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alaa muhuu

how about those there

aloalo gaadinga

noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap

anaa ai laa

those then were those

atangada

noun generation, age set

augaunga

noun the appearance of an infected area

basa hagassee

verb speak so as to change the impression one’s previous words have made

bodubodu-o-uda

noun insect sp.

bolebole

adjective trembling; shaking; inclined to bawl out

booboo me

adjective massage (as a medical treatment)

buibui

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noun cage; fence

daaganga

noun way of travelling

dabadaba

noun slipper lobster

daia ma gu magau

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verb killed, be

dalaa

noun (small) piece of, part of

dale gaiaa

verb provoke a fight by banging againstsomeone (as children do); hit and run

dangi buada

adjective the noise made by a fast-moving projectile

dao hadu

verb cover up (by putting on layer after layer); give too much (e.g., work) to

dauaadea

verb clear (with nothing in the way); unobstructed; cleared (of obstructions)

daula luu hadu

noun testicle cords

dee sao age

always fail or be defeated

diidii ange

urinate against

diilevalevanoa

noun the fifth child of a couple

dodo ina

bloody (as of garments)

dolu llau

number three hundred

doo ade

a joking expression; literally, ’your liver!’

dugidugi

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noun tool used to mash food

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duu taua

outbreak of war

gaa

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verb burn (intransitive)

gaalau

noun birdsp.: brownbooby

gaibea haahine

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female crab

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gaini

any lattice-like arrangement

gano siga

noun strands (of cloth)

gauasa

noun the pectoral fin of a fish and the surrounding flesh

gidaau

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pronoun we (dual, inclusive)

gii talinga

tinnitus

goloa de henua

noun gear of local manufacture

golomagi

verb patient, (not impetuous); restrained (not prone to act on impulse)

gu dee galemu

recovering from an illness (getting better)

haangai

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verb feed

hagaaligi

verb install as a priest (of a cult)

hagaaoao

verb habitually and purposely remain up until daybreak

hagadangidangi

verb play music; make someone keep crying

hagadau gaiaa

adjective steal from one another

hagadau hai me ai

use jointly or collectively

hagadibalia

verb cause to tip to one side

hagaduidui

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

hagahongagainga

verb to make a child urinate

hagalanu

verb rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)

hagamau

verb to strive to become acquainted with

hagaola

verb save from

hagasegelia

verb let slip or slide

hagasemada

verb make a total of ten thousand

hagausi

darkening of the sky or clouds (a sign of impending rain)

haigamaiana

adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important

hano saele

adjective wander around

hesuihagi

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verb exchange, trade

hholu

verb bend

holomanga

noun throat

hongagainga

adjective urinate

honohono

verb having hono in several places

hoo senga

adjective shy (especially in the presence of members of the opposite sex), shamed

huaa gulu

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noun breadfruit

huaalavao

verb a strong wind

i taiao

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in morning

ivi-a-duimogo

pelvic bone

laagau lui

noun a cross (e.g., of wood)

laangi i mua anaahi

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noun day before yesterday

laba

verb flash (as of lightning)

lau de ava

a tuna of large size

laulau gai

a canoe used to transport food to a feast

laussoe

adjective having straight hair (not kinky or wavy)

llava

verb finished ; wealthy ; wrap; meat or fish (for a meal)

llou

verb hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)

lodo me muimui

in the bush (uncleared area)

lua-malama

time noun february (’second month’)

luu mada

noun face (of a person)

ma te hakii

the uvula and adjacent portions of the oral cavity

maanadu iho

adjective think about oneself

madaanga hulu maa valu

number eighteen

madau

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right (direction)

maile

noun plantsp.: maile-scentedfern(polypodium scolopendria burm. f.)

malo aahine

noun dress

maua

verb to be able to

moana ngaadai

noun far from land (the place from which the atoll is just barely visible)

moea

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

molimoli

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to carry things repeatedly / in multiple trips from one place to another

molomolo de biho

round-headed

muu-madavai

noun fishsp. (rare)

muumuu kaiaa

adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)

ngadi hai bodu

common-law marriage, concubinage

nohu

noun fishsp.: stone-fish

paa i daalinga

move in closely (of birds) to daalinga

pala de langi

verb rain

saesaele

verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)

sali

adjective flow, seep

sassabe

adjective about to leave, prepare to leave

seni

verb sleep (sing.)

Example: Au nogo seni anaboo. (I slept all night.)

soe lodo modu

to remain (or sit, or stand) motionless (as when praying)

sogoisi

adjective

uiila

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noun lightning