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adugau

verb arrangement of things into a straight row

aha dea

noun driftwood sp. (white in the center)

aude haia

no kidding

baalanga tea

noun stainless steel

baubau

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adjective bad

belu

noun lizard sp.

bongaa hala

noun any long and hollow object (e.g., a pipe or a hose)

buibui

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noun cage; fence

daala

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noun dollar bill

dahi ange

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adjective another

dala-galoi

noun fishsp.: puffer

dalodalo

verb pray

dama ulungi

noun a man good at catching tuna with a fishing pole

dango de langi

downpour (of rain)

dau age

to beach (a canoe) on land; reach land

daula

verb rope (heavy); anchored (of ship)

de baasi gee

theopposing side

denei ange

this is another one

dili de lima

to swing one’s arms (when walking)

dili uda

adjective an ocean current which comes towards the shore (and carries in driftwood, etc.)

dinae o ssaiolo

<= dinae o de laa>

dogi hakolona

noun adze with a curved blade of the Terebra shell

doo

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pronoun your (singular; for singular, inalienable noun)

duu inai

type of mat (a half inai)

duu-uli

noun seacucumber sp.

gage saali

verb to climb a breadfruit tree using saali

ganae-oo

noun fishsp.: threadfin

gobai

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noun hat

goinga

noun a boundary marker (of stone)

gu vela

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adjective burned

haale

verb adopt, raise (a child)

hadu lunga

noun a stone used to crush hermit crabs(for bait)

hagaai

adjective be in a serious situation

hagabido

verb carrying (two persons), with each person carrying an end

hagadagodo

verb cause to lie down or remain; illustrate by examples

hagadau bale

verb cooperate; help one another

hagaditidi

verb to skip a stone across the water

hagaduulou

verb eat ravenously

hagailonga ange agina

assign (someone) to; use something as a landmark

haganna

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to calm down someone who is excited or unhappy

hagapago sala

adjective unfortunate result

hai daalanga

adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk animatedly

hai damaahine

adjective the relationship between parent and daughter

hai de biho

verb act smart (deviously)

hai madangi

adjective passwind (flatus)

hai me gaiaa

to be reluctant to express oneself openly (esp. to persons in certain types ofrelationship to one)

hale honggelegele

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noun bathroom, toilet

heduu

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noun star

hidu-laangi

time noun sunday (’seventh day’)

hola

verb to spreadout, or layout flat, something which is folded, piled up, or bent, etc.

hou

verb drill (native bow drill)

huna

verb hide ; breechclout

inai

noun a type of mat

ioonga

noun way of giving

kau donu

adjective usedto, easy to

keli

adjective root around (disturbing the coral layer of a yard by shuffling, or by pawing the ground)

laangi hagamouli

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noun Saturday

lahu

verb investigate (to prove one’s suspicions)

langa de moana

becoming stormy (of the sea)

laso paava

verb skinny (of people)

laulau

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overripe coconut apple

lolo

oil

longoduli

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adjective deaf

luu amaadeu

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

maasina

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noun moon

mada dabu

adjective affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other ; avoidancerelationship

madaali

adjective lacking in oil (of a ripe coconut)

magau baubau

die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)

mahaa de usu

to have encountered unexpected misfortune

maido

noun fishsp.

malo

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clothes, cloths

malo lau manu

cloth with a flowered pattern

manigangi

adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse

manumanu

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noun small red insect that sucks blood

manumanuhi

adjective frequently manuhi

matoloia

noun a type of prepared food (made from dried breadfruit)

meemaagau

noun non-living thing

midia

verb dream about

mmala dana (dagu) maanga

lose his (my) appetite

mmea be se gaagose

redhot (literally)

momme vaivaia o ssaalenga

noun puddle

namuaa

verb a sore on the lips (believed to result from missing a meal)

nanulia

verb the object of a complaint

ngani

adjective going around in a complete circle (likea belt)

ngavalivali

adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)

nngali

verb to take a bite out of something held in the hand (food only)

ogo

noun the attachment of a clam to the reef

olaa

a sound expressing surprise or disapproval

onoonogia

verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite

paa de mahedua

sneeze loudly

poo

adjective grab or catch in a single act

sauvalovalo

verb echo

seni alaala

adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety

sigale

scull (a boat)

somo

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verb grow

ssuilebelebe

completely wet all over

taane sauaa

shark (euphemism)

uu

milk

vaaligi

adjective small (for plural noun)

valu llau

number eight hundred