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aahee loo

when (distant future)

anaa naa

these (there) only

ao ina

inadvertently remain up until daybreak (=aoa)

baa donu

adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)

bido muna

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daelodo odi ange

evennumber

dahi ma dahi

each individual

dahi seene

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noun penny

dala

noun plantsp.: shrub sp. (ximenia americana l.)

dama moemoe sala

noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery

damaa hungi

adjective skillful at hungi

dau

noun cover for an earth oven

dau me

verb the sheath of the flower of the coconut tree

daumada

verb stare at,observe closely

de hia

which number

de hine ga haibodu

noun bride

dee kai laa dangada

so, it’s not so after all (just as we believed at first); no wonder

delaa loo

that was it

demeenei

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dibo

noun infant

dibononi

noun the youngest child of a couple

diimadamadanoa

noun the ninth child of a couple

dili ebuebu

verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)

dilidili-dogi

noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)

duu saba

adjective unstable, poorly balanced

duula

noun the direction from which the wind blows

ga vaa laa dangada

oh dear (that’s not good)

gaavadu

verb give

gadigadi

noun itch

gai ga aha

too bad

galeva

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

galo sugi mada

glimpse

gilisau

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gu soe donu

unmistakably, for certain

gulu

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noun breadfruit tree

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haahaa

verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative

hagaala

verb make mat sections

hagabaangoa

verb causing prostration

hagadugu lalo

adjective self-deprecatory,downgrade

hagagabugabu

verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)

hagagudu

verb cause to have lice (by transfer)

hagahana age

recook for several days

hagahoa

noun a boil on the body

hagalongo

verb hear, listen

hagamadumadua

verb to act as though very old

hagamogomogo

verb cause to be muscular

hagao ngaohie

adjective inexpensive

hagaobe

verb cause to have obe

hai sogosogo

verb masturbate

hale duu biho

barbershop

haonga i ode

noun urethra

hau manu

noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace

hhadi iho luu vae

take a short break (in work involvingstanding)

hhano

verb wash one’s own hands (or mouth)

hidu-laangi

time noun sunday (’seventh day’)

huaahenua

community

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verb blow

kii gee

move away from

kumi

verb calculate (do arithmetic),figure out

laalaanui

adjective becoming big

laamasee

noun a divination result indicating good fortune

labu ssenga

adjective to run into trouble (owing to one’s misdeeds)

langi

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noun rain, heaven, sky

laubalabala

adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible

lede

noun penetrating cold

lengi

adjective bloated, inflated, swollen up, bulging

llahi

adjective thin (pl.)

loada

noun sputum

maadau belubelu

noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)

maalava

verb the fatty part of the turtle

mada madangi

adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)

madaala

adjective loosely braided; good at twirling sennit

madalua maa lua

number twenty two

madamada o dangada

noun in public

madua

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adjective old (persons), mature, full-grown; parent, elder (senior relative)

malibilibia

adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)

mama

noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)

manava i lunga

matolu

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number thirty

me hagadaahao

noun toy

mee saabini uga

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reel of fishing line (lit. thing to wrap fishing line)

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mmule

adjective slow,late

moenga

bedclothes, bedding; a place for sleeping

moolau

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verb hurry

nanu

adjective grumble, complain

ngisi

verb a squeaking sound

nngana

adjective loud (noise)

odi/b

adjective gone, finished, usedup

ono

barracuda

saalua

verb scraped (a little taken away),scratched

saba

verb capable (of a person)

sae de hadu

make a grater (by punching holes in sheet metal)

se mouli dangada

rascal

sisi gaadinga

adjective to cut copra

siva llau

number nine hundred

sobalo

noun fishsp.: needlefish

sugi launui

noun the tip of the coconut palm leaf

taiao danuaa

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good morning

tamadaane o dogu bodu

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noun son-in-law

tao

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noun spear