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aahee maa

about when (future); about how much

anei ange

and these (here)

au

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pronoun I, me

badodi gee

to jerk violently

beaha

adjective to be in a serious condition, critically ill or injured

daa

noun fish sp.: squirrelfish

daa (dau)

chanting (of old chants)

daahanga ange

give pleasure to someone by giving himsomething

dabagau

noun a type of floor mat

dahuli sabonealo

adjective the odor of overripe breadfruit

dahulihuli donu

adjective be careful

dalaa umada

noun prow spray of a ship

dalia

adjective tired

dangalebu

verb rough or choppy sea condition

dangi de musu

hear whispering (of others)

dauoni

noun fishsp.

deai donu

adjective none at all

dele de ada

dawn (first light)

denei naa ()

this will be it. (will this be it)

dibidibi

noun a square ball (for tossing about) plaited of pandanus leaves

dino boo

noun nights (2) when the full moon appears just after sunset

dugidugi

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noun tool used to mash food

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duiduia

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noun thorn

dulagi

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verb, noun seem; appear; appearance, example, situation

duu de ogaanga

having husked many coconuts (as evidenced by the many husks lying about)

duu hakaa

noun a piece of coconut husk

duu lellele

noun apodous sea cucumber

duudae

noun feces

duuli

verb surround

gai moumou

wasteful of food

gannui

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noun meat inside a young green coconut

gaso

noun roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)

gau bini

noun a tool used in braiding rope

gelegele

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adjective dirty

goehau

noun plantsp.: treesp.: hibiscustree(hibiscus tiliaceus l.)

haa llau

number four hundred

hagaaligi

verb install as a priest (of a cult)

hagaiho

verb show (someone) how to climb down

hagalagolagoa

verb cause to be numerous

hagamaanu age

pull oneself up by one’s arms

hagamabua

verb cause to hagamabu

hagao ngaohie

inexpensive

hagasee

adjective just barely;

hagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane

urinate (piss)

hagatevea

verb <= hagatevelia>

hai de biho

verb act smart (deviously)

hai maalisa

having an overhanging reef shelf

hakaa

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verb sharpen

hakaunuunu

verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)

hegau

noun work,activity,occupation

hidu laangi

noun Sunday

hilohilo senga

adjective half-crazy

holomanga

noun throat

honga de mouli

during the lifetime of

hoohoo ina

to frighten with sounds

hooia donu huu

at the best possible time or place

huaa me

noun a coconut (for drinking); the whole thing

hue

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generic term for "fern"

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iganibongi

noun fishsp.

ihoiholia

verb useful for climbing down repeatedly

laagau aalo saelenga

noun thatch rafters on the ends of a house

lalo ade

solar plexus (considered the seat of feeling)

lau de madila

a tuna of fair size

limamalie

good at massaging

lodo degi

having a forgiving nature

longoiho

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verb feel

lou de gaugau dalinga

pull the trigger (of a gun)

lua lodo

adjective undecided

luu duu

noun covers (of books), two halves

maadoogini

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harmonica

madalua maa lima

number twenty five

maholadage

adjective be holadage

malala

noun ashes

mama

noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)

manu somo

noun tree, plant

masagage

adjective good at fighting

me hholu

noun bow (for an arrow)

me ne modu

decision

menemene

noun male genital organ

mili

adjective fruitful, fructiferous

mmoli gee

haul away from

moomada

adjective half-cooked

muna o de henua

a community meeting (for listening to speeches or instructions)

ngae

mollusk

ngalo

verb forget

ngaue

adjective move (oneself), moved

ngungu

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verb chew, masticate (foods that make noise)

olo

noun beach

saba

verb capable (of a person)

sagea gee

extremely sagea

sali

adjective flow, seep

sau alohenua

verb eddying of the wind (constantly changing direction) close to land

se gainga

adjective abundant

seesee

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verb walk

sii

verb spill out (e.g. too much food in your mouth)

sili gee

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

somo haahine

adjective a fleshy (non-muscular) man

sseni

verb sleep (pl.)

Example: Gilaadeu nogo sseni anaboo. (They slept all night.)

taane haangoda

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noun fisherman

ua dea

white-throated frigate bird