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aalohi modu

noun lagoonward of the islets of the atoll

aliali

noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut

aloha iho

noun self-love

anailaa laa

it was today that

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noun yellow root, used to treat bruises; tumeric root

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bakau

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noun upper arm; wing

biihingi

verb having flat buttocks, ugly (because not plump)

bongabonga

adjective bent up

daadaangia

verb pull continuously

daahaa mada makaga

the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii

daavalo

adjective make a great deal of noise (vocal)

dai bigi

adjective almost (finished or done, etc.); justabout

dai seni

adjective sleepy

dama-a-de-galabe

noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper

dangada

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noun people

dangadanga

adjective loose (not tight) ; sieve

delaa ange maalie

that there is exactly right

diba

noun portion, share, part, fraction

dige de belubelu

a circuit made by a school of belubelu

dinae

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noun stomach

dolonoa

noun

duaa dodo

noun labor pains (of women in childbirth)

gaahagi

adjective the useless tuber-like growths on the bie plant

gada-laagau-ngauda

noun fishsp.: rudderfish

gadinibidi

a type of fishook made from pearl shell

gage saali

verb to climb a breadfruit tree using saali

gave hua podo

sprint (footrace of short distance)

gi hanu donu huu

any kind whatsoever

gilimalali

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adjective clean

gimoo

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noun mouse

ginadoa

verb a boil on the body that is hard and painful, and which will not come to a head

gio

noun mollusksp.: charonia spp.

givigivi

noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)

goa

noun termite

goe iloo

it’s up to you

gogono

adjective moan

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noun Indian mulberry, cheese fruit (seeds)

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gonogono

adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly

gubulima

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noun wrist

haahaango

verb wakeup (someone) insistently

hadi de uga

the curvature of a fish line when angling (due to underwater currents)

hagaaoaonga

noun way of having purposely stayed up untildaybreak (once)

hagadau gavange

adjective compete (between groups)

hagadibalia

verb cause to tip to one side

hagadige de madaangudu

a prolonged conversation (on subjects of little importance)

hagadiingia saele

verb to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays

hagaduu eidu

adjective superstitious; to believe in ghosts

hagagapua

verb to create gapua

hagahoa

noun a boil on the body

hagamomo

verb reduce in quantity

hai de ama

to have a spouse

hai gai

adjective prepared food; cook food

hai me magua

sort of steal

hakide

verb to reveal oneself to someone (of a ghost); to show (familiarize with)

hebagi

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verb fight

hhagi gee

turn away from (to avoid),veer

hhela

verb spread one’s legs wide apart at one time

holiholi

noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)

ila

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noun mole, freckle

ivi sulu

noun a dislocation of bones such that the ends overlap (corrected by pulling)

laangi hagadaahao

noun fieldday

labulabu sala

adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)

lahalaha

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adjective wide

langi maakau

the sort of rain which is an omen of death

llava

finished (pl.); wealthy (pl.); wrap (independent form); meat or fish (for a meal)

lodo gi me

adjective acquisitive, covetous

lugulugu

noun fishsp.

maadau dagi

noun a type of fishhook

madegi

adjective be jerked

magamagalil ~ magalillili

adjective frequently magalili

mahidi

adjective separated from and curled up from

malo aahine

noun dress

maua

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adjective possible

milo

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

molomolo de biho

round-headed

moosugia ange

somewhat moosugia

mua mai (adu, ange)

adjective next to me (you, him)

muaamoni

a song formerly sung while dancing

mulegi

verb showoff (in front of members of the opposite sex)

musumusu

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verb whisper

neveia

verb be neve

nguu

squid

oha

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verb break, break up, destroy, damage, ruin

oha

verb break, break up, destroy;damage, ruin

pugu

adjective swollen

sabasaba

verb unstably balanced

salani ange

just a little salani

salua

verb scraped (a lot taken away),peeled (alittle amount taken off),planed

sao de leo

clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice

se mouli dangada

rascal

siili

a stick used in a children’s game

soaa lodo

noun the paddlers of a canoe which is engaged in catching flying fish

somo

adjective grow, develop; coconutapple

somo

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noun sprouting coconut; white meat of a sprouting coconut

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ssahu

adjective inquisitive, mischievous (as a child)

taa de biho

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verb wash hair

tainaahine madua

noun elder sister

tangada aduhale

the sort of person who feels at home everywhere and is continually visiting (considered uncouth)

ului

turn inside out

viivii

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verb to put an infant to sleep by singing a lullaby