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deai— never
bongo— flick
hagakono— be stoic
maahina i aa— bright
lodo balabala— Meek in spirit
dagu wae gu mmae— my leg was broken
baahi— side, at the side of, half of
hatu— the rock holding the bait to the fishing hook in traditional kapinga bottom fishing
bui ni haawale— to spit saliva
langa— chant
hagadubu dama— to act like a child, childish
goloo dogolia— laundry
taa— sabre squirrelfish; blue-lined squirrelfish
gahala hai ono golomada— mat decorated with eye-shaped pattern
beti— fat
yeidu— ghost
buu iliili— trumpet shell
hoo— friend
gahi— call, invite
hana— go
ihi— halfbeaks
iga mmoo— cooked fish
kigok— plane
giifu— chief
kaekae— carrying
wangi— medicine
ganniu hagaangiangi— copra dried in the wind
ehana haka tiu— to get wet
gawe— bundle
baba madua— paternal grandfather
lau— leaf
monowaii— waterfall
ngahulu mahn— Feather
manu kelekele— worm
hagamaa— to get rid of; to hail (a canoe)
dodo— blood, to bleed
dedeeduu— unable to stand (e.g. in high tide)
whawah— yawn
e mahoki— No, it's ok (no thanks needed)
hagainaina— to stagger under a weight or when very sleepy
gaidonu— right
hagabaubau— think
hagadagamila— distort
baalanga— metal pot
daa— subtract; obtain from somebody
ulu doholaa— magic chant to induce heavy waves to wash a whale carcass over the reef
mha— pain
pua— a tree, with small white fragrant flowers, used for fuel
meh\n— red
hagamagama— to Mash
nguu— squid and cuttlefish
dua— back
au e hihai e miami— I want to
daga— to roll, to plait, to twirl, to put together
hikingawaka— canoe part: lifting stringer
gai hala— left
ngahulu— hair
bulu— brush
alha— trail
hagahoiaa— start a race
tangat— steering wheel
hagahaalau— to veer from a straight course, to take a detour around
kadee— right side of canoe (opposite to outrigger float); to drive the canoe to the right side
goaa madu— land full of mature coconuts
badubadu— to pluck, earthworms, to shake water off
gaahanga— rope used to assist in climbing
nomuli— next (spatially or temporally)
madangaholu— ten
mogolewe— reef whitetip shark
dagabuli— gather
taro woroworo— branching coral
duli— little
moinaa— admire; cherish
boroagi— bequeath
hagaadaada— first light of the moon or sun
lou— pole with a hook

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