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abodonu

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kind

adu-balebale-i-dua

noun fishsp.: bonito

amaadeu

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

baalasi saele

shine a flashlight indiscriminately on people

bili

adjective be caught or hung up on something so as unable to fall (as a felled tree)

bongaa hala

noun any long and hollow object (e.g., a pipe or a hose)

bupubu

adjective make a lot of noise (not vocal)

daa (dau)

chanting (of old chants)

daa de hia

what time is it

daahanga ange

give pleasure to someone by giving himsomething

daahili daumaha

adjective a church song

daakodo

adjective be in place ; liedown

daane ssili dala

special one,important one

dae

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noun hand net

dala

noun appendage, fin, spine (extending from a fish, etc.)

dama hodooligi

noun children of the chief

damaa-manu

noun birdsp.: sharp-tailedsandpiper(erolia acuminata)

dangage dua

verb bend one’s head backwards

daogoli

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

daohi i tua

learn by heart

dee tala mai!

don’t tell me

denaa ange naa

about that (here), much more

doi

noun stain (as for wood)

dua gi lunga

thicker (line or rope, etc.)

duu podo

adjective do something at short intervals; often,frequently

gaibea-lausedi

noun trapezeidcrab

galo ahi

sparks

gau

verb lymphnodes (enlarged)

gelu-uliuli

noun fishsp.: tang

haa

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hagaala

verb make mat sections

hagaaugau

verb cause infection

hagabaangoa

verb causing prostration

hagabala

verb allow to become soft; prostrate oneself (esp. to hide)

hagabaua

verb figureout, determine

hagadabena iho

adjective prepare oneself, make oneself ready

hagadaemahadia

verb put too much weight on

hagadau bale

verb cooperate; help one another

hagadaulooloa

verb prolong,extend

hagadiba

verb incline to one side

hagadoo dai

adjective to fish off the reef for tuna

hagahaunu

verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages

hagahidi i tege

to throw a wrestler using one’s hip

hagahoa

noun a boil on the body

hagalulu de langi

verb attract rain (by making certain noises)

hagamua

verb be first; get closer to

hagasaohia

verb make oneself available

hagaualoha

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adjective poor

hakaligali

verb grooved

hala

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noun pandanus plant

hale gai

noun restaurant

hasi

verb to cut off a taro corm from its stalk

heboohagi mai

found fighting

hegahega

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lung

holo

verb swallow

hologumi

adjective

hongagelegele

hoohanga

adjective a nest (of birds); pumice stone (found as driftwood)

huuhuu

verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)

iloo me

adjective charlatanism

laangidabu

time noun sunday

laba ngaugau

noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)

llena

verb stretch; raise one’s eyebrows

llonga

verb muscle fatigue

lo taane

adjective daring, brave, manly

lou gulu

adjective pick breadfruit

luuluu

verb to shake (something) back and forth

maalie loo

much later

madaladala de leo

a clear and high-pitched singing voice

maimai mai

become maimai

malili

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adjective scattered

malo haahine

noun dress

manomano

numeral thousands and thousands

manu laosedi

noun seaanimal; marineinvertebrates

masaova balalangi o lote ngadau

noun rainy season

masole

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adjective abraded (skin), scratched

moe dige

adjective to roll away from one’s bedding while sleeping (on the floor)

moni

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noun canoe

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moumou

verb wasteful,waste (something)

mounuunu

adjective easily mounu

muna daemaha

noun words which hurt

muna o tangada

verb speak of the devil

muu

adjective utter (words or sounds), reply (tosomeone)

ngado

adjective come to the end or limit (of something)

ngisi

verb a squeaking sound

noho

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verb sit

nooligi

noun a small knife

oaa

adjective a sound indicating disagreement ordispleasure; oh my gosh

odea

adjective noon, midday

onge

famine

ovea

verb disheveled (as the chicken feathers on a much-used trolling lure)

pagola

noun bad luck, punishment

sagea

verb to do something without regard for others (because one is excited)

silivaahea

verb wander about with no fixed abode

sivi

adjective giveup

ssahu

adjective inquisitive, mischievous (as a child)

taina daane odogu damana

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noun paternal uncle

uhado

large white worm species

uli

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adjective dark (in color), blackened; covered with (people, flies, etc.)

vaivai daahili

a dirty song