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aduhale

adjective village, compound (aggregation of houses); go from house to house

ago i me

copy, imitate

ahi tugi

noun ignite a fire by making sparks with a stone

aloha

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love; compassion; affection

baasua

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noun clam

basa gi lunga

speak loudly

bodu

noun spouse

dalea

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adjective tired

dangada vai gelegele

a person of filthy appearance or habits

danuaa huu

it’s still ok no wonder

daohi i tua

learn by heart

dau namu

noun mosquitonet

daula luu hadu

noun testicle cords

dauoni

noun fishsp.

dee anga

forgetful, absent-minded

dee masae de leo

lose one’s voice (from straining one’s vocal cords)

diidiingia

verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays

diingia

verb to be exposed to the sun’s rays

dino

adjective a share of, allotment, portion

doga de manu

nesting of gadada, or gaalau, or gailulu

donu ange

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verb understand

doonga

noun tools,equipment (incl. fishing gear)

duilaa

verb to be unable to attract members of the opposite sex

eba

a sleeping mat (child’s)

gaa gee de nnamu

having a strong odor

gabaea mai

found hanged (suicide)

gai hagassii

verb eat messily (letting the food fall from one’s hands and mouth)

galeve sali

noun a coconut tree which produces much galeve

gammenge-baabaa

noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.

gano niho

gums of mouth

gau bini

noun a tool used in braiding rope

geegeno

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noun crocodile

gelu-hai-usu

noun fishsp.: unicornfish

geu

verb shake one’s head (once) to one side

godi

verb to trim

goolo

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noun gold

gudu gaadu

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noun dog flea

hadi bodo

noun breaking of waves at short intervals

hagaalahenua

verb provide land for

hagaasanga

verb to create aasanga

hagabibi

verb to cook food in an earth oven for a short time (just to heat it up)

hagabuni ange

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verb have sexual intercourse with

hagabuua

verb crowd away from

hagadabanimeeli

verb to make payment for medical treatment

hagaduulanga

noun method of construction; appearance (e.g., of a ship, house, or other construction)

hagaheiloo

verb make the acquaintance of

hagahoohoo

verb to scare fish, etc.

hagailangi-bangi

noun a type of prepared food (bangi soaked in coconut milk)

hagamaaiongi

adjective depressed (mentally); unable to think,move, or talk (as a result of psychic depression or trauma)

hagammuni

verb hide (something) from

hagapuuninga

noun a total of

hagasiilangaa mada

noun the appearance of fish or edible animals in great numbers (an omen of death)

hainamanilaluoo

secret friend of the opposite sex

hale

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noun house, houses

hhanga de ngudu

open one’s mouth

kano mouli

noun fresh meat (including fish)

kano mouli

adjective fresh meat (including fish)

kona ange

become much worse

kumi

verb calculate (do arithmetic),figure out

labua

verb knead thoroughly

laho

aerial foot of the pandanus tree

lou aama

adjective the submerging of the outrigger float

luu meenaa

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those things by you (dual)

luungagi

verb to be in a place protected from the wind, lee

maava

yawn

mada dao

noun prow of a fast ship

madau

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right (direction)

magau baubau

adjective die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)

magi hongagelegele todo

to have bloody stools

mahana age

heartburn <>

mammami

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adjective delicious (general)

mamu-madohi-lua

noun fishsp.: parrotfish

manu gulu

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breadfruit leaves

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manu lalo tai

noun seashell

manu solo maadau

file (for filing metal)

maoha

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adjective broken, be

massaa (ina)

verb despised by others

matili mai

remember vividly (after having forgotten); the sprouting of plants, etc., in great numbers

me hagasaga

noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown

moana dabeo

verb rough seas

moigaga

noun fibers of the coconut husk

mudumudu

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

namuaa

verb a sore on the lips (believed to result from missing a meal)

nebunebua

verb be nebunebu

ngaage nei

Gilbert Islands

ngadi moana

noun <= laangai ngadi moana>

ngalubelube

verb tremble or vibrate in the air

ngudu leelee

verb talkative,loquacious

ogo

verb pick up one at a time (by hand)

pasalia

verb be talked about (many persons or things)

saga gee

saga away from; extend out inspace

sausaunga

adjective continually saunga

se aha au naa

you are wrong that’s not righti don’t agree

sivi

adjective giveup

solo

verb grate, make into small pieces

somo dae

noun fully mature coconutapple

ssae de manava

struggle to breathe

suisui

become wet

tinana o dogu damana

noun paternal grandmother

vvede

to massage