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adamai

verb recollect or recall past events or persons, etc.

aha goi

what next

aladi

verb initiate, begin

anaa maa

those were about (approximately)

anei ange naa

about this much more

baa sege

adjective carom off

baadunga

noun punishment

badai

adjective meddle in others’ affairs

bona

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

boonei

noun fish sp.: damselfish

boose

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noun boat

buni ange lodo

paralyzed by fear; acute anxiety attack

dabagau

noun a type of floor mat

dabuia

verb to dabui at one time

daemahalia

verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take

dama doo

noun a foetus which has been aborted

dango

verb grab (in order to restrain, e.g., a person), fall upon

dao o gasoni

noun a type of a cloud formation

daogave

noun a type of coconuttree

dauaalo

verb steady paddling

daudonu

adjective if, in the case that; gentle, mild-mannered, soft-spoken

daulanga

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harbor

degide

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adjective blind

deleulu

verb good at catching tuna

dihidihi

noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)

duli

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noun knee

dutudu

verb play with fire

duu gaso

adjective vertical,straight up and down

duu-lellele

noun apodous sea cucumber

ebuebua

verb covered with ebuebu

gaadinga lamallie

noun a coconut with an unusually large-sized kernel

gaalauanga

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noun plant species with long green leaves

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gai baalau

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

gilisau

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verb undress

gohugohu

adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)

goo

adjective a sound made to indicate one’s presence (in response to being called from afar); an owl-like hoot (of birds)

guao

noun the hard sap of a non-native tree which is occasionally washed up on shore

gubenga

noun large net for fishing

gubu dolo

noun a joint of the sugarcane

haangoda dua beau

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

hagaahee

adjective when (near future)

hagaloma de me

calm weather, with no noise

hagatoo donu

verb promise, contract1 with; swear to the truth of

hai gai

adjective prepared food; cook food

haimee baubau

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verb sexual intercourse; fornication

hakide gee

spoil (a child)

hale pono

noun prison, jail

hano ai

attend (e.g., church services)

hine huuhua

noun pregnant woman

hoohanga

adjective a nest (of birds); pumice stone (found as driftwood)

hua gulu

noun breadfruit (singular)

huaadangada

noun persons of a certain class or type

ina gi hale

noun a row of thatch

kii ange tanuaa

verb to make something better; to better

laagii baubau

noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)

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

langadia

verb able to remain afloat with a load

lau hadihadi

verb having wavy hair

lau ngago

noun the fatty tissue of a fish or animal

llanga

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verb weave

lodo danuaa

adjective contented,happy

luu panava

noun scrotum (whole thing)

luuluu haha

gargle, wash one’s mouth out

ma tuai

noun coconut grater blade

maahaa

adjective daybreak

maalisa

noun an overhanging reef shelf

mada duai

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noun tool used to grate coconuts

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mada gide

adjective sharp-eyed, goodat finding things

mada looloa

adjective longer in comparison with; extendingfarther than appears to be the case

madaa moni

noun prow of a canoe

madalama

noun Nukuoro (colloquial term)

malangalanga

adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga

maluulu de me

the weather is cold

manava i lunga

manga

noun a branch, part of (something havingcoordinate parts)

manusomo

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noun tree

maua laa

nevermind

me balabala

noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)

me mmilo

current (in the sea)

mmadu

noun fishsp.: mojarrafish (= small sugimanga)

namu

noun mosquito

nao baasua

verb to collect baasua

ngadi gai

verb eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)

ngadi hanonga

noun a useless journey

nigo

verb go around in a circle; wind around

odaoda

noun driftwood (any sort)

olo

noun an area in which sand has accumulated;beach, sandspit

pasalia

verb be talked about (many persons or things)

sasaanimadava

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

se agoo

adept at

senga

crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk

sibasiba

verb to walk off-balance

sigo de muna

remember what one has heard

singasinga

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verb to wave back and forth (as a coconut tree in the wind)

sobalo

noun fishsp.: needlefish

soe lodo modu

to remain (or sit, or stand) motionless (as when praying)

taholaa

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noun whale

tainaahine gauligi

noun younger sister

tuli

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knee