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aboabongi

adjective easily capsizable

ahine

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noun woman

alaa ai loo

those there then are

alaa naa

those only

alobagi

verb a lagoonward sandspit next to a channel between islets on the atoll

amo

verb lift up

ana

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pronoun his/her (for plural, alienable noun)

aoa-laosedi

noun gorgonian (coelenterate), false blackcoral

babaiangi

verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)

bigobigo

adjective bent up (having several bends)

bodu ode hine

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noun husband

boiboi

adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy

bolo iho

adjective to make oneself the beneficiary of a will which one has made for another

boobodo

adjective occurring at short intervals

bulada

noun banana tree fibers (for making cloth)

daamadaa-sele

noun insectsp.: waterbug

dabagau

noun a type of floor mat

daelodo

noun number, figure; the outrigger boombetween the giado madua and the giado manu

dagabe

noun fishsp.: snapper

dagadagasala

verb be always blamed for

dagahi ange gi de --

serve as a side dish for

dagihia

how many for each

dango de langi

downpour (of rain)

danuaa mai i hee

good according to whom

dao me hholu

noun arrow (for a bow)

dau namu

noun mosquitonet

davage

noun birdsp.: white-tailedtropicbird(phaethon lepturus)

dee baa tae

stay for only a very short time

dele de gada

smile

denga hhuge --

upward current

diibuli

noun a doll representing a spirit

doo i de...

expulsion or voluntary withdrawal(from a group)

duu hagasabasaba

adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall

duudagi

verb connect up, join up, continue upon

duuli

verb surround

gabaduu

verb to sail a canoe against the wind; paddle or pole a canoe against the current

gadigadi gauvae

adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)

geu

verb shake one’s head (once) to one side

giba

verb swelling of the testicles

goa

noun termite

goa

noun termite

golee bukaliaa

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noun Indian mulberry, cheese fruit (seeds)

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gumi

noun a measurement: by tens of fathoms

hagaditidi vae dahi

hop on one foot

hagagili

verb cause to have skin disease

hai de boo (o)

celebrate the birthday (of)

hai dodo

verb bleeding profusely

hai hegau

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verb do work

hai vaivai me

have sexual relations

hale daumaha

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noun church

hano ahe

adjective echo

hhango

verb wakeup (someone)

hhano

verb wash one’s own hands (or mouth)

hhoda

adjective gasp for breath (once)

hie unu

thirsty

holo

verb swallow

honga iainei

at this time,these days

huugaabungubungu

very plump

ivi laanui

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backbone

koli

verb scrape off (with one’s finger), scratch up

lahu

verb investigate (to prove one’s suspicions)

lalo ade

solar plexus (considered the seat of feeling)

laulau a sogo

noun a type of basket

legalega

noun smallness

lengisi

noun insectsp.: moth spp.

lilo bule

adjective covered up completely

lodo lanea

adjective indecisive,confused

lua-laangi

time noun tuesday (’second day’)

maalava

verb the fatty part of the turtle

maasae

adjective hatched

madaono

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number sixty

mahi

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powerful

mahola gimoo

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

mamu-madohi-lua

noun fishsp.: parrotfish

manava duuia

adjective nervous, apprehensive (suddenly)

manu

noun animal, plant (flora); coral head; throat spacer of a flying fish net; March (month)

me hhadu

noun falsehood,lie

me maimai

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candy

modo

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adjective unripe

molo

noun a noose for fishing

mouli dangada

noun delinquent person (periodically exhibiting bad behavior)

mulegi

show off (in front of members of the opposite sex)

muna o de henua

a community meeting (for listening to speeches or instructions)

ngaaheahe

verb taro which is watery or gummy

ngadau iho

younger

nngao dalinga

adjective hurting in the ears from noise

noho lalo

adjective overloaded (almost to the point of sinking)

noho mua

adjective overloaded in front (of a canoe)

odi iho

adjective just finished

saniba

silversides

se biho

clever (scheme or trick)

seseu

verb push (now and into the future)

sinasinaina

adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)

somo

verb grow, develop; coconut apple

ssoi

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

tamaa gauligi

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noun child

ugu

rub (with pressure, as with sandpaper); the skin of the stingray used for sanding

vele

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verb to weed (a garden); to clear bush (overgrowth); to pluck (feathers)

velevele

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verb to clear land (or a path, etc.) of weeds and underbrush

vilidogi

catterbox, a person who speaks fast