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aahee laa

which were those

adu

noun ant

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ago i me

copy, imitate

anei donu

only these are the ones

ava

verb passage, channel

baeao

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noun coconut husk

balaulau

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adjective ugly

bapabu

adjective the staccato sound of one hard object being struck against another

basa hagasengasenga

adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables

biigii

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noun pig

bulibuliaamou

adjective prone to long for

daamada

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verb begin

dababa

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

dada me

adjective to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)

daga ula

verb go lobster catching

dahulihuli

adjective keep shifting direction

dai seni

adjective sleepy

dale

verb touch (two or more things being in contact); strike (a match)

dauaa

verb wrinkled

daumaha haangoda

noun prayer service held while visiting others’ houses

deadea

adjective becoming lighter in color

deeai

adjective

dele de longo

spread news or rumors

dilo

noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut; a coconut leaflet midrib after scraping, soaking and drying

doli

verb to obtain as many as one can; to defeatall comers

doluu

pronoun your (plural; for singular noun)

dongidongi

verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at

doo ma gu...

fall into the bad habit of; do something which is difficult to rectify

dotonogaa

noun fishsp.: goby

dua alohagi

noun fishingline of a size appropriate fortrolling

duguagi

verb be suspicious of (someone)

dumulu

noun july

duu beleala

noun immature coconutapple

elaaelaa

adjective a sound indicating surprise

gabanibaonga

noun room (of a house)

gadagada-a-vaga

noun a very small tuna

galo

verb stir

gano dea

noun the soft wood just under the bark of a tree

gapese

a method of pole fishing at night (on the seaward reef)

gau

noun grouping (of people)

gava uli

reef heron - grey phase

gede gabi de husi

noun a type of basket

gohu boo dangodango

a pitch-black night

haa leu

noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown

haahaa saele

adjective search here and there

hagaamua

verb accord honor to

hagabuulunga iho

adjective to hagabuulunga oneself

hagadanu

verb sink below the horizon, burrow into the sand

hagadau bale

adjective cooperate; help one another

hagadeeai

verb refuse to

hagadubu o manu

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagahaunu

verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages

hagahula

noun the sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth

hagalongaa

adjective <= hagalongoaa>

hagamabu

verb die (euphemistic); take a break

hagamuli

verb be late, tarry

hagapago donu

adjective fortunate result

haihai me

verb be doing something suspicious

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adjective funny, silly

hano saele

adjective wander around

hhoa

verb crack open; break into pieces; cut a hole in

hodooligi

adjective chief (of the island)

honu malingilingi

adjective fill to overflowing

honu tai

high tide

huda

noun a verse of an old chant

i mua nei

beforehand

kano de langi

noun a blue and cloudless sky

kano maalama

noun a phosphorescent flash in the water

kave e hakide

take someone in order to train or teach him

keli

adjective root around (disturbing the coral layer of a yard by shuffling, or by pawing the ground)

lalo

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preposition under

lima

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hand

lolo manu-de-boo

noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)

longoiho

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verb feel

maagaga dua

adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back

made sala

adjective mistaken (in identifying); mistakesomeone for another

magini

a sudden pain while moving the body (as with a pinched nerve, or a muscle spasm); a sound like that made by snapping one’s fingers

maleasa

noun fishsp. : tang (a kind of igauli)

manu-a-luga

noun insectsp.: fruitfly

maohaoha

adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)

maua laa

nevermind

milo gee

to turn the opposite way

mmae

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noun pain

mmudi

adjective sprinkling (of rain)

ngadi biho

noun head

ngudu leelee

verb talkative,loquacious

ngudu-me

noun boundary of a taro plot

odi de masavaa

having insufficient time remaining for (something)

pala ivi

adjective work beyond one’s endurance

sili

adjective drawing to an end

sina

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noun white (or grey) hair (appearing in old age)

soaa lodo

noun the paddlers of a canoe which is engaged in catching flying fish

ssae aalanga

adjective sore in the muscles

suisui

become wet

tainaahine

noun sister

tainaahine gauligi

noun younger sister

tamaahine o dogu bodu

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noun daughter-in-law

tamadaane

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noun boy

tamana o dogu bodu

noun father-in-law

too gee

clumsy, unskillful, awkward (not dexterous)