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aigimea

noun plant sp.: wedelia creeper (wedelia biflora (l.) dc.)

alaa ange maalie

those there are exactly right

asu

verb scoop up (liquids only), spoon

baalasi de ada

to take a picture

babaa

adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions

badai

adjective meddle in others’ affairs

bakau doo

noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint

bibi-gabugabu-tai

noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve

bongabonga

adjective bent up

buulou

verb cover up (by wrapping up with one layer); to catch by scooping up (e.g., with a net or basket)

daane sauaa

noun a person of extraordinary ability; shark (euphemism)

daga

verb loosely clinging to a surface (outer orinner); coconutmeat which has formed in the nut with no sap

daina

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noun brother, sister, sibling, cousin

dala-dalaa-moa

noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.

dangada

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noun people

daumaha hagadaahao

noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices

davage

noun birdsp.: white-tailedtropicbird(phaethon lepturus)

dee laa

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over there

delaa laa ()

that there was it (was that it)

dodo

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noun blood

doe

adjective leftover, remain

dolona

verb flooded, washedout

duage

verb stand

dui moni

noun a fleet of canoes (in line)

duu de gona

umbilical hernia

duu kolu

adjective stand bracing oneself

duu molomolo

adjective visible clearly

gage

verb climb; climb up on

gagu

well-mannered

galisi

noun lizardsp.

gano siga

noun strands (of cloth)

gelogelo

verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)

gii

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

gogo dua

adjective bent backwards

guduaanga

noun abounding in lice

gumigumi

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hagaala

verb make mat sections

hagabunibuni

verb add together from different sources

hagadagado

hagadagado

to draft (a carving)

hagadaula

verb to anchor

hagadinoangahulu

verb make a total of ten people

hagaditidi

verb to skip a stone across the water

hagapogo

verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up

hai gaavenga

adjective restless (of a child)

haiva dee agona

sexual activity,

haonga o taalinga

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noun hole of the ear

hegabidi

verb packed closely together; crowdedtogether in a small place

henuu

noun placenta

hua

verb come out in front; sing (a song); bear (fruit); a swelling (on the skin, or of dough, etc.);a swell (of the sea)

huaahuu

noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)

hulo saele

adjective wander around

huuhuaa mee

sorcery (made with chants)

igohinga

noun way of using igohi

ise ngaio

noun needlefish

kumi tangi

to control one’s crying

laagau mmasa

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noun dry wood

laangi hagadaahao

noun fieldday

latabagea

noun an ornament made of turtle shell

lau makaga

verb stiff

llou

hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)

llua laangi

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noun Tuesday

lodo gapua

noun seaward part of a gapua

lodo manege

adjective stubborn (esp. in maintaining one’s own superiority); be a poor loser

looloa

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adjective tall; long

maangi

adjective soar or glide in the air

madaanga hulu maa lima

number fifteen

madabuunou

adjective dull (of an edge or point)

madalua maa dahi

number twenty one

madavaivai

noun a type of knot used in net-making

mahaa

adjective broken up, cracked, burst

malalidage

adjective usedup or cleaned out completely

malanga age

lifted up from; come up (e.g., weeds)

mami ange

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verb taste

mamu-duagaa

noun fishsp.: stingray

manu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga

noun serpentcucumber

massagalala

verb burned (food)

me abo (donu)

noun truth

me balabala

noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)

ngalubelube

verb tremble or vibrate in the air

ngaue iho

adjective reduce (in rank, price, etc.)

oho iho

adjective come ashore early in the morning

poo mai

a unit of measurement (from the end of the extended thumb to the other side of the clenched fist)

pula luu mada

excited with joy

saa

a share of food (esp. for children)

saagule

pick head lice

saelea

verb walked upon

saunga

adjective having an unpleasant bodyodor

seevoivoia

verb to be in the state of seevoivoi

semada

numeral tens of thousands

sigale

verb scull (a boat)

sii talaa umada

a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast

ssege tama

miscarriage

ssoi

to foretell a death by words or actions (which cause death)

taane haangoda

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noun fisherman

tainaahine madua

noun elder sister

tamana o dogu dinana

noun maternal grandfather

tigo

defecate

tili aalanga

exhausted (physically or mentally); discouraged; completely relaxed

tolo i nui

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noun coconut seed

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