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aabi

noun room (of a house)

aausa ina

a sea condition resembling that resulting from a ship leaving a wake

adu henua

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noun group of islands or atolls, archipelago

alaa ange naa

about that (over there) much more

anga gi lodo

adjective an adze blade which is set at less than a right angle to its handle

aoao

verb becoming daylight

augaua

verb infected

baa donu

adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)

badu

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verb kick

basa degidegi

adjective speak disconnectedly with rage

bau iho

adjective capable only of looking after oneself (not others)

bele

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imported plant species, similar to cabbage

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biigi

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noun pig

bona

noun a knot tied at the end of a rope or a string to prevent its unravelling

buu

adjective be greasy

buubuulia

verb to divine (for omens)

daa sseu

verb a way of forming the body of a canoe

daga

verb loosely clinging to a surface (outer orinner); coconutmeat which has formed in the nut with no sap

daia magu magau

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verb killed, be

dalia-mea

noun mollusksp.: mitra mitra

dama adu hale

noun a child who wanders around to the homesof others

demeenaa

that one where you are

diingia

verb to be exposed to the sun’s rays

doo i de...

expulsion or voluntary withdrawal(from a group)

doo tahulinga

bad-mannered

duli

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noun knee

duna

noun larvae (of mosquito, etc.) found in water

ea

adjective to surface (while swimming); to be on the surface of the water; stop swimming

eidu ai

treat as a totem, worship, treat as asupernatural being

gaalau-ango

noun plantsp.: tumeric plant (curcuma sp.)

gada-moana

noun fishsp.: jack (an oceanic fish)

gaegaehala

adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees

gammenge-baabaa

noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.

gamu

verb cut (something)

gava uli

reef heron - grey phase

geli

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verb dig

giivada

adjective good fortune in the future, as revealed by divination

gili dalo

noun hillock

ginogino

adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth

gu vela

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adjective burned

haele sala

spoil (children), bring up (children) badly.

hagaaduisiisi

verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife

hagaai

adjective be in a serious situation

hagadau

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pronoun each other

hagahaahaanau

verb to help to deliver children on many occasions

hagahala

a sleeping mat

hagaingoo ai

called by (named)

hagalau

verb make a total of one hundred

hagalligi

verb make very small

hagamouli

verb give life to, bring back life; food(prepared for a meal)

hagausiusi

verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)

hai dagelo

adjective deep-bottomed

hai me a gimoo

to act insincerely

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verb, noun urinate, urine

hano ai huu

forever

hhoa

verb crack open; break into pieces; cut a hole in

hiloa

noun fishsp.

hilohilo senga

adjective half-crazy

holi ange

resemble

honga de masavaa

at the time of

huaa me

noun coconut (for drinking)

kangi odi

adjective too sharp

laagau

wood, stick (of wood)

laagii

noun decoration,ornamentation

lava ai donu huu

forget it

lehua

verb blurred; covered with ashes

llau mano

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hundred thousands

llimu

noun a small honu

maahuge

verb open (intransitive, pl.)

Example: Denga abaaba gu maahuge. (The doors are open.)

maamaangalo

verb becoming more and more sweet

mada agamu

noun the essential design features of tuai

mada saosao

adjective sharp-pointed

madabiebie

noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)

madangi

verb wind,gas,flatus

madohi boo

adjective midnight

madolidolia

adjective very madolidoli

malali de biho

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adjective bald

mana

noun supernatural power

manigangi

adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse

massogosogolia

verb to have been by oneself

me hhadu

noun falsehood,lie

midia

verb dream about

mmade gimoo

adjective to die in great numbers

mmaunga

noun way of memorizing, (way of havingmemorized)

mmoa gango

adjective burned food which has been overcooked

mouli

verb to live; be alive

ngadi me

noun nothing,unimportant,useless,worthless

ngago gaagoo

noun chicken egg

ngalullulu

adjective shaky

nonu

verb filter,sift

pono iho

adjective put a cover on

poo

adjective grab or catch in a single act

saabudu

noun fishsp. (= large saagahinoa)

sauduu

noun mermaid

sebugi

numeral billions

siia gi moana ngaadai

drift downwind, away from land

siva-dahanga

time noun the ninth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"

sua hadu umu

stones (dead coral) used in the earth oven

suisui

become wet

usu

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verb push