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huku— shark's caudal fin
bab-bah— ground
doki— breathe
belehom\n— sprout of coconut
dawalihi— do rapidly
Nunakita— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)
duudae nguu— squid ink
todtodo— bleed
talingi\n— ear
hagahagaabulu— to purposely sink or submerge (and leave submerged for some time)
duu— stand
akai dabadaba— earing
bakau— shoulder
dagi— lead
ula— tufted spiny lobster
dala— sweet taro
whele— burn
duu gima— shell of the gima
hagalaamua— exalted
hagamaumau— memorize
tuahina ahina— sister
baba langi— blue sky
duu lagalaga manini— school of surgeon fish
dono baagia— flat buttocks
rugurugu— gold-lined sea bream
hagagai laa— greedy
hagabonodia— to obstruct
dube— crab
maruakina— rich
dahaalodo— perimeter of center of
balaga mhuni— hidden, hide, be
hai behe— how
nege— move
duai— stool for grating coconuts
bek— butterfly
uwaa— yes
rau— one hundred
balu— useless, unimportant
haidama— have children
bulu luuluu ngudu— tooth brush
tok— sharp hammer
haadee— driftwood
gudu— leech
doholaa— whale
ada— picture; shadow
maliu— swerve
hukhe— open
dagala— play
daba— flash
hui— buy
iihee— where
me baabaa— frying pan
ngadala-dee— sea bass
magamaga— starfish
debedebe— box
hagalongo gee— to misunderstand
hagadele di hodo— to hollow out the canoe hold to a shallow depth
hakai niu— coconut leaf twine
ipmatu— coconut cup
hanau— born, be
dun\n— to cook on fire
whele— burn
lagau duduia— tree
bana— knot tied at the end of a string to prevent unravelling; glans of the penis; overhand knot
hai behe?— How?
maaluu— be full (of food)
malama— moon
dahuli— capsize
madania wae— toenail
lua— cave
iwhi— rib
hagahhuu— to dampen
tau manu— flock of birds (feeding on school of fish)
lamu— flies
enemy— enemy
gugu— midnight snapper; black and white snapper
nono madua— paternal grandmother
hagahai lodo— married, to get married, married couple
me maangala— sugar; candy
gahu laa— umbrella
dedeedonu— to misunderstand, not able to understand
lakau— tree
abulu— sink
gaarege— dance
tuahina dane duri— younger brother
tangada hina— gray-haired person
lehu— lime
daudau— wrestle
hui— sell
diidii— bosom/breast
low— slow
hagamiami— feast, party
anahee— when? (past)
bonodia di manawa— unable to breathe
ana hi— Yesterday
humu— picasso triggerfish; orange striped triggerfish
kabe— to dislodge (e.g. something by reaching with a pole); to learn
bilibili— octopi in general
dagihia— how many for each?
duwoiwoi— dragonfly
bunih— slow
taa— submerge
ulu— enter
waahanga— armpit
hagalliga— terrorize
dadaulia— confused, be
magi harangin— diarrhea
dolu holongo— third time
oo— food packed for eating while travelling
hagalibaina— unconscious
madangia— toenail or fingernail
dedeetau— too small, misfitted
galawa— vein, veins being visible (sticking out)
hadangalamalia— fortune, good luck, lucky
byebye— Goodbye
dala-kala— plant
mono moana— island swiftlet
wah\n— feet/leg
bule— to forbid, to prohibit.
llanga\n— weaving
tai— ocean, shallower parts, reef, nearer to the shore
kurupara— soft, ripe breadfruit
hagaehoo— even up (numbers)
gada— bigeye trevally
hagamene— gratify
langi— sky
hagabapaba— make up your minds
mee ngiingii— flute, whistle
daagoli— circular, round.
nudi— sling jaw wrasse
huuniu— unit of ten coconuts
deduu— chicken
Herekoro— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)
geinga— trash; rubbish; boundary (of land); loose end from a broken warp, loose end of a thread (broken in a woven fabric)
pilaini— fry
igha— fish
hulumanu damana— machete
hawale— saliva
dama-datada— fish: snapper
lumat— green coconut, can only eat meat, not husk
hai— stingray in general. round ribbontail ray; blue spotted ray
moenge— bed clothes; sleeping area
ngoko— mosquito eggs
wudi— empty
dedeebaba— to worry about
kore— seeds of breadfruit, also may refer to testicles of a man or animal, or marbles
dedeeoo— stuffed full
wai\n— Water
nho— tie
olobagi— lagoon side of the islets
dugu— put
uu ibu— coconut crab
hagahamaaloo— to harden
matua tuadolu— a triple hook
leelee— speak
duli— small
bagu— dried preserves (food)
ibu— coconut shell
liholiho— wide-band fusilier
ahura— bicolor cleaner wrasse
hagaluuli— to blacken
lalowale— giant trevally
ngatala— grouper species
dogi— adze
gore oto\n— ivory nut
gaiga— intestines
hagaboo— converse
bhabalima— palm (of hand)
peeg— bag
nghaage— south
moea— sacred rope
dele— sail a canoe
gelu— bignose unicornfish
dahuhu— lower ridge pole; the very top
manawa— heart
koomo— comb (v)
hale— house
akii— throat
tuli— ruddy turnstone
bia\n— splash
wolo\n— shout
tuki— to pound using a tool or a tukituki pounding stick
bonodia— obstructed, plugged up
genu gumade— handle of a wooden bowl
dondaia— day after tomorrow
tongou— flame tail snapper
bulu dahi ngudu— shaving brush
taadiu— blackspot snapper
imu— earth oven
hadu sukusuku— rocks for pounding
henua— ground; island; afterbirth
pale— seriously ill
hoho— near
damanaiye— huge
honu— deep
uh\n— nose
tolii— Flip-flop
hagalulu nia iga— to accumulate school of fish by feeding them, to attract by baiting
doo gi daha— expired
mangha— branch

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