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abo manu

adjective to correct someone without justification

adamai gauligi

verb remember childhood experiences

agule

verb pick head lice

anei laa

these (here) which were there

baabaa gadea

verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)

baalasi ngago

adjective incubation of eggs (by a hen)

badabaatai

adjective

basa hagasengasenga

adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables

bidoa

verb lift or hold one end of something

biho

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noun head

bua laangudu

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noun plant sp; type of bua

bunehulu

adjective slow in running or walking

daamada

dabui

verb to splash water on something with the hand

dala mmea

verb redness or inflammation of the skin (e.g., a welt)

dangidangi

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

denaa laa ()

that is it there (is that it there)

denei maa

this is about (approximately)

dibaa dodo

verb a clot of blood

doli iho

adjective to obtain the biggest first

dolo

adjective creep (a very slow movement over the ground)

dui manu

noun a line of flying birds

dungu

verb smell (something)

duosi

adjective servant

dutudu

verb play with fire

duu biho

adjective haircut; cut hair

duulale

noun a type of game

ege

verb raise up (so that higher)

gammenge-maimai

noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus

gau dahi

adjective a method of fishing for tuna(angling with a single baited hook)

golomagi

verb patient, (not impetuous); restrained (not prone to act on impulse)

guba

noun fishsp.: cardinalfish (the native term is applied to several spp.)

guba-dee-gaina

noun fishsp.

hadu goinga

noun boundary stone

hadu lunga

noun a stone used to crush hermit crabs(for bait)

hagadino

verb provide a portion or share

hagaduu dala

adjective angry and ready to fight

hagahanahana

verb recook over and over

hagalegunga

adjective showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)

hagalooloa

verb lengthen,prolong

hagamaadau

noun a current which flows to the right

hagaobe

verb cause to have obe

hai aabi

having many rooms or sections

hai de ama

to have a spouse

hai dubuna

adjective the relationship between grandparent and grandchild

hakaa tuai

to sharpen a coconut grater blade

hano gaogao

adjective move sideways

hegahega

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henua gelegele

atoll.

hevaalogi

the screaming of many people at the same time

hhanga lua

verb split in two

hhedu

verb fold up (several folds), roll up

hinangalosaa

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adjective sad

hola

verb to spreadout, or layout flat, something which is folded, piled up, or bent, etc.

huaahenua

community

i hee ai goe

you lose

iho

adjective get down, climb down; down

ina-gi-hale

noun a row of thatch

ise ngaio

noun needlefish

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laangaa

verb to plait completely

labelabe-tea

noun fishsp.

lagolagohia

verb wounded in several places or all over

lapede

verb stumble and fall

lavalava dui

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noun skirt; sewn skirt

lebelebe

noun fishsp.: jack

llena

verb stretch; raise one’s eyebrows

maalama

verb light (not dark),bright

maamaane

adjective light1 (in weight)

maasanga

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noun twin

madaduai

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noun tool used to grate coconuts

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madangi

noun air

mahana

adjective hot (weather)

maido

noun fishsp.

malangilangi ai

happy with, pleased at; appreciative

manu solo laagau

file (for filing wood)

masavaa alodahi

noun always

mee hai ada

camera

mimi

adjective urinate

molimoli ngaadai

adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition

mousi

adjective defeated, lose (battle, game, etc.)

mua iho (age)

adjective next above (below)

ngadi hai bodu

common-law marriage, concubinage

ngaengae

verb to become dizzy in the water

ngalue de gauvae

dislocated jaw

nguua

verb be nguu

niho

teeth

nngali

verb to take a bite out of something held in the hand (food only)

nooligi

a small knife

obea

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verb to have an eye (of a taro corm)

saava

skinny, thin (lacking in flesh)

saga

adjective glide (in the air); to overhang (of something flat)

sebaga

numeral tens of billions

soodo

noun lead1 (metal), bullet;

ssele i de niho

damn it!

ssogo

grated raw taro which has dried out

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noun lobster

unu

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verb drink

usu

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verb push

vai

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adjective watery, bad - (when followed by another word)