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aahee maa

about when (future); about how much

aau

verb remove

ahi tugi

noun ignite a fire by making sparks with a stone

alaa ange

and those there

angaange magau

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noun dead body

baba donu

adjective properly settled

basa pada

adjective speak harshly

bau

adjective to be worth it

bigo

adjective bent; bedridden with illness

bona

noun a knot tied at the end of a rope or a string to prevent its unravelling

booboo me

adjective massage (as a medical treatment)

bua leu

noun ovaries and fallopian tubes

bugu

noun mons veneris

daaloa

verb to have been stabbed (esp. accidentally by hanga)

dangolia

verb grabbed, fallen upon

daogoli

noun plantsp.: swamptaro(cyrtosperma chamissonis), also the corm of this plant

dau gulu

verb breadfruit season

dau hala

verb the season during which pandanus fruit of the same type matures

deganoe

noun a part of the female genitalia

dili

verb shoot at; shine (e.g., a flashlight) on; letgo, throwaway, lose something; disregard; steady beating (as of a heart); a steady stroke (as of an adze)

dilobuna

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growing coconut sapling

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dua lligi

adjective thin (line or rope, etc.); fine (thread, etc.); tenderly

duu hakaa

noun a piece of coconut husk

elegia

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noun bird species

gadebega

noun a type of basket

gadoi

verb a type of coconut with an edible husk

gaha

noun the portion of the coconut husk from which long fibers are obtained

gai hilihili

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

galemu

unclassified

gaolama

noun spine of the coconut palm

gauanga mahagi

noun dislocated thighbone

gelegele dea

verb sand

gelegele gumi hue

fine-grained sand

giado manu

noun the smaller outrigger booms at the ends of the canoe

gima

noun mollusksp.: horsehoofclam (hippopus hippopus)

gogo

adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)

guaha

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haangodalia

verb a suitable (place) for fishing

haanoa

verb wash someone’s hands (or mouth)

hadihadi

verb break many times or in many places

hagabigo de ngago

fool (someone), deceive

hagadagado

hagadagado

to draft (a carving)

hagaedeede

verb balance precariously

hagailangi-bangi

noun a type of prepared food (bangi soaked in coconut milk)

hagallongo

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verb hear, listen

hagassui age

eat or drink just a little bit

hagatangohi

verb the fading of light after sunset

hagi

verb pick (fruit) by grabbing and twisting off

hai daahili

verb to compose songs

hai me a leangi

bad-mannered

hai me madua

act grown up

hale lau

noun thatch-roofed house (of pandanus leafthatch)

hedogi

noun the sound of tapping

hhuda

adjective open one’s eyes; awaken for a short time

hhui mai tai

flow of the tide

huluhulu-manenga

time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")

i de boo

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at night

laagau hagadauaadea

noun a cross-beam lashed to a tree to facilitate climbing it

labelabe-uliuli

noun fishsp.: wrasse

lallala

verb warm oneself by the fire

langi

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noun rain, heaven, sky

lau kena

adjective leaves (or hair) which have lost theirnatural healthy color

laudodole

noun smallness

libo

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adjective, verb drunk, get drunk (sg.)

limadi

verb do fast or quickly

llabu

verb claw

longolongo iho dalinga

pick up information from others’ conversation

luu amaadeu

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pronoun our (plural, exclusive; for dual, alienable noun)

ma te hakii

the uvula and adjacent portions of the oral cavity

maadau mangoo

noun a type of fishhook (for sharks)

maalamangia

verb illuminated (by having light shined upon it)

madadaagodo

adjective gradual slope or inclination

madohi age

adjective reach halfway up

mami age

taste (something) a little bit

manu lele vaaligiligi

noun flying insect

manu-gadi-niho

noun plantsp.

masaova laohie o de ngadau

noun dry season

masavaa de gauligi

childhood

mau

adjective usual ; usually

midia ange

dream about

miili aheahe

adjective a version of the game called miili

milomilosanga

noun the way in which a current moves about

modu gee

cut away from; separated from

moni

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noun canoe

mouli

verb to live; be alive

muia

verb be mui

ngae

mollusk

ngaio-golai

noun fishsp.: needlefish

ngali

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verb take a bite of

ngalue iho

adjective reduced,decreased

ngau

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verb chew

onge

famine

oso

verb smell (something) by sniffing,kiss(polynesian style)

sauduu

mermaid

seisei

noun fishsp.: pipefish

sobo

adjective rise up (as the sun), get up, jump up

ssaga bau

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noun brother

tao

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noun spear

too gili

wrinkled skin (from age)