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aahee nei

then what (immediate future)

aamuli

noun descendants (in all inferior generations)

agu age

say out loud

anaa ange maalie

those are exactly right

bakau

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noun upper arm; wing

balu malau

noun fish sp.

boonei

noun fish sp.: damselfish

buu useahi

verb blurred

daadaanga

noun appearance of

daaholi paalaaini

noun fried taro and banana biscuit

dagugu

noun fishsp.: (the native term is appliedto many spp.): damselfish, snapper

daholaa

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daholaa

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verb fish, hunt (at night)

daia

verb to daa completely (excepting meanings’make a sharp turn’, ’wash clothes’,’scoop up’, ’bail’)

dangada ngauda

adjective a person who rarely goes fishing, landlubber

dangalebu

verb rough or choppy sea condition

dangi de musu

hear whispering (of others)

dau age

to beach (a canoe) on land; reach land

daumaha daahili

noun song service (in church)

deai donu

adjective none at all

deai loo me

i doubt it

dee hemuu

not on speaking terms

deehee

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degidegi

adjective having a kind or generous nature

denei laa ()

this is that (is this that)

denei naa ()

this will be it. (will this be it)

dohe

noun mollusk sp., bivalve sp.

dohu

adjective sufficient, enough; able to cover agiven area

doo de hatuli

the’falling of thunder’

doo de ssui

still damp (but becoming dry)

dugudugu iho

adjective a technique of massage

dulivai

noun a type of coconut (reddish in color)

dungu

verb smell (something)

duu i de liiliagi

equal in status

ga hia

how many will it be

gaadinga

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noun mature brown coconut

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gabe manava

adjective eat sparingly (just enough to maintain one’s strength), have a snack

gai de henua

native food (not imported)

gai hilihili

adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)

gelegele

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noun sand

geugeu

verb shake one’s head back and forth;

giligilisau

adjective go around habitually without clothes

goo

noun taro spade

gugu ange

able to look after others; able towithstand

haahadi

verb

hadu mangeo

noun cushion starfish

hagaaoa

verb cause to have been sufficient, relieve

hagabela

verb provide bela for

hagadamana

verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative

hagadinana

verb to treat as dinana

hagadoo dai

adjective to fish off the reef for tuna

hagaduu gaiaa

adjective suspicious by nature

hagaganimuli

verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest

hagaheiloo

verb make the acquaintance of

hagamaadua

verb be oldest among

hagamabu

verb die (euphemistic); take a break

hagamalemolemo

verb

hagammuni

verb hide (something) from

hagatugu tai

ebbing of tide

hagausinga ina

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adjective cloudy

hai sogosogo

verb masturbate

hegabidi

verb packed closely together; crowdedtogether in a small place

helau

noun sorcery

hevaalogi

the screaming of many people at the same time

hhuge age malo

lift up one’s skirts (to expose one’s genitals)

holiage

verb go about something in a complete circle

hoohonga

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noun hive, nest

hudi

noun plantsp.: treesp.: bananatree

hulo gee

go away

i taiao

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in morning

kangi de hagasaele

a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)

kinei

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here

kobu dango

adjective the splash of a small object (like a dango) hitting the water at high velocity

longaa

adjective annoyed by noise

maaheahe

adjective decreasing

mahana

adjective hot

malamalali

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adjective becoming more and more malali

malaungudu

noun lip, lips

mana

supernatural power

mangamanga

adjective having many manga

manu hagadigedige

noun top (toy)

masavaa danuaa

noun a time of peace

me hanga dalogo

ingredients of dalogo

mele

verb to use a word or expressionidiosyncratically in speech

momme vaivaia o ssaalenga

noun puddle

moolau

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verb hurry

namanama

noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)

ngavali

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adjective bent slightly (not sharply)

ngudu gaiaa

verb charlatan

nguu

noun squid (3 types)

oha de nnoho paba

disturb the peace

pelaoaa

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local bread

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saali

noun a type of rope (used for climbing breadfruit trees)

sagulaa-saamono

noun fishsp.

sao gainga

adjective sweep or cleanup trash

Seedaa

October

taina aahine

noun sister

tainaahine o dogu dinana

noun maternal aunt

tilo ange

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verb raise

ula

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noun lobster