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alobagi

verb a lagoonward sandspit next to a channel between islets on the atoll

anaa laa

these (there) which were there

asu

verb scoop up (liquids only), spoon

baeao

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noun coconut husk

baleao

noun fish sp., milkfish

baledilo

verb the stage of plant growth at which immature leaves appear

baoa

verb wash up on shore

basabasalia

verb be talked about frequently

beabeau

verb choppy seas

belabela

verb dirty (like bela)

daa hagasaalei

verb make a striped design in tatooing

daahinga

noun way of brushing off or sweeping

daalinga

noun an area near the flowering part of the coconut tree (where birds perch)

dala

verb tell, say to, relate

daledale

verb repeatedly touch lightly

dangaligi

noun a type of basket

daumaha hagasaele

noun a meeting of church members for business

dili aalanga

adjective exhausted (physically or mentally)

dilimangali

verb to catch flying fish

dilodilonga

noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance

dogi

noun adze; a tapping movement

dohe

noun mollusk sp., bivalve sp.

dohu lodo

adjective full to capacity

doi

noun stain (as for wood)

dugidugi

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noun tool used to mash food

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duu inai

type of mat (a half inai)

duudae

noun feces

duuhua

adjective single, unmarried

gaagoo

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noun chicken

gaalau

noun birdsp.: brownbooby

gai hagalongolongo

verb eat sparingly (to save some for others)

gangong

noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking

gava uli

reef heron - grey phase

gili solasola

verb leathery black skin (of humans)

gu odi mai ogu

i have done all i could

haahaa saele

adjective search here and there

hadu de gaanunu

noun nipple of breast

hagaalo-mea

verb cause to be red (of fully mature coconut meat)

hagabaulia

verb figureout, determine

hagadoe

verb put aside, leave for later, conserve

hagadogo number

verb to join (to make up a group of a certain number)

hagadolu (ina)

verb make a total of three

hagaduu ngavesi

adjective make boxes

hagahala

a sleeping mat

hagalleo

verb to produce many sounds

hagallogo

verb chant (in the old religious ceremony)

hagatanu iho

adjective take a nap

hagatevea

verb <= hagatevelia>

hagauda de hau

put on a hau

hagaui gee

avoid

hagauu

verb suckle,nurse (feed milk)

haha

noun mouth odor

hai de hilihili

verb hold an election

haingaa me

noun work requiring a large work force

hainoo

verb permitted,open to the public,secular

hale suunugi

noun a house with eaves touching the ground

heduge

noun slate-pencilurchin

hegide

adjective see each other; meet up with

hhadi iho luu vae

take a short break (in work involvingstanding)

hhui age

eat a snack

honu baabaa

adjective fill to the brim

hua

verb come out in front; sing (a song); bear (fruit); a swelling (on the skin, or of dough, etc.);a swell (of the sea)

huaa me

noun coconut (for drinking)

kadi gauve

to clench one’s teeth from the cold

kano de langi

noun a blue and cloudless sky

kano malie

adjective a tasty tuber of good quality

lalaa

verb sizzling noise (as in frying)

langa

verb lift, raise up; copy out (by hand); ship from one place to another

lele tuli

adjective parturition

lima seene

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noun nickel

lludu

verb take all (of something)

longo iho

adjective be aware of, experience, perceive, feel (in one’s mind or body)

luu au

pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)

maavae

adjective separated (two things),divorced

mada looloa

adjective longer in comparison with; extendingfarther than appears to be the case

madila diadia

noun bindings wound around a fishing pole to give it extra strength

mahu

adjective healed (of a sore)

mahuda age

wakeup

maoha saele

adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)

masavavvava

adjective having many holes (like a screen)

mmidi

verb suck, suction (e.g., of sea current)

moni sulu

noun submarine

muli de huaalaangi

noun afternoon

ngadi basa

small talk; idle conversation

ngauda

adjective an unenthusiastic fisherman

noho baba

live peacefully

noho hagamaaiongi

adjective to sit as though stunned (i.e., as though hagamaaiongi)

ohua

verb characterized by having ohu

olaa

adjective a sound expressing surprise or disapproval

olo

noun an area in which sand has accumulated;beach, sandspit

saalohia

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hungry (antiquated word)

sahole

noun fishsp.: mountainbass

se hagabau

do deliberately (esp. something bad); willful, mean

sigo de muna

remember what one has heard

silisili

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adjective stopped, ended

somo

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noun sprouting coconut; white meat of a sprouting coconut

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tagi o ssuugulu

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noun principal

tea age laangi

noun dawn

vaiu

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milk

vaivai basa

dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear