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abongi

adjective capsize

alaala

noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)

anailaanei

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today

avaava

verb full of holes

baa sege

adjective carom off

baabaa tugi lau

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noun log on which the pandanus leaf is smashed

baalanga

noun metal (any kind)

baalanga tea

noun stainless steel

baalanga tugi

noun nail (of metal)

babaiangi ina

cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type

baeao

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noun coconut husk

bungadogi

adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)

busi

verb blow (with the mouth)

buubuu

verb divination

daahaa mada balabala

the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa

daahaa mada makaga

the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii

dabuvae

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noun toes

dagaligiligi

adjective broken into small pieces

daha de hia maa

about what time is it

dahinga

noun way of shaving

dau manu

verb flock of birds (feeding on a school of fish)

de mee laa

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that one (over there)

dee hagabaulia

underestimate,misjudge

delaa loo

that was it

doadoa

verb the sound made to attract chickens

dolo mea

noun spiny starfish

donadona

covered in warts/moles

doo tahulinga

bad-mannered

dua dama

verb the pallor of a female following childbirth

duudua-a-de-honu

noun seaweedsp.

duumaa de gelegele

numeral trillion (a million million)

eidu

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god, ghost, spirit

gasi

noun mollusksp.: asaphis dichotoma

gasogaso

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adjective narrow (skirts, fabric, road)

gatae

fishing net (attached to a frame or handle)

gave lodo

adjective attract attention

giba

verb swelling of the testicles

gidigidi laa lalo

a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive

giigii

noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu

gili solasola

verb leathery black skin (of humans)

goononga

noun a record (set in competitive sports)

hagaaugaua

verb cause to be infected

hagahaibodu

verb wedding; perform a wedding

hagahedae

verb make equal; go to meet

hagahoohanga

verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a placefor their nesting

hagamadaagi

verb to teach someone to madaagi

hagamaimai

verb sweeten

hagamao lalo

verb humble,modest

hagausinga

noun raincloud (includes all cumulus types)

hakaligali

verb grooved

hakohu luu mada

squint (eyes),frown

hano ai huu

forever

hudaa moni

noun a fleet of canoes

hulu i de lenga

to paint one’s body with tumeric

iloo

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verb know

kai, dalanga

story

laa manusomo

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noun branch

laanningi

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noun sleeveless shirt

laba

verb flash (as of lightning)

laulau

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overripe coconut apple

laulau dao gai

noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven

lehua

verb blurred; covered with ashes

lele

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verb fly

lenga

noun a preparation made from ango and doidoi (q.v.)

llibo ange luu vae

run

loange

adjective go (to the place away from both the speaker and hearer)

lodo hinangalosaa

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depression (feeling)

lodo mmahi

adjective persistent,patient,persevering

lohaloha

verb measure off in fathoms

longoiho

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verb feel

maadau gina

noun a type of fishhook (for gina fishing)

mada duulanga

noun an important position (spatially)

madaa duge

noun the tip of a duge

madala

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verb be unfastened; be untied; bloomed

madaniiga

verb ingrown callus

magaahi

noun embers

manaunaua

verb crazy,insane

manu de gabadanga

noun the bird leading a flock (of ngongo) to a school of fish

mmoli

verb haul (all at once or as fast as possible)

moni hagadeledele

noun model (or toy) canoe

muna o de henua

noun a community meeting (for listeningto speeches or instructions)

muu

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

naba

adjective a slip of the tongue

ngalue mai

decrease

ngaoheohe

verb easily bent (impermanently)

nnamu

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verb smell

nngao dalinga

adjective hurting in the ears from noise

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verb freed, be

omaau

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

se agoo

adept at

seesee hagadibadiba

adjective waddle

sigo

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verb catch

sisi

verb to move one end of something long and thin by pressure on the other end; to lift a fishing pole; to write (with a pen or pencil); cut copra

soesoe

adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight

ssoi

to foretell a death by words or actions (which cause death)

sua hadu umu

stones (dead coral) used in the earth oven

taina ahine odogu dinana

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noun maternal aunt

tainadaane madua

noun elder brother

tea

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adjective white

tinana o dogu damana

noun paternal grandmother