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adu henua

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noun group of islands

anailaa laa

it was today that

anei ai huu

these only then

baa

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noun father (informal)

bagekege

verb move jerkily (as when stumbling)

balaginagina

adjective be squashed

baledilo

verb the stage of plant growth at which immature leaves appear

bei

adjective be like, be the same as

daagami

noun bodyguard, soldier

daahaa mada balabala

the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa

dada de uila

an electrical storm

dada moni

adjective to beach a canoe without using runners

degedege

verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly

delaa muhuu

how about that one there

diidii

adjective penis; urinate

diinei mai dege

to round off a sharp edge

dili uda

adjective an ocean current which comes towards the shore (and carries in driftwood, etc.)

dohu

adjective sufficient, enough; able to cover agiven area

duge

noun either side of a recession in the top of a duludulu

dugidugi

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noun tool used to mash food

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dumanu sala

adjective bad situation; poor in appearance

duu de umada

noun a rainbow appearing in the sky

duu-lellele

noun apodous sea cucumber

duuduu

verb stand around (idly); defecate; hillock, high

ebuebu

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bubbles

ege age

raise up (something) from its previous trajectory

gaimee

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verb eat (intransitive)

galohia

verb attractive to members of the opposite sex

gannui mada balabala

gannui which is soft and mushy

gano moana

noun open sea, far away from any land

gilaadeu

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pronoun they (plural)

gudua

verb abounding in lice

haa lodo

verb the inner coconut palm frond

haaede

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verb measure

hagaalo-mea

verb cause to be red (of fully mature coconut meat)

hagadangadanga

verb loosen

hagadau doo

adjective to transfer a string figure from oneperson’s fingers to another’s

hagadeeai

verb refuse to

hagadiba

verb incline to one side

hagaditidi mai de moni

a canoe going so fast it rides high in water (and is planing)

hagadoodoo denga muna

boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)

hagadubu gina

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagadubuna

verb treat as dubuna

hagadumanu

verb cause to look like

hagahee mai

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verb return

hagasaalunga

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noun spirit, soul

hai madangi

verb to fart

haiava

noun road, pathway (for going), track; oceanliner

hakaunuunu

verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)

hakki

noun esophagua; trachea

hala a buadaia

noun a log used as a lever or fulcrum

hale suunugi

noun a house with eaves touching the ground

hanu momo

adjective little bit,few

hegabidi

verb packed closely together; crowdedtogether in a small place

hua-ala

noun flower

huadia

noun fishingpole

iho daahagi

adjective a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears

kai, dalanga

story

kau gee

adjective not usedto; hard to

kivi

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adjective thin (for people)

laalanga

noun the quality of the weave (of mat plaiting)

labua gee lodo

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

lapede

verb stumble and fall

llagu

verb claw

lodo degi

adjective having a forgiving nature

lodo manege

adjective stubborn (esp. in maintaining one’s own superiority); be a poor loser

loselose-uli

noun fishsp.: trumpetfish

lou

a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick breadfruit; pull down

luu meenaa

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those things by you (dual)

mada-galisi

verb the stem of the coconut

madaali

adjective lacking in oil (of a ripe coconut)

madangi

verb wind,gas,flatus

madeea

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verb recognize

malenlena

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adjective stretchable

malo gahu de boo

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sheet, blanket

manigangi

adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse

manihaniha

adjective inclined to be maaniha

manu

noun animal, plant, insect (excludes fish and humans)

mogobuna

noun grandchild,descendant of

molomolo iho (age)

adjective appear clearly

moomoa

balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)

moumou

verb wasteful,waste (something)

mua mai (adu, ange)

adjective next to me (you, him)

muna pada

noun harsh words

ngago

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noun brain

ngago gaagoo

noun chicken egg

nnadu

verb to receive a shock (as when hit, or by an explosion)

noho dodo

adjective coagulation of blood

noho hhanga

adjective sit with one’s legs spread apart

nonu

verb filter,sift

obeobea

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adjective having many eyes (of the taro corm)

saavale

verb spit,drool,sputum

sahudu

noun fishsp.: seabass

salu

verb scrape (something), plane (something), scrape off (with an object), peel (with a knife toward one)

sii mada daahaa

a fine jet of water

solasola

verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)

tili

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verb send

uaua

crave (for food)

umiumidi

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verb like (someone or something), feel affection for

vai

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