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aalo

verb come by paddling

aamua

adjective high-ranking

abitala

noun eave (of a house)

ala galigi

noun a method of mat making

au ga sano

I give up

baa sege

adjective carom off

baalasi ngago

adjective incubation of eggs (by a hen)

baasua

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noun clam

bakau doo

noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint

bani-magevageva

noun fish sp. (rare)

beibei

adjective more-or-less alike

bunaa hoe

noun an eddy left by a paddle stroke

buu

noun bladder, balloon, ball; the head of the octopus; a net on a long handle; a conch shell trumpet; or any other round, hollow, inflatable object

daaemai

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verb arrive

dabuvae

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noun toes

dagoobala

verb fall on something and smash it

daladala

adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish

danedanea

verb be covered with dane

dangi hhadu

adjective cry for effect

dauaahe

adjective gather or pleat in material; feathers of a rooster standing out on its neck (when angry); festooned with (e.g., flags)

daumaha hagaulu

noun the church service at which new members are accepted

de ulu hagabolebole

topmost part of any standing object

deai ange soo laangi

i’ll get you

deai donu angaanga

nothing at all

dee ngado mai

forever,eternally

dolodolona

verb often flooded

doluu

pronoun your (plural; for singular noun)

doo ade

doo togonogo

adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine

duadonu

adjective luck, good fortune

dugidugi tugi lau

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noun tool used to soften the pandanus leaf

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dungu

verb smell (something)

duu midomido

adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)

duu molomolo

adjective visible clearly

duu podo

adjective do something at short intervals; often,frequently

duulanga

noun the sector from which the wind blows

eidu ai

treat as a totem, worship, treat as asupernatural being

gaba taiao

noun early morning

gaba-moe

noun fishsp.: cardinalfish

gai i taiao

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verb have breakfast

gaogao

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hip

gau dahi

adjective a method of fishing for tuna(angling with a single baited hook)

gaulama

gaulama

noun thick spine of coconut palm leaf

gelu-hai-vaelo

noun fishsp.: tang

goa

noun termite

gu oo ina mai

shout to announce important news (e.g., to announce the arrival of a ship)

gubu vae

noun foot,ankle

haaina dangada

adjective stare at people indiscreetly (esp.strangers)

hagabau

verb measure, calculate,estimate

hagabaubau

verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately

hagadagasala

verb blame (someone), accuse

hagadubu manu baabaa

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagahula

the sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth

hagalaangaa

verb teach to plait (mats, etc.)

hagalongo imuna

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verb obey

hagamabua

verb cause to hagamabu

hagaongaonga

verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music

hagasaohia

verb make oneself available

hagatevelia

verb cause to bristle

hai maa

adjective the relationship of spouse’s sibling tosibling’s spouse

hai sala

adjective mistake,error

hakaadia

verb make tightly packed

hale

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noun house, houses

hale de henua

noun a house of indigenous construction (thatch)

hale gai

noun restaurant

hanu momo

adjective little bit,few

hhadi

verb snapped off

hhui age

eat a snack

honga iainei

at this time,these days

huaabodu

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noun family

hungahunga-a-nui

noun the flower of the coconut tree

i dai nei

Mortlock Islands

inau

verb to look for coconut crabs at night with a light

kave gi de mahi

obtain by force

kii adu

get out

kobu

adjective splash (once)

laa manusomo

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noun branch

laagau hagadauaadea

noun a cross-beam lashed to a tree to facilitate climbing it

laamaloo

noun a divination result indicating bad fortune

lala

verb to roast

langaa lodo

adjective a sudden access of emotion

lebelebe

noun fishsp.: jack

lele tuli

adjective parturition

libo ange de henua

feel dizzy or faint, vertigo

luu odaadeu

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

madalua maa haa

number twenty four

madoha

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adjective flat, to be spread out

magi dehenua

verb have fever

malibi

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fast

malillili

adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line

mangoo-senga

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

masavaa de gauligi

childhood

mugamuga

verb the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed

ngau hala

verb bite someone

ngudu

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mouth

niho hagadolo

noun incisor teeth

sabalabala

adjective always agreeing with

sasao

adjective escape one after the other

selu

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verb comb

tugu lima

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