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aabi

noun room (of a house)

anaa laa

these (there) which were there

anaa loo

these (there) were the ones

angaanga dabu vae

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toenail

anumia

verb bobbing in the water

banuunu

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noun hanging basket made from coconut palm

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basa senga

adjective speak senselessly

basalia

verb seep (of water)

bii o madahasi

a certain kind of phosphorescence in seawater at night

biihingi

verb having flat buttocks, ugly (because not plump)

bini dali gadaha

a method of braiding dali into string to make a bird snare; six-ply braiding (of rope)

bongaa usu

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noun nostril

boo manu

adjective to weed (a garden)

daa de hagallogo

perform certain old religious ceremonies or chants

daa sseu

verb a way of forming the body of a canoe

dagodo daudahi

adjective having the same characteristics, be alike

dangaligi

noun a type of basket

dangidangi keli

adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech

dao beau

noun the wave following the highest one

daohi age

donate,contribute

dau

pronoun your (singular; for singular, alienable noun)

dee adagaigaina

a great many; serious

dee galo

perhaps

degedege

verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly

diinei de manu

to kill off plants

dogo huadia

verb a way of punting a canoe

dogodoganga

noun plantsp.

dogonogo

noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)

dohi dilo

verb to strip dilo (to make plaited hats, etc.)

dua lele

noun to throw one’s back out of joint

duuhuli

verb a type of wave

eigele

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noun eagle

gabola

flatten out something mushy

gailingalinga

adjective continually wanting to eat

galoi

gelegele gumi hue

fine-grained sand

gide

verb see

gili

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noun skin

gubulima

noun wrist

gumigumi huluhulu

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noun beard (lit. hair on the chin)

haaligi

verb wrap from under, wrap around; to wrap something (e.g., a present)

hagaaduadu dangada

adjective critical of others

hagaditidi

verb to skip a stone across the water

hagadugudugu

verb crouch repeatedly

hagailoo

verb announce

hagamomo

verb reduce in quantity

hai gaavenga

verb restless (of a child)

hakoloa

verb provide goloa for; support(someone, with material things)

hakolona

noun mollusksp.: augershell (terebridae sp.)

hale hagao me

store

hedaadoi

adjective collide

helii

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noun grass

hhola

verb hola at one time

hodu

adjective sighted, appear

holasa

a type of mat [made especially for cult houses]

holi

adjective shape of,form of

hudaa moni

noun a fleet of canoes

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where

ino

adjective bow or nod or genuflect (as a sign of respect)

laagei

noun

laangai milo sanga

a fishing condition in which fish arenot inclined to bite

labulabu sala

adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)

langolango

inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)

lebu

verb paint (something); put color on, color (something)

leo

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noun sound; voice

longohie

adjective big around, fat

luu oluu

pronoun your (plural; for dual noun)

maaloolo

adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)

malingilingi

adjective spill out little by little

manava

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verb breathe

manu lele

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noun bird

manu-mangamanga

noun plantsp.: pacofern (athyrium sp.)

mao denga ssave

a scarcity of ssave

masi

verb to scrape or peel breadfruit when thebreadfruit is ripe

masolesole

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adjective abraded in several places cf. masole

me gu modu

decision

me ne modu

decision

mmano

adjective thousands

muimui

verb crowded (owing to a disorder of things); dense (underbrush)

ngaangauda

verb habitually ngauda

ngadala

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noun grouper

ngadau age

older

ngauda

adjective an unenthusiastic fisherman

nngao

verb loud (sound)

odi sango

adjective completely cleaned up or finished; all gone; each and every oneall gone

oga

verb to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick

olonoa

noun seacucumber sp.

ono llau

number six hundred

puli

verb grab up all at once

sae de hadu

make a grater (by punching holes in sheet metal)

sanga

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fornicate, have sexual intercourse

savali

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adjective be hungry

se me gi hee

in which direction is the current running

seesee hagadibabida

waddle

solo luu lima

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verb wash hands

suusu

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noun shoe

talinga

noun ear

tangada aduhale

the sort of person who feels at home everywhere and is continually visiting (considered uncouth)

tegi

adjective around (sexually); tickled (esp. sexually)

vaivai

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adjective watery, bad - (when followed by another word)