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adu

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noun skipjack tuna

alaa loo

those (there) were the ones

alobagi

verb a lagoonward sandspit next to a channel between islets on the atoll

anaa huu

those only are the ones

anailaa laa

it was today that

anei ai loo

these then are

baabaasi

noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)

baaini gi lalo

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verb lie down

bagi mada lagolago

machine gun

basa dua nnui

speak undiplomatically

daahaa mada giigii

the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo

daahia

verb cleanoff

daava

verb brackish (water); taste strange (of liquid)

dabui

verb to splash water on something with the hand

dagodo daudahi

adjective having the same characteristics, be alike

dahi seene

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noun penny

dalimasanga

verb way of tying (rope, etc.)

dau hoohanga

verb the season during which birds lay eggs

dau langi

verb rainy season

dauulu

verb verdant (indicating growing well)

deadea

adjective becoming lighter in color

delaa huu

that was it just as before

demeenei

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this one

diidegaehala

noun the sixth child of a couple

dino boo

noun nights (2) when the full moon appears just after sunset

dogi

noun adze; a tapping movement

doli iho

adjective to obtain the biggest first

doloinui

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

duu duli

adjective kneel

gabi

verb hold something between two (or more)other things; grab (between other things, e.g., fingers)

gadiou

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noun plant species with red flowers, used to make flower crowns

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gaini

any lattice-like arrangement

gau-me

noun gill (of a fish)

gauligi

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adjective young

gauligi mai ange

the one next younger still

geao

noun plantsp.: plant-shrub sp.(sida fallax walp.)

goe

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pronoun you (singular, object)

goo

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verb bark (dog)

haamaga

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noun hammock

haangoda dugidugi

adjective a method of fishing (night fishing outside the reef, using hermit crabs for bait)

hadi haho

adjective steep (inclination)

hagabaasi

verb do toward one side

hagabau

verb measure, calculate,estimate

hagabolo

verb to include in one’s will

hagadaga iho

adjective worsening

hagadau

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pronoun each other

hagadau hai me ai

use jointly or collectively

hagadubu gina

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagadubu hue vini

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagadubu manu baabaa

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagaduu ngavesi

verb make boxes

hagalaulau

verb make many hundreds

hagalodo

verb to stimulate a desire for

hagamalele

verb complete (something); kill (someone)

hagangalo

verb forget purposely

hagaulu

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

halehale gaiaa

adjective cloying insincere humility

hano muhuu loo

let’s see...

hesuihagi

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verb exchange, trade

hhoda

gasp for breath

hilohilo ma eidu

a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes

holi

adjective shape of,form of

kai

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noun story (fictional, such as a fairy tale)

kii iho

adjective smaller, lesser (in rank, importance,strength, development, etc.)

lauasaasa

verb skinny

llahi

noun fishsp. (= small hagaudalolo)

loange

adjective go (to the place away from both the speaker and hearer)

loselose-uli

noun fishsp.: trumpetfish

madalua maa siva

number twenty nine

madangi

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noun air

madannia sisi

noun littlefinger

maga de hoe

to paddle vigorously

manu dolodolo

noun animal (doesn’t include people)

manu dolodolo

noun land animal

miili aheahe

adjective a version of the game called miili

mmadu

noun fishsp.: mojarrafish (= small sugimanga)

mmae

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noun pain

mmala luu mada

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

moni

noun canoe

moosee

verb not quite cooked (of anything but fish)

muaamoni

noun a song formerly sung while dancing

musa

verb the sound of many little school fish feeding at the surface of the water

ngadi seesee

walk barefoot, stroll

ngaobo

verb easily bent out of shape

nonu

noun plantsp.: tree sp. (the archaic name of bugaliaa)

odiodi

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adjective long since finished, done or gone; long since, a long time ago

ohuohu

verb having many ohu

olonoa

noun seacucumber sp.

pala de langi

verb rain

saelea

verb walked upon

see

adjective cry aloud

senga

crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk

sii

verb spill out (e.g. too much food in your mouth)

sileia doo soa

look, your neighbor is competing against you

sinasinaa

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adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)

taane sauaa

shark (euphemism)

tai unu

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thirsty

ua dea

white-throated frigate bird

vasu

timid, shy

vilidogi

catterbox, a person who speaks fast