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aahulu

verb to leave food cooking overnight

aalohi

noun the portion of the atoll lagoon just lagoonward of the fringing reef

alohi lima

noun palm (of hand)

anaa dagodo

those are the circumstances...

anailaanei

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today

ao

adjective sufficient

baasi

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noun side

baba iho

adjective recently settled

balu-udu

noun fish sp.: snapper

bie

noun plant sp.: Polynesian arrowroot (tacca leontopetaloides (l.) o.k.)

biho

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noun head

boose

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noun boat

buu goede

worthless or useless <’like an octopus without a head’>

daabui

verb enclose

daahanga

verb fool (someone), deceive

daane e manege

noun a person who is capable at almost anything

dabagau

noun a type of floor mat

dagodo mahamaha

adjective nice,pleasing

dangidangi

adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant

dangii

noun fishsp. (= small valu)

danuaa loo

ok (good)

dao badu

noun ridgepole (upper)

dao de laangi

celebrate

dau masa

noun the season during which tides are lowest

daula gage

noun a rope used to assist the climber of a breadfruit tree

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noun pond (a specific pool of water)

delaa sili

that there is enough

denaa ai laa

that was it

dohu

adjective sufficient, enough; able to cover agiven area

donadona

verb covered with dona

doodou

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pronoun your (plural; for singular noun)

dooluu

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pronoun your (dual; for singular noun)

duu ngavesi

noun a cover of a box

gada-laagau-ngaadai

noun fishsp.

gammenge-hai-gili-dabeo

noun mollusksp.: thais luteostoma

gavange

adjective give or bring to (someone)

gave ala

verb a method of plaiting mats

gede hangaabo

noun a type of basket

gili

skin

gogo

adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)

gubu vae

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noun ankle

haangoda dua agau

noun fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)

hagadoe

verb put aside, leave for later, conserve

hagaingoo

verb give a name to, named, called

hagamade

verb do as hard or fast as possible

hagangadinei

adjective mean; inconsiderate

hagi me

adjective pick coconuts

hai me moolau

an habitually fast worker

hale baabaa

noun frame house

haoli

verb cover up

hebolo

adjective a sign made with the eyes

helii-lausedi

noun seaweedsp.

hiigai

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adjective hungry

iai sago

adjective having special ability (strength, power, etc.) which others do not have, a strong or powerful (person)

idi

verb to husk (a coconut) with one’s teeth

ili taalanga

adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk at greatlength

kave dagi de momo

take a little (or few) at a time

kosi

noun mollusksp.: cardium sp.

lau kena

adjective leaves (or hair) which have lost theirnatural healthy color

lima

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arm

limasisi

noun pinky finger

lodo haa

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noun branches of the coconut palm (used to make galeve, an alcoholic beverage)

lodo llidi

adjective a dandy (always wanting to llidi)

luu au

pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)

maasanga

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noun twin

maavae

adjective separated (two things),divorced

madaagi

verb the scout in belubelu fishing

madaala

adjective loosely braided; good at twirling sennit

madahidu

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number seventy

madaladala

adjective easily unfastened or untied

madaladala de leo

a clear and high-pitched singing voice

madalama

noun tip of coconut palm leaf

mahi

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powerful

malamalama

verb shiny (reflects light)

malimalino

verb becoming more and more malino

malumalu-tangohi

adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)

manu solo maadau

file (for filing metal)

maoli

a suspicion which proves to be true

me

mmala luu mada

stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)

moe dolo

verb to sneak into another’s house at night for the purpose of having sexual relations

mogomogo

noun muscle

moni

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noun canoe

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moolau lodo

noun having a shorttemper

moso

noun black bird species (eats fruit)

nebua

verb be nebu

ngadi hanonga

a useless journey

ngavesi haangoda

fishing tackle box

ngudu leidi

verb be the object of continual gossip; scorned

nguua

verb be nguu

noho maadai

adjective sit quietly

noomeemea

a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave

saagule

pick head lice

sauligi

noun a type of adze (with a rotatable head)

savasavala

adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy

sele gi tonu

make sure of

tamana odogu dinana

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noun maternal grandfather

unahi

scale (of a fish)

vaivai

intensifier too; overly

vange de hagaboo

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verb give greetings