun

hagabudubudu

verb accumulate repeatedly

hagabulinga dangada

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noun tribe

hagabunibuni

verb add together from different sources

hagadino

verb provide a portion or share

hagadolu (ina)

verb make a total of three

hagaduu ngavesi

verb make boxes

hagaduu ssaalanga

adjective search intently for

hagagili

verb cause to have skin disease

hagahaigabungi

verb make shy

hagalagolagoa

verb cause to be numerous

hagalanea

verb cause to increase in quantity; greedy

hagaoanga gi lunga

good wages; a good price

hai de biho

act smart (deviously)

hai de hai

stubborn,willful

haigamaiana

adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important

hanohano dua

adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)

henua i lalo (alodahi)

noun world (lands other than nukuoro)

hine huuhua

noun pregnant woman

hulo gee

go away

laa tua

besides

lede

noun penetrating cold

leevaa

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noun river

levango

adjective fight

lima laangi

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noun Friday

lima ma vae ange

work for as a servant

limasisi

noun pinky finger

llau

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number one hundred

llibo ange luu vae

run

luei

verb spit out (esp. food)

luilui togo

a measurement of land along the shore using a punt pole

luu meenaa

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those things by you (dual)

luu panava

noun scrotum (whole thing)

maailaba

noun axis (or long thing through the center of something)

mada gelegele

noun male child

madaa gamu

noun the measurements and special techniquesused in manufacturing duai

madaanga hulu

number ten

madaangahulu-ma-lua-malama

time noun december (’twelfth month’)

madahaa

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number forty

mahaa

adjective broken up, cracked, burst

maimai

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adjective sweet

mangunngungu

adjective the sound of something being chewed

manigangi

adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse

manu somo

noun tree, plant

me de lodo

noun a fishing place (in the lagoon)

moenga

bedclothes, bedding; a place for sleeping

muaamoni

noun a song formerly sung while dancing

ngadi dangada

noun an ordinary person, commoner; a person of slight social value

ngisi

verb a squeaking sound

noho mua

adjective overloaded in front (of a canoe)

odaoda

noun driftwood (any sort)

saba

verb capable (of a person)

sae de hadu

make a grater (by punching holes in sheet metal)

sagulaa-saamono

noun fishsp.

sali gee

flow away

salulu

adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)

see boiboi saele

stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious

sileia doo soa

look, your neighbor is competing against you

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verb having white hair

singa sogosogo

adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself

somo boi

adjective grow abnormally (having defects)

ssili mada

to faint, be unconscious

sui

change, replace

tili

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verb send

tino boo

full moon (a period comprising two nights)

uhado

large white worm species

vaga

noun sailing vessel, large canoe, ship