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anei loo

these (here) are the ones

anga gee

turn one’s attention away from

angeange laa

the one following the one in question

aoaonga

noun way of staying up until daybreak

baa ssalu

adjective carom off violently

booi

noun a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and coconut juice)

bula de ganomada

get mad

daane honu

noun a person of many accomplishments

dagisoa

adjective many (people) at each (time or place, etc.)

dahola

verb fish, hunt (at night)

dala gaogao

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

dangada gai dangada

cannibal

dao bagu

verb dry out (fish or food to preserve it)

dao ssanga

noun roof support (top) poles, wall plates

daumaha daahili

noun song service (in church)

deai ange

no more, no other

deai donu

adjective none at all

dee heloongoi

adjective misunderstand one another; mismated (not matched properly); not fit; not able to get along with

dii de laa

the shining of the sun

dili de lima

to swing one’s arms (when walking)

dodi

adjective have a limp (physical condition)

dogi hulihuli

noun <= sauligi>

dogoduli

adjective crouch on all fours

duai

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noun bench fitted with a tool to grate coconuts

duu de --

adjective having plenty of

duulanga

noun the sector from which the wind blows

duusaba

noun a type of musical instrument (a stretched palm leaf jiggled while blown against)

ga vaa laa dangada

oh dear (that’s not good)

gaalau-ango

noun plantsp.: tumeric plant (curcuma sp.)

gaaui

verb take (someone) along (with one) (esp.carrying, etc.)

gadinibidi

a type of fishook made from pearl shell

gaini

noun any lattice-like arrangement

gannui ngadaa

adjective a coconut which has less gannui than would be expected at its stage of maturity

gauligi ange

younger than

gili dama

verb soft-skinned

gina

noun fishsp.: rainbowrunner

gulu daladala

breadfruit with rough skin

hagaalahenua

verb provide land for

hagabasaa

verb be talked into

hagadania

verb a type of prepared food made from breadfruit

hagadotodi

verb walk with a limp (temporarily)

hagaduu eidu

superstitious; to believe in ghosts.

hagaduu ssaalanga

adjective search intently for

hagaduulanga

noun method of construction; appearance (e.g., of a ship, house, or other construction)

hagaduulou

verb eat ravenously

hagamaingaa

verb cause one to feel maingaa

hagassogalia

verb

hagatau

verb arrange (in order), a program; name one after another; refuse to do one’s part because of someone else’s actions

hagatoo donu

verb promise, contract1 with; swear to the truth of

hai dangada

adjective the relationship between relatives, related (of persons)

hanngoda dua agau

fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll).

helelei

adjective fly at the same time

hilo

verb mix; braid strands of sennit

huadia

noun fishingpole

huahua ai

be in charge of, control, lead

hungi

verb tricks of self-defense (some of which are like judo or karate)

kano mouli

adjective fresh meat (including fish)

kena

adjective pale; whitish-yellow

kivi

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adjective thin (for people)

lalaa

verb sizzling noise (as in frying)

lalo

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preposition under

lao

noun the posterior portion of the coconut crab

leba

verb flap in the wind (like a flag)

leia

verb be jumped upon; be landed upon

leia togomouli

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verb have hiccups

lele age

regain consciousness; epilepsy; surfacing (of flying fish)

lima

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hand

llingi

verb pour out,spill out (sand)

lodo baageaa

adjective weak-willed, easily tempted; excitedeasily by the opposite sex

loha

verb fathom (the span of one’s outstretched arms)

loiho

adjective go or come down (or toward the lagoon)

maaidigi

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noun August

mada ahodo

verb any place where seawater seeps into the taro bog

mada ligiligi

adjective having small eyes or holes

mada mmea

dark red

magamagalili

adjective frequently magalili

maluulu

adjective cool

mama

noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)

manenga

noun fishsp. (= a very large balagia, 3-4 feet long)

manu-de-bua

noun birdsp.: sacredkingfisher (halcyon sancta) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)

mau goloa

rich in material possessions

modimodi

adjective walk stealthily in a crouch

muli tuuele danuaa

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good afternoon

munamuna

adjective a short prayer

nebu

verb to do something so earnestly that one has no time to talk; be very busy

ngadi ubu

noun an empty coconut shell used as a container

nnoo

adjective covetous,envious

oga

to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick

oha

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verb break (transitive)

olaadeu

pronoun their (for plural, inalienable noun)

oohia

verb (for a canoe) to be able to navigate on the reef (i.e., the tide not being so low that it is too shallow)

saesaele

verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)

sauligi

noun a type of adze (with a rotatable head)

seisei

pipefish

singilidi

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noun t-shirt

sogosogo

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orphaned

somo boi

grow abnormally (having defects)

sugi

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tail

tabuvae

noun toe

uiila

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noun lightning