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aasanga

verb a watercourse between islets on the atoll

adu laa

after tomorrow, the one after the next one

daadaa

noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)

daaea

noun fishsp.: snapper (= large babudaea)

daakodo

adjective be in place ; liedown

dabeo

verb unclean,unkempt

dabu vae

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daea

adjective to have arrived at

dagaa

verb a leader (for a fishline, made of olonga)

dagi ala

adjective go around aimlessly

dahulihuli donu

adjective be careful

dale pilo

verb a game (like tag), to leave something unfinished after having tried only slightly

daohi ange dahi hai

argue against

de hine ga haibodu

noun bride

dee be aha

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okay; so-so

denaa sili

that is enough

diingia

verb to be exposed to the sun’s rays

doloinui

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

dookalala

adjective stilts,walk on stilts

duaa dodo

noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)

dube

adjective movements perceived under the covers; the swarming of maggots in meat

duulale

noun a type of game

gaavadu

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verb give (to you)

gabaea

to hang oneself

galabe-duiduia

noun seacucumber sp.

gammenge-maimai

noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus

gelu-hai-usu

noun fishsp.: unicornfish

gugu

adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to

haaede

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verb measure

hagaava

verb make a channel

hagadabanimeeli

verb to make payment for medical treatment

hagadaemahadia

verb put too much weight on

hagadubu mangoo

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagaduu i luu goo

hagahana age

recook for several days

hagahaunu

verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages

hagahonu age lodo

feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat

hagamaasei ange

make smaller (away from one)

hagamalemalemo

verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)

hagapasalia

verb convince (several people) completely

hagausenga

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noun cloud

hagausiusi de me

a sky covered with rain clouds

hai gaavenga

adjective restless (of a child)

hai me dogaa

behave with embarrassment or shyness

haigamaiana

adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important

hale duu biho

barbershop

hanga-mea

noun

hedangisi

adjective to make noise by scraping things together (e.g., the grinding sound of jaws)

hhui age

eat a snack

huaa gulu

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noun breadfruit

huaamee

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noun young green coconut

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hulo saele

wander around

hunehune

noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit

ibu

noun

isiisi luu gauanga

to tear off (a person’s) legs

langa de moana

becoming stormy (of the sea)

lau ngago

noun the fatty tissue of a fish or animal

lauasaasa

verb skinny

libo ange de henua

feel dizzy or faint, vertigo

lilo

adjective disappear, vanish; sheltered(from the elements)

loigulu

noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)

luu meelaa

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those things over there (dual)

luu meenei

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these things (dual)

maanadu gelo

adjective profound thoughts

mahanga

adjective be split open

mailiili

adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)

malibilibia

adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)

mami age

taste (something) a little bit

manaunaua

verb crazy,insane

mangoo-dahola

noun fishsp.: blacktipshark

manu vaaligi

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noun insect

masui

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left

maua laa

nevermind

mee o taane

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noun male genital organ

mmala

adjective bitter, sour; unlucky

moana magalili

a cold underwater current

momme

a place

muimui

verb crowded (owing to a disorder of things); dense (underbrush)

ngudu leelee

verb talkative,loquacious

nnamu

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verb smell

nngie

noun plantsp.: crepemyrtleshrub(pemphis acidula forst.)

noomeemea

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

odaau

pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)

ono

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number six

oo

adjective fit to (or into)

saagule

verb pick head lice

saavale ina

fish or meat which is watery in texture and bad tasting

sae mai

break through the bush (toward one)

sali gee

flow away

sausaunga

adjective continually saunga

seni ange

rest up for (e.g., the next day’s work)

sigi de hagahala

a technique of finishing a mat edge

siisii

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noun fishing pole

sou hahine

noun a steady, light gust of wind

ttea

adjective white

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noun lobster

vai

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noun liquid, water

valu

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number eight

vasu

timid, shy

vvela

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adjective hot, warm