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abaabai

verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting

abi

noun fish sp.: tang

anaa muhuu

how about those

baagia age

to be carried to the shore (of a canoe) by a current or the wind

baalanga sauaa

noun magnet

boi

adjective abnormal

bou

noun mast (of a canoe)

buni de ua

to be very thirsty

daane masana

noun good one

daina hahine

noun sister, female cousin

dala

noun appendage, fin, spine

dangada agoago

adjective teacher,preacher

daumaha

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noun worship

day

laangi

denaa tagodo

that is the situation...

denga meenaa

those ones (plural)

doa

noun giant

doluu

pronoun your (plural; for singular noun)

dubuna daane

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noun grandfathers

dugidugi

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noun tool used to mash food

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duu kolu

adjective stand bracing oneself

gaaginga

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noun ladder

gabi saele

adjective carry around holding

gabola

verb flatten out something mushy

gaisaa

verb wasteful in preparing food,uneconomical

galo de laa

the reddish sky at sunset

galua

verb having viscous sputum

gamedi vai salo

noun a type of bowl

gava-uli

reef heron - grey phase

haa leu

noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown

haaede

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verb measure

haame / huame

noun coconut, green

hagadaguu

noun a small axe, hatchet

hagaditidi mai de moni

a canoe going so fast it rides high inwater (and is planing)

hagadubu o de adu

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagaduuhuli

verb to create duuhuli

hagailangi-bangi

noun a type of prepared food (bangi soaked in coconut milk)

hagalima (ina)

verb make a total of five

hagaluelueia

verb repeatedly hagalueia

hagamanu

verb cause to have disease

hagasaagule

verb teach how to saagule

haigamaiana

adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important

heiloo

adjective know each other,understand each other

hilihili

verb choose carefully from among many,election

huuhuna

adjective hide

huuhuu

noun fishsp.: parrotfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)

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kaagi

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adjective brown

kangi

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adjective sharp

kano maalama

noun a phosphorescent flash in the water

kii mai

verb decreasing

langi

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noun rain, heaven, sky

lao

noun the posterior portion of the coconut crab

laomalie

adjective big

lauali

verb immature leaves

lo taane

adjective daring, brave, manly

lodo gilimalali

noun pureness of heart, innocence

lodo lanea

adjective indecisive,confused

lote

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preposition inside (lodo+de)

luu au

pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)

ma hee

where else

madahidu

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number seventy

madamada

verb compete (as between individuals); front of

mago

adjective bad weather (high wind or rain, or rough seas)

magona

adjective extraordinary,outstanding,unusual

malingalinga

noun sideburns (of hair)

mango

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noun shark

masole ange

barely scratched

massagalala

noun burned (food)

mataodao

noun fishsp.: cornetfish

me hagadaahao

noun toy

mmadu

noun fishsp.: mojarrafish (= small sugimanga)

mmahi

adjective strong, strength, force, power,energy

momo dai sii

a very very little (in quantity)

moni lele

noun airplane

muli lele

noun the rear tip of the turtle shell

naivi

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noun knife

ngaage nei

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ngaangauda

verb habitually ngauda

ngadoa

verb to have ngado

ngani mai

ngani toward oneself; fit (of clothes)

ngole

verb use up, use unwisely (not saving some for later), waste

noho dau donu

sit quietly

odomalie

adjective delicious (of coconut apples only)

onge

verb famine

onoonogia

verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite

pago

adjective the sound of any sudden violent contact; the sound of an explosion

pensele

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noun pencil

saabai moni doo

carry a canoe (over the reef at low tide)

sali daadaa

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verb perspire

savasavala

adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy

sele gi tonu

make sure of

singa gee

lean away from

sogoisi

adjective

ssele i de niho

damn it!

sseni

verb sleep (pl.)

Example: Gilaadeu nogo sseni anaboo. (They slept all night.)

taina madua ahine

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noun elder sister

tangada dee doo gi de me

uncouth person

tua

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uubiho

head-first presentation of a fetus at birth