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adumodu

noun group of islets; atoll (collection of islets)

ahee oo dagodo

how are you

ala anaboo

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verb stay up all night (sing.)

alaa donu

those there only

alohaha

noun throat (of fish only)

ao

verb daylight

balaginagina

adjective be squashed

bapabu

adjective the staccato sound of one hard object being struck against another

basa degidegi

adjective speak disconnectedly with rage

bua laangudu

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noun plant sp; type of bua

buge

noun a bump on a tree trunk

daa hagapodo

verb

dai seni

adjective sleepy

dangidangi ange

askpermission of, apologize to

danuaa mai i hee

good according to whom

daubeemala

verb a method of braiding flower headdressesor necklaces made from manu-mala

de ia

the, thing, it

deadea

adjective becoming lighter in color

dengadenga

verb having many denga

deuaava

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noun dock

doo tahulinga

adjective bad-mannered

dua alohagi

noun fishingline of a size appropriate fortrolling

duu baebae

adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)

duu lellele

noun apodous sea cucumber

duu saba

adjective unstable, poorly balanced

duudua-a-de-honu

noun seaweedsp.

duugia i de gai

be tired of eating a particular kind of food

ebuebu

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bubbles

gaavadu

verb give

gada-alaala

noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)

gai holoholo

verb eat fast

galua

verb having viscous sputum

gava dea

reef heron - white phase

gavagava

noun weather-hardened black driftwood

giligili tai

noun horizon

ginigini

noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)

gubenga

verb a large net for fishing

gumedi hadu

noun a bowl (pottery)

gumi

noun a measurement: by tens of fathoms

haaina

verb stare at

hadu de gaanunu

noun nipple of breast

haga mahana

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verb heat

hagaau aloha

adjective poor (not rich)

hagabadabaatai

verb

hagadabena

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verb prepare

hagadaemahadia

verb put too much weight on

hagadaula

verb to anchor

hagamagua

verb to cause someone to steal

hagamalo

verb provide clothes for

hagamanomano

verb make many thousands

hagasegea

verb let slip or slide

hagatau

verb arrange (in order), a program; name one after another; refuse to do one’s part because of someone else’s actions

hagatulu mai

ooze out

hai mainu

verb collect bait

hale o denga manu

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noun hive (house for animals)

hau biho

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noun crown

helii

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noun grass

hhaa

verb blossom forth

hia

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how many

hidu-laangi

time noun sunday (’seventh day’)

honu tai

adjective high tide

iai sago

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

ieiangi

adjective recovered from illness

kadi gauve

to clench one’s teeth from the cold

kena

noun pale; whitish yellow

kumi tangi

to control one’s crying

labodo-tea

noun eelsp.: morayeel

latabagea

noun an ornament made of turtle shell

laulau gai

a canoe used to transport food to a feast

luei

verb spit out (esp. food)

maasina

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noun moon

mada lahalaha

adjective appear to be wide

madalua maa dahi

number twenty one

mainu

noun bait (on the hook)

malo aahine

noun dress

mamu

noun fish (generic term)

matoloia

a type of prepared food made from dried breadfruit

mmae

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noun pain

mmala

adjective sour; bitter

moe dige

adjective to roll away from one’s bedding while sleeping (on the floor)

moeagi

verb do by stealth

mogomogo

verb muscles (of the body)

ngadau age

older

ngudu leelee

verb talkative,loquacious

noonogia

verb bloated from ingesting too much fat

onge

verb famine

ovea

verb disheveled (as the chicken feathers on a much-used trolling lure)

sabini

verb to wrap around

seeha deenei?

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what is this?

semuna

numeral hundreds of millions

siili

noun a stick used in a children’s game

sogosogoisi

adjective

songagi

a bad sort of person

sou

a gust of wind

ssae aalanga

adjective sore in the muscles

tainaahine o dogu bodu

noun sister-in-law

teve de gili

gooseflesh

uila

lightning, electricity

ula

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verb burn (transitive)

usu

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verb push