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abuabulu

adjective easily sinkable

ataula

noun anchor rope

au ga sano

I give up

avaava

verb full of holes

baalasi ange

compete hard against (as in team sports)

baasi gi taiao

forenoon (from dawn to noon)

bagi

noun gun or any other weapon of similar nature

balu malau

noun fish sp.

beelu

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noun lizard

bidoa

verb lift or hold one end of something

bigibigi

adjective more-or-less close to

bilibili

verb having a tendency to be bili

boo gi dua

the period when the quarter moon appears in the east just before sunrise

daemaha

adjective heavy, oppressive, hard to take

dagasala

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fault, crime, guilt

dangada madua

adjective old person,adult

danuaa mai i hee

good according to whom

daogave

noun a type of coconuttree

daula

verb rope (heavy); anchored (of ship)

de hua nei

this size

dee gide

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blind

deengaa gamalie

adjective let’s do it attentively

denei laa ()

this is that (is this that)

diidii

adjective penis; urinate

diinei de manu

to kill off plants

duaa dodo

noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)

duaa nui

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broom

duaa nui

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noun hard middle ridge of the coconut palm leaf

duagi

verb to clean fish (taking the insides out)

dui mamu

noun a string of fish

duu hakaa

noun a piece of coconut husk

duulagi

verb to sail crosswind (for maximum speed)

duumugamuga

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noun butt

e galemu

it’s alright

ebuebu

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bubbles

gabidia

verb held firmly (by something not part of the human body)

gai moumou

verb wasteful of food

gaimalie

adjective goodat food preparation (not wasteful)

gauanga

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noun thigh

gelu-hai-usu

unicorn fish

gogo

adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)

gogo gi mua

bent forward

gohu de me

become dark (with no natural light)

haanau ssene

adjective yield interest

hada

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noun an elevated platform (e.g. for placing Samouli deity, or for sitting, sleeping, etc.)

hagadabena iho

adjective prepare oneself, make oneself ready

hagadige de madaangudu

a prolonged conversation (on subjects of little importance)

hagadinana

verb to treat as dinana

hagadino

verb provide a portion or share

hagahula

the sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth

hagaingoo ai

called by (named)

hagasaaloa

verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune

hai maa

relationship of spouse’s sibling to sibling’s spouse

hai soa

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friendship

haidama

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verb, adjective pregnant

hano gi bouli gee

to transfigure oneself

henuu

verb a method of plaiting

holi ange

resemble

i hee ai goe

you lose

kave dagi de momo

take a little (or few) at a time

laangi dabeo

verb a day which is rainy and stormy

laavea

verb stumble on

labodo

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noun snake

lava hadu

noun leader (between fishing line and hook)

lii

noun birdsp. (seen only over the ocean)

liiliagi daudahi

be of the same status

llau mano

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hundred thousands

luei todo

adjective cough up blood

maadau mada bodobodo

noun a type of fishhook

maailaba

noun September

maea

noun a type of rope (the thickest sort)

malianoono

noun fishsp.: lizardfish

mangunngungu

adjective the sound of something being chewed

manu lele vaaligi

noun small bird

maselesele

adjective straight-edged

midi

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noun dream

molimoli taula

adjective to take hitches in a rope until it is taut (and continue to take hitches as the rope becomes slack)

muli mai ange

a little later, byandby

muliagina

adjective last,final

muu

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

ngisi

verb a squeaking sound

niho ngalo

molar teeth, wisdom teeth

nngolo

adjective a steady sound (e.g., of a machine, of rain, or of vibration)

nounu

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verb to tie a knot so that it is easily undone (by pulling one end of the string)

oda

verb eat (something) raw

odi ange

even (number); complete (none missing); reach the maximum

ohua

verb characterized by having ohu

pago

adjective the sound of any sudden violent contact; the sound of an explosion

saahea

adjective be caught (esp. fish) and secured

saaluanga

a scratch (on the skin)

seaamonga

noun a unit of (twenty) coconuts for makinghuaahuu

seeda

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noun October

sege gee

slip or slide away from

sili iho

adjective have just stopped; calmdown (of a person)

sobo de laa

rising of the sun

ssele i de niho

damn it!

tamana o dogu dinana

noun maternal grandfather

taumee

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noun bud of the coconut palm

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ula de gili

inflammation; red in the face; sunburned

vai huaamee

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noun coconut water from a young green coconut