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amuamu iho

noun drizzle

baa ange

close to, near to

badai

adjective meddle in others’ affairs

banganga

noun fish sp.: wrasse

basa hagaeaea

adjective stutter

bolobolo a sogo

noun a type of basket

bulobulou

verb to net flying fish

buu

noun bladder, balloon, ball; the head of the octopus; a net on a long handle; a conch shell trumpet; or any other round, hollow, inflatable object

daalinga

noun an area near the flowering part of the coconut tree (where birds perch)

dabadaba

noun slipperlobster

dahea age

drift toward place where speaker is

dalanga a kai

a story which is not true

dalea

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adjective tired

danngaho

noun stomach

dau soa

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boyfriend, girlfriend, unmarried couple

dauaabulu

verb nearly sunk

daumaha de manu

noun christmas eve fete in the church at which "santa claus" appears

delaa laa ()

that there was it (was that it)

dilodilonga

noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance

dino

adjective a share of, allotment, portion

dogaa

adjective bashful, ashamed, shy, embarrassed

dogi

noun adze; a tapping movement

dogo

verb to punt (propel a canoe by poling); puntpole

doo de lolomango

separated (of crude coconut oil)

ga aha

and then did what

gai lima lua

eat greedily (with both hands)

gai ngaadai

adjective <= gai ngaadahi>

gaibea lausedi

trapezeid crab

galaahuu

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noun cheek

galo de laa

the reddish sky at sunset

geesaa

noun mollusksp.: fimbria soverbii

gina

noun fishsp.: rainbowrunner

gosigosia

verb scratched (of something solid only)

gubu dolo

noun a joint of the sugarcane

hadu me llanga

lay out plaited work

hadu-mangeo

noun cushionstarfish

hadu-uli

noun coralsp.: bluecoral

hagaai

adjective be in a serious situation

hagabungubungulia

verb cause to be expanded

hagadulagi

verb imitate, illustrate, give an example; fashion something to be like somethingelse

hagagalugalua

verb cause to have more and more galu

hagahana iho

adjective recook for a little while

hagamalamalama

verb shine

hagammahi

verb persevere, try hard to

hagatoo donu

verb promise, contract1 with; swear to the truth of

hai dangada

adjective the relationship between relatives, related (of persons)

hai gainga

adjective make an area messy by throwing trasharound

hakaogao

verb to sit on one buttock

hale dabeo

noun menstrualhut

hale denga manu

noun hive (house for animals)

hale gaugau

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noun bath house

hegai

verb eat ravenously

helui

adjective diminution of

hhola

verb hola at one time

hoimanu

noun fishsp.: eagleray

hugadoo

unclassified all (of things)

ivi laanui

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backbone

ivi sulu

noun a dislocation of bones such that the ends overlap (corrected by pulling)

kau

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verb swim

laaigi

noun a driftwood plant sp., with an aromaticsap which is used for perfume

labulabu sala

adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)

lau maalie

verb neat-appearing hair or feathers

lebidi

noun birdsp.: whitetern

llua laangi

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noun Tuesday

lo te

lodo aheahe

adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant

lodo bale

noun helpful (sort of person)

luu gili

noun labiaminora

ma

a measure of the quantity of flying fish (ssave) caught (by hundreds): e.g., dolu ma ’three hundred flying fish’

maagaga

adjective industrious

maaidigi

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noun August

maakau loo dangada

now we’re in trouble

mada mmea

adjective dark red

mada nia

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finger

mada nuui

adjective dark green in color

mada-umanga

noun the bud of a cyrtosperma taro corm

madamada a me

noun a miscellaneous assortment

maga ahi

noun glowing embers (without a flame)

mahanahanasia

verb warmed up

mahola

adjective to have been hola; plentiful (of food)

maido

noun fishsp.

malemale

noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body

malibilibi

adjective crack (of a whip)

manamanava

adjective <= manavanava>

manu

noun animal, plant (flora); coral head; throat spacer of a flying fish net; March (month)

masavaa

noun time when, time of; between, amongst

matolu

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number thirty

mmala

adjective sour; bitter

mmili mmili

verb to sift; rub between fingers

moni kalo

noun a canoe with rounded sides (designed to ride easily in rough seas)

moomada

adjective half-cooked

muli de huaalaangi

noun afternoon

nnoo hagamau me

insatiably acquisitive

ono laangi

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noun Saturday

paa de hatuli

rolling of thunder

sai moni

a fleet of canoes

se hagabau

do deliberately (esp. something bad); willful, mean

singa sogosogo

adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself

sissisi

adjective striped (having stripes)

ubu hhoa

type of prepared food dish made from taro cooked in a half coconut shell