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alaa ange naa

about that (over there) much more

atangada

noun generation, age set

baba

noun fish sp., squirrelfish

bangabanga

noun fish sp.

baua

verb figure out, determine

boobua

noun dragonfly

bugubugunga

noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance

bulada

noun banana tree fibers (for making cloth)

daabui

verb enclose

daadaa

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noun sweat

daadaaligidanga

noun the way of being moved about in the air

dagitilo

verb watchful, be on the lookout, keep aneye on

dahido mada

noun inner corner of the eye

dana

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pronoun his/her (for singular, alienable noun)

dangaligi

noun type of basket

deaamonga

noun

deehee

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deengaa gamalie

adjective let’s do it attentively

denaa ai laa

that was it

doo

noun an evil scheme

dua haangoda de boo

noun fishingline of a size appropriate forhaangoda de boo

dugu de gubenga

set a gubenga net

duu malaelae

an open field having no trees

duu-lellele

noun apodousseacucumber

duudae goede

noun the inky excretion of the octopus

duudagi

verb connect up, join up, continue upon

gailulu

noun birdsp.: booby

gaimalie

adjective goodat food preparation (not wasteful)

gubenga

verb a large net for fishing

gumigumi huluhulu

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noun beard (lit. hair on the chin)

haaula

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verb set on fire

hadu goinga

noun boundarystone

hagaaigoli

noun a food tree on another’s land

hagaaliali

verb to attempt to attract a member of the opposite sex through exhibitionism

hagaaoa

verb to have purposely stayed up until daybreak

hagabinga

verb name (something)

hagabungubungulia

verb cause to be expanded

hagadagodo

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to draft (a carving)

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hagadodi

verb walk with a limp (permanently)

hagadonu

verb trust, believe; interpret; support as a witness

hagadubu o de ahi

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagaedeede

verb balance precariously

hagahongagainga

verb to make a child urinate

hagahula

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

hagalili

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

hagamaasui

noun a current which flows to the left

hagame ange laa

a little later

hagaobe

verb cause to have obe

hagavagavaga

verb punishment of a person by confinement (without food or drink) until his death

hai aha

adjective what relationship

hai daahili

adjective to compose songs

hai hegau hilo

work hypocritically (appearing to follow the rules but secretly violating the prohibitions)

hai me a gauligi

a childish act

haidama

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verb, adjective pregnant

hakii

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noun esophagus; trachea

hale hongagelegele

noun outhouse

halihalibaa

noun flatfish

hangaabo

verb the fitting together of the two halves of something, so that it is closed

hegau

noun work,activity,occupation

hhanga

verb split open, open up, or separate, all at once

hhudi

verb pull

hidi

verb to topple over ; stand on one’s hands ; getup (from a sitting position) ; cause of

hilo hagamaadau

verb to braid sennit with the right hand;

honga de mouli

during the lifetime of

honu de maasina

noun full moon

ili taalanga

talkative, chatterbox, talk at great length

kii ange

increase

laalanga

noun the quality of the weave (of mat plaiting)

lehua

verb blurred; covered with ashes

lodo gaiaa

competitive, envious, desious of retaliating

lodo gapua

noun seaward part of a gapua

maadau

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hook, fishhook

mada gaanunu

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noun nipple

mada saosao

adjective sharp-pointed

made

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verb look at in an effort to identify or recognize

mademadea

verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure

maimai

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adjective sweet

maimai ange

to have been dulled (from having been struck on a hard object)

massala

clear-headed

me hagaodi

noun last one

me tao

noun dye

moumousi

adjective repeatedly being mousi

ngalongalo

adjective forgetful,absent-minded

ni aha

what are these

nohoanga hodooligi

the place where the chief lives (at the moment)

odo

verb thatch

oha

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verb break (transitive)

oha valaai

adjective to disobey the instructions of a healer

panga

adjective

sagulaa

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noun marlin

sassano

adjective becoming ssano

sauligi

noun a type of adze (with a rotatable head)

se gainga

abundant

seene malili

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noun coins

seguli

numeral hundreds of thousands

sobo

adjective rise up (as the sun), get up, jump up

sogosogo

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orphaned

tainadaane

noun brother

tuugili

noun goosebumps

vaenga o de langi

Milky Way