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baa age

shallow (e.g., waters)

basa senga

adjective speak senselessly

beaha

adjective to be in a serious condition, critically ill or injured

boo hagadanu malama

the nights on which the quarter moon is obscured by rain

buluu

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adjective blue

daahili

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noun song

daalea

adjective tired

dabeo

verb unclean,unkempt

dagitilo

verb watchful, be on the lookout, keep aneye on

dahuli

adjective turn back; change one’s mind

dama moemoe sala

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

dane

verb a fungus infection of the skin (consisting of superficial white spots)

dangada hai veelenga

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noun farmer

dangi see

adjective cry aloud for a long time, wail

danuaa huu

it’s still ok no wonder

dau

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verb read

de ulu hagabolebole

topmost part of any standing object

dee dolia

verb impossible to find the equal of(dehors concours)

delaadeu

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pronoun their (for singular noun)

demeelaa

that one over there

denei ange

this is another one

dibo

noun infant

dibononi

noun the youngest child of a couple

dinana donu

noun natural mother

dodi

adjective have a limp (physical condition)

dolona

verb flooded, washedout

donudonu

adjective understand somewhat

duga de gumigumi

verb allow one’s beard to grow

dunu madamada

verb rare (not cooked thoroughly)

duudua

noun taro plant

gaanunu

noun breast

gammenge-maimai

noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus

gili somo

noun the coconut meat of a germinating coconut (after the coconut apple has been removed)

gudu gaadu

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noun dog flea

haangaa lodo i de gai

be continually hungry, owing to having a distended stomach from regularly eating too much

hadu alo

noun the bottom portion of a fish

hadu-i-de-ssala

noun coralsp.: red organ-pipecoral

hagabaubau

verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately

hagabela

verb provide bela for

hagabudubudu

verb accumulate repeatedly

hagadaula

verb to anchor

hagaeueu

verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders

hagahee mai

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verb return

hagaleo

verb to produce sound

hagamaadua

verb be oldest among

hagapigi ange

stick1 against (something), go with someone

hagasogoisi

verb

hai dinana

adjective the relationship between mother (or other female elder) and child (or one treated as a child)

hakaau unuunu

verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast

hakaligali

verb grooved

hale haahine

noun a house of prostitution

hale magi

noun hospital,dispensary

hhui mai tai

flow of the tide

holau

canoe house

hologemo

adjective

huda

noun a verse of an old chant

iloo me

charlatanism

kailuu

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noun frog, toad

kano maailaba

noun the wood next to the core of a tree

laagau-doi

noun a driftwood sp., from the sap of which (doi) perfume is made

laaigi

noun a driftwood plant sp., with an aromaticsap which is used for perfume

laho

aerial foot of the pandanus tree

lau hadihadi

verb having wavy hair

lele mouli

adjective surprised

leo

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noun sound; voice

libolibo ange

drunk, dizzy, crazy

llidi

adjective dressup (esp. in new or very fancyclothes)

llilo mai

decreasing (in number); becoming less

llou

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

lollolo

oily

lou gulu

adjective pick breadfruit

madaanga hulu maa siva

number nineteen

maholadage

adjective be holadage

malali

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adjective smooth

manu

noun animal, plant, insect (excludes fish and humans)

masagage

adjective good at fighting

masavaa de gauligi

childhood

matoloia

a type of prepared food made from dried breadfruit

me

me pilo aha

what’s the point of doing this

mee hagaangiangi

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noun handheld fan

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moomoa

noun balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)

mosongenge

a name children tease each other with

mudumudu

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adjective slow moving (while working), slow acting, slow thinking

muia

verb be mui

nanu

adjective grumble, complain

nganangana

adjective loud (noise) repeatedly

noganoga

verb a method of plaiting mats

oho adu

go early

ohua

verb characterized by having ohu

pono iho

adjective put a cover on

saagahinoa

noun fishsp. (= small saabudu)

se agoo

adept at

se galubu

very fast

see boiboi saele

stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious

somo boi

grow abnormally (having defects)

taina gauligi ahine

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noun younger sister

taumee

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noun bud of the coconut palm

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tugi lima

noun elbow

ula

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flame, aflame, burning