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aau

verb remove

aha dea

noun driftwood sp. (white in the center)

au dili uda

an ocean current flowing toward land

ava

noun fish sp. (= large tonu, also = large hagaodalolo)

bangabanga

noun fish sp.

bie

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

bige

noun a strip of land extending into the sea or a swamp

daaea

noun fishsp.: snapper (= large babudaea)

daane mada duulanga

noun a person able to do things others cannot

dagua-bodo

noun fishsp.: tuna sp.

dai sagana iho goe

watchout

dao tili

noun a spear or harpoon to which a line is attached

dau ngaadahi

adjective equally apportioned

de ahiahi danua

good evening

denga meenei

these ones (plural)

dengaa

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determiner very many (plural of denga); an uncountable number

dinoanga hulu

adjective a council (of ten) formerlyhaving broad legislative and judicialpowers on the atoll

dohi dilo

verb to strip dilo (to make plaited hats, etc.)

doo gaiaa

ambush; attack by surprise or stealth

dungu iho

adjective smell oneself

duu mugamuga

half of an unripe coconut; buttock

edeemaua

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impossible

ege ange

move (something) over

gaa de malala

gada

noun fishsp.: jack

galoi

galubu

a type of toy

gango

adjective burned (overcooked food)

ganomada

noun eye

giidagi

verb relish (meat or fish, or something substituting for meat or fish, eaten with taro, etc.)

gini

verb pick with one’s fingers; to pinch off, or pinch and pull at the same time

goe

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pronoun you (singular, object)

gubu vae

foot, ankle

gubulima

noun wrist

haaligi

verb wrap from under, wrap around; to wrap something (e.g., a present)

haamaga

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noun hammock

hadahada

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chest

hadi modu

adjective sheer drop-off (as at the edge of a cliff)

hagaaha

verb cause to do what

hagaaloalo-uli

verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)

hagaalongaa

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verb to be quiet

hagadaulooloa

verb prolong,extend

hagadubu dinae

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagakona

verb become (or make) much worse

hagaleo

verb to produce sound

hagalilo

verb take shelter, to shelter (somethingfrom the elements); blockout (from sight)

hagaola

verb save from

hagatili

verb swoop down, swoop across

hahine

noun woman

hai de hagamaanadu

remembrance, observance of (e.g., a holiday)

hai de hai

adjective stubborn, willful

hai me moolau

an habitually fast worker

hai samu

verb to gossip

hale gaugau

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noun bath house

hau manu

noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace

hhudi

verb pull

hoa

noun side (of humans), below the hips

honu-uda

noun insectsp. (small and turtle-like)

hua nnui

adjective having large fruit or nuts (of trees)

huaaboo

noun the whole night long

huaahuu

noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)

huaamee

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noun young green coconut

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igohinga

noun way of using igohi

ili taalanga

adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk at greatlength

iloo me

charlatanism

kii age

move upward; reach a certain age

laangi mua anaahi

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noun day before yesterday

laanui

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adjective big

lahhie

noun firewood

lale

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

lallala

verb warm oneself by the fire

lipaidonga

noun mollusksp.: turbo petholatus

llilo mai

decreasing (in number); becoming less

lolo manu-de-boo

a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes

luu duu

noun covers (of books), two halves

maadai

noun a cult official (who looked after the cult-house)

mada-galadi

noun fishsp.: jack

madaangahulu mano

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number ten thousands

malau age

free of hardship (after having had it)

manava i lunga

meamea --

adjective becoming red

mmau gava

adjective known by heart, memorized, know (how to do something) well

mouli danuaa

easy living, a good life

nabe

to look under the waistband or belt

nao baasua

verb to collect baasua

ngongo

noun black bird species (eats fish)

ngudu gaiaa

charlatan

ngudu-me

noun boundary of a taro plot

nigo

verb go around in a circle; wind around

oha de nnoho paba

disturb the peace

salasalani

verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over

se biho

clever (scheme or trick)

se galubu

very fast

se me be hee

extraordinary or unusual (esp. in size)

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noun plant species with white fragrant flowers

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somo haahine

adjective a fleshy (non-muscular) man

ssili mada

to faint, be unconscious

sumu ina

to make diamond-shaped designs in plaiting, or lashing

tamana o dogu damana

noun paternal grandfather

vaagia

found or caught doing something wrong