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abadai

european

ahi malo

noun mat wrapping for clothes

alaa ange huu

that there much more only

alahenua

noun plot of (bush) land, acreage

ava

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

buubuua

verb to divine (for omens)

daagelo

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noun February

daane abo donu

noun gentleman,person who is good

dagodo be --

it seems that...

dala

noun appendage, fin, spine (extending from a fish, etc.)

dalodalosia

verb pray for

dama lalo

noun a person who has visited other far-awaylands

dao huge

verb to open an earth oven as soon as the food is cooked

dau age

to beach (a canoe) on land; reach land

dau laagii

adjective to put on an ornament for a special purpose

diinei de madangi

a decrease of wind velocity

doo i de...

expulsion or voluntary withdrawal(from a group)

duliduli

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

duu de ogaanga

having husked many coconuts (as evidenced by the many husks lying about)

e dee daadaaia

to be in no hurry

gabugabu

shore

gadinibidi

a type of fishook made from pearl shell

gadoa

verb to be overdue for parturition

gahu

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verb undress

gai salusalu

verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)

gaibea-lausedi

trapezeid crab

galeva

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

gauligi mai ange

the one next younger still

golee bugaliaa

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noun Indian mulberry, cheese fruit (seeds)

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haale

verb adopt, raise (a child)

hagaaloalo-uli

verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)

hagabulumau

adjective watch your step climbing

hagadaha

verb to stay at a distance; to keep one’s distance

hagadinoangahulu

verb make a total of ten people

hagadoa

verb act like a giant

hagaduu me

miserly

hagaduu me

adjective miserly

hagahaigamaiana

verb treat as important

hagahana age

recook for several days

hagamalemolemo

verb

hagamogomogo

verb cause to be muscular

hagasaulaba

verb treat as saulaba

hagausiusi

verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)

hai aoa ina

verb bear misshapen fruit

hai hegau hilo

work hypocritically (appearing to follow the rules but secretly violating the prohibitions)

hau bule

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noun shell necklace

henua

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noun island, land

holomanga

noun throat (inside)

honu tai

adjective high tide

honua

verb filled with

hua manu

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noun fruit

huaabodu

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noun family

ilaila

verb having more than one ila

kangi de maanadu

a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)

labagau

adjective carpenter; skillful (at a craft); craftsman

langa

verb weave

luu amaau

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pronoun our (dual, exclusive; for dual, alienable noun)

maava

adjective yawn,belch

madaangahulu maa lima

number fifteen

maeva

adjective move from one place to another

maimai ange

to have been dulled (from having been struck on a hard object)

malali

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adjective smooth

malamala

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noun small bits of things (e.g. sawdust)

malau

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

mammamu

noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)

mamu-madohi-lua

noun fishsp.: parrotfish

manu-daa-uga

noun <= goehau>

manumanuhi

adjective frequently manuhi

massagalala

noun burned (food)

mau goloa

rich in material possessions

me bouli

the deepest part of the lagoon

me osi

noun a coconuttree seedling

moa-a-daila

noun birdsp. (= large moa)

moea

verb a person who is able to catch many flying fish (because the fish seem not to awaken at his approach)

moemoe

adjective becoming more moe2

moni hai gubenga

noun a canoe rigged for gubenga fishing

mudimudi

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verb walk stealthily in a crouch

naivi

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noun knife

nebunebua

verb be nebunebu

ngaage nei

gilbertislands

ngaangaalu

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hair

ngalullulu

adjective shaky

niho vainu

milk teeth, deciduous teeth

noho mua

adjective overloaded in front (of a canoe)

saavale ina

fish or meat which is watery in textureand bad-tasting

saele

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verb to wander aimlessly, to walk around

sao de leo

clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice

sau

noun

sau aloalo

echo

savini gee

run away

semuna

numeral hundreds of millions

seni magau

adjective sleep soundly (owing to exhaustion)

sii valavala

spray

singasinga

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

somo boi

grow abnormally (having defects)

soosoa

noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)

tangada gaiaa

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noun thief

taula (o de me holu)

noun bowstring (string of the bow)

togo lua

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second

vaivai

intensifier too; overly