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aagonga i lalo

noun social class of those who know magic

aboo

tonight

amuamu iho

noun drizzle

anei naa

these (here) only

baalanga sauaa

noun magnet

bei

adjective be like, be the same as

bolobolo a sogo

noun a type of basket

bonaa ua

noun the sheath of the turtle’s neck

daane sauaa

noun a person of extraordinary ability; shark (euphemism)

dabeo

verb unclean,unkempt

dali

noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi

dama naale

noun a talkative, deceitful person

dama ssege

noun a foetus which has been aborted

dangada haigamaiana

noun worthwhile person

dau manu

verb flock of birds (feeding on a school of fish)

daulanga

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harbor

dee dolia

verb impossible to find the equal of(dehors concours)

dee haaoa i de gai

gluttonous

dohu ange

sufficient for

duu inai

e lodo goe

watchout

gaba de aasanga

noun a side of the watercourses between islets on the atoll

gabe manava

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

gaiaa dau bodu

commit adultery

galele

verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)

galo saele

adjective look around (moving one’s body about)

gamagama

noun seaweedsp.

goobai

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noun hat

goononga gee

to setarecord

guao

noun the hard sap of a non-native tree which is occasionally washed up on shore

haamaga

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haangoda dua beau

a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)

hadu lalo

noun a stone on which hermit crabs are crushed (to use for bait)

hagabuulunga iho

adjective to hagabuulunga oneself

hagadaahili

verb make someone sing

hagadau gavange

adjective compete (between groups)

hagamaadua

verb be oldest among

hagamademade gaiaa

verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)

hagammuni iho

adjective keep to oneself (what one has done)

hagamogomgo

verb cause to be muscular

hagaodea

verb the time at which it is midday

hagasoesoe saele

adjective to walk about without greeting others

hagassogaanga

noun

hagatugu tai

ebbing of tide

hai me dagi

work slowly

hai modo

verb eat (or pick) when still unripe

haonga

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noun hole

hau manu

noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace

heboohagi lima

adjective fistfight

hholu

verb bend

iga-loa

noun fishsp. (a small flying fish)

ina gi hale

noun a row of thatch

kobu

adjective splash (once)

lai

noun forehead

langi maakau

noun the sort of rain which is an omen of death

langona iho maahana

feel punished or victimized

lapede

verb stumble and fall

leevaa

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noun river

lele age

regain consciousness; epilepsy; surfacing (of flying fish)

liiliagi daudahi

be of the same status

lima-laangi

time noun friday (’fifth day’)

lodo bale

noun helpful (sort of person)

lodo gilimalali

noun pureness of heart, innocence

lodo mao lalo

characteristically hagamao lalo; self-effacing, meek in spirit

lodo mao lunga

characteristically hagamao lunga; egotistical, self-centered, arrogant inspirit

loomai

adjective come or go (toward the speaker)

luu aau

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pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)

maasina

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noun moon

madaala

adjective able to remain awake for a long time

magau danuaa

die peacefully (shown by a beatific facial expression on the corpse and the calmness of the weather)

masavaa danuaa

noun a time of peace

maselesele

adjective straight-edged

matili mai

remember vividly (after having forgotten); the sprouting of plants, etc., in great numbers

me hagalolo

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

me hanga dalogo

ingredients of dalogo

miili

adjective a type of game

moe danuaa

die in piece

moni velovelo

noun a canoe with men going spear fishing

muaamoni

a song formerly sung while dancing

muna hai alaa

oh my goodness

musumusu laa lalo

whisper softly

ngadi diinonga

noun pagan gods,idols

ngadi duu

naked

ngadi ubu

noun an empty coconut shell used as a container

ngalue mai

decrease

ngauda

adjective an unenthusiastic fisherman

ngudu malie

adjective eloquent (of a person)

nngie

noun plantsp.: crepemyrtleshrub(pemphis acidula forst.)

nohoa

verb occupied

oo

pronoun your (singular; for plural, inalienable noun)

saba

verb be in a precarious position

sauduu

noun mermaid

sege de gauanga

dislocated thigh bone

sege de gauanga

dislocated thighbone

siia gi moana ngaadai

drift downwind, away from land

siisiia

verb fished in (place)

te langi

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noun sky

tiimaa

noun ship

tugi lima

noun elbow

vaalanga

made up (of a story only)