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aboabo

adjective become accustomed to

anei donu

only these are the ones

au madua

verb a type of ocean current far from land in which drifting objects collect

baa galele

noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing

babu

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

bani-magevageva

noun fish sp. (rare)

boi malangilangi

adjective laugh abnormally

buada

verb sling

bulaga-a-leo

noun fish sp.: tang

daa de gaehala

to swing a jump rope made of gaehala

daa de masavaa

time’s up it is time for...

daa mouli

take life away from

daadaaia ange

adjective be in a hurry to

daane abo donu

noun gentleman,person who is good

damaa hungi

adjective skillful at hungi

danngaho

noun stomach

dao de laangi

celebrate

dau age

to beach (a canoe) on land; reach land

dauaabulu

verb nearly sunk

deai me hagalongolongo

do unhesitatingly

dee hanga

adjective don’t move away from the reef

denei nei ()

this is it (is this it)

denei tagodo

this is the situation...

dua gina

noun fishingline of a size appropriate for gina fishing

duai

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noun bench fitted with a tool to grate coconuts

gaa, ula

verb burn (intransitive)

gaadinga hagaangiangi

copra dried in the wind (not in the sun or in an oven)

gabaea mai

found hanged (suicide)

gada-laagau-ngaadai

noun fishsp.

galo

verb stir

galo ahi

verb sparks

ganabu

noun the base of a coconut tree trunk

ganoango

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adjective yellow

gau mai vaga

noun <= gau mai moni>

gelu-agau

noun fishsp.: tang

geugeu

verb shake one’s head back and forth;

gugu

adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to

haanau

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verb give birth

hagaava ange

lean on someone for support

hagabigo de ngago

fool (someone), deceive

hagadau kino

verb hate each other

hagailaage

verb setfree

hagausiusi

verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)

hai aabi

having many rooms or sections

hai daalanga

adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk animatedly

hakide

verb to reveal oneself to someone (of a ghost); to show (familiarize with)

hale gai

noun restaurant

hhanga lua

verb split in two

hhou

insist upon

hoea

verb covered with sunburn blisters

i de -- sogosogo

apiece, each

ilosia

verb wormy or maggoty (of something decayed)

ise-ngaio

needlefish

ivi-a-duimogo

pelvic bone

kivi

adjective skinny (people, animals)

laangidabu

time noun sunday

laaningi

noun sleeveless shirt

lamu

verb do some bad deed suddenly or by surprise

lau hadihadi

verb having wavy hair

lo taane

adjective daring, brave, manly

lodo gapua

noun seaward part of a gapua

luilui togo

a measurement of land along the shore using a punt pole

luu adaadeu

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pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for dual, alienable noun)

luuluu haha

adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle

maadau iganibongi

noun a type of fishhook (biggest, for iganibongi fishing)

maangi

adjective soar or glide in the air

mada ligiligi

adjective having small eyes or holes

madaanga hulu maa valu

number eighteen

madannia sisi

noun littlefinger

magini

a sudden pain while moving the body (as with a pinched nerve, or a muscle spasm); a sound like that made by snapping one’s fingers

maholaholadage

adjective being holadage in several places

maingaa

miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value

malemalemo ~ malemolemo

noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)

malino

adjective calm (weather), still (wind)

manini

noun fishsp.: convicttang

manu gulu

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breadfruit leaves

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manu-hagadigedige

noun mollusksp.: coneshell

manu-mangamanga

starfish

mau

adjective get,obtain,caught

moo balabala

adjective barely cooked

mouli danuaa

easy living, a good life

nege

verb move (something) a little way over

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adjective both

ngaue iho

adjective reduce (in rank, price, etc.)

ngisi

verb a squeaking sound

nguulia

verb be nguu

nonu

verb filter,sift

noonounu

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verb repeatedly nounu

ooi

adjective a sound used in communicating at a distance (= "yes")

panga

adjective

sali ssavale

salivate

sassabe

adjective about to leave, prepare to leave

sau

noun

sege gee

slip or slide away from

sii diidii

adjective urinate

sisi baalasi

verb printing (block letters)

tangada madua

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noun old person

uila

lightning, electricity

ula

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flame, aflame, burning

vaasuu ai

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adjective steadily ‘like someone or something, feel affection for’ cf. vaasuu