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aheahe

verb keep returning

baalanga

noun metal (any kind)

baasanga tugi ange muna

talk back

baba odi

adjective to have been settled for some time

balagula

adjective clumsy

bapaba

adjective flutter against (as a hooked fish)

belu

noun lizard sp.

bolo ange

bequeath

booi

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

bouli

adjective darkness (of or pertaining to)

daa hatau

verb beat unmercifully

daballahi

adjective thin (of long flat object)

dagaligiligi

adjective broken into small pieces

dahido vae

noun the back of the thigh

dao hadu

verb cover up (by putting on layer after layer); give too much (e.g., work) to

dau

pronoun your (singular; for singular, alienable noun)

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pronoun your (singular; for singular, alienable noun)

dau haanau

noun a period during which many children areborn

delaa ange naa

about that (over there), much more

denaa ai huu

that is it then

dino boo

noun nights (2) when the full moon appears just after sunset

doli age

adjective obtain the smallest first

dolo

noun sugarcane

donudonu

adjective understand somewhat

duumono

noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)

gada

noun fishsp.: jack

gaegaehala

adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees

gagu

well-mannered

gai de henua

noun native food (not imported)

gaiaadia

verb stolen

gelu haiusu

unicorn fish

gudu dangada

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noun head louse, lice

gumigumi

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beard

haa

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number four

haa leu

noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown

hadu

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noun stone, rock

hagaali

verb to mention or expose something just enough so that the remainder is obvious

hagabaubau

verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately

hagadaina

verb to put someone into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)

hagadiingia saele

adjective to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays

hagadubu mangoo

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagaduuduulanga

a style of construction (consistently followed)

hagalau

verb make a total of one hundred

hagamoolau

verb hurry,rush

hagausiusi de me

a sky covered with rain clouds

hai

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verb do, make

hai aoa ina

verb bear misshapen fruit

hai lodo

resentful

hai sogosogo

adjective masturbate oneself

hakide gee

spoil (a child)

hale duu biho

barbershop

halehale me

adjective a developing situation

helui

adjective diminution of

heohi

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adjective correct; right

hhole

verb peel (something)

hiie unu

verb thirsty, be

holo gumi

adjective

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where

isiisi luu gauasa

to tear from limb to limb

laalaa

verb having many branches

lanea

adjective much,plenty

lavasi

noun a leader (between the hook and the fishing line)

limalima

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adjective dexterous; quick

lligi

adjective fine (in grain, of hair, etc.); little, small

luu oo

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pronoun your (singular; for dual, inalienable noun)

ma te duge

noun the point of a madaa duge

maadau mada bodobodo

noun a type of fishhook

mada gelegele

noun male child

mada-galisi

the stem of the coconut

made sala

adjective mistaken (in identifying); mistakesomeone for another

magalillili

adjective frequently magalili

magi dabeo

menstruation

magi i de makama

menstruation

mailaba

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malili gelegele

adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken

malo haahine

adjective a dress (female clothing)

manu-ligi

verb lice (immature); louse (immature)

masaia

verb trapped by low water (e.g., canoes, or fish on the reef at low tide)

me abadai

noun european things (gear, etc.)

mesde-gelee

noun mollusksp.: oliveshell <"mr. grey">

mmanu

verb do (something)

moele

noun a lie (an untruth)

moni

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noun canoe

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ngadi basa

adjective small talk; idle conversation

ngaio

needlefish

ngau hala

bite someone

ngaue age

increase (in rank or price, etc.)

oha

verb break, break up, destroy;damage, ruin

oohia

verb (for a canoe) to be able to navigate on the reef (i.e., the tide not being so low that it is too shallow)

sao de lahalaha

adjective more wide than long

saudia

verb be exposed to the wind (not sheltered)

sauduu

noun mermaid

sele

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verb trap

sibasiba

verb walk off-balance

sobalo

noun fishsp.: needlefish

tamadaane

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noun boy

tamana odogu bodu

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noun father-in-law

uaua

vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament

uubiho

head-first presentation of a fetus at birth

vaagia

found or caught doing something wrong