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adilo

noun the core of a body boil; the beginning of a fire

anaa ai laa

those then were those

babu

adjective the noise of one hard object struck against another (as the snapping of fingers)

biho

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noun head

bili makaga

love

boialiali

noun the light just before daybreak

bunehulu

adjective slow in running or walking

buu hale moni

noun mollusk sp.

daahia

verb cleanoff

daalea

adjective tired

dada de ava

a strong current in the channel

dagisoa

adjective many (people) at each (time or place, etc.)

dalaa ubu

noun charcoal from the coconut shell

damaa me

adjective small ; little; tiny

dangada abadai

noun european persons (including americans)

danu de maasina

the setting of the moon

dau de madangi

be hit by (usually a strong) wind

daubeemala

verb a method of braiding flower headdressesor necklaces made from manu-mala

daudu

noun fishsp.: spinypuffer

dee manava age

do earnestly

denaa ange

this there is another one

dili dagidahi

happening continually but one at a time

dogonogo

noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)

dolu llau

number three hundred

dua dama

verb the pallor of a female following childbirth

dumanu

noun appearance,situation

duu mmea

sea cucumber species

duu modu

adjective vertical cut

duuli lua

verb a method of throwing one’s opponent inwrestling

duunga gima

half of a clam shell

gaalauanga

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noun plant species with long green leaves

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gaibea-lausedi

noun trapezeidcrab

gatae

noun fishingnet (attached to a frame or handle)

gauligi suugulu

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noun student

gili laa

verb suntanned

gogo

adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)

goo

noun tarospade

haadinga haiava

noun bend in a path

hadu-mangeo

noun cushionstarfish

hagaaduadu dangada

verb critical of others

hagaagoago

verb cause taro to be fibrous (e.g., by theplanting method employed)

hagabaabaagia

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

hagabaubau

verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately

hagadangidangi

verb play music; make someone keep crying

hagadoo dai

adjective to fish off the reef for tuna

hagaganimua

verb to treat as an eldest child

hagahonu age lodo

feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat

hagalili

noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo but without the immature coconut meat)

hagamademade gaiaa

adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)

hagamaumau

verb study, attempt to memorize

hagangalo

verb forget purposely

hagasao

verb letout (something), disburse (money)

hagasaosaohiaanga

noun

hai me mulegi

to showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)

hegau baubau

noun bad deeds

helau

verb sorcery

hine

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noun female; woman

holo

verb swallow

hoohoa

verb

hui hala

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ripe pandanus

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hulu

noun reactive hostility

kano maailaba

noun the wood next to the core of a tree

laagau ssui

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noun wet wood

lallala

verb warm oneself by the fire

langi maakau

noun the sort of rain which is an omen of death

laomalie

adjective big

laubalabala

adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible

leva

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noun river

liagi

verb dump, throwout (discard)

luu duu

noun covers (of books), two halves

luu hua

noun labiamajora

maagoda

adjective jealous (sexual jealousy)

maakau laa loo dangada

what a shame

mabu

adjective rested

mada gaanunu

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noun nipple

mada gi lodo

adjective a point which is bent inward (toward its handle)

madalima

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number fifty

mahola gimoo

adjective to have many dead animals (or fish) lying about

malibilibi

noun crack (of a whip)

malo gulu

barkcloth, made from the inner skin of the breadfruit

manu-daa-uga

noun <= goehau>

manu-hai-hau

manua

verb diseased

matili

adjective come up quickly (like fast-sproutingplants or a quickly erupting skin disease)

mau

adjective get,obtain,caught

mouli danuaa

adjective easy living, a good life

muna maimai

noun <= ngudu maimai>

muna pada

harsh words

ngisi

verb a squeaking sound

oho boo

adjective to oho while still dark

oia

adjective a sound used to communicate the tiredness of the speaker, or that the speaker recognizes his mistake

olongaa

noun plantsp.: treesp.: a shrubbytree sp. (pipturus argenteus (forst.f.) wedd.)

pala de langi

it’s raining

sabasaba

verb unstably balanced

sao

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verb escape

somo dae

noun fully mature coconutapple

ssabe age

eat

ssae

verb rip, tear, deflower (a virgin)

suuduuduu

defecate (children’s language)

suugulu

verb learn