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aalo lo te moana

a disturbance (local) of air

abadai

european

ago i tua

learn by heart

alava

noun fish sp.: shark sp.

amu ligi

fine threads or hairs or fibers (in feather or leaf); fine-feathered

baa donu

adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)

baba age

be decided about

babaiangi

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

badioda

verb the residue remaining after coconut oil has been heated; the residue remaining after arrowroot starch-making

balu malau

noun fish sp.

bolengia

verb do something without reflection

boo gi me

acquisitive (and acting on acquisitive impulses)

buu

adjective be greasy

daaganga

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

dabuia

verb to dabui at one time

daemahalia

verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take

dagabuli

verb gather together in a group

daholaa/a

noun december

daiao

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tomorrow

daladala

adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish

dama ulungi

noun a man good at catching tuna with a fishing pole

danea

verb to have dane

dangada

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noun people

dangi iho

adjective cry to oneself

dango

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

de hua nei

this size

dee mahana tae

stay for only a short time

deehee

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denga meenei

these ones (plural)

diidiinga

noun manner of urinating

dogoduli

adjective crouch on all fours

doi-lesi

noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore

duasala

adjective hardship,difficulty

gabaduu

verb to sail a canoe against the wind; paddle or pole a canoe against the current

gai valaai

adjective take medicine

gau lama

noun rachis of the coconut leaf

gau looloa gaadinga

noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts

gelu-agau

noun fishsp.: tang

giado taelodo

noun the outrigger booms toward the center of the canoe

gima

noun mollusksp.: horsehoofclam (hippopus hippopus)

haale

verb adopt, raise (a child)

hagaaduadu iho

self-criticism

hagadaemaha

verb put weight on, make unhappy

hagadau doa

adjective to show one’s strength by doing something difficult

hagadibalia

verb cause to tip to one side

hagaduai

verb cause to be worn out

hagaeueu

verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders

hagaheiloo

verb make the acquaintance of

hagalongo imuna

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verb obey

hagammabu

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verb die (euphemistic); take a break

hagateve

verb bristle, ready for a fight (of animals)

hala langa goobai

noun a form for plaiting hats

hano ge

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verb leave

hegau baubau

noun bad deeds

helui

adjective diminution of

hesuisuihagi

verb repeatedly hesuihagi

huaa henua

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noun community

hulidonu

adjective rightsideout (clothes)

hulo saele

wander around

kii ange

verb increase

kono

adjective grunt (once)

lalo

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preposition under

llava ai

wrapped (tied) around; eat fish ormeat with a meal

loigulu

type of prepared food made from breadfruit

lugu

verb take or obtain something by force

luilui togo

a measurement of land along the shore using a punt pole

madaanga hulu maa dolu

number thirteen

madohi boo

adjective midnight

madolidoli

verb of unusual age or size

mago de henua

noun monsoon winds (from the southwest)

mahamaha mai

to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)

mahanasia

verb heated

malaangahu

noun feast held for a newly launched canoe

malau

adjective free from (esp. hardship or illnessafter having had it)

maluilui

adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over

maluulu de me

the weather is cold

manongi

adjective fragrant; fragrance (esp. of flowers or perfume)

manu de henua

noun nukuoro varieties of swamp taro(cyrtosperma)

masa

adjective empty,low (tide)

mmala dana (dagu) maanga

lose his (my) appetite

modo

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adjective unripe

modu

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verb (intransitive) to break (string or rope)

molomolo

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adjective round, clear in outline

mui

verb gathered around (something)

neveneve

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noun spider

ngaangaailu

noun hair

ngadi ubu

noun an empty coconut shell used as a container

ngalue de hakii

dislocated larynx

ngaolo

adjective to make noise (irregular repeated sounds)

ngaungau-ulu

noun

odomalie

adjective delicious (of coconut apples only)

oo

number zero

pala de langi

verb rain

sae de hadu

make a grater (by punching holes insheet metal)

sagea gee

extremely sagea

salulu

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

sauduu

mermaid

ssao

ssao

to sweep

tangada gaiaa

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noun thief

umada

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noun rainbow