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aigimea

noun plant sp.: wedelia creeper (wedelia biflora (l.) dc.)

aloalo gaadinga

noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap

anaa dagodo

those are the circumstances...

angi

verb blow gently (of wind); a disturbance (of the water)

baasi masui

adjective left side, left-handed

basa gi lunga

speak loudly

basa lilo

adjective speak indirectly (so that the meaning is vague)

biigi laanui

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noun boar

bini daubeemala

verb a method of making flower headdresses

boo danuaa

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good night

boo gi de gai

continually wanting to eat

buadalia

verb cast with a sling

daane mada duulanga

noun a person able to do things others cannot

daelodo odi ange

evennumber

dahea gee

drift away

dama gaiaa

adjective to hangaround someone’s house in theexpectation of being served food

dao haiava

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noun trail

dauaa

verb wrinkled

demeelaa

that one over there

denaa laa ()

that is it there (is that it there)

diinei mai dege

to round off a sharp edge

dinae o ssaiolo

<= dinae o de laa>

doha

verb to spreadout (something)

donu gee

misunderstand

dugudugu iho

adjective a technique of massage

duu

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verb stand

duu mugamuga

noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock

gaadinga hai ngadi ubu

coconut with a shell of a size appropriate for use as a cooking vessel

gabinivali

a kind of ancient song

gana

bad person

gavage

adjective give or bring up

gide eidu

verb to see a vision, hallucinate

gidee iho

adjective be aware of oneself

hada

noun shelf, platform, raft, floor (of planks); car; a clam nursery; men’shouse

hadu daahili

adjective to make up a song

hadu-bunga

noun mollusksp.: chama iostoma

hagaai

adjective be in a serious situation

hagadubu

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verb pay

hagadubu hue vini

the name of a certain type of string figure

hagadugu lalo

adjective self-deprecatory,downgrade

hagadulagi

verb imitate, illustrate, give an example; fashion something to be like somethingelse

hagaduu eidu

superstitious; to believe in ghosts.

hagagaagaa

verb behave like a baby

hagahongagelegele

verb to make a child defecate

hagammau de ngudu

argumentative in a disrepectful way

hagasaagule

verb teach how to saagule

hai de eidu

one of two children’s games

hai samu

verb to gossip

hala a buadaia

noun a log used as a lever or fulcrum

hano ahe

adjective echo

hhadi

verb snapped off

hhali lo te laagau

a depression in a log (an abnormal growth)

hie unu

thirsty

hoo senga

adjective shy (especially in the presence of members of the opposite sex), shamed

hoohoo

adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something

huga

noun fine threads or strands

hugadoo

unclassified all (of things)

ilaila

verb having more than one ila

labodo-uli

noun eelsp.: morayeel

lausamua

verb untidy in appearance (esp. unshaven, with one’s hair in disorder); unkempt

libolibo ange

drunk, dizzy, crazy

lodo baba

noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries

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adjective sad

luu oo

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pronoun your (singular; for dual, inalienable noun)

ma de hia e doe

a chanted expression, on the last word of which a work group chanting it lifts a heavy object

magalili

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verb, adjective feel cold, shivering (from cold); flow (of tide)

mahuge

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verb open (intransitive)

mangemangeo

verb covered with mangeo

manu-alioo

noun plantsp.: a variety of taro

manu-hagadigedige

noun mollusksp.: coneshell

masausaua

verb be masausau

masui

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left

me gee

a coconut without any meat

me hagasili

noun a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)

midia

verb dream about

miili aheahe

adjective a version of the game called miili

mmade aalanga

adjective exhausted (physically or mentally)

mmene

adjective to contract inside of (like a marineinvertebrate inside a shell); detumescence; a sudden loss of desire (e.g., to defecate when people approach)

moemoe

adjective becoming more round, spherical

moni velovelo

noun a canoe with men going spear fishing

mosongenge

a name children tease each other with

ngalubelube

verb tremble or vibrate in the air

ngaungau

noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)

ngole

verb use up, use unwisely (not saving some for later), waste

niho kangi

noun tusk

nnamu hagaduugia

adjective stench

nngana

adjective loud (noise)

odi iho

adjective just finished

oho adu

go early

osia

verb taken for planting

pagola

noun bad luck, punishment

salu mai

make smaller by planing or scraping

sausau

lion-fish

savini

verb run

seene malili

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noun coins

seni iho

adjective take a nap, stay overnight (away fromhome)

sugi-laagoo

goatfish

sugimada

the outer corner of the eye

taogubu

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noun waist

usu

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verb push