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tede— map puffer; starry puffer
eidu— spirit; ghost; monster; anicent dieties; spouse's kin;, affines
hagadungu— sniff
dogi halu— a planer
gau mee— gill of a fish
tama dane— boy
hagakene— to whiten
heleheu— ripe pandanus fruit
bahkih— flat
gahu daane— shirt
tai honu— high tide
hagalugai— gluttonous
moho— broken, be
ulungi— lean on
baba madua— maternal grandfather
gologolo— plant
aau— gall bladder
ngadahi— together
dangada gaiaa— thief
topur— muffler
dohu— suffice
goneiga mada— raw meat
hagamangamanga— move with the extremeties spread out
lohongo wae— footprint
hiki— catch
kuru— breadfruit tree
paku kuru— breadfruit pancake, grilled on a fire
hagaii nia niha— to bare the teeth
goobai— hat
dagu lima ne tu go di tuluman— my hand was cut by the knife
dakahi— kick
hagabuulinga— group (Christian Endeavor Society)
madalimalima— early (for an appt)
dahi— one
bugu wae— ankle
daha— glide
hagahidu— to make a total of seven; seven times
korokoro— boiled
kau— net, net for fishing
hoe— canoe paddle
talo mangamanga— three pointed fishing spear
baalabu— crown of thorns starfish
hagahagapulu— always keeping someone company
Tariha— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)
hakate kuru— breadfruit cooked with grated coconut and coconut juice cooked in a coconut shell in a stone earth oven
mok— crocodile
hiwahiwa— appendage; fin
hulumanu dahi ngudu— straight razor
boli— dark
gwanow— dolphin in general
poo— catch
melen— humphead wrasse
tamadu— muscle
hulu— hair
kabi— fire tongs; to hold something between two other things
guou— fish name (used only in compounds)
take— black jack
huna— core (breadfruit, fruit, etc.)
lowada— ant
tei maa— another one; either of
Tirakaume— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)
dudu— to kindle (a fire or lantern)
roahi— rope
huluhulu ngutu— beard hair
dogono— belch
ahina dauaga— mother-in-law
behti— fat
uwha— neck
tama\n— baby or small
dedeemodu— continuous
madamada— small-toothed jobfish
Pepeio— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)
hagadele di dalaa waga— to mark out boundaries for excavating the hold of the canoe (using an adze)
mirug— milk
hadui— to fold
didi— wind around
matu— fifth coconut stage; brown coconut
huakuru— fully grown breadfruit, may be picked
ua (2)— neck
mangi— fly
tangada dogi laagau— farmer
magalili— cold
gawidi— ghost crab
lua— hole
luri— black
baalanga— nail
bulolo— mollusk (nerita polida)
hagammuu— make a rumbling sound
mangoo— dry
gobai— hat
tangau bodoin— mangrove red snapper
Taringa— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)
noho gii lala— sit down
bou— mast (sail, ship); flag pole
di kabikabi— scissors
moana— ocean, sea
bagugu— defecate (shit)
lauka wolowolo\n— shouting wood used for making houses on Kapinga atoll
imu— oven
buu manga lolu— long branching shell (long and pointy)
dagu— My (possessive)
lala— roasted
gungaadada— school of red snapper
huluhulu wahang— armpit hair
gau dalai— handle of an axe
Tuluaa Hadu— place name on Kapinga inner reef
mua di tenua— Toward the island
ngau— chew
hale ngogo manu— bird nest
tangada hai galeg\n— dancer
amu— arrow
hiwahiwa— shark's first dorsal fin
dangada mogobuna— magician
baalanga mogobuna— magnet
gawe bilibili— tentacles of an octopus
tamal— shrimp
hina— gray hair
hainga a mee— wedding feast
paan— dog
ngawidi— fishing tackle box
hagalemu— to pull something out e.g., a cork from a bottle)
ghor— gold
gudu— louse
hagahigihigi— be quiet
lima— arm
hale dua lua— two storied house
madangi— air
Hare— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited, has a traditional cemetary, and also a place that is used as a garbage dump)
lol maduu— coconut oil
tama ahine— young girl
tono lima— wash hands
matau— Hook
gau tuluman— knife handle
naniaga— mangrove
Pumatahati— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited, reserved for use by fishermen only)
gee— leatherback sea turtle
baa— oysters
rohongoahi— hearth, cooking pit/fire
looloo— long
ruwa— grave
habodo— a strut, rung of ladder
gu made— killed, be
dogo duli— to kneel
hagamogobuna— approve
tuahina dane— brother
dide ding— noise of soda can opening
daligi gii made— kill
bongong— rabbitfish species
tane— male
waka— canoe
duwwe— divide
hingodo— termite
utad— blood sucking mosquito
ha— four
matia?\n— What?
ulahi— pacific longnose parrotfish
Nikuhatu— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)
huluhulu— hair not on the head
atili— thunder
mogobuna— magic
hakadah— Glide
manu— bird
hagatanga— to depart, to set out (on a journey)
hagahidinana— mother and daughter relation, a mother and her children
tangada hua dahili\n— singer
loulou— pick with a breadfruit picker
homo— coconut seedling
tauwin— symbiotic bird/fish relationship where tuna chase small fish to the surface and birds descend and eat them from the air. good for fishing.
goloo— goods, things
magi magalili— have fever
dale— to cough
talinga— ear
gono hala tee— light blue
hagatogomalia— prepare, be prepared
hadi— break off
hele— trap (v)
Togo Damana— name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon
hagallebu— get oneself muddy
malama lodo hale— table lamp
tamada laa lodo— underwear
kaa— to clear the throat before spitting; sound made to communicate displeasure
geer— cage
gitua— east, away from lagoon
tadahada— chest
dena— that
dedeetomo— to grow poorly, unable to grow
dolomen— now
gohe— balls (testicles)
henua gu haganngodo— Island appearing tiny from afar
gau wae— cheek, jaw
madaua— raindrop
dale hala— thorny edge of a pandanus leaf, used to puncture sinuses to cure a head cold
duwha— north
masiwa— ninety
madaagoo— horn
Matawhei— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)
haliha— salivate
mimu— urinate (piss)
bontai— door
hagatubu— leave fallen coconuts to sprout

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