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abi

noun fish sp.: tang

adi longo

adjective to tattle

alaange

adjective allowed to, permissible

aloo anahee

for how long has this been going on

asu

verb scoop up (liquids only), spoon

baa donu

adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)

baa lahalaha

adjective broad-chested

baageaa

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adjective weak

bagkau

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noun wing

basa senga

adjective speak senselessly

beaha

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

bingge

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adjective pink

buge

noun a bump on a tree trunk

damaa tili

adjective sharpshooter

danu de maasina

the setting of the moon

danuaa loo

ok (good)

dao me hholu

noun arrow (for a bow)

dau bodobodo

adjective to tie at the end of a short tether

dau malino

verb an area of the sea which is dead calm

de hia

which number

diadia

verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it

dige de belubelu

a circuit made by a school of belubelu

dihidihi

noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)

dili uda

adjective an ocean current which comes towards the shore (and carries in driftwood, etc.)

dodo

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blood

doo de gulabe

prolapsed rectum

doo togonogo

adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine

dungu iho

adjective smell oneself

duu-uli

noun seacucumber sp.

duudae goede

noun the inky excretion of the octopus

duula

noun the direction from which the wind blows

gaba de ahiahi

noun early evening,late in the afternoon

gabinivali

a kind of ancient song

galamada

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noun eye

gaugau

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verb bathe, shower, swim

gelu-hai-usu

noun fishsp.: unicornfish

golee

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noun seed

haa-alaala

time noun the fourth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"

hagaaloha

adjective piteous,pitiful

hagadau gavange

adjective compete (between groups)

hagadino

verb provide a portion or share

hagaditidi vae dahi

hop on one foot

hagadubu o de ahi

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagaduu ssaalanga

adjective search intently for

hagaedeede

verb balance precariously

hagahahine

adjective treat as a woman

hagahala

a sleeping mat

hagaholau

verb banish from the island (in a canoe with no paddle or food)

hagalloba ange

verb to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe).

hagamadia

adjective show-off

hagamoe

verb put to bed

hagamoolau

verb hurry,rush

hai bao

verb divided into compartments

hai mada dabu

an avoidance relationship between kin

hale hadu

noun a house of brick or cement construction

hale honggelegele

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noun bathroom, toilet

halihalibaa

noun fishsp.: flatfish

hhanga

split open, open up, or separate, all at once.

hhola mai saiolo

to allow the sail to fill with wind, holding on to the boom sheet (after luffing)

hieunu

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verb thirsty, be

hoohoa laagau

adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)

iai sago

adjective having special ability (strength, power, etc.) which others do not have, a strong or powerful (person)

laangi hagamouli

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noun Saturday

langa

verb lift, raise up; copy out (by hand); ship from one place to another

lehu

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noun lime

limasisi

noun pinky finger

llaga

verb take a single step

lludu

verb take all (of something)

lodo gapua

noun seaward part of a gapua

luu agu

pronoun my (for dual, alienable noun)

maanegabo

energetic

mada baubau

noun flirtatious

madalama

noun Nukuoro (colloquial term)

madangi danuaa

noun fresh air

maduupaa

noun a type of string figure

magi ilihia

adjective gastritis (having one’s stomach full of gas)

makaga

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adjective hard

malemale

noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body

manavasaa

adjective scared; afraid

manu lalo tai

noun seashell

masana

verb good (quality)

maua

verb to be able to

me naa gi...

I wish that...

momme hai lua

a fishing spot (beyond the seaward reef) where either reef or ocean fish canbe found

mudumudu-odaoda

noun fishsp.: damselfish

muli tuuele danuaa

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good afternoon

muna maimai

noun <= ngudu maimai>

sali gee

flow away

seaha

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what

see

adjective cry aloud

singa sogosogo

adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself

sisi

noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.

soe iho

adjective straight down; decided for one by the will of god

ssili mada

to faint, be unconscious

sumu ina

to make diamond-shaped designs in plaiting, or lashing

tamadaane o dogu bodu

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noun son-in-law

tugu lima

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elbow

vaga

noun sailing vessel, large canoe, ship

vaiu

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milk

valu llau

number eight hundred