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aalali

noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom

aalo lo te moana

a disturbance (local) of air

aboabongi

adjective easily capsizable

adu-balebale-i-dai

noun fishsp.

amoamo

verb keep lifting one thing after another

angaanga mada nia

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fingernail

babaa

adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions

bala langi

noun rain

balabalagula

adjective habitually clumsy

banganga

noun fish sp.: wrasse

banibani

banibani

noun sea cucumber

basa degidegi

adjective speak disconnectedly with rage

bebee

adjective be flatulent

bonabona

adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona

boo hagalele mouli

a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)

booboo me

adjective massage (as a medical treatment)

bugubugunga

noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance

bulubuludi

verb keep hugging

buu de mama

air filled with mama

buubuu

verb divination

dabuvae sisi

noun little toe

dada age

verb raise (a flag)

daedae

adjective to reach many places

dahi-malali

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

dala gaogao

noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs

daledale

verb repeatedly touch lightly

dama legalega

noun baby, infant

dangidangi keli

adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech

daudali

adjective follow (someone)

dua hagalalo

noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing

dua lele

noun to throw one’s back out of joint

duliduli

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

dungudungu

verb have a good sense of smell

duuduu manu

noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)

eleele

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

gaa de malala

gaba de ahiahi

noun early evening,late in the afternoon

gabigabia

verb repeatedly grubbing

gai hagadoedoe

verb eat sparingly (to save for later)

galababa

noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)

galavalava

the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp

geegeno

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noun crocodile

giigii saele

adjective giggle

googoo

noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)

haahaa

verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative

haahaa saele

adjective search here and there

hadu hagamogomogo

noun gem

hagaaoaonga

noun way of having purposely stayed up untildaybreak (once)

hagabadabaataianga

noun

hagadibadiba

verb rock back and forth to one side

hagaeueu

verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders

hagagubenga

verb to teach someone to use a gubenga

hagahaahaanau

verb to help to deliver children on many occasions

hagaluelueia

verb repeatedly hagalueia

hagalulu de madangi

to attract the wind (by making certain noises)

hagamadumadua

verb to act as though very old

hagamudumudu

verb do slowly, delay

hagausiusi de me

a sky covered with rain clouds

hesohesongi

adjective repeatedly hesongi

hiehie

noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)

hilohilo ma eidu

a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes

honu baabaa

fill to the brim

huaamee daahaa

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noun second stage of a green coconut

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huahua ai

be in charge of, control, lead

lagalaga

verb to put down one foot after the other (as in walking or marching in place)

lala

verb to roast

laulau

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a type of basket

lavalava dui

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noun skirt; sewn skirt

lele sseni

insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)

lodo aheahe

adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant

lodo baba

noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries

lollolo

oily

lolo manu-de-boo

noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)

lolo manu-de-boo

a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes

maamaagila

adjective becoming slightly parted

magakaga

adjective firmly attached

malangilangi

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adjective happy

mangamanga

adjective having many manga

mangemangeo

verb covered with mangeo

mangunngungu

adjective the sound of something being chewed

manu lele vaaligiligi

noun flying insect

masagage

adjective good at fighting

massagalala

noun burned (food)

molimoli

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to carry things repeatedly / in multiple trips from one place to another

moomoa-ganoanga

boxfish (yellow)

moomoa-ganoango

noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)

mudumudu

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adjective slow moving (while working), slow acting, slow thinking

ngadi seesee

adjective walk barefoot,stroll

ngalubelube

verb tremble or vibrate in the air

ohooho

verb frightened by noise

olioli

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verb to put an infant to sleep by singing a lullaby

sagisagili

verb to say dirty words to someone

sali dodo

adjective bleed

salibaadaa

verb a type of low cloud

sausau

lion-fish

sausaudia

verb continually blown upon (by the wind)

sigisiginga

say bad things about one to one’s face

tainadaane o dogu dinana

noun maternal uncle

tangada sisi

secretary

uaua vaaligi

noun capillary