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aagonga i lalo

noun social class of those who know magic

aahee laa

which were those

aloalo gaadinga

noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap

ataula

noun anchor rope

baagea

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adjective weak

bela

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noun plot of taro bog; boggy soil

biihingi

verb having flat buttocks, ugly (because not plump)

boaa ina mai

prevented from coming by being caught in a storm

boo gi dai

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

bua laangudu

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noun plant sp; type of bua

bunaa hoe

noun an eddy left by a paddle stroke

daane honu

noun a person of many accomplishments

dabuna

noun part of the female genetalia

dada

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verb pull

damana mai i daha

stepfather

dangada mai i daha

relatives by marriage or adoption, etc.

daumaha hagatoo donu

noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)

de eidu pale

fortunately, luckily

denaa naa ()

that will be it. (will that be it)

diinei de madangi

a decrease of wind velocity

dogadogaa

adjective having a tendency to be dogaa

duu de gona

umbilical hernia

gaibea daane

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male crab

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galeve vii

noun fermented galeve, palmtoddy

galo sugi mada

glimpse

gano

noun flesh of,meat of

gave

noun the name of a name-group

gelu-agau

noun fishsp.: tang

gili sau

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verb undress

ginigini loola

a game played by children

gogo gi mua

bent forward

gohu de me

become dark (with no natural light)

haa-dolo

noun fishsp.: squirrelfish

haangoda dua beau

noun a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)

hagaalahenua

verb provide land for

hagaaligi

verb install as a priest (of a cult)

hagadagodo gee ina

change

hagaeidu

verb treat as an eidu

hagahonu

verb fill up; to fully realize one’s potential (for happiness, etc.)

hagapago sala

unfortunate result

hagapale

verb teach to steer, allow to steer, lean against

hagapigi ange

stick1 against (something), go with someone

hagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane

urinate (piss)

hai be se manu

promiscuous (especially if indiscreetor known to have sexual relations with one’s own relatives)

hale de henua

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thatched-roof house (lit. island house)

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henua gee

foreign lands

hhanga dalogo

adjective to make dalogo

hihi mata

noun eyelash

honu tolo

noun a turtle of the largest size

hoohoa laagau

adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)

huda

noun a verse of an old chant

huluhulu mada

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noun eyebrow

huuhuge

verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)

huuhuu

verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)

igohinga

noun way of using igohi

ilaage

adjective free of (sickness, hardship, etc.)

imu-mea

noun fishsp.: triggerfish

kii mai

verb decreasing

koomu

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noun comb

laa

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noun sun

lava i de goloa

having many goloa

liholiho

noun string twirled from coconut fiber, sennit

llilo mai

decreasing (in number); becoming less

loua ama

verb to sail with the outrigger float partially submerged

ma tuai

noun coconut grater blade

maalie loo

much later

mada libia

verb a very sharp point

madaaolo

noun capital of

madaladala

adjective easily unfastened or untied

madannia

noun finger

magi dabeo

verb menstruation

mahuda age

wakeup

malama

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noun month

malemale

noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body

manu dolodolo

noun animal (doesn’t include people)

manu laosedi

noun seaanimal; marineinvertebrates

mataia mai

seen being mataia

mau

adjective usual ; usually

mee doe

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verb remain

mmogo

verb insist upon

modomodo

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noun stage between a young green coconut and a mature brown coconut

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moe baubau

adjective sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony

mogobuna

noun grandchild,descendant of

moni hagadeledele

noun model (or toy) canoe

moomada

adjective half-cooked

moomoa

noun balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)

moosugia

verb ripened unevenly (of breadfruit only)

muna pada

noun harsh words

ngavalivali

adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)

nguu

adjective a faint sound, like humming

pogo

verb crumpled up

pula luu mada

excited with joy

sali de usu

runny nose

sasau

verb increasing in velocity (of wind)

se goo

adept at

siba

verb move to one side (involuntarily) whilewalking

sinaina

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verb having white hair

sui

change, replace

uhi daguu

turtle ribs, used as knives in rituals

vange de hagaboo

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verb give greetings