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aala anaboo

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verb stay up all night (pl.)

aha ai

what for

ahe ina

wind around completely once

alaa ai

those only

alaala dangada

noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)

alukaba

verb leave quickly (usually under duress)

angi

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

anumia

verb bobbing in the water

baa sege

adjective carom off

baasi masui

adjective left side, left-handed

bili makaga

love

boogia mai

be caught doing something wrong

daa sseu

verb a way of forming the body of a canoe

daagoli pelaaini

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noun fried taro and banana biscuit

dama iai

noun a person who has done somethingpraiseworthy

danu de laa

the setting of the sun

dau lango

verb the season during which flies are most numerous

daudu

noun fishsp.: spinypuffer

didi

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grass skirt

diibuli

noun a doll representing a spirit

diidii ange

urinate against

diinei mai

make smaller; decrease

dogaa ange

feel shy in the presence of

doloinui

adjective a hard lump inside a female’s stomach ; a coconut of the youngest stage of development

doo

verb get down, get off; take up a stringfigure (from another’s hands); fall;plant (something); drop down

doo halehale me

risky, unreliable

dumuulu

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noun July

dunu madamada

verb rare (not cooked thoroughly)

duu hakaa

noun a piece of coconut husk

duu munimuni

hide and seek (game)

gada-laagau-ngaadai

noun fishsp.

gailulu

noun birdsp.: booby

gango

adjective burned (overcooked food)

gavidi

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a type of fishhook (made from turtle shell)

gede dua dahi

noun a type of basket

geelonga

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noun valley

gelu-agau

noun fishsp.: tang

ginigini looloa

noun a game played by children

gobagoba

verb bushy (of hair)

goo

noun taro spade

goononga

noun a record (set in competitive sports)

hagadibadibalia

verb cause to hagadibadiba

hagadino

verb provide a portion or share

hagaditidi vae dahi

hop on one foot

hagahoohoo

verb to scare fish, etc.

hagalloba ange

to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe)

hagaodea

the time at which it is midday

hagapasalia

verb convince (several people) completely

hagapuni

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verb plus, add

hagasugi

verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname

hagi me

adjective pick coconuts

halaasola

noun mollusksp.: clam sp. (a type of baasua)

hano mouli

adjective disappear alive (esp. into another world)

hau manu

noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace

hoosenga

adjective shy,embarrassed,bashful

hua gulu

noun breadfruit (singular)

huuhuaa mee

sorcery (made with chants)

kailuu

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noun frog, toad

kini

noun plantsp.: treesp.: terminaliatree (terminalia samoensis rech.)

labua gee (lodo)

having an upset stomach; to be on the point of nausea

llua laangi

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noun Tuesday

loa

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noun ant

lode

inside

lodo

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preposition, noun inside

lodo gi lunga

ambitious for a superior position

lodo gi lunga

ambitious for a superior position

lodo lanea

adjective large in volume

maadau daodao

noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)

maaloolo

adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)

mada dangada ina

a person of importance (who is liked by the people)

madaanga hulu maa dahi

number eleven

madaaolo

noun capital of

madamataia

verb inclined to be (or easily) mataia

madaono

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number sixty

magi dabeo

menstruation

malibilibia

adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)

mangemangeo

verb covered with mangeo

manu-mangamanga

noun plantsp.: pacofern (athyrium sp.)

masa bagubagu

adjective dry reef (at very low tide)

massiva

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number ninety

moana magalili

a cold underwater current

moe danuaa

adjective die in peace

muna o de henua

a community meeting (for listening to speeches or instructions)

nebunebua

verb be nebunebu

ngadau iho

younger

ngau

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verb chew

ngole iho

adjective to use the biggest first

nguu

noun squid (3 types)

noho senga (adu)

adjective be ignorant (of what is happening)

nooligi

a small knife

oo iho (age)

adjective able to enter, going up (down)

sabalia

verb be in a situation in which saba1

sangatai

mollusk, Spondylus

seedaa

noun october

seesee hagadibabida

waddle

siili

noun a stick used in a children’s game

soa hagaaloha

noun a good friend

sugimada

the outer corner of the eye

taumee

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noun bud of the coconut palm

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tili

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verb send