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aahee maa

about when (future); about how much

anei ange huu

this much more only

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noun yellow root, used to treat bruises; tumeric root

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baagea

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adjective weak

basa dua nnui

speak undiplomatically

basalia

verb seep (of water)

bido dagi

follow in order to spy on

binga

adjective be named, be called; regarded as

bongaa hala

noun any long and hollow object (e.g., a pipe or a hose)

daa de hagallogo

perform certain old religious ceremonies or chants

daa sseu

verb a way of forming the body of a canoe

daalinga

noun an area near the flowering part of the coconut tree (where birds perch)

daane masana

noun good one

dagalonga

noun path, route

dahi daalaa

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noun dollar bill

dahinga

noun way of shaving

dali

noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi

dalodalosia

verb pray for

dangada haangoda

noun fisherman

dau

pronoun your (singular; for singular, alienable noun)

dauaadea

verb clear (with nothing in the way); unobstructed; cleared (of obstructions)

daula gage

noun a rope used to assist the climber of a breadfruit tree

deai

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dee anga

forgetful, absent-minded

dee dau ia

it’s ok

deehehee

verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself

denga hhuge --

upward current

dige

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verb (transitive and intransitive) rotate

diimolalaaidu

noun the tenth child of a couple

doopeva

noun trick, prank

duadonu

adjective luck, good fortune

dugi

verb scare away,chase away

duguagi

verb be suspicious of (someone)

dungu ibo

verb smell (oneself)

duu ngavesi

noun a cover of a box

gaagaa

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noun baby

gabe

gouge out

gapua

verb large fissures or depressions in the reef (incomplete channels)

gelegele dea

verb sand

goloa hagadaahao

noun recreational equipment

hadu de moana

noun a type of string figure

hagaaduisiisi

verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife

hagaao

verb intend to stay up until daybreak

hagadau bale

adjective cooperate; help one another

hagahana age

recook for several days

hagahoa

noun a boil on the body

hagalodo

verb to stimulate a desire for

hagamogomogo

verb cause to be muscular

haganoho

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verb stop

hagaoda tugi

noun a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and grated coconut)

hagatolongia

verb slack off completely on (a rope)

hai hua laa

do indifferently

hausanga

noun a wrapping (of string) around the join of a pole

hilo saele

adjective spread venereal disease

honu

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noun green turtle

kai

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noun story (fictional, such as a fairy tale)

kano made

adjective slightly aged meat

lagi

noun pertaining to the open sea

lau maalie

verb neat-appearing hair or feathers

leia

verb be jumped upon; be landed upon

lili mahangahanga

adjective mad as the devil

lleu luu malau ngudu

swollen lips (from eating spicy foods or foods to which one is allergic)

loba

noun a type of mat

luduludu

verb trembling

luilui togo

a measurement of land along the shore using a punt pole

luu panava

noun scrotum (whole thing)

ma te duge

noun the point of a madaa duge

maakau loo dangada

now we’re in trouble

mada ahodo

verb any place where seawater seeps into the taro bog

mada looloa

adjective longer in comparison with; extendingfarther than appears to be the case

madaangahulu maa haa

number fourteen

madania

noun finger

madannia madua

noun thumb

madaviiga

verb the needle-like spines on daudu fish

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verb look at in an effort to identify or recognize

magi luduludu

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

maingaa

miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value

maluilui

adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over

mao lalo

adjective deep,low (in status)

masausaua

verb be masausau

mau ange huu

usually

meemaagau

noun non-living thing

mouli dangada

noun delinquent person (periodically exhibiting bad behavior)

muna o de henua

a community meeting (for listening to speeches or instructions)

ngaage nei

Gilbert Islands

nguua

verb be nguu

noho hagamaaiongi

adjective to sit as though stunned (i.e., as though hagamaaiongi)

ohooho

verb frightened by noise

ono-laangi

time noun saturday (’sixth day’)

paa age

explode from below

pelaoaa

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local bread

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saa

a share of food (esp. for children)

saiolo

noun a sail

savini

verb run

sinaina

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verb having white hair

ssaga bau

tainadaane madua

noun elder brother

tangada hai me dabu

cult priest

toogili

adjective wrinkly

ulu-dugi

hawk fish