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agau

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noun reef (the portion which is sometimes under water)

aloo anahee

for how long has this been going on

anaa dagodo

those are the circumstances...

anga

adjective pay attention to (notice), be aware of

baagava

noun violent in word or action

balia

adjective master navigator (having also the ability to forecast the weather)

be hia

how many (according to someone)

bunehulu

adjective slow in running or walking

buugani

adjective be (in fact) slow-moving (while attempting to hurry)

daahili dau soa

a lovesong

daelodo dee odi ange

oddnumber

dagua

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verb say

dala-dalaa-moa

noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.

dangoa

verb grabbed,fallen upon

dao o gasoni

noun a type of a cloud formation

dau ngaadahi

adjective equally apportioned

de baasi gee

theopposing side

dee galemu

never mind, don’t bother

dee haihai donu

that’s for sure

degidegi

verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)

denaa ai

therefore (with respect to this, there near you, or concerning, you)

didianga

noun the manner of wearing one’s didi

doiho

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verb fall

duasala

adjective hardship,difficulty

duiaanga

noun the way in which something is stuck by a sharp object

duudua

noun taro plot

duusaba

noun type of musical intrument which consists a stretched palm leaf that is blown in order to make sound

e dee daadaaia

to be in no hurry

ege ange

move (something) over

gaha uli

adjective having brown (ripe) coconuts (of a coconut tree)

gai de baibu

smoke cigarettes

galubu

a type of toy

galugalu

verb any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.

gau

verb lymphnodes (enlarged)

gaveaa

verb taken;

gilaadeu

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pronoun they (plural)

goai ne siilia

who asked you

googoo

noun dark images, shadows in the darkness

gulu

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noun breadfruit tree

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gumigumi-o-sogo

noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)

hadu hagamogomogo

noun gem

hadu-mangeo

cushion starfish

hagabalabala

verb make loose; make soft; be a defeatist

hagadau doo

verb to transfer a string figure from one person’s fingers to another’s

hagaduu i luu goo

hagaholoholoi

verb to use holoholoi

hagamaamaane

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verb urinate

hai duu

verb to carry a baby about

halehale me

adjective a developing situation

hano laa uda

adjective go on foot

hau manu

noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace

hhogi

adjective a sharp sound, like the report of a rifle

huaa henua

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noun community

ilosia

verb wormy or maggoty (of something decayed)

kadi

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verb bite

kala

adjective fragrance (esp. of food)

kii mai

verb decreasing

laangai huli de moana

a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping (showing their white bellies) and biting

lahhie

noun firewood

lalau

adjective one after another becoming lau1

lele age

regain consciousness; epilepsy; surfacing (of flying fish)

llena luu mada

lludu

verb take all (of something)

maamaadolu

adjective becoming more and more maadolu

maamaalo

adjective becoming more and more maalo

maanadu

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verb think

madaanga hulu maa valu

number eighteen

madalima daalaa

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noun fifty dollar bill

madamataia

verb inclined to be (or easily) mataia

made sala

adjective mistaken (in identifying); mistakesomeone for another

magalili tai

adjective flow (of tide)

malau

noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)

malau ngudu

noun lips

malemalemo ~ malemolemo

noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)

malingalinga

noun sideburns (of hair)

mami

verb taste (of something)

masaala

verb clear-headed

masui

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left

me gu modu

decision

me maimai

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me mmilo

current (in the sea)

mother

tinana

mulegi

verb showoff (in front of members of the opposite sex)

mulimuli

verb much later; the very end

musumusu laa lalo

whisper softly

nanu

adjective grumble, complain

nao

verb to extract by gouging out with a finger

niho kangi

noun tusk

nngao dalinga

adjective hurting in the ears from noise

noho

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verb sit

noho donu

adjective properly situated or loaded (of a canoe)

odea

noon, midday

odi/b

adjective gone, finished, usedup

ogo

noun the attachment of a clam to the reef

onoonogia

noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite

sausaudia

verb continually blown upon (by the wind)

sii valavala

spray

tinana

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noun mother (formal)

ului

turn inside out

vaii

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noun water