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aausanga

noun way of leaving a wake

aladi

verb initiate, begin

anataiao

this morning

baa galele

noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing

baa sege

adjective carom off

baasi e haa o de langi

the four quadrants of the sky

bahhaa

adjective to make a sound, like that of a turtle gasping for breath; the sound of air exhaled suddenly

bangabanga mai

become skinny, become shrunken

bangongo

noun fish sp.: rabbitfish

binga

adjective be named, be called; regarded as

boibala

adjective watery (of prepared food)

bolobolo a sogo

noun a type of basket

buubuua

verb to divine (for omens)

daa hagasaalei

verb make a striped design in tatooing

daga

verb loosely clinging to a surface (outer orinner); coconutmeat which has formed in the nut with no sap

dagabe

noun fishsp.: snapper

dai deeai

almost none

dangada dau duadae

a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)

dauaahe

adjective gather or pleat in material; feathers of a rooster standing out on its neck (when angry); festooned with (e.g., flags)

daulooloa

adjective long time

de hua nei

this size

dee gagu

adjective uncouth

delaa loo

that was it

doo ma gu...

fall into the bad habit of; do something which is difficult to rectify

gaalau-ango

noun plantsp.: tumeric plant (curcuma sp.)

gabinivali

noun a kind of ancient song

gai

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verb eat (transitive)

gau bini

noun a tool used in braiding rope

gau hadu

the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached

gauligi ange

younger than

gelu-hai-usu

noun fishsp.: unicornfish

gogo dua

adjective bent backwards

haa lodo

verb the inner coconut palm frond

hagaamu

verb pay respect to,honor (someone)

hagadau

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pronoun each other

hagadoopeva

verb playatrickon

hagadubu hue vini

the name of a certain type of string figure

hagaganimua

verb to treat as an eldest child

hagahonu age lodo

verb feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat

hagalollolo

verb lubricate

hagamainu

verb provide with bait

hagamanu

verb cause to have disease

hagammau

adjective poisonous

hagaoda tugi

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

hagauu

verb suckle,nurse (feed milk)

hai

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verb do, make

hai aoa ina

bear misshapen fruit

hai dodo

verb bleeding profusely

hai dubuna

adjective the relationship between grandparent and grandchild

hakide

verb to reveal oneself to someone (of a ghost); to show (familiarize with)

hano ai huu

forever

hano gee

go away

hongagelegele

iga-adagahi

noun fishsp.: hawkfish (2 sorts)

kana adu

perhaps; watch yourself

kano maalama

noun a phosphorescent flash in the water

kino

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verb hate

kivi

adjective thin (bony)

laamasee

noun a divination result indicating good fortune

ladi

verb initiate, begin, start

leva

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noun river

llohi

verb erosion of sand or soil (esp. of the beach by wave action)

loage

adjective go (up or toward the village, or land)

lodo henua

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noun forest

lodo malangilangi

adjective happy

luu duu

noun covers (of books), two halves

maadau duiagi

noun a fishhook of a special type (for duiagi fishing)

mada duulanga

noun an important position (spatially)

madaanga hulu maa dolu

number thirteen

madaanga hulu maa siva

number nineteen

madahaa

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number forty

madaladala de leo

a clear and high-pitched singing voice

magi hongagelegele todo

to have bloody stools

maidigi

noun august

makaga

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adjective hard

malaangahu

noun feast held for a newly launched canoe

mamu de lagi

noun the fish which live beyond the outer reef

manu hao vai

noun a bottle (of glass)

manu-hagadigedige

noun mollusksp.: coneshell

masavaa de gauligi

childhood

me boogia e de eidu

a black spot on the skin (like a bruise) noticed after sleeping

me de lodo

noun a fishing place (in the lagoon)

milomilosanga

the way in which a current moves about

mmule

adjective slow,late

moomuna

adjective fatty

naamulolo

noun ramrod;

oou

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yes

paa age

explode from below

pagola

noun bad luck, punishment

pala boo maasina

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

sagana

verb watch carefully, keep an eye on

savini

verb run

seevoivoi

adjective cry uncontrollably (hystericallyinaccessible)

sigi

verb transfer (from one place to another),transplant; a technique of finishing a mat edge; to assist in the delivery of a baby (by manually extracting it from the birth canal); to tack a canoe (by transferring the mast from one end of the canoe to the other)

sinaina

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verb having white hair

taa de biho

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verb wash hair

taholaa

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noun whale

taina daane madua

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noun elder brother

tangada hagaai

poor fellow!

uhado

large white worm species