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adu-balebale-i-dai

noun fishsp.

alili

noun mollusk sp.: turbo argyrostoma

aloalo me

noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll

anaa muhuu

how about those

anaa naa loo

those seem to be

au dili uda

an ocean current flowing toward land

baalasi saele

shine a flashlight indiscriminately on people

babaiangi

verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)

boaanga

noun a period (of time) during which many people require massage (for fractures)

buu

adjective come out from (like smoke or pus); be forced out of

dada soosoa

adjective to put soosoa on the canoe

dagimomo

adjective few for each one

dai hieunu

adjective thirsty

dama daohi

noun an adopted child

dama donu

noun a natural child

danga loa

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noun worm

dango

noun cat’s-eye (of a shell); operculum of a gastropod

danngaho

noun stomach

dau age de inai

be in the lee of the atoll while fishing (i.e., in a place protected from the wind)

daulooloa

adjective long time

deai donu

adjective none at all

dee maeva

not present, absent

delaa ai huu

that was it (as before)

diba iho

adjective to tip down; go away from the atoll

dili gaiaa

verb sneak a look

doa

noun giant

doga

noun a (live) coral formation

doi

verb stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps fromwhich perfume is made

doli age

adjective obtain the smallest first

dongi

verb a spot (e.g., on the skin); point at; peck at; a method of fishing for flying fish in which torches are extinguished on alternate legs of the canoe track

dongi de lae

noun a spot on the forehead, worn in ancient religious ceremonies

duu-lellele

noun apodousseacucumber

duuduu lagi

a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head

duuhua

adjective single, unmarried

eu sege

noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint

gaadinga hagaangiangi

noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)

gaadinga osi

a coconut selected as a seedling

gabola

verb flatten out something mushy

galamata

noun eye

gava uli

reef heron - grey phase

gide eidu

verb to see a vision, hallucinate

gili iga

noun a type of high cloud

goloa hebagi

noun arms (tools of war)

gu odi ange ona

he has done all he could

gu vela

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adjective burned

gulunieli

noun plantsp.

haa manu

noun the young (of an animal) born at the same time (e.g., a litter, etc.); the offspring of (sharing the characteristics of)

hagaaduadu iho

self-criticism

hagaaloha

adjective piteous,pitiful

hagaamua

verb accord honor to

hagaamuli

verb treat as junior

hagadamadama

verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)

hagahoohanga

verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a place for their nesting

hagalanu

verb rinse off salt from the body (with freshwater)

hagamua

verb be first; get closer to

hala langa goobai

noun a form for plaiting hats

hanuhanu

adjective few; gaining in

heboohagi lima

adjective fistfight

heohi

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adjective correct; right

hesohesongi

adjective repeatedly hesongi

hesuisuihagi

verb repeatedly hesuihagi

hoohoo

adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something

idiidi

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noun April

ilosia

verb wormy or maggoty (of something decayed)

kangi de hagasaele

a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)

labaai

verb the confluence, on the reef, of a big wave and the backwash

lau henua

verb waves of sufficient size to wash overall land on the atoll; tidalwave

lollolo

verb oily

maadoogini

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harmonica

mada age (iho)

adjective take from the bottom (top); take the worst or smallest (best or biggest)

mada gapua

noun lagoonward part of a gapua

mada hoodanga

noun a depression on the windward reef

mada tea gee

white as a sheet (of a person)

madaa hadu

noun grater (metal) attached to a board forgrating taro

madangi danuaa

noun fresh air

madegi

adjective be jerked

maingaa

miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value

mamu-duagaa

noun fishsp.: stingray

massaa (ina)

verb despised by others

massiva

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number ninety

molimoli

verb to take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled

moni gabegabe

noun paddling canoe

ngudu gaiaa

charlatan

nguu

noun squid (3 types)

noho gi lalo

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sit down

odi/b

adjective gone, finished, usedup

olo

noun beach

pai

verb a type of cloud formation like babaiangi

saavale ina

fish or meat which is watery in texture and bad tasting

sabo

verb do slowly

saugalo

verb stir

savini dua

adjective run backwards, move backwards fast

see

adjective barely, just barely

sege

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verb to slip, slide, ride or surf

sili

adjective drawing to an end

ssege tama

miscarriage

sugulu

noun school

teve de gili

gooseflesh

tino

noun piece; share

vaivai daahili

a dirty song