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dodo hai— barb of a stingray used to pierce ears
bikinak— small clam
tada— two spot red snapper
Togo Loo— name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon
uga hagalala— long line for bottom fishing
humu-dee— undulate triggerfish
haabia— curved boom from the lifting stringer to the outrigger float of the canoe
haga raraura— set on fire
taua taua— double lined mackerel
Hagabiga— place name on Kapinga inner reef
walu— eight
mono wai— river
la— halfbeaks
whelengina— perspire
nnogu— knead; wash
Togo O Hale— name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon
reu— ripe
nogo— were
lama— torch: dry coconut leaves
modono— sixty
magoo— shark
hagaabiabi— loincloth; makeshift, to do or tie temporarily
Di Ate Dahuli— place name on Kapinga inner reef
dedeegila— unsuccessful
libogo gaudogi— a lure made from an american screwdriver used for trawling
bou— canoe part: mast
uhwi— nose
maanga— Husk of the uda coconut after juice has been extracted
iha— sun
walengaa— shrub
genu gumade— handle of a wooden bowl
ngahuru— feather
bilit— bridge
daamada— begin
gaugau— bathe
mada bunih— somewhat slow
omo— dry out; wipe
togorua— second
taka— to weave/make a rope
rou— long stick with a Y at the end used to pick breadfruit, pandanus, or coconuts, may be made of bamboo or hibiscus (hau)
mee dadaagala— toy
kumi— to grab, to grasp, to handle, to obtain
hale daalunga— ancestral house
dangada hai iga— expert fisherman
hagahenge— to cause one to wander around in one area (as when waiting for someone to arrive)
golo langi— sky
delegagi— to careen; to tilt, lean over (often of a ship)
bhabalima— hand
gau— handle, shaft
takamomo— blue boxfish
weuu— milk (from breast)
baeha— bounce
hiwa— nine
goaa lomo— wilderness
heledaane— men's house
hagahagaulungi— always lying (someone) on a pillow
dono unga— posterior portion of hermit crab
komori— bat
goobai hagaholi— helmet
u— coconut crab
bege— butterfly; moth
hilahila— sennit
galia— gecko
gaahiga— coral formation on the seaward side of the reef beyond the area where waves break
gada— jack fish
gaagenge— ladder
hogoulu— sharksucker remora species
aligi— priest, high priest
lau— one hundred
baehua— mollusk
tama gontu— hill
duwwongo— a share, portion
hilihili— choose
gada dohumu— basket of firewood or dried coconut husk
kau wae\n— pants
de ai— no
lele hagamhuni— escape
hadunga— color
hudu— throw
agau— reef
kaikai— spreading the news, gossip
dihidihi— moorish idol
tangada hai mekai\n— one who cooks
baahi dodo— blood clot
akau— lagoon
goo— husking stick; coccyx
tanginai— Today
taa daamanga— to leave a bunch of coconut husks under water in order to soak and become soft
tamadah— begin
big— pig
madaalili uu— nipple of breasts
lowahi amaray— bowstring
tanga imu— coconut leaf mat used to cover the oven
lau— leaf; eave of a house; long hair on the temples
danginei— today
ngudu mahu— halitosis
honihoni— light sprinkling rain
thu— cut
dube— crab
e hanau— born
madangaholumaluwa— twelve
au nebele hai dii hihai e miami— I am supposed to be a high school student
mahuge— freed, be
maadau mangoo— shark hook
manawagee— sad
ikinei— here
gai donu— right
lali— wrasse species
dono di uu— rear of eel trap
goaa dogi mee— garden
tuwa— back
nonu— plant with leaves and fruit (bad smelling) used for medicinal purposes (ointment for burns, mixed as part of a medicinal drink for stomach illness)
toloo— gray duck
hagahaanau— sibling relationship, a group of siblings
tangada mada mada humalia\n— guardian
nia woe lumada— alcoholic coconut drink
hiieinu— thirsty, be
aali— successful, be; win
hana gidi hale bakugu— go to the bathroom
gutat— slingshot
wae— foot; wheel (of a vehicle)
gohu— stir
bongongo-loubuge— rabbitfish
bulu hunu waga— paint brush
uda— small coconut with a sweet, edible husk
hagadaudau— always reluctant
bakau\n— shoulders
tubu— sixth coconut stage; large brown coconut
galili— young children
Hagalabulabu— name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon
haangono— wake up (someone)
danghi— cry
gudu— flea
hagadau hula— to go from place to place in a group
hula gii di tenua— To go to the island.
hagaamua— to honor
tuhe— surge wrasse; christmas wrasse
dama daane— boy
hagadaagoli— to encircle
biiki lodo geinga— wild boar
dangada hai magi— doctor
kai— talk about
bogo gudu— louse, head
deme— to primp, to apply cosmetics
gono henua— hillock
hanimoi labela— return
duge— part of, fraction of
hagahagaduu— try to make (something) stand up
loubuge— yellow
matania— claw
hagatau— every
hagahuaidu— be critical (of others); to insult
maalia— later
blaynek— checkers game
uhi\n— lid
giga— vagina
ta— to cook in an earth oven
dau— count as
mogo ah— far
tuaidini gudu— lice, body
odo— roof a house (by thatching)
pensil— pencil
dohi— grunt; cut wood lengthwise
hagahagaoho— screaming periodically
duaahina— sibling
goe tangada mai he?— Where are you from?
dunu— cook
kile— lighthouse like marker to mark the canal
au hagamada— I'm trying
hagailongo dangada made— omen of death
kiri— breadfruit skin
gahala pada— mat plaited with coarse pandanus leaf strand
miami— eat
maga boo— at night
gone kumi di ma behe?— How do you catch it?
lha— watch
gubenge huduhudu— throwing net
lalaur— flame
hagahana— tranverse cord of the bag net of a flying fish net
baheni— bicolor parrotfish
leduge— spotted firmfin
midih— dream
tiga— defecate
goloo baalanga— metal working tools
hagabagi— to chase away; to send away (forcibly); to beat the water
hagaauwwou— careless, messy
Di Waawa Di Malua— place name on Kapinga inner reef
kaukau— swimming
dili kai— untruth, a lie
gubenge pada— coarse throwing net
Tetau— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)
daumaanu— to tire, slow down
taigere— tiger
hagulaa-hagulaa— fish:white marlin
tagua— yellowfin tuna
matua elo— goatfish species
ulungi— steer (a canoe)
tiuto— grasshopper
huaidina— body, waist
hilahila— look around

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