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aahee maa

about when (future); about how much

aasanga

verb a watercourse between islets on the atoll

alava

noun fish sp.: shark sp.

basa senga

adjective speak senselessly

basaa

verb be talked into

baunga

noun worth, value

bili

adjective be caught or hung up on something so as unable to fall (as a felled tree)

bobo

adjective rotten

bugolo

noun coral sp.: faviid coral

bugubugunga

noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance

bunaa hoe

noun an eddy left by a paddle stroke

daadaanga sala

adjective ugly-looking

daaligidanga

noun the slope of a canoe’s keel

daane gasia

noun a person who is useful to others

daane honu

noun a person of many accomplishments

daane i lalo

noun a person who fails at everything he tries

dae maduu

noun a method of pulling flying fish into the canoe with a hand net

dala

noun appendage, fin, spine

daleba

verb flap briskly in the wind

dao dahuuhuu

noun ridgepole (lower)

daula duu nui

noun a rope used to lower a bunch of coconuts to the ground

dee hanga

adjective don’t move away from the reef

didianga

noun the manner of wearing one’s didi

dii de laa

the shining of the sun

diinei de manu

to kill off plants

doa agalala

noun very big giant

doadoa

verb the sound made to attract chickens

doloinui

adjective a hard lump inside a female’s stomach ; a coconut of the youngest stage of development

donu

noun fishsp.: seabass (= small ava)

duaa nui

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noun hard middle ridge of the coconut palm leaf

dugilima

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noun elbows

duu inai

type of mat (a half inai)

duubaa

noun one half of an oyster shell

gai de henua

native food (not imported)

gavaausu

noun plantsp.: treesp.: barringtoniatree (barringtonia asiatica (l.) kurz)

geugeu

verb shake one’s head back and forth;

haangoda dua beau

a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)

hadu-uaua

noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.

hagaago

verb imitate; show, teach; to urge

hagaaualoha

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verb poor

hagabaangoa

verb causing prostration

hagabuni de henua

to call an all-island meeting

hagadau bale

adjective cooperate; help one another

hagadau iloo

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verb know each other

hagagainga

verb litter up

hagaidaida

verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing

hagaloma de me

calm weather, with no noise

hagamadahuuhua

verb cause to have pimples

hagasaa

adjective quarrel (like children)

hagaualoha

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adjective poor

hai bao

verb divided into compartments

hai de gubenga

to use a gubenga for fishing

hanu ana dama

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verb have children

haula

verb setfireto (causing large flames); light (a lamp)

hhagi de baa galele

jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth

hilo ange

mix with

hoosenga ange

embarrassed by

huaamee

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noun young green coconut

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huamanu

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noun fruit

igohinga

noun way of using igohi

ise ngaio

noun needlefish

kii gee

move away from

laanningi

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noun sleeveless shirt

lima sisi

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noun little finger

llabu

verb claw

loa mea

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noun red ant

luu amaadeu

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

luu meenaa

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those things by you (dual)

maadau dae ssae

noun a type of fishhook

maagila

verb to appear to be barely separated (as islets on the atoll when seen from a distance); parted slightly

maalava

the fatty part of the turtle

maalie loo

much later

madaangudu

adjective converse with

madaviiga

verb the needle-like spines on daudu fish

magi ssae aalanga

sore muscles (not associated with strain)

magua

adjective thieving

mahanahana

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adjective very hot

mahulu

noun wakefulness

mai

verb arrive

maluulu de me

the weather is cold

manamanadua

verb keep remembering

manu-lalo-de-gelegele

noun mantisshrimp

maoli

a suspicion which proves to be true

modu gee

cut away from; separated from

ngudu leelee

verb talkative,loquacious

sai moni

noun a fleet of canoes

savasavala

adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy

se aha

what is it

senga

adjective crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk

sileia doo soa

look, your neighbor is competing against you

sisi galisi

striped (with thin lines)

sobo

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

ssahu

adjective inquisitive, mischievous (as a child)

tainaahine madua

noun elder sister

tangada hagaai

poor fellow!

tubuna aahine

noun grandmother

tugi lima

noun elbow

usu

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verb push

vai huaamee

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noun coconut water from a young green coconut

vasu

timid, shy