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aahu

adjective the intense pain resulting from having one’s skin punctured by a poisonous fish

aduhenua

noun group of islands or atolls; archipelago

ahangi

noun lagoon

alaa sili

those there were enough

alaala dangada

noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)

anei ai

these (here) only

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pronoun I, me

au hagi

verb an ocean current which turns away from the reef

au taadaaia

verb don’t rush take it easy

baaua

noun fish sp., rabbitfish

bangi

noun a type of prepared food made from dried breadfruit

basa degidegi

adjective speak disconnectedly with rage

basa hagasengasenga

adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables

bolobolo

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noun long boat-like basket made from coconut palm

daa

verb to make a sharp turn ; a back-handed slap or jerking of anything which moves (e.g., a hand, foot, tail, tongue, etc.); to tattoo; hit, strike, beat; to kill; to wash clothes; scoop up (liquids or solids); to bail (a canoe)

daagoli

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noun hard taro

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daahanga

verb fool (someone), deceive

dalinga

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ear

dama de bialodo

noun deformed foetus

dangau-ngudu-aahua

noun

danuaa ai loo

well, ok (this time, but next timewatch it)

dao bou

noun ridgepole support (end)

de ahi

noun the fire

debele

noun table

dee hilihili

indifferent

dilongaagau

verb voyeurism

dubua

noun a person of extraordinary ability

duu de gona

umbilical hernia

duu ngavesi

cover of a box

duu-baeao

noun fishsp.: filefish

duunga gima

half of a clam shell

e hanu ana dama

have children

gaaui i tao

a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear

galo saele

adjective look around (moving one’s body about)

gau mai vaga

noun <= gau mai moni>

gaulama

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noun spine of the coconut palm

gegeno

alligator, crocodile

gi daha

to the outside; in the environs of

gii

adjective a high-pitched sound, soft, high-pitched crying (as by children)

gili malanga

verb a type of skin disease

goa

noun termite

gubu madila

noun a joint of bamboo

haa leu

noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown

haaina

verb stare at

haaina dangada

adjective stare at people indiscreetly (esp.strangers)

haangoda de lodo

to fish in the lagoon

hadi modu

adjective sheer drop-off (as at the edge of a cliff)

hagaava

verb relieve

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verb separated, be

hagadiingia saele

adjective to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays

hagadoa

verb act like a giant

hai daina

adjective the relationship between siblings or cousins

hai lodo

resentful

hakaanunu

verb breastfeed

hakaau unuunu

verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast

hedangisi

verb make a noise by scraping things together, e.g. the grinding sound of jaws

hhadu

adjective invented, made-up (e.g., a story)

holadage

adjective laid out or spreadout all over

holomanga

noun throat (inside)

hua modo

noun fisheggs (immature)

hulu

noun reactive hostility

ilihia ssave

adjective the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)

lale

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

langi moni

noun the sort of rain which is an omen that a ship will come

llava ai

wrapped (tied) around; eat fish ormeat with a meal

lodo

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preposition, noun inside

loloa

adjective tall; long

luu oluu

pronoun your (plural; for dual noun)

luuluu haha

gargle, wash one’s mouth out

maagoda

adjective jealous (sexual jealousy)

maamaagila

adjective becoming slightly parted

madaangahulu maa lima

number fifteen

madaangahulu mano

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number ten thousands

madangi

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noun air

magi o de henua

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flu

malali de biho

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adjective bald

manu-lalo-de-gelegele

mantis shrimp

manu-lalo-de-gelegele

noun mantisshrimp

mee o taane

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noun male genital organ

mmade ange aalanga

adjective completely exhausted; completelydiscouraged

mouli

adjective living, alive; life; life-style; that on which life seems to depend (e.g., favorite food or activity); life-principle (spirit, soul, etc.)

muna hhadu

noun lie (falsehood)

muumuu kaiaa

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

nevea

verb be neve

ngaa

noun fishsp.

nodi

verb to tie a knot in the hair

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noun eye of the taro corm

odomalie

adjective delicious (of coconut apples only)

ouou

adjective Yes! Yes!

sabisabini

verb wrap up or tie up over and over

se me be hee

extraordinary or unusual (esp. in size)

seesee

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verb walk

sigale saele

adjective search for

siisii

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noun fishing pole

singa

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adjective overhand

siva llau

number nine hundred

taina ahine odogu bodu

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noun sister-in-law

tolo i nui

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noun coconut seed

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tubuna

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noun grandparent; ancestor

unusaagi

deception