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aoa

verb to inadvertently remain up until daybreak

baalanga uli

noun cast iron

beagi

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noun bag

bodubodu-o-uda

noun insect sp.

daba de ganomada

instantaneous, in the blinking of an eye

daia e sseni

very sleepy

daiao age

the following morning

dee adagaigaina

a great many; serious

dee kasi

perhaps

denei laa ()

this is that (is this that)

dodo ina

bloody

donadona

verb covered with dona

doo de gai me

miss a meal or meals (leading tonausea when eating is resumed)

doo mua

adjective very

dooluu

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pronoun your (dual; for singular noun)

duaa nui

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broom

duulua

noun jack (fish sp); large alaala

duumugamuga

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noun butt

eba

noun a sleeping mat (child’s)

elaaelaa

adjective a sound indicating surprise

gaba aasanga

noun the sides of the watercourses between islets on the atoll

gaha dea

adjective having almost ripe coconuts (whose husk fibers are white)

gai lima lua

eat greedily (with both hands)

gai ngaadai

adjective <= gai ngaadahi>

gapese

a method of pole fishing at night (on the seaward reef)

gauanga

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noun thigh

giligili tai

horizon

goe iloo

it’s up to you

goononga gee

to setarecord

haaligi

verb wrap from under, wrap around; to wrap something (e.g., a present)

hadu hagamogomogo

noun gem

hagabaabaagia

verb make no headway and be carried sideways(by a current or the wind) against a reef, etc.

hagabidoa

verb be the last

hagabolo

verb to include in one’s will

hagadabena ina

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verb separated, be

hagaduulanga

noun method of construction; appearance (e.g., of a ship, house, or other construction)

hagahale

verb begin to form (of a situation)

hagahana iho

adjective recook for a little while

hagahulu

verb make a total of ten

hagalanea

verb cause to increase in quantity; greedy

hagamoe

verb put to bed

hagaongaonga

verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music

hagasaele age

adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)

hagategi kano

adjective tickled (not sexually)

hale gai

noun restaurant

hale hadu

noun a house of brick or cement construction

hau bule

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noun shell necklace

hhali lo te laagau

a depression in a log (an abnormal growth)

hilihili

verb choose carefully from among many,election

hoe

noun a canoepaddle

huaa henua

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noun community

laagau-doi

noun a driftwood sp., from the sap of which (doi) perfume is made

lagolagoaa

verb destroy or abuse property (for no goodreason); vandalism

laso

the posterior portion of the hermit crab

lavalava

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noun wrap skirt; sarong

liiliagi daudahi

be of the same status

llibo

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adjective, verb drunk, get drunk (pl.)

llie

noun the throat of the flying fish net

lodo gi lunga

ambitious for a superior position

lua-malama

time noun february (’second month’)

mada nuui

adjective dark green in color

madau-dalinga

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

magi haahine

adjective menstruation

mahuge

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verb open (intransitive)

maimai mai

become maimai

makaga

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adjective hard

malaia

adjective have luck which is unexpected (esp. bad, in which case considered retribution for past deeds)

mangemangeo

verb covered with mangeo

manu de gabadanga

noun the bird leading a flock (of ngongo) to a school of fish

manu dolodolo

noun animal (doesn’t include people)

mataodao

noun fishsp.: cornetfish

me boogia e de eidu

a black spot on the skin (like a bruise) noticed after sleeping

moso

noun black bird species (eats fruit)

mosongenge

a name children tease each other with

nau

noun plantsp. (the archaic name of manu-gaba-aasanga)

ngudula

noun fishsp.: snapper

nguua

verb be nguu

niho

teeth

niho gaina

teeth with cavities

nnamu

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verb smell

nngaolia

verb noise (a loud, individually perceived, noise)

oha

verb break, break up, destroy;damage, ruin

oo tanga

adjective too big (clothes), spacious

pono age de manava

be unable to breathe

sabanaana

a phosphorescent flash in the water

saesaele

verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)

sali

verb begin to flow (e.g. turning on a faucet)

salibaadaa

verb a type of low cloud

savini dua

adjective run backwards, move backwards fast

seni magau

adjective sleep soundly (owing to exhaustion)

sissisi

adjective striped (having stripes)

solo

verb to grate or file (something); to launch or beach a canoe by dragging it along the shore; a type of prepared food (made from grated taro)

ssanu

lick

taina daane odogu dinana

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noun maternal uncle

tili

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verb send

tinana o dogu damana

noun paternal grandmother

tuu

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verb (transitive) cut

uaua

noun vein or artery (blood vessel)

uu

milk

vilidogi

catterbox, a person who speaks fast