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adu

noun ant

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alaa ange naa

about that (over there) much more

alukaba

verb leave quickly (usually under duress)

angia

verb blow away, cause to move (in the water)

baaua

noun fish sp., rabbitfish

bangi

verb pinch (with the fingers)

basalia

verb seep (of water)

boaa ina mai

prevented from coming by being caught in a storm

bonaa ua

noun the sheath of the turtle’s neck

bulubulu hegau

noun unimportant work

daadaaia ange

adjective be in a hurry to

daaia

verb wash clothes completely; scoop upcompletely

dabagau

noun a type of floor mat

dagabuli

verb gather together in a group

dahola

verb fish, hunt (at night)

dahuli

adjective turn back; change one’s mind

dai seni

adjective sleepy

dalebu

verb turbulent (air or seas)

dama ssege

noun a foetus which has been aborted

dangada gai dangada

cannibal

daogubu

noun waist, circumference

dau gadea

noun boom lanyard (of a canoe)

denei donu

this is it for sure

dige

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verb (transitive and intransitive) rotate

dona

noun wart, mole (raised)

doo dai

appearing from lagoonward; to come from lagoonward; wind direction from the west

dotodi

adjective limping (as an action)

duna

noun larvae (of mosquito, etc.) found in water

duu gee

adjective out of alignment

duudua

noun taro plant

duusaba

noun a type of musical instrument (a stretched palm leaf jiggled while blown against)

elaa

adjective a sound indicating surprise

gaagaa

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noun baby

gai hagalongolongo

verb eat sparingly (to save some for others)

galani

adjective almost finished, nearly finished;

gannui mada balabala

gannui which is soft and mushy

gasa

adjective run aground

giado manu

noun the smaller outrigger booms at the ends of the canoe

gide sala

adjective misidentify

goigoi

noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)

hadi bala

adjective to rely on others for the things one should provide for oneself

hadi de uga

the curvature of a fish line when angling (due to underwater currents)

hagadaahanga

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verb lie (tell untruth)

hagadidi

verb to put a grass skirt on someone else

hagaduidui

adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe

hagahana age

recook for several days

hagalagolagoa

verb cause to be numerous

hagamalele

verb complete (something); kill (someone)

hagammidi

verb suction of a sea current, undertow

hagasee

adjective just barely;

hagassui

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verb urinate (piss)

hagategi kano

adjective tickled (not sexually)

hai me hoosenga

somewhat hoosenga

hai me mulegi

to showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)

hakaa tuai

to sharpen a coconut grater blade

hakolona

noun mollusksp.: augershell (terebridae sp.)

hale

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noun hut

hannoo kaba

go now, right away beat it

hano gi de maalama

transfiguration of ghosts or spiritsinto human form

hela

verb spread one’s legs (esp. a woman in the act of sexual intercourse)

hhau

verb tie up,fasten by tying (wrapping)

holomanga

noun throat

iai

adjective be (present),have,there is...

ilihia tinae

adjective a stomach distended by gas

iloo me

adjective charlatanism

kona

adjective very, too much

lamallie

adjective bearing big nuts (of coconut trees)

lava hadu

noun leader (between fishing line and hook)

lodo aheahe

adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant

lua

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number two

ma tuai

noun coconut grater blade

maa

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noun mother (informal)

maanga

noun mouthful or spoonful of food

mada hoou

adjective brand new

madaanga hulu

number ten

magi dabeo

menstruation

magi luduludu

adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person

maholahola danuaa age

revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)

maholaholadage

adjective being holadage in several places

malangilangi ai

happy with, pleased at; appreciative

malillili

adjective easily made malili; to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line

mangungungungu

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adjective the sound of something being chewed

manumanu

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noun small red insect that sucks blood

me abadai

European things (gear, etc)

milomilosanga

the way in which a current moves about

mmade gimoo

adjective to die in great numbers

molomolo de biho

round-headed

muna abo donu

truth

ngaalulu

adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)

ngadi gai

verb eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)

nngaolia

verb noise (a loud, individually perceived, noise)

nnoa

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verb tie

oha de nnoho paba

disturb the peace

saabai moni doo

carry a canoe (over the reef at low tide)

sausaubaligi

verb always saubaligi

sisi

verb write

soesoe gulu

a young breadfruit tree

ssema

jellyfish species

tahido o de nui

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noun trunk of coconut tree

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ulu-dugi

hawk fish