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aala anaboo

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verb stay up all night (pl.)

aau

verb remove

adu henua

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noun group of islands or atolls, archipelago

aha goi

what next

ahee oo dagodo

how are you

aigimea

noun plant sp.: wedelia creeper (wedelia biflora (l.) dc.)

alahage

adjective wake up (from sleep)

anei ai loo

these then are

au

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pronoun I, me

au taadaaia

verb don’t rush take it easy

baalanga uli

noun cast iron

baba

adjective level (not bumpy); (any sort of) flat base (esp. the board on which mats are plaited); the consolidated reef under water or sand; the back of a human; the shell of a turtle, crab, etc.; to be ready

bie

noun plant sp.: Polynesian arrowroot (tacca leontopetaloides (l.) o.k.)

boo dolu de gulu

the third day after breadfruit has been picked (after which it is not good to eat)

bulada

noun banana tree fibers (for making cloth)

daasissisi

verb striped (with stripes)

dahia

verb shave

damadaa

verb to have started it; to have begun it

dangada abasasa

adjective european persons (including americans)

dangadangalebu

verb becoming rougher (of seas)

datada

verb to jerk repeatedly; an intermittent sharp pain

dau mamu

verb the season in which fish are abundant

daula

verb rope (heavy); anchored (of ship)

de hine hagahaanau

midwife

dee madaladala de langi

raining without let-up

delaa ai loo

that was it at last

diinei de madangi

a decrease of wind velocity

dogo duu

verb to punt while standing up on the stern gunwales of a canoe

dua alohagi

noun fishingline of a size appropriate fortrolling

duu malaelae

noun an open field (having no trees)

duudae baa

the dust produced by working pearl shell to make a hook

duudanga aheahe

noun refrain (of song)

duulale

noun a type of game

gaanoni

noun an omen of death

gasigasia

verb rubbed against,scratched

gauna

verb invite

gelegele

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adjective dirty

gobegobe

adjective cough (repeatedly)

gohu

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adjective dark

hagadabeina

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verb prepared, be

hagadaulooloa

verb prolong,extend

hagadilimangali

verb to teach someone to dilimangali

hagadungu

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verb sniff, smell

hagasae gili

verb pierce the skin superficially

hai daahili

adjective to compose songs

hai daalanga

adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk animatedly

hai dagelo

adjective deep-bottomed

hai mogobuna

adjective the relationship between grandparent and grandchild

haiadaligi

noun the eldest child of the eldest child

haigamaiana

adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important

hakaadia

verb make tightly packed

hakaaununu

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verb breastfeed

hemuu

adjective talk to one another

holomanga

noun throat

hua manu gai

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noun fruit

huuhuaa me

sorcery (made with chants)

kano avaavaa

verb porous

kau gee

adjective not usedto; hard to

kii gee

move away from

laulau gai

a canoe used to transport food to a feast

lilo bule

adjective covered up completely

lima

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arm

lodo degi

adjective having a forgiving nature

lodo laanui

adjective large in volume or capacity,spacious inside

maaua

adjective poisoned (by food)

mada duai

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coconut husking bench

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mada gelegele

noun male child

madaangahulu

numeral ten (objects)

madaangahulu daalaa buni

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noun ten dollar bill

madabuunou

adjective dull (of an edge or point)

mae de biho

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noun headache

magau i togaa

die of shame

magi dehenua

verb have fever

mahaa de usu

to have encountered unexpected misfortune

maimai ange

to have been dulled (from having been struck on a hard object)

mama

noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)

manaunaua

verb crazy,insane

mangoo-biho-lua

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

mouli dangada

noun delinquent person (periodically exhibiting bad behavior)

muaamoni

noun a song formerly sung while dancing

mulo

verb rollup

nebu

verb to do something so earnestly that one has no time to talk; be very busy

ngaio-golai

noun fishsp.: needlefish

ngalue ange

increase

ngaue ange

increase (in price, etc.)

oga

verb to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick

osia

verb taken for planting

sabanaana

a phosphorescent flash in the water

saesaelea

verb to be continually walked upon

saibo

adjective rush around (of a group of people)

sao de leo

clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice

seni alaala

adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety

sila

verb look for

singilidi

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noun shirt, t-shirt

somo haahine

adjective a fleshy (non-muscular) man

ssaavale

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verb spit

tamadaane

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noun boy

tao tangada

to immerse a person in medication

tubuna daane

noun grandfather

vaagia

found or caught doing something wrong