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ahe ina

wind around completely once

alava

noun fish sp.: shark sp.

alili

noun mollusk sp.: turbo argyrostoma

anaa muhuu

how about those

balavini

adjective clumsy, awkward (e.g., in carriage)

boo adu laa

day after tomorrow at night

bulobulou

verb to net flying fish

bulubulu malo

noun rag

daane dee lahilahia

noun a very special one (rarely seen)

dabeo

verb unclean,unkempt

dada gaehala

verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)

daemahaanga

noun heaviness,sadness,unhappiness

daga holiage

verb surrounding area; tocut or make a ring around

dama gaiaa

adjective to hangaround someone’s house in theexpectation of being served food

dii

verb shine (sun)

dilimangali

verb to catch flying fish

dolodolona

verb often flooded

doo gaiaa

ambush; attack by surprise or stealth

dungudungua

verb repeatedly smell (something)

duulua

noun jack (fish sp); large alaala

gada-laagau-ngauda

noun fishsp.: rudderfish

galagalani

adjective come close to the end of

galemu

unclassified

gangong

noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking

gii talinga

tinnitus

goloa labagau

noun carpenter’s tools

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pronoun you (dual)

gulu bala

tree-ripened breadfruit

haa mee

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noun coconut for drinking

hagaava

verb make a channel

hagabaua

verb figureout, determine

hagadau kino

verb hate each other

hagadino

verb provide a portion or share

hagadoopeva

verb playatrickon

hagaidaida

verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing

haganoho

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verb stop

hagaongaonga

verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music

hagaoomea

verb to wait until oomea

hagapilo

verb let decay; allow to stink

hai de hagamaanadu

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

hai gainga

adjective make an area messy by throwing trasharound

hai me

industrious

hai sogosogo

adjective masturbate oneself

hanu

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verb have

hohonga

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noun nest

hongagelegele

honu baabaa

adjective fill to the brim

ialona

noun a type of string figure

ise-ngaio

noun fishsp.: needlefish

kalo

adjective sharp (as a knife); a sharp pointed canoe (designed to ride easily in rough seas)

kii

adjective win,overcome

kona loo

too much

labaai

verb the confluence, on the reef, of a big wave and the backwash

lahalahi

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adjective wide

lau kohu

adjective growing well (of plants)

leo

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noun sound; voice

lili baasi gee

accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member

llao

verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole

luei todo

adjective cough up blood

luu aana

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pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)

luu alaadeu

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pronoun their (for dual, alienable noun)

maaili

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adjective fast

maanadu gelo

adjective profound thoughts

mada ligiligi

adjective having small eyes or holes

magamagalil ~ magalillili

adjective frequently magalili

magau de lima

a paralyzed arm

malaia

adjective have luck which is unexpected (esp. bad, in which case considered retribution for past deeds)

malo huna

adjective breechclout

mangoo-senga

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

manua

verb diseased

masa bagubagu

adjective dry reef (at very low tide)

me pasa

noun radio

mee hai ada

camera

mmene ono me

to be unable to go to the toilet, owing to the approach of people

moe danuaa

adjective die in peace

molo

verb to make a knot of hair

moni galele

noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing

moni sulu

noun submarine

moounga

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noun mountain

ngauda

adjective an unenthusiastic fisherman

ngavesi haangoda

noun fishing tacklebox

nngaolia

verb noise (a loud, individually perceived, noise)

nnoo

adjective covetous,envious

noho maadai

adjective sit quietly

noonogia

verb bloated from ingesting too much fat

odi ange

even (number); complete (none missing); reach the maximum

ogo

noun purlin

oha

break, break up, destroy; damage, ruin

pagola

noun bad luck, punishment

puli

verb grab up all at once

sabanaana

a phosphorescent flash in the water

salaa

flying fish

see boiboi saele

stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious

seesee hagadibabida

waddle

siba

verb move to one side (involuntarily) whilewalking

sigale

scull (a boat)

sii bido lua

vomiting and having diarrhea at the same time (’flowing from both ends’)

tao o de moso

coconut frond spine which has fallen and stuck upright in the ground

taumee

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noun bud of the coconut palm

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valu

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