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aahee maa

about when (future); about how much

adu laa

after tomorrow, the one after the next one

aha nei

let’s (now)

alaa ai laa

those there then were

aloha ai

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verb love intensely

be...be

either...or

bedage

verb shallow (bowl, basket, etc.)

boli

verb take special care of

bono aasanga

adjective a method of fishing (by blocking the channel at high tide)

boo iho

adjective the following night

daane mada duulanga

noun a person able to do things others cannot

dada saele

adjective always being borrowed

dagu age

say out loud

dahola

verb a method of fishing (night fishing on the reef with torches)

dau maagau

noun a period during which many people die

dauaadea

verb clear (with nothing in the way); unobstructed; cleared (of obstructions)

dauagi

verb dry in the sun

daulanga

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harbor

denaa ai loo

that is it (which has been decided upon)

dogaa ange

feel shy in the presence of

duge

noun either side of a recession in the top of a duludulu

duu ange

adjective wait for; resemble someone (owing to a consanguineal relationship)

duudae baa

the dust produced by working pearl shell to make a hook

ga-hudi

banana

gaba de ahiahi

noun early evening,late in the afternoon

gai nnao

adjective exaggerate (esp. in storytelling)

galo ahi

verb sparks

galo-gila

noun fishsp.: goatfish

galubu

a type of toy

gauasa

noun the pectoral fin of a fish and the surrounding flesh

gede maduu

noun a type of basket

giigii saele

giggle

givigivi

noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)

golee

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noun seed

gu malaia donu

to have been lucky

gulu malali

breadfruit with smooth skin

haame / huame

noun coconut, green

hadu goinga

noun boundarystone

haga degide

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blind

hagaaugau

verb cause infection

hagadangidangi

verb play music; make someone keep crying

hagadaubodobodo

verb shorten (time or rope)

hagahana ange

recook for a very little while

hagalleo

verb to produce many sounds

hagamabulia

verb cause to hagamabu

hagamaimai

verb sweeten

hagamua

verb be first; get closer to

hagatala senga

adjective foolishly rough playing or joking

hagi ade

adjective insult (someone)

hakaunuunu

verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)

hala goobai

noun a wooden form used in making hats

hale o denga manu

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noun hive (house for animals)

hili gee

sortout from; setaside (be chosen from a group)

i ama

on the same side of a canoe as theoutrigger float

idi

verb to husk (a coconut) with one’s teeth

kailu

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noun toad, frog

kobe

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cough

kobu

adjective splash (once)

laagau mmasa

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noun dry wood

laanui

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adjective big

llao

verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole

longolongo i leaala

rumor

maanu iho

adjective to begin to fish while maanu

madalua maa valu

number twenty eight

madau-dalinga

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

maege

verb raised up

mai i daha

from outside

malala

noun ashes

malibilibia

adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)

malingalinga

noun sideburns (of hair)

manavanava

adjective breathing

mmala dana (dagu) maanga

lose his (my) appetite

molomolo

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adjective round, clear in outline

moosee

verb not quite cooked (of anything but fish)

moounga

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noun mountain

muu-madavai

noun fishsp. (rare)

ngadaa mai

difficult for me; difficult to come

ngae

noun head

ngaengae

verb to become dizzy in the water

nguu

noun squid (3 types)

oda

grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed

ono

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pronoun his several, her several, its several

ono

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number six

oo

pronoun your (singular; for plural, inalienable noun)

ouou

adjective yes yes

saabudu

noun fishsp. (= large saagahinoa)

sabalabala

adjective always agreeing with

sagea

verb to do something without regard for others (because one is excited)

sao

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verb escape

sebu

adj seen on the surface of the sea from time to time

seisei

pipefish

semuna

numeral hundreds of millions

singilidi

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noun shirt, t-shirt

solo

to grate or file something; to launch or beach a canoe by dragging it along the shore; a type of prepared food made from grated taro

ssege tama

miscarriage

ssili mada

to faint, be unconscious

te langi

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noun sky

tinana odogu bodu

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noun mother-in-law

ua

noun neck

vasu

like