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aasanga

verb a watercourse between islets on the atoll

abi

noun fish sp.: tang

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noun fire

aloalo-uli

adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)

anaa loo

these (there) were the ones

anei ai loo

these then are

aoao

verb becoming daylight

au dili uda

an ocean current flowing toward land

baa huu i --

just like

baabaa

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flat

bido muna

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noun word

boli

verb take special care of

bubu sala

adjective move unskillfully

daa de gaehala

to swing a jump rope made of gaehala

daa sseu

verb a way of forming the body of a canoe

daane dau

noun a person of importance (speciallyaccomplished)

dai seni

adjective sleepy

dangada henua gee

noun foreigners, strangers

dangau-daa-sissisi

noun fishsp.: snapper

danu de laa

the setting of the sun

dao badu

noun ridgepole (upper)

dau balabala

adjective slack (of rope)

dau laagii

adjective to put on an ornament for a special purpose

dau masa

noun the season during which tides are lowest

daula mada lau nui

noun a rope for tying palm fronds together to make a belubelu seine

denaa ai huu

that is it then

ditidi

adjective to skim across the surface of land or water

doa agalala

very big giant

dogi

noun adze

dogi hoda

noun a heavy adze, used for hollowing out logs and the like

doi

verb stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps fromwhich perfume is made

donu iho

adjective realize, understand

dua dama

verb the pallor of a female following childbirth

duudagi

verb connect up, join up, continueupon

e hia

how many

gabaea mai

found hanged (suicide)

gabetili

noun parent-in-law

gai haganamunamu

adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)

galo ahi

sparks

gamugamua

verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu

gavagava

noun weather-hardened black driftwood

geugeu

verb shake one’s head back and forth;

goo

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verb bark (dog)

haahaangoda ange

prowl around (to attack)

hagaaoao

verb habitually and purposely remain up until daybreak

hagadagadaga

verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.

hagadau iloo

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verb know each other

hagahebaa ngudu

adjective converse (conversation)

hagahidi i tege

to throw a wrestler using one’s hip

hagao gi daha

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verb sell

hai mee magua

sort of steal

hano gee

go away

hhuna

verb hide at one time

hodahoda

adjective gasp for breath (more than once)

honu de maasina

noun full moon

huaahuu daalo

noun a type of prepared food (like huaahuu, with the addition of bananas or something else sweet)

hudaa lolo

noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave

iga

noun fish (archaic, except in compounds)

iho daahagi

adjective a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears

kumi tangi

to control one’s crying

laangai laamaleu

noun a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping but not biting

laangai sahole

noun a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping and biting

ma gi

in order to

mada udua

noun the point of a promontory or peninsula (esp. if large)

madaanga hulu maa lua

number twelve

madangi danuaa

noun fresh air

magau de lima

a paralyzed arm

magau donu i de lodo

want desperately

magi haahine

menstruation

mahole

adjective peeled (a great amount having been taken off)

manga lua tae

noun cleft in the buttocks

manu de henua

noun nukuoro varieties of swamp taro(cyrtosperma)

manu-a-luga

noun insectsp.: fruitfly

milo gee

to turn the opposite way

mui

verb gathered around (something)

musu

verb whisper(ing)

namu

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noun mosquito

neveia

verb be neve

ngadi dangada

noun an ordinary person, commoner; a person of slight social value

ngadi moana

noun <= laangai ngadi moana>

ngaio

needlefish

ngalue

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verb move

ngii

verb a high-pitched sound

niho gai

noun permanent teeth (appearing afterdeciduous teeth)

nounu

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verb to tie a knot so that it is easily undone (by pulling one end of the string)

nugu

noun land,islet

saibo saele

adjective rush around aimlessly (of a group of people)

salu mai

make smaller by planing or scraping

seni tao

adjective sleep soundly

sigo de muna

remember what one has heard

siili

noun a stick used in a children’s game

silivaahea

verb wander about with no fixed abode

ssele i de niho

damn it!

taa de biho

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verb wash hair

tahi-laangi

noun Monday (’first day’)

tamana o dogu damana

noun paternal grandfather

tangada gaiaa

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noun thief

tugilima

noun elbow

ubu loada

a coconut shell used for expectoration

valu

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number eight