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aasolo

noun mollusk sp.: clam sp. (a type of baasua)

ahi tugi

noun ignite a fire by making sparks with a stone

anga baabaa

noun mollusk sp., spider conch

baabaa tugi lau

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noun log on which the pandanus leaf is smashed

baeao

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noun coconut husk

be...be

either...or

buni lunga ma lalo

a pitch black night

busi

verb blow (with the mouth)

daba de ganomada

instantaneous, in the blinking of an eye

dae de ua

have a good time

dae maduu

noun a method of pulling flying fish into the canoe with a hand net

dagalonga

noun path, route

dai

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noun west

dai sagana iho goe

watchout

daiao

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tomorrow

damadaane

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noun son

danu

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verb bury

dao beau

noun the wave following the highest one

daua

verb war,battle

daubulebule

adjective spotted (covered with spots)

dee galo

perhaps

dibononi

noun the youngest child of a couple

dili dai

adjective any current flowing away from the atoll

doo mua

adjective very

duu munimuni

hide and seek (game)

duu podo

adjective do something at short intervals; often,frequently

duugiva

adjective rough texture, of a plaited object such as a mat

gasigasia

verb rubbed against,scratched

gauligi suugulu

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noun student

gea

noun hawksbillturtle

gogoo

adjective

goloa hebagi

noun arms (tools of war)

goloa o de hine

female genitalia

gumedi hadu

noun a bowl (pottery)

hadugolaa

noun any stone of volcanic origin

hagaahee

adjective when (near future)

hagabaa

verb cause to come into contact with; chase by trying to head off

hagadige de madaangudu

a prolonged conversation (on subjects of little importance)

hagahale

verb begin to form (of a situation)

hagaingoo ai

called by (named)

hagamainu

verb provide with bait

hagamua

verb be first; get closer to

hagaobe

verb cause to have obe

hai daadaa

adjective the relationship between siblings

hai me magua

sort of steal

hakaugaua

verb to bathe (someone)

hale de henua

noun a house of indigenous construction (thatch)

hanu age

regain

hao

verb drill through,burrow

henua monga

noun land (island) of mountains

hhuge

verb open (something),uncover

hhui age

eat a snack

hidi bido dane

slow-moving or slow-working person

holia

verb to form (something); make (something)according to some model or plan

hongagelegele baalanga

adjective rust

honu

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noun green turtle

hua bugaliaa

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noun Indian mulberry, cheese fruit; used to treat diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart problems

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hulu i de lenga

to paint one’s body with tumeric

kaa

adjective a type of sound, made to attract birds

kii mai

verb decreasing

lala

verb to roast

langi haanau

noun a certain kind of rain

laso

the posterior portion of the hermit crab

lau

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noun softened pandanus leaf

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libo ange de henua

feel dizzy or faint, vertigo

lie

noun lice eggs

liholiho

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coconut fiber rope

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lili

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adjective mad at, angry

llaga

verb take a single step

lodolodo

adjective to be desirous continually

lua lodo

adjective undecided

maanuga

verb a wound1 or large sore (on the body)

madalua maa siva

number twenty nine

mahana

adjective hot

maidigi

noun august

maingaa

miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value

malili de biho

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adjective balding

me hagasahu vai

gutter (under the eaves of a house)

me hhadu hugadoo

it’s a lie

milo

noun plantsp.: treesp.: milotree (the spesiapopulnea sol. ex correa)

molimoli

verb to take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled

moni gabegabe

noun paddling canoe

ngaalulu

adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)

ngadi moana

noun <= laangai ngadi moana>

ngadi ngavesi

an empty box

ngalue ange

increase

ngudu maimai

adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome

ohu

verb a depression in a tree trunk

pilo

adjective stink

pono age de manava

be unable to breathe

saali

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

saava

skinny, thin (lacking in flesh)

sauaa

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noun magic

se gainga

adjective abundant

sili gee

stand out from (others in a group) in distane or height

solo

verb grate, make into small pieces

ssege tama

miscarriage

tugi lima

noun elbow

ubu

noun cup

valu

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number eight