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aamua

adjective high-ranking

adu henua

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noun group of islands or atolls, archipelago

au dili dai

an ocean current flowing away from land

badodi gee

to jerk violently

bagi

noun gun or any other weapon of similar nature

bakau

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noun upper arm; wing

baoa

verb wash up on shore

belabela

verb dirty (like bela)

boaanga

noun a period (of time) during which many people require massage (for fractures)

buni ange

agree with; join, close up (something, e.g., a hole); close up to

daa de gaehala

to swing a jump rope made of gaehala

dagahia de agau

reef which has been trampled previously by lobster hunters (and therefore is poor for lobstering)

dago

noun ritual activites, religious activities

dagodo gee (ma)

another thing altogether;different (from); recuperating (after an illness)

dalaa mada

noun <= dalaa umada>

dangi buada

adjective the noise made by a fast-moving projectile

dau laohie

verb dry season

daudahi

adjective only,alone (just one)

daumada

verb stare at,observe closely

de mee laa

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that one (over there)

deai me ao ai

useless

dee manava age

do earnestly

denaa ange naa

about that (here), much more

duasala

adjective hardship,difficulty

dugidugi tugi lau

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noun tool used to soften the pandanus leaf

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dungagi ange

nod one’s head toward (to beckon orindicate agreement, etc.)

duula

noun the direction from which the wind blows

elunga

noun top of, the position over (something)

gaibea haahine

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female crab

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galeva

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

galo ahi

verb sparks

gano siga

noun strands (of cloth)

gelegele gumi hue

fine-grained sand

gili langi

verb a type of cloud (not associated with rain)

gini

verb pick with one’s fingers; to pinch off, or pinch and pull at the same time

gini manu

verb pick flowers

goosuu

noun fishsp.: jack

guumanga

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noun arithmetic

hadahada ama

noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe

hadu-mangeo

noun cushionstarfish

hagabudu me

adjective selfish

hagadagodo gee ina

change

hagalaulau

verb make many hundreds

hagamadahuuhua

verb cause to have pimples

hagamanavasaa

risky, dangerous

hagaoda

noun a type of prepared food (a kind of dalogo made without water)

hakiuu

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noun baseball

hale maadenga

noun mortuary house

hallaba

noun the base of a palm frond spine; rifle

hanga

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noun coconut husker

hanu me

secret friend of the opposite sex

hesongi

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verb kiss

honu de maasina

noun full moon

hoonu de maasina

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noun full moon

huaa me

noun a coconut (for drinking); the whole thing

i de boo

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at night

igohinga

noun way of using igohi

kaba donu

wait!

labua gee (lodo)

having an upset stomach; to be on the point of nausea

labua gee lodo

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

lalau

adjective one after another becoming lau1

langona iho maahana

feel punished or victimized

leanga

noun bad person

leuleu

adjective becoming leu (ripe)

llimu

noun a small honu

lodo gapua

noun seaward part of a gapua

loigulu

type of prepared food made from breadfruit

loselose-ganoanga

noun fishsp.

ma

a measure of the quantity of flying fish (ssave) caught (by hundreds): e.g., dolu ma ’three hundred flying fish’

maamaalamangia

verb continuously maalamangia

madaala

adjective able to remain awake for a long time

madadaagodo

adjective gradual slope or inclination

maholehole

adjective scraped,scaled (fish)

maingaa

adjective miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value

malamalama

verb shiny (reflects light)

malau

noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)

malogu

verb <= ngalogu>

mami

noun papaya; papaya tree

manga

noun a branch, part of (something havingcoordinate parts)

manu-de-bua

noun birdsp.: sacredkingfisher (halcyon sancta) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)

manu-hai-hagahoa

noun millipede

maunga

noun way of becoming accustomed to

mouli age

regain consciousness, rise from thedead

muaamoni

noun a song formerly sung while dancing

ngadi me

noun nothing,unimportant,useless,worthless

ngaio

noun fishsp.: needlefish

ngau hala

bite someone

odaau

pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)

olaadeu

pronoun their (for plural, inalienable noun)

olo

noun beach

pena

verb take precautions

pili

adjective boring

sali ssavale

salivate

saudia

verb be exposed to the wind (not sheltered)

sauligi

a type of adze (with a rotatable head)

seni gi de ao

sleep late (into daytime)

sigisigi mai (adu, ange)

say bad things about one to one’s face

tangada agoago

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noun teacher

unusaagi

deception

vasu ai

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