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abo

adjective capable, correct (suitable), true; feel comfortable

alaa nei

those now

aliali

noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut

anga

verb the span of the outstretched thumb and little finger; a measurement of one span

bapaba

adjective flutter against (as a hooked fish)

bibi

noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.

bidoa

verb lift or hold one end of something

bigi

adjective be caught between two or more other things

bii o madahasi

a certain kind of phosphorescence in seawater at night

bubu sala

adjective move unskillfully

buuganga

noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose

daaloa

verb to have been stabbed (esp. accidentally by hanga)

dada moni

adjective to beach a canoe without using runners

dadango

verb repeatedly fall upon

dae banibani

noun the white excretion of the banibani

dagaligiligi

adjective broken into small pieces

dagodo hai sala

fornication

dagodolia

verb be slept upon for a long time ;be in place for a long time

daholaa

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verb fish, hunt (at night)

dangada baoa

noun dead person buried at sea who washesback up on shore

dangaligi

noun type of basket

daumaha hagaulu

noun the church service at which new members are accepted

delaa tee madea

hard to tellapart from; resemble closely

denei ange maalie

this is exactly right

dua dama

verb the pallor of a female following childbirth

dugu dagidahi

verb place (or leave off) one at a time

eba

a sleeping mat (child’s)

gai modo

verb eat when still unripe

gai moumou

verb wasteful of food

gaigai a usu

flatus

gasia

verb worthwhile,important,valuable

gau mai moni

noun foreigners (lit., ’people who came in canoes’)

gili iga

noun a type of high cloud

gili laa

verb suntanned

gili somo

noun the coconut meat of a germinating coconut (after the coconut apple has been removed)

giliisi

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noun fat

go

hano

gulabe

noun rectum

haele

verb bringup (children), discipline (children)

hagabunia

verb closeup, bringtogether

hagadaina

verb to put (someone) into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)

hagadegelia

verb

hagademo

verb pout

hagadubu hue vini

the name of a certain type of string figure

hagaduu gaiaa

adjective suspicious by nature

hagaduuduulanga

a style of construction (consistently followed)

hagaeligi

verb treat as an eligi

hagahaibodu

verb wedding; perform a wedding

hagahaunu

verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages

hagahoohanga

verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a place for their nesting

hagalima (ina)

verb make a total of five

hagamoolau

verb hurry, rush

hagamou

verb include in a mou

hagamudumudu

verb do slowly, delay

hagasuihage

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verb exchange, trade

hai me galasi

to steal after having sort of asked for

hai taelodo

adjective obtain something in great number

haiadaligi

noun the eldest child of the eldest child

hale pono

noun prison, jail

haonga i ode

noun urethra

hhanga

split open, open up, or separate, all at once.

i hee ai goe

you lose

ilaage

adjective free of (sickness, hardship, etc.)

kano maailaba

noun the wood next to the core of a tree

kii mai

verb decreasing

laa ange

and those there

labodo

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noun snake

lae

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noun forehead

langadia

verb able to remain afloat with a load

lau maalie

verb neat-appearing hair or feathers

legia

noun birdsp.: white-cappednoddy (anous minutus)

lodo llidi

a well-dressed man (always wanting to llidi)

madahaa

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number forty

maduilau

noun fishsp.: goatfish

magau donu i de lodo

want desperately

magi haahine

adjective menstruation

magi labua gee

upset stomach (nausea)

maidigi

noun august

malo gulu

barkcloth, made from the inner skin of the breadfruit

malui

adjective turned (in a direction), reversed, transpose

maluilui

adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over

maluu

verb soft

manu dudu dangada

noun insectsp. (= manu-de-laama)

massiva

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number ninety

me hagasengasenga

noun riddle,parable

modu gee

cut away from; separated from

molomolo

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adjective round, clear in outline

muna pada

noun harsh words

musumusu

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verb whisper

namu

noun mosquito

nengenenge

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verb tickle; to catch an octopus by tickling it (to dislodge it from its hole)

ou

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yes

saabudu

noun fishsp. (= large saagahinoa)

sagulaa

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noun marlin

sali ssaavale

verb salivate

sege gee

slip or slide away from

seloo

numeral millions

somo

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noun sprouting coconut; white meat of a sprouting coconut

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taigaa

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noun tiger

tamana odogu dinana

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noun maternal grandfather