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aahee laa

which were those

aahu

adjective the intense pain resulting from having one’s skin punctured by a poisonous fish

adi saele

adjective disseminate information

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noun dawn

au taadaaia

verb don’t rush take it easy

baa iho

adjective low (in altitude)

baasi

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noun side

bauanga

noun worth, value

boo mai ange laa

the second night following

daaemai

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verb arrive

daagoli pelaaini

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noun fried taro and banana biscuit

dae maduu

noun a method of pulling flying fish into the canoe with a hand net

dagimomo

adjective few for each one

dala-loa

noun fishsp.: squirrelfish

dami

verb close1 one’s jaws; closing of the two halves of a clam shell

dangada vai gelegele

a person of filthy appearance or habits

danuaa

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adjective good

datada

noun fishsp.: snapper (= small dada)

dau namu

noun mosquitonet

dau ngaadahi

adjective equally stretched (of two or more ropes)

daumaha hagatoo donu

noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)

dee dolia

verb impossible to find the equal of(dehors concours)

dee kai laa dangada

so, it’s not so after all (just as we believed at first); no wonder

deehee

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how

denei ai laa

this is that then

denei ange naa

about this , much more...

diba

adjective not level, tipped to one side

dibononi

noun the youngest child of a couple

dino

adjective a share of, allotment, portion

doo de gai me

miss a meal or meals (leading tonausea when eating is resumed)

doo me

verb plant things

duanui

noun hard middle ridge of the coconut palm leaf

duudanga aheahe

noun refrain (of song)

duudanga daahili

noun verse of a song

e hia

how much

edeemaua

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impossible

gaba de aasanga

a side of the watercourses between islets on the atoll

gai me

adjective eat food

galamada

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noun eye

gau ivi

verb skinny

gili sau

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verb undress

giligili tai

noun horizon

gimoo lele

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noun bat

gulu

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noun breadfruit tree

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haa lodo

noun the inner coconut palm frond

hagadabu

verb restrict

hagadaguu

noun a small axe, hatchet

hagadaina

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

hagadeeai

verb refuse to

hagasuihage

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verb exchange, trade

hagatala gee

wanting always to hagatala

hagausiusi de me

a sky covered with rain clouds

hakai

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noun earring

hanu me

secret friend of the opposite sex

hesuisuihagi

verb repeatedly hesuihagi

hhano gi daha

to wash one’s hands in such a way that the dirty water does not fall back into the basin or well

hidu llau

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number seven hundred

hoea

verb covered with sunburn blisters

hooia donu huu

at the best possible time or place

huaamee daahaa

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noun second stage of a green coconut

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huaamee mugamuga

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noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut

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i hee ai goe

you lose

ilo

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noun worm

iloo me

adjective charlatanism

laagei

noun

laanningi

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noun sleeveless shirt

lama

a dry coconut leaf

lauasaasa

verb skinny

leia

verb be jumped upon; be landed upon

lele

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verb fly

leuleu

adjective becoming leu (ripe)

llava

verb finished ; wealthy ; wrap; meat or fish (for a meal)

llea

adjective say loudly

lua lodo

adjective undecided

luu aagu

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pronoun my (for dual, alienable noun)

ma tua

besides

maadau duiagi

noun a fishhook of a special type (for duiagi fishing)

maagau

verb die (plural subj.)

maagila

verb to appear to be barely separated (as islets on the atoll when seen from a distance); parted slightly

madaa gai

noun firstfruits

madaangahulu maa haa

number fourteen

maga

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verb throw

maga ahi

noun glowing embers (without a flame)

magamagalili

adjective frequently magalili

magaugau

adjective easily faint or lose consciousness;mortality-prone (e.g., of a family)

manu-mangamanga

noun starfish

mau

adjective usual ; usually

me pasa

noun radio

mounuunu

verb easily mounu

ngadi diinonga

noun pagan gods,idols

noa

verb tied (as with rope)

noho

verb stay, sit, stop; freeze,coagulate; live (at); remain(somewhere); be situated

omaau

pronoun our (dual, exclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)

oomea

adjective afternoon (late)

osia

verb taken for planting

sele gi tonu

make sure of

siili

a stick used in a children’s game

suugulu

verb learn

taigaa

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noun tiger

ubu

noun cup