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uwah— yes
nno dada— a knot that unties when pulled
nguunguu— mutter
do engo go ai?— What's your name?
ngud talai— axe
buu kene— purse net
kilha— silent
haba— numerous
duuaa i lodi di moomee— to appear unhealthy from overwork
dono— buttock; base
au gu delangahia\n— I forget
kohu— octopus ink
huwaidu— bad, evil
gelu-agau— Long snouted Unicorn Fish
madangaholumaha— fourteen
ngudulooloo— longnosed emperor
magahee— when
ama— outrigger float
hege— slave
waa madila— field of bamboo
gii— sour, be
ee hia— how much
odo— eat raw
di ahine madua— adult woman
akai gu moholoholo— flower blossoms
kii— sleep
hagamanini tawe— school of flying fish
dagihogoohi— a few for each
haga baubau— think
hokouru— shark
udu— green jobfish, also known as slender snapper
hagadaha— to splash, splash rail of a boat or canoe
badage— shallow (bowl or basket)
eidu— spirit; ghost; monster; ancient deities; spouse's kin; affines
dali— move (materials), transport
mahimahi— dolphin
Werua— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (one of only two that is inhabited)
gahu daane— shirt
matia ika boro aha de nau?\n— What fish is that?
haduehe— immense, gigantic
liba— surgeonfish species
phopo— raw
haadodo— outrigger float connecting stanchion
halasee— blue
tanga imu— coconut leaf mat used to cover the oven
weu— pierce; impale
lodo ahina— wife
whouwhou— bark
heduu— star
madaele— coral grouper
muli— behind
gono duu— mountain, hill
tokitoki— noise of knocking
ruataoo— early
ngahingahi— old or worn out sarong, rag
bilibili— octopus
kono— to suffer, be weary
hamaa— hammer
gau oo— washstrake of a canoe
hagabiga— bend
dama ahina— girl
haadanga— concavity, concave
madamada— To meander or to look around
dahia— fisherman's stand on the canoe (for support while netting fish)
mee kaba— ship propellor
athia— sneeze
haawale— saliva
daalo mangamanga— to go spearfishing
moua— frigate bird
doloo— flood
hagadoo donu— to promise; to swear to the truth of; to contract with
betu\n— fat
akau— a lagoon, the lagoon of Kapingamarangi
bagungo— cave
maduu dogi— coconut selected for seedling
mogo ah lo— too far
gee gee— green sea turtle
bilibili dodoogono— rough play, rough-and-tumble
halepame— walk
laahia— dead branch
ganniu balabala— soft meat of green coconut
hagabuni— unite
hagaabuabulu— cause to sink, accidentally or temporarily
hagaaaadee— cause to repeatedly have free time
tata— canoe part: float braces
Matukerekere— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited, reserved for use by fishermen only)
dudu\n— zenith
made— die
duudae— feces
geinga o tai— high water mark
habe— to hop on one foot
hoe— paddle
huatari— a small breadfruit, not ripe or edible yet
gubu daahili— verse of a song
madaahi— small flame
huwa— sing
ingoo— name
hooanga— pumice stone
bagaike— spider
iga mahi— greater amberjack
looeaa— game of tag
tunu— to cook on an open fire
bolebole— Shiver
nebelee— I suppose
nono madua— maternal grandmother
bida— End (of something); piece; naval.
deehee— which one
taa— canoe bailer
duudae bilibili— octopus ink
hagahenge— cause one to wander around in one area
mogo— crocodile
maa gaa luada— in morning
honu— type of turtle
gida— to find, discover
mama— mother
mhaadua— elderly
andona anahi— day before yesterday
tamagigi dane— teenage boy
ua— rain
mee hagaui lamu— mosquito coil
mmui— congregate
deemuu— quiet, silent (of a person)
di niu— coconut tree
goaa bouli— trouble, olden days
malia— good
luahala— dried pandanus leaf for wrapping
tala mounu— to look for bait
koi— metal hand grater for grating soft coconut flesh; to grate soft coconut flesh
goloangi mu gi nua— high cloud type
dada— pull; drag
hatu kuru— seeds of breadfruit
hagakae— raising of canoe outrigger when sailing
kairu— toad
go bai— cap
baba hale— floor (house)
gohu— turbid, turbulence
duudua— sand spit
daahi— hold, adopt (a child)
gumade— large wooden bowl used for pounding food
hagammuni— conceal
buu— corner
bili\n— touch
stoking— socks
hagabaahi— sideways
uta— green coconut for eating, eat meat and husk
hagahagaboo— keep conversing
iwi madua— spine. backbone
ahi— flee
hagahege— to slacken a rope
waga— canoe
rumata harihari— second coconut stage; small green coconut
taahudi— bluegill longfin
durom— drum
mmaa— clean
hagahemeheme— tidy, to keep clean
haga nghoronghoro— snore
daahili— song, to sing.
dama hai dili— bastard
etai— too close
kau— swim
goaa daahaa— broad, open place
gelegele pungu— disk-like sand particle
hagadiga— turn (something) around
behdi— fat
goaa baba— level ground
ga— future
mim— pee
goaa— plot of land; area
mudamuda— chin
bae— push aside
nuwa— high
hakape— Spear Gun
diamon— diamond
dungadungaa— roughness
ngadau— year
hagageinga wai— boundary of taro plot
bunih giibeni— very slow
ngungu— To chew or masticate
hetau— a tree that grows near the shore, used to make ladders
hagalimalima— be fast
hagahaganoho— seat (someone)
tane— man
ihlo golu me hanga— know each other
gabua— rain cloud
nia— teeth
maduwa— old
heleu— ancient cult house
haga deegidah— be blind
danedaneauli— shark sucker
gubenge— net for fishing
oluolu— scraping soda can on table noise
diinai— to extinguish a fire
nguunguu— mumble
geinga— trash; rubbish; boundary (of land); loose end from a broken warp, loose end of a thread (broken in a woven fabric)
kwin— two-striped sweetlips; silver-banded sweetlips; oriental sweetlips
kioto matua— canoe part: main booms
hou— new
hale daumaha— temple; church building
haduhadu— limestrone strae below soil
haka tiu— to make wet

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