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aagonga i lunga

noun social class of chiefs and priests

aahu

adjective the intense pain resulting from having one’s skin punctured by a poisonous fish

abasasa huu

European in manner or appearance

adamai gauligi

verb remember childhood experiences

adu

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noun skipjack tuna

alahage

adjective wake up (from sleep)

aovaa

noun hour

baa ssalu

adjective carom off violently

baabuu

adjective lie down

baba odi

adjective to have been settled for some time

badai

adjective meddle in others’ affairs

bagi

noun gun or any other weapon of similar nature

bagua

noun plant sp.: tree sp.: pandan tree (pandanus dubius Spreng.)

bolo ange

bequeath

bonabona age lodo

feel fearful

booboo me

adjective massage (as a medical treatment)

daa hagasaalei

verb make a striped design in tatooing

daelodo odi ange

evennumber

dagodo daudahi

adjective having the same characteristics, be alike

dahuli

adjective turn back; change one’s mind

dahulihuli donu

adjective be careful

dai bigi

adjective almost (finished or done, etc.); justabout

daina ahine

noun sisters

dalinga bobo

noun having a runny ear (with pus)

dangada hai valaai

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noun shaman; someone who does traditional medicine

dangi buada

adjective the noise made by a fast-moving projectile

danngaho

noun stomach

danuaa ange

goodfor, better than

daula hagalevaleva

noun a swing (made of rope)

de hua nei

this size

dolona

verb flooded, washedout

doo mua

adjective very

dui mamu

noun a string of fish

dulivai

noun a type of coconut (reddish in color)

duu uli

noun sea cucumber species

galani

adjective almost finished, nearly finished;

galasi

gau ivi

verb skinny

gavaausu

noun plantsp.: treesp.: barringtoniatree (barringtonia asiatica (l.) kurz)

gii

adjective a high-pitched sound, soft, high-pitched crying (as by children)

giivada

adjective good fortune in the future, as revealed by divination

gima

noun mollusksp.: horsehoofclam (hippopus hippopus)

gini manu

verb pick flowers

godi

verb to trim

hagadanuaa magavaa

adjective make peace between people, conciliate

hagailonga ange agina

assign (someone) to; use something as a landmark

hagalaagii

verb decorate, adorn; ornament

hagalaulau

verb make many hundreds

hagalua (ina)

verb make a total of two

hagamademade gaiaa

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

hagasegedia

verb let slip or slide

hagassege i hegau

verb proscrastinate (about work); refuse to participate in work

hagassogalia

verb

hai sumu

verb having a diamond-shaped decoration or form, etc.

hhoda age

suck in air (esp. when asleep orunconscious)

hoe pale

noun a type of canoe paddle designed for steering

honumia

verb filled with

hoo senga

adjective shy (especially in the presence of members of the opposite sex), shamed

huuhua

adjective pregnancy

ilaila

verb having more than one ila

ilihia ssave

the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)

kanamalie

adjective tasty (especially of taro)

kati

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verb to bite

kena

noun pale; whitish yellow

kolu de henua

pray for the welfare of the whole island(and its population)

laangi hagamouli

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noun Saturday

lao gau-me

verb to grasp a fish by inserting one’s fingers in both gills

lele sseni

adjective insomnia (after sleeping for a shortwhile)

lili mahangahanga

adjective mad as the devil

llaga

verb take a single step

lodo ai loo

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verb wish for

lodo dama

verb immature in affect

lodo kabi

verb filled to capacity

maamaalo

adjective becoming more and more maalo

maamasa

adjective

madaa ua

noun drop (of liquid or rain)

madaangudu

adjective converse with

madagudagu

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adjective cowardly (concerning others or supernaturals)

madi

verb to add organic material to the taro bog

manigangi

adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse

massogosogo

verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe

me hagalolo

noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)

mee mmala

noun gallbladder

modomodo mada gii

the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a

momuna

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adjective savoury (meat)

mouli

adjective living, alive; life; life-style; that on which life seems to depend (e.g., favorite food or activity); life-principle (spirit, soul, etc.)

nao baasua

verb to collect baasua

ngaaheahe

verb taro which is watery or gummy

ngalubelube

verb tremble or vibrate in the air

ngavesi haangoda

noun fishing tacklebox

nguua

verb be nguu

nngaolia

verb noise (a loud, individually perceived, noise)

oda

noun grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed

odaoda

noun driftwood (any sort)

oha

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verb break (transitive)

sali ssaavale

adjective salivate

senga manu

adjective stupid (like an animal)

seni gi de ao

sleep late (into daytime)

ssae de manava

struggle to breathe

taina ahine odogu bodu

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noun sister-in-law