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aalohi modu

noun lagoonward of the islets of the atoll

adu ange laa

the one following the one in question

alamooi

noun june

alodahi hugadoo

everything, everybody; each and every

anaa naa loo

those seem to be

baabaa luu lima

clap hands

basa maalie

adjective speak moderately

bigi

adjective be caught between two or more other things

biho ngaalulu

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headache

boaa ina

adjective be caught in strong wind or heavy rain

boi a eidu

temporarily abnormal

bolebole

adjective trembling; shaking; inclined to bawl out

bouli gee

an alternative mode of existence (such as the world of ghosts)

buu useahi

verb blurred

daaemai

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verb arrive

daahaa

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noun second stage of a green coconut; type of huaamee

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daahaa mada makaga

the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii

dali hagavagavaga

verb <= hagavagavaga>

dalo

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noun soft taro

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dangada agoago

adjective teacher,preacher

dangada dau duadae

a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)

degi

verb to jerk; get something quickly

dongidongi

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

doo i hainga a me

wait for a long time (beyond the timeexpected)

dungudungu

verb have a good sense of smell

duu gi lunga

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stand up

gai de baibu

smoke cigarettes

gau

noun people (as a collective, e.g. the Nukuoro people)

gauanga

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noun thigh

gini manu

verb pick flowers

hagabuni

verb gather together (people); have sexualrelations

hagadabena

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verb prepare

hagadolu (ina)

verb make a total of three

hagaduai

verb cause to be worn out

hagaduuduulanga

noun a style of construction (consistently followed)

hagaganimua

verb to treat as an eldest child

hagalodolodo

verb hope for (want)

hagammuni

verb hide (something) from

hagasenga

verb fool (someone),deceive,trick (someone)

hagatulu mai

verb ooze out

hahine

woman

hai saulaba

adjective the relationship of parent-in-law to child-in-law

hale maadenga

noun mortuary house

hanohano

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noun diarrhea

hasi made

verb to cut a taro corm from its stalk so far up the stalk that it won’t grow a new corm when it is planted

hau

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noun necklace, wreath, crown

hau singano

noun garland of singano

hauala

noun seaweedsp.

hhadu

adjective invented, made-up (e.g., a story)

hhui mai tai

flow of the tide

hidi

verb to topple over ; stand on one’s hands ; getup (from a sitting position) ; cause of

holadage

adjective laid out or spreadout all over

holia

verb to form (something); make (something)according to some model or plan

huaamee

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noun young green coconut

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huadia

noun fishingpole

iai maalie

adjective just about right

iillangi

noun mollusksp.: conus litteratus

ila

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noun mole, freckle

kaagi

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adjective brown

kano avaavaa

verb porous

lahulahu

noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)

lalo de vae

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noun pants

lima ma vae ange

work for as a servant

llilo

adjective able to be hooked

lodo gaiaa

competitive, envious, desious of retaliating

luu dolodolo

noun the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night

maava

yawn

magalili tai

adjective flow (of tide)

malangalanga

adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga

malo maadolu

noun heavy clothing

malua

noun female genital area

mami

noun papaya; papaya tree

mamu-madohi-lua

noun fishsp.: parrotfish

manavasaa

adjective scared; afraid

manu-gili-maau

noun plantsp.: heliotrope(tournefortia argentea l.,= messerschmidia argentea l.)

manu-manga-lua

noun insectsp.: scorpion

me mmala

noun bile

mmili mmili

verb to sift; rub between fingers

mmilosanga

noun a confluence of currents (from below the surface of the sea)

mmoli

verb haul (all at once or as fast as possible)

moa

noun the blossom of the banana tree

moahulu

goatfish

mogomogo

verb muscles (of the body)

mugamuga

verb the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed

naa huu

when,if

ngae

noun mollusksp.: giantclam sp.

niho ngalo

molar teeth, wisdom teeth

noomeemea

verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave

oda

eat something raw

po

verb touch

saga gee

saga away from; extend out inspace

saganaa iho goe

watchout

sali

adjective flow, seep

savini dua

adjective run backwards, move backwards fast

seaamonga

noun a unit of (twenty) coconuts for makinghuaahuu

seni tao

sleep soundly

silivaahea

verb wander about with no fixed abode

sisi

noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.

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noun waterfall