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abo sala

adjective mean (by nature), unkind

aheahe

verb keep returning

alohanga

noun a streak of smooth water in the sea

anaa laa

these (there) which were there

au madua

verb a type of ocean current far from land in which drifting objects collect

baalanga

noun metal (any kind)

basa maalie

adjective speak moderately

biho

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noun head

bili makaga

love

bole

adjective bawl out, be angry; be mad (as indicated by one’s movements)

boo gi de gai

continually wanting to eat

boo hagadanu malama

the nights on which the quarter moon is obscured by rain

daa de hia

what time is it

dabadaba

noun slipperlobster

dabadaba

verb twinkling,flashing,winking

dagadagalia

verb heavily travelled

dala

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verb unfasten, undo, untie

dalo

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noun soft taro

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dangada baoa

noun dead person buried at sea who washesback up on shore

dangada gaiaa

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noun theives

dao

noun spear, branch of

daogave

noun a type of coconut tree

dau maagau

noun a period during which many people die

daubasa

a great many

daubulebule

adjective spotted (covered with spots)

deai me ao ai

useless

denei ai huu

this is it still

dogo

verb to punt (propel a canoe by poling); puntpole

duu saba

unstable, poorly balanced

gai nnao

adjective exaggerate (esp. in storytelling)

galo

noun fishsp.: goatfish (= small vede)

gaua

verb to have enlarged lymph nodes

gaugau dalinga

noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle

gelu-uliuli

noun fishsp.: tang

haalo

verb extend one’s hand, reach out; to expect things from others, and accept too readily

hadu-uli

noun coralsp.: bluecoral

hagaahe mai

adjective return to the fold

hagaalo-mea

verb cause to be red (of fully mature coconut meat)

hagaduu ngae

adjective earnestly; to the limits of one’s capacity; struggle (e.g., to complete work)

hagagalele

verb teach to galale

hagahaunu

verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages

hagaida

verb to bare one’s teeth (by opening the lips)

hagamademade gaiaa

verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)

hagatoo donu

verb promise, contract1 with; swear to the truth of

hagatugu tai

ebbing of tide

hai gaavenga

verb restless (of a child)

hai muna

adjective public meeting

hakide

verb to reveal oneself to someone (of a ghost); to show (familiarize with)

hale gai

noun restaurant

hale goloa

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noun store

halehale dagodo

adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)

hhali

verb scoop up (of solids only)

hhudi

verb pull

hinangalomalie

adjective feel happy or contented or at peacewith the world

huamanu

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noun fruit

huna me

a habitual thief

ina

verb to light up an area at night (esp. for hunting land crabs)

laagau ssui

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noun wet wood

laagei

noun

laangi hagadaahao

noun fieldday

langa

verb weave

lebidi

noun birdsp.: whitetern

leevaa

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noun river

libolibo ange

drunk, dizzy, crazy

lodo dagidahi

have differing views (within a group of people)

loua ama

verb to sail with the outrigger float partially submerged

maakau loo dangada

now we’re in trouble

maamaanadu

verb keep thinking about

magona

adjective extraordinary,outstanding,unusual

malo lau manu

cloth with a flowered pattern

malu gohu

adjective becoming darker (as when the sky becomes overcast)

manu-de-boo

noun centipede

maoli

noun a suspicion which proves to be true

masagage

adjective good at fighting

me gee

a coconut without any meat

moni lele

noun airplane

mother

tinana

musumusu laa lalo

whisper softly

nebu

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

ngaangaalu

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ngudu aahua

islet shore (except that facing the lagoon)

nngaoa

verb noisy (a loud, individually perceived, noise)

noho hagamaaiongi

adjective to sit as though stunned (i.e., as though hagamaaiongi)

nooligi

a small knife

nuinui

noun a special kind of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net

ono

noun fishsp.: barracuda

pee

adjective pass wind (flatus)

saabai

verb lift up and carry; carry (a burden)

saba

verb be in a precarious position

sao de leo

clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice

seseu

verb push (now and into the future)

soe age

straight up; decide (for oneself)

soe lodo modu

to remain (or sit, or stand) motionless (as when praying)

somo

adjective grow, develop; coconutapple

ssuanga

stained in one place

tugi lima

noun elbow

ubu haohao

type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream

uli

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adjective dark (in color), blackened; covered with (people, flies, etc.)

vai huaamee

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noun coconut water from a young green coconut

vinivini

noun wrinkle (fabric)