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abo donu

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good (not evil or false); real; true; well (not sick); considerate; kind; generous

adamai gauligi

verb remember childhood experiences

adiadi

verb relate repeatedly

agiagi

noun bird sp., fairy tern (Gygis alba)

agoago

verb learning, teaching

alohanga

noun a streak of smooth water in the sea

anaa ange naa

about that (here) much more

anei ai

these (here) only

anengenenge

noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus

angaanga

adjective aware, alert

baabaa gadea

verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)

baabaoa

verb wash up on shore continually; ghost (children’s language)

badodi

verb to jerk to a stop (as at the end of a tether); stumble, trip (fall)

bido gamu

uselessly short

bulu

noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk

daahili daumaha

adjective a church song

dada mamu

adjective an impatient fisherman

daemahaanga

noun heaviness,sadness,unhappiness

daga

verb go from one place to another in a group

dalaa umada

noun prow spray of a ship

dale

verb touch (two or more things being in contact); strike (a match)

dao ssanga

noun roof support (top) poles, wall plates

dau bodobodo

adjective to tie at the end of a short tether

dau gulu

verb breadfruit season

daudali i lodo

follow another’s will

dee dau ia

it’s ok

demaau

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pronoun our (dual, exclusive; for singular noun)

dibononi

noun the youngest child of a couple

diibanga goo dii

a game played by children (to determinewho is "it")

dolu laangi

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noun Wednesday

dugu gee

put aside, setaside; treat (a person) differently from others

duilaa gee

to be exceedingly unsuccessful with members of the opposite sex

duliduli

verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises

duu baeao

noun piece of coconut husk

duugau

noun legs at the base of the canoe mast

gabetili

parent-in-law

gada

noun fishsp.: jack

gai baalau

verb eat messily (getting food on one’s face); make a mess (esp. involving liquid or organic material)

galeve

noun the sap of the coconut tree (taken from the inflorescence)

gasa

adjective run aground

gau

verb lymphnodes (enlarged)

gauligi hahine

noun female child,girl

gona odi

adjective too much

goobai

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noun hat

hagaaduisiisi

verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife

hagadamana

verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative

hagaduidui

adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe

hagagabugabu

verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)

hagagalele

verb teach to galale

hagahi

verb call (someone) once

hagammae manava

verb tease cruelly

hagamomo

verb reduce in quantity

hagamudumudu

verb do slowly, delay

hagasaalunga de lungi

a member of the Christian Endeavor Society

hagassahu

verb to try one’s best to do something bad or harmful

hau bule

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noun shell necklace

henua gelegele

atoll.

hesilihaginga haiava

noun intersection

hhedu

verb fold up (several folds), roll up

hhoda

gasp for breath

hobulaa

adjective a sound uttered esp. when liftingsomething

holasa

a type of mat [made especially for cult houses]

holi

shape of, form of

holi ange

resemble

honumia

verb filled with

huluhulu

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noun hair (not on the head); fur

ioonga

noun way of giving

kai laanui

adjective show-off; a legend concerning the founding of nukuoro

kano malie

adjective a tasty tuber of good quality

kaso

adjective narrow

kii

adjective win,overcome

kino ai

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verb hate intensely

langadia

verb able to remain afloat with a load

lau manu

noun leaf of a plant

lima-pilo

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

mada hoou

adjective brand new

madavaivai

noun a type of knot used in net-making

mago

adjective bad weather (high wind or rain, or rough seas)

malua

noun vagina

manumanuhi

adjective frequently manuhi

maunga

noun way of becoming accustomed to

mmahi i de gai

eat more than seems appropriate to one’s body size

mmala dana (dagu) maanga

lose his (my) appetite

moni sulu

noun submarine

mulimuli

verb much later; the very end

niho ngalo

molar teeth, wisdom teeth

salau

adjective inclined, slanting, not straight, not perpendicular to

sasaanimadava

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

sausaunga

adjective continually saunga

se aha ga hai

it’s not possibledon’t worry about it (i don’t think so.)

se ungaa husi gee

do something different from thatwhich was intended

seesee hagadibadiba

adjective waddle

sele gi tonu

make sure of

somo

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noun sprouting coconut; white meat of a sprouting coconut

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tama legalega

infant

tamaahine

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noun girl

tolo i nui

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noun coconut seed

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uaua

noun vein or artery (blood vessel)

ubu

kneecap; the shell of a coconut

valu

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verb (transitive) to grind (coconuts only)