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aboo nei

tonight (future)

baa galele

noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing

baa hagasalau

adjective make contact with while not aligned

bagibagi

noun

basa soe

adjective say what is on one’s mind; speak directly (so that one’s meaning is clear)

bido dagi

follow in order to spy on

biho

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noun head

boo gi dai

the period when the quarter moon appears in the west just after sunset

dadango

verb repeatedly fall upon

dagabuli

verb gather together in a group

daladala

verb say again and again

dalangasau

verb be quick-witted in an emergency

dangada dau duadae

a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)

dangidangi

adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant

daogili

noun

dau de madangi

be hit by (usually a strong) wind

dau looloa

adjective to tie at the end of a long tether

dauoni-baabaa

noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)

dee vaaseegina

hardly able to wait for

denei donu

this is it for sure

dudu de niho

a method of treating toothaches in which a burning root (of the aoa tree) is applied to the tooth (which later disintegrates)

duuduu manu

a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head

gadunga

fire-plow

gai baalau

verb eat messily (getting food on one’s face); make a mess (esp. involving liquid or organic material)

gai me hagadau doa

eat as though competing against othereaters in a test of manliness(e.g., to eat fish with the scales and all)

gai ngaadai

adjective <= gai ngaadahi>

galagala

noun spongesp. (several spp.)

gannui mada balabala

gannui which is soft and mushy

gau looloa gaadinga

noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts

gili

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noun skin

gini manu

verb pick flowers

gosigosi

verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly

haahine

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noun, adjective women; female

hagaalukaba

verb cause to leave quickly, force out

hagaaneane

verb console; excite sexually

hagabolo

verb to include in one’s will

hagadae

verb to give a hand net to

hagadania

noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)

hagamogomogo

verb take special care of, cherish

hagasegesege ange

allow someone to do as he pleases

hagasogosogoisi

verb

hai me

industrious

hala

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noun pandanus plant

hale

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noun hut

hebaledage

verb a confluence of currents (making the water choppy)

hhali lo te laagau

a depression in a log (an abnormal growth)

hhano gi daha

to wash one’s hands in such a way that the dirty water does not fall back into the basin or well

hhao tuula

adjective to sail so as to fill one’s sails with wind (sailing crosswind)

hhuge iho

adjective an opening in the clouds

hina

noun ability,capacity (of person),resourcefulness

hongagelegele baalanga

adjective rust

hono

verb a patch (on clothes, or a canoe, etc.)

hua bugaliaa

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noun Indian mulberry, cheese fruit; used to treat diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart problems

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hugahuga

noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)

hulu made

noun the fading of one’s hair color (becoming white)

hungahunga-a-nui

noun the flower of the coconut tree

i ono daha

at his place, with him

kai laanui

adjective show-off; a legend concerning the founding of nukuoro

kii ange

verb increase

kii gee

move away from

laa tua

besides

laagau

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noun wood

labua gee lodo

to have an upset stomach (being on the point of nausea)

laohie

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noun drought; dry weather

lausese

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noun pants

limamalie

good at massaging

lluu

adjective mad or angry (but not showing it)

longo

adjective hear, feel; news

longohie

adjective big around, fat

maasanga

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noun twin

maasina

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noun moon

malianoono

noun fishsp.: lizardfish

malino

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silent

manu lele vaaligiligi

noun flying insect

mao lunga

high, high-ranking

mavaevae

adjective scattered

mmala

adjective sour; bitter

mmulu

verb stroke,rub gently

moe tao

adjective sleep soundly

moigaga

noun fibers of the coconut husk

momo dai sii

a very very little (in quantity)

momo loo huu

just a very little

nebua

verb be nebu

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verb repeatedly nounu

nui hoohoa

noun a coconut tree trunk incised with steps

olonoa

noun seacucumber sp.

pelaani

verb fry

poo mai

a unit of measurement (from the end of the extended thumb to the other side of the clenched fist)

saagule

pick head lice

sahe

noun any material used to absorb a menstrual flow

sai moni

noun a fleet of canoes

savali

verb hungry

seesee hagadaahao

adjective walk (for recreation)

siisiia

verb fished in (place)

sinsia

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noun plant species with white fragrant flowers

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sugi-laagoo

goatfish

tao tangada

to immerse a person in medication

tinana o dogu bodu

noun mother-in-law

usuahi

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uubiho

head-first presentation of a fetus at birth