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aabida

verb make a coil of dried pandanus leaves

aahee naa

then what (distant future)

ao age

daybreak (become daylight)

au madua

verb a type of ocean current far from land in which drifting objects collect

balagia

noun fish sp.

baoa age

wash up on shore and beach thereon

basalia

verb seep (of water)

bele

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imported plant species, similar to cabbage

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noun nostril

boo gi de gai

continually wanting to eat

budu

noun the appearance of many fish (or birds, or animals which are good to eat) after a death

bulibuliaamou

adjective prone to long for

buu

adjective be greasy

daa

noun fish sp.: squirrelfish

daaganga

noun kind of, sort of, variety of

dabadaba

noun slipperlobster

daemahalia

verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take

dago

noun ritual activites, religious activities

daia e tulidaa

urgency in micturation

daina hahine

noun sister, female cousin

dala

noun plantsp.: shrub sp. (ximenia americana l.)

danu de maasina

the setting of the moon

danuaa age

improved,better

daohi i tua

learn by heart

dau soa

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boyfriend, girlfriend, unmarried couple

dige

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verb (transitive and intransitive) rotate

dogi hakolona

noun a type of adze (with a curved blade of terebra shell)

dolu laangi

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noun Wednesday

doo

noun an evil scheme

duliduli

verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises

duugau

noun legs at the base of a canoe mast

gaba de ahiahi

early evening, late in the afternoon.

galoa

verb attractive to members of the opposite sex

galoi

gamu

verb coral (any kind)

gannui mada balabala

gannui which is soft and mushy

gave bae

noun a row of stones piled on top of each other

gave lodo

adjective attract attention

giili

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skin

gili laa

verb suntanned

haele sala

adjective spoil (children), bringup (children) badly

hagaalo-malie

verb cause to become alomalie

hagaava

verb relieve

hagabaa

verb cause to come into contact with; chase by trying to head off

hagabuulinga

noun group of animate things

hagaduidui

adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe

hagaeueu

verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders

hagalanea

verb cause to increase in quantity; greedy

hagamaumau

verb study, attempt to memorize

hagaoda tugi

noun a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and grated coconut)

hagasogosogoisi

verb

hagassoga

verb

hai de hai

adjective stubborn, willful

hainamanilaluoo

secret friend of the opposite sex

haiva dee agona

sexual activity; ’the activity which is not taught’

halehale dagodo

adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)

hhole

verb peel (something)

ila

verb a mole (not raised) , or other permanent black spot on the skin

iloo

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verb know

ivi o de biho

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noun skull

laangai buusagi

noun a type of fishing condition in which the sea is boiling with jumping tuna, which are biting at anything

labua gee lodo

to have an upset stomach (being on the point of nausea)

langona iho maahana

feel punished or victimized

lau ngago

noun the fatty tissue of a fish or animal

lebu

verb paint (something); put color on, color (something)

levango

adjective fight

lodo dagidahi

have differing views (within a group of people)

longosaa

adjective small around, thin

luu aau

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pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)

maavae

adjective separated (two things),divorced

madaa hadu

noun grater (metal) attached to a board forgrating taro

maohaoha

adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)

me maimai

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candy

mmanu

verb do (something)

moe iho

adjective sleep for a short time, nap; sleep overnight in place other than one’s usual sleeping place

moea

verb a person who is able to catch many flying fish (because the fish seem not to awaken at his approach)

muna pada

harsh words

ngalue iho

adjective reduced,decreased

ngudu leia

verb be the object of continual gossip; scorned

niho gaina

noun teeth with cavities

nohoanga hodooligi

the place where the chief lives (at the moment)

o

odi sango

adjective completely cleaned up or finished; all gone; each and every oneall gone

ono

numeral six

pala boo maasina

the time of the month when rain is most likely to occur (1st quarter)

pale age (iho)

steer toward (away from) land

sago

verb tough (like meat); stiff (like a heavy fishing pole)

sahe

noun any material used to absorb a menstrual flow

siba

verb move to one side (involuntarily) whilewalking

singalia

verb overhung

solo

verb grate, make into small pieces

songagi

a bad sort of person

ssaavale

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verb spit

ssae de leo

to project one’s voice better (e.g., after clearing one’s throat)

ssii

a hissing sound used to indicate disapproval

suisui

become wet

tahi-laangi

noun Monday (’first day’)

tainaahine gauligi

noun younger sister

tangada madua

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adjective elderly

uaasei

a type of small knife