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alohaha

noun throat (of fish only)

amuamu iho

noun drizzle

baabaa gadea

verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)

beibei

adjective more-or-less alike

biho ngaalulu

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headache

bilibili

verb having a tendency to be bili

bingabinga

adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation

bodubodu-o-uda

noun insect sp.

bolobolo

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noun long boat-like basket made from coconut palm

bongabonga

adjective bent up

bulaga-a-leo

noun fish sp.: tang

buubuulia

verb to divine (for omens)

dabuvae sisi

noun little toe

dalia-dodo

noun mollusksp.: chlamys schmeltzi

danedane

verb an extensive infection of dane

dangadangalebu

verb becoming rougher (of seas)

dangi hagaeaea

adjective wail (when crying)

dangi hagahadihadi

adjective wail loudly (when crying)

daumaha hagatoo donu

noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)

dee adagaigaina

a great many; serious

deledele hainga a me

rush because of an emergency

dige de belubelu

a circuit made by a school of belubelu

dogi daadaa

noun adze with a small blade for light chipping

doo togonogo

adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine

dookalala

stilts; walk on stilts

dua hagalalo

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

dulagi daudahi

adjective alike (in appearance)

duu hagasabasaba

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

gadagada

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verb laugh

gai moumou

verb wasteful of food

galevaleva

noun birdsp.

galeve maimai

noun fresh (unfermented) galeve

gammenge-maimai

noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus

gaogao

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giigii saele

adjective giggle

ginigini

noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)

gohugohu

adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)

gumigumi

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beard

hagaagahi sseeloo

adjective to call out "sail ho"

hagaaoaoa

verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak

hagaavaava

verb provide or receive support continually

hagabasabasalia

verb cause to be convinced

hagadagasala

verb blame (someone), accuse

hagadibadiba

verb rock back and forth to one side

hagadibadibalia

verb cause to hagadibadiba

hagaduuduulanga

noun a style of construction (consistently followed)

hagaganimua

verb to treat as an eldest child

hagagubenga

verb to teach someone to use a gubenga

hagamademade gaiaa

adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)

hagamaimai

verb sweeten

hagamogomogo

verb take special care of, cherish

hagamudumudu

verb do slowly,delay

hagasii lolo

noun wheel

hagausiusi

verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)

hai dodo

verb bleeding profusely

hakaligali

verb grooved

hanohano dua

adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)

hau baba

verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)

hilohilo senga

adjective half-crazy

hodahoda

adjective gasp for breath (more than once)

hoohoo ina

to frighten with sounds

huluhulu mata

noun eyebrow

hungahunga a nui

the flower of the coconut tree

huuhuaa mee

sorcery (made with chants)

kano mugamuga

adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)

laalaanui

adjective becoming big

lahalahi

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adjective wide

lausese

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noun pants

limamalie

good at massaging

lohaloha

verb measure off in fathoms

luuluu

verb to shake (something) back and forth

maamaa

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verb chew

maamaai

adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)

mada madangi

adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)

madalima daalaa

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noun fifty dollar bill

magalili mai

flow (of tide)

mahamaha

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adjective beautiful

maimai

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adjective sweet

manihaniha

adjective inclined to be maaniha

maomao

adjective more and more; diminishing rainfall

massagalala

noun burned (food)

me hagalolo

noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)

midomido

noun end of (e.g., a stick)

muimui

verb crowded (owing to a disorder of things); dense (underbrush)

muumuu kaiaa

adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)

ngaangaailu

noun hair

ngaangailu

noun hair (on the head)

ngaangauda

verb habitually ngauda

ngudu leelee

verb talkative,loquacious

noomeemea

a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave

nuinui

noun a sp. of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net

saelesaele

verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)

sao de looloa

rectangular (not square),oval

sasao

adjective escape one after the other

sibasiba

verb walk off-balance

sigisigi mai (adu, ange)

say bad things about one to one’s face

sii valavala

spray

silasila

verb look around for

sisi

mollusk, sp. Neritidae

tainaahine o dogu dinana

noun maternal aunt