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ga hula— lets go
hadanga— luck
luada— morning
gimadou nogo miami hiahi digo a dahi— we eat together for dinner
kau— fishnet
hale daane— men's house
gelu akau— bluespine unicornfish; whitemargin unicornfish
hiigai— hungry
biridi— bridge
gono duu— mountain, hill
ahi— fire
madalima— finger
ulua— white trevally
ngahulu paan— dog fur
kau dua\n— backstroke
tubu— coconutthat is sprouting
libogo— head
iiger— eagle
hagammene— feel rejected
tangada gaia danga— thief
gaugau tangada— wash someone
dera— there
anaboo— last night
di ahine gu madua— elder woman
tai gu lahilahi— low tide
mhee— red
gili boana— slime
goe— you
duhi lima— elbow
nno gima— a knot that does not untie when pulled
liba hai ono tau— brown tang; lined surgeonfish
anahi— yesterday
uli— blue and gold fusilier
tuwadik— wheel
libaliba— drunk, be
madaahele— loop
kai aha— why
madla wae taman— big toe
giili— skin
muli waka— back of the canoe
makamak— starfish
hagagiwigiwi— to squint
pa— noise of a clap
bongo— hole
damen— big
hagagono— get drunk
hongi— kiss
hadu manawa— heart
llaa\n— car sound or loud sound
nohu— scorpionfish species
hula gii taha mo tenu— To go away from the island.
daahili— song
moan— ocean, the deeper parts, away from shore and reef
dime polokoy— thank you
hagalimalima giibeni— be very fast
ua\n— rain
llingi— pour
baba— white-edged lyretail; yellow-edged lyretail
gimo budi— rat
niha— tooth
Madabua— place name on Kapinga outer reef
kene— white
ngatalate— speckled blue grouper; greasy grouper
kiha sedan— banded snake eel
halemalia— go slow
tebetebe— Box
wolowolo— shouting
dongo— recognize
di po— night
geegee— type of turtle
maroo— strong
au gu hana\n— I will go
hetu— star
lima— forearm
talai— axe
anga— skin of breadfruit seed
gabua— raincloud (sign of rain)
nnoo— tie up
huiahi— smoke
dangi— cry, wail, apologise
dogu ihoo— my friend
duidui— sweep
nata lakau— sweeperfish and sea chub species
duuaganga— coconut husk
di gau henua— natives
led\n— sinker on fishing line
hono— green sea turtle
bono— fish sp.; eel variety
wai— water
madila— bamboo (not native but drifts ashore); fishing pole
mooho— broken, be
ngongong\n— tin roof
aloagi— plant (Ocimum sanctum)
nia big ane— These pigs
hagalongoaa— noisy
raa— sun; wrist watch; clock
tedu— chicken
duhi lima— elbow
dalinga— ear
dai— south
motolu— thirty
hai-dahadaha— Manta ray
Takairongo— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)
sashimi— sushi
e— are
dagu tuli aago mmae— my leg was hurting
hagaganniu— to add more coconut meat
gau talai— axe blade
tonu mada hale— saddleback coral grouper
tuu dagaluu— to make palm toddy
mangoo— dried
ngatala mute— blacksaddle grouper
lele— run
hagainiu— midrib of coconut leaf frond
e— goose
akang— coconut husk
makili— bald
mangi— fly
moua-gai— brown booby
haka bole bole hoku— Wag (a tail)
maadua dau aga— parents-in-law
akai ula— lobster eggs
hagahaga— to try to, periodically (variant of haga prefix, augmenting the meaning of the derivative form in the sense of repetitive action over a long period of time)
hanimoi— come
arara— bluefin trevally
ngaadi— skull
hagau— send
hagakono— be stoic; stoicism
daagala— joke; play
dedeemimi— constantly having to urinate
angoli boo— night fishing
malaudaa— speckled squirrelfish; violet squirrelfish; silverspot squirrelfish
kila— calm (wind), quiet (noise)
oro— grind
ade— lung
gima— clam that stands on its own
tale— lean on
nanuwele— forest
hagadamana— to enlarge
bahkiah— flat
goloomu— leaflet of a breadfruit tree
tokitata— to hit
ngogo di golomada— eyeball
daahaa— broad space
luada loo— early morning
ho— friend
dagadaga dangada— to gossip about someone
golugolu— mud
maahina— bright
hagailoo— to notify; to announce
tonu— true
gila humalia— success; good appearance
manga lagau— tree branch
koe— a hand tool used for scraping coconut
hunahuna— Obliterate
iwhi madua— backbone
tangau podo— two spot red snapper; blacktail snapper
golomata— eyes
paibu— pipe
tulumana— knife
heelua— sarong, cloth wrap-around
bili— touch
gimo— skink species
goneiga— fish
unga— hermit crab
di gau aamua— aristocracy
bibinaga— mollusk sp.
manawa— come up to the surface (from diving)
ibu— coconut crab
laa lima— wrist watch
heu— ask
bouu— mast
hagadonu— to translate; to believe
wangha— give
dilaa— canoe part: sail
huna— core of breadfruit, not eaten
ngogo gudu— louse, egg
gono— blow (wind)
hwouhwou— bark (dog)
hono— push
dudu— kindle (fire)
madamada— short jawed bonefish
tamaa— Light
ngudu di hale— doorway (mouth of house)
tiu— wet, become
goaa bogobogo— place having many depressions (e.g., corrugated surface)
hata— table, or grilling platform made of sticks
taadolu— sammara squirrelfish
ngudu— mouth
hagalliga— to terrorize
anti— maternal aunt
haahaa— to feel about in the dark, to grope
haala— to clear underbrush; to smooth by rubbing or scraping; to trim with an adze
baguu— boom (sound), deep sound (i.e. of a drum or something hollow)
balebale— dribble
hagaaadee— cause to have free time
wai— liquid, taro swamp
hagalee\n— nothing
hagatee ngoohia— easily hurt (e.g., feelings)
daamanga— pile of coconut husks soaked in water for sennit making

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