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aabida

verb make a coil of dried pandanus leaves

abo ange

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good at

agau

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noun reef (the portion which is sometimes under water)

aha dea

noun driftwood sp. (white in the center)

alodahi laangi

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every day

anei dagodo

these are the circumstances...

ange laa

the next but one

balu malau

noun fish sp.

beibei

adjective more-or-less alike

bingge

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adjective pink

boialiali

noun the light just before daybreak

bunaa hoe

noun an eddy left by a paddle stroke

daadaaia ange

adjective be in a hurry to

daane abo donu

noun gentleman,person who is good

dalimasanga

verb way of tying (rope, etc.)

dangadangalebu

verb becoming rougher (of seas)

dau age de inai

be in the lee of the atoll while fishing (i.e., in a place protected from the wind)

dau hoohanga

verb the season during which birds lay eggs

dauhuli (ange)

noun always criticizing (someone) to (his) face

dee ahe mai

adjective incurably ill

degide

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adjective blind

delaa laa ()

that there was it (was that it)

demeenei

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this one

denei naa loo

this seems to be

dua pada

adjective to plait with thick strands

dulivai

noun a type of coconut (reddish in color)

duu baeao

noun piece of coconut husk

gauanga mahagi

noun dislocated thighbone

gii talinga

adjective tinnitus

gilaau

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pronoun they (dual)

goloa de henua

noun gear of local manufacture

goohunga

noun dark images, shadows in the darkness

gu odi ange ona

he has done all he could

haahaangodalia

verb a place which has been fished in over and over

hagaamu

verb pay respect to,honor (someone)

hagadiba

verb incline to one side

hagadinana

verb to treat as dinana

hagadodi

verb walk with a limp (permanently)

hagaganimuli

verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest

hagagili

verb cause to have skin disease

hagaholau

verb banish from the island (in a canoe with no paddle or food)

hagamogomgo

verb cause to be muscular

hai daahili

verb to compose songs

hai madangi

adjective passwind (flatus)

hakadanga

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adjective funny, silly

hano laa uda

adjective go on foot

heboohagi

adjective fight

hegai

verb eat ravenously

hegau baubau

noun bad deeds

hilohilo ma eidu

a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes

hoa

noun side (of humans), below the hips

holadage

adjective laid out or spreadout all over

honu

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noun turtle

huadia

noun fishing pole

hudaa lolo

noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave

kaba

adjective do prematurely

kumi tangi

adjective to control one’s crying

laanui

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adjective big

lala gaadinga

adjective to heat copra (to dry it)

lama

noun a dry coconut leaf

lau

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number one hundred

launui

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noun coconut palm leaf

limilimi

noun coralsp.: brain coral

lleu luu mada

swelling of the eyes (after crying)

longo

adjective hear, feel; news

luu malau ngudu

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noun lips

maagoda

adjective jealous (sexual jealousy)

maamaangi

adjective repeatedly or continually maangi

mada duai

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coconut husking bench

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madaa gai

noun firstfruits

madangi

noun storm

mahola

adjective to have been hola; plentiful (of food)

manu hagadigedige

noun top (toy)

manu lele vaaligi

noun small bird

manu somo

noun tree, plant

manu-a-luga

noun insectsp.: fruitfly

mau

adjective to finish defecating

maua laa

nevermind

me gu modu

decision

meabo

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adjective true

milosanga

the way in which a current flows

mmoa gango

adjective burned food which has been overcooked

moni galele

noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing

ngahui

noun tens of coconuts

ngalue de gauvae

dislocated jaw

ngaoloa

verb noisy (irregular repeated sounds)

ngavali

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adjective bent slightly (not sharply)

nohoa

verb occupied

seesee haangoda saele

look for girls

sigale saele

adjective search for

sinasinaina

adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)

singilidi

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noun shirt, t-shirt

sivi

adjective giveup

sou

a gust of wind

ssae de manava

struggle to breathe

ssuanga

stained in one place

suuduuduu

defecate (children’s language)

tao o de me holu

noun arrow

ubu loada

a coconut shell used for expectoration

usuahi

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noun smoke