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adaada age

first light of the moon

adumodu

noun group of islets; atoll (collection of islets)

baabaa

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bagu

noun scab, crust

basa maalie

adjective speak moderately

daaholi paalaaini

noun fried taro and banana biscuit

dada saele

adjective always being borrowed

dagahia de agau

reef which has been trampled previously by lobster hunters (and therefore is poor for lobstering)

dagosala

verb death, die (of a person)

dahuli de madangi

a change of wind direction

dala gaogao

noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs

danu de laa

the setting of the sun

dau lango

verb the season during which flies are most numerous

daumaha de manu

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

day

laangi

dee madaladala de langi

raining without let-up

delaa ai

therefore (with respect to that there)

dele de mahaa

starting to crack

denaa muhuu

how about that one

denei huu

this is it still

diinei de lodo

become calmer (after being angry)

dinana donu

noun natural mother

dogi

noun adze

dua

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noun east

dua nnui

adjective violence; a type of rope (thick, with thick strands)

dugu dahi

verb accomplish or complete something in asingle effort; fishing with a single line

duu kolu

adjective stand bracing oneself

gaagose

noun seacucumber sp.

gadinibidi

noun a type of fishhook (made from pearl shell)

gai lima dahi

to eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)

gaibea lausedi

trapezeid crab

gau henua gee

foreigners (lit., ’people from other lands’)

gauligi mai ange

the one next younger still

giba

verb swelling of the testicles

gili ulunga

noun pillowcase

giliini

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adjective green

gona

noun belly button

goononga gee

to setarecord

guaha

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why

haangoda dua beau

a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)

hadi modu

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

hagaaonga

noun way of staying up until daybreak

hagadeegide

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verb be blind

hagadoa

verb act like a giant

hagadogaa dangada

adjective embarrass people by one’s actions

hagaduu me

miserly

hagalagolago

verb cause to increase in numbers, multiply

hagamadagu

verb scare (someone); frighten (someone)

hagasaele age

adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)

hagassoe

verb straighten out; decide an issue (byhigher authority)

hai aoa ina

verb bear misshapen fruit

hai gi de mahi

do or take by force,rape

haidama

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verb, adjective pregnant

hale de henua

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thatched-roof house (lit. island house)

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hhagi gee

turn away from (to avoid),veer

hhao tuula

adjective to sail so as to fill one’s sails with wind (sailing crosswind)

hidi de honu

movement of a turtle (when feeding orsubmerging)

hili de hau

make a hau

hua modo

noun fisheggs (immature)

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pronoun he, she, it

iai maalie

adjective just about right

kaagi

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adjective brown

kai

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noun story (fictional, such as a fairy tale)

kala

adjective fragrance (esp. of food)

kangi de hagasaele

a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)

kono

adjective grunt (once)

kumi tangi

adjective to control one’s crying

laangi mua anaahi

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noun day before yesterday

lolo

noun oil

longolongo iho dalinga

pick up information from others’conversation

lou gulu

adjective pick breadfruit

luu malau ngudu

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noun lips

luuluu haha

adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle

maamaaua

adjective frequently maaua

madaduai

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noun tool used to grate coconuts

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madannia i lodo

noun middlefinger

madavaivai

noun a type of knot used in net-making

mahola gimoo

adjective to have many dead animals (or fish) lying about

manu dudu dangada

noun insectsp. (= manu-de-laama)

manu-de-boo

noun centipede

masaia

verb trapped by low water (e.g., canoes, or fish on the reef at low tide)

me hholu

noun bow (for an arrow)

milo

verb twist, turn (something, as a faucet),wind, wring

milo gee

to turn the opposite way

milomilosanga

noun the way in which a current moves about

moloa

verb knotted (of hair)

ngadoa

verb to have ngado

ngalogu

adjective push in, crumple up; bend out ofshape (temporarily); easily changedin shape (esp. by pushing)

ngaoheohe

verb easily bent (impermanently)

noobiho

adjective be enemies (of individuals only)

oaa

adjective a sound indicating disagreement ordispleasure; oh my gosh

pilo bopobo

adjective musty smell

saga gee

saga away from; extend out inspace

saunoa

intensifier very

sigi de hagahala

a technique of finishing a mat edge

sobo

adjective rise up (as the sun), get up, jump up

tahi-malama

noun January (’first month’)

tangada sinaa ina

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noun gray-haired person

tee langi

noun sky

veli

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noun sea urchin