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aausa

verb wake (of a ship)

adu hale

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noun village (group of houses)

aha goi

what next

alaa ai laa

those there then were

anaa ai loo

those then are

anumia

verb bobbing in the water

augaunga

noun the appearance of an infected area

ava

noun fish sp. (= large tonu, also = large hagaodalolo)

baa ange

close to, near to

baa huu i --

just like

baabaa ama

verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)

baba

noun fish sp., squirrelfish

bagibagi de me

all of a sudden (violent actions)

bulubulu malo

noun rag

daa hagabodobodo

verb make a quick trip

daaganga

noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)

daamada

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verb begin

daasele

verb to swing a rope (in a jump rope game) so as to cause the jumper to trip

dababa

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

dai

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noun west

damaa-manu

noun birdsp.: sharp-tailedsandpiper(erolia acuminata)

dangage

verb raise one’s head up or back

demaadeu

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pronoun our (plural, exclusive; for singular noun)

denei ange maalie

this is exactly right

denei sili

this is enough

dodo

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blood

duadae

verb gullible, be a sucker

duu hagasabasaba

adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall

ga dae laa huu

very, too much

gada gimoo

adjective smile (esp. for no good reason or whenembarrassed)

gada-laagau-ngauda

noun fishsp.: rudderfish

gailingalinga

adjective continually wanting to eat

galogalo

adjective look around (with one’s eyes only)

gili laa

verb suntanned

goo

noun taro spade

gu hagaola loo

just missed catching

gumigumi

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haale

verb adopt, raise (a child)

haangoda dua beau

noun a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)

hadu de gaanunu

noun nipple of breast

hagaaugau

verb cause infection

hagadabena

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verb prepare

hagadaubulebule

verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)

hagaduulou

verb eat ravenously

hagaganimua

verb to treat as an eldest child

hagamadua

verb act like a grown-up (when still a child)

hagammidi

verb suction of a sea current, undertow

hagao gi daha

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verb sell

hagasaele age

adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)

hagaseguli

verb make a total of one hundred thousand

hai lodo

resentful

hakaadia

verb make tightly packed

hakadanga

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adjective funny, silly

hale hai niho

dentist’s office

hallaba

noun the base of a palm frond spine; rifle

hhanga de ngudu

open one’s mouth

hiigai

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adjective hungry

honga de mouli

during the lifetime of

husi

noun tarobog, swamp

ilihia tinae

adjective a stomach distended by gas

kii ange tanuaa

verb to make something better; to better

kona odi

too much

laanui

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adjective big

lama

a dry coconut leaf

lau tulugi

a tuna of the size next largest to lau de ava

lodo baba

noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries

lodo lanea

adjective large in volume

lollolo

oily

ma te hakii

the uvula and adjacent portions of the oral cavity

mada baubau

noun flirtatious

magimagi

adjective prone to illness

malamalama

verb shiny (reflects light)

malangalanga

adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga

mami

noun papaya; papaya tree

manu-gadi-niho

noun plantsp.

me hhadu

noun falsehood,lie

molomolo de biho

round-headed

momme

noun a place

mua iho (age)

adjective next above (below)

muli madangi

verb sailing downwind

naivi

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noun knife

namanama

noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)

nebua

verb be nebu

ngaadahi

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adjective both

ngaiho

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noun north

ngalubelube

verb tremble or vibrate in the air

ngalue age

increased,augmented

ngudu maimai

adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome

niho vaiuu

noun milkteeth, deciduousteeth

oda

noun grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed

ogo

noun the attachment of a clam to the reef

paa i tua tinae

have an empty stomach

sai moni

noun a fleet of canoes

savini gee

run away

se mouli dangada

rascal

sisi baalasi

verb printing (block letters)

soesoe gulu

a young breadfruit tree

ttea

adjective white

tugi lima

noun elbow

ubu

noun cup