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nhia— tooth
dedeedaha— never flies (e.g. a kite)
hagahidamana— father and son, father and his children
gada hadu— oven stones
haali— to shovel, scoop up
hagawaa— to make a lot of noise
nukubelu— traditional haircut with a ponytail
hau— hibiscus tree
malua— fishing spot
habehabe— to limp
haka limalima— hurry
inu— drink
goaa bule— restricted area, taboo area
abi— dussumieri tang
hadu ol\n— sandstone
ganiha— gums
biti\n— belly button
hiba— flying fish
boo— night
matalim\n— Fifty or one finger
hagabongoo— to drill; to deflower
geiga iga— fish innards
hamali— bow
tinae— stomach
denki— car headlights
tono unga— shell without hermit crab
tama ahina— girl
haaduu— yard of the sail of a canoe
madania— fingernail
balaha— width
gonogia— area around breasts and shoulders
rha— watch
giha— snake
tuahina dane dauaga— brother-in-law
taupiki— sticky sap or gum on breadfruit tree and fruit
bagaigee— spider
bale— ball
au— current
Togo Manga i Dua— name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon
matari— early coconut stage; tiny green coconut
dama gu mooho— miscarriage
hii wae— shoe
buu— snail shell used for a horn
au ge hana— I did go
aa— light
llanga— table for carving
hagahogihogi— form a crowd
hale dohumu— house to store firewood
hagaamu— to praise
kolo— drill; twist (a knob)
hagamalu— to take shelter, to shelter from the elements
dui manu— line of flying birds
aloho— love
daalo— stab, spear, puncture
hagalooloo— lengthen
gaagenge— ladder, stairway
taadolu— dark-striped squirrelfish
anaahi— yesterday
geiga— intestines
mahu gani— mahogany
dili— compose, generate
gaahanga— rope used to assist in climbing
benebene— raise
hagalabakau— important; to honor (people or things)
hagahagagila— to try to formulate (e.g., an idea or plan)
madaluwa— twenty
baahi kadee— side of canoe opposite to outrigger float
aha— what?
togodolu— third
beabeau— many waves
tuai— coconut grating stool
lau-daliha— plant (Terminalia samoensis)
tu ahi\n— scraper for coconut
lumada— unripe coconut
Di Udua Tagabiga— place name on Kapinga outer reef
wah mahn\n— bird foot
dime\n— thing
belu— lizard species; penis (slang)
hagahaa gee— unsteady (as a whip at sea)
malili— dull
Tangawaka— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)
dolo— crawl
aa— daytime
holole— tongue
madabagu— peacock grouper; brown-banded seabass; coral hind
hagadaunga— high water mark
bibi— scallop
bakau— wing
hagahagawini— withered
rumata— third coconut stage; medium green coconut
gee— turtle
tanga lua— second tie-beam plate of the house
tane— man
tabadu— blackfin barracuda
gimo budi— mouse
dohu adu— sufficient for (you)
tahili— song
hui— pay
gada pee— person who is always breaking the wind
danu— bury
daalinga— edge, perimeter; immediate environs of
waetedu— chicken egg
boot\n— boat
tua— north
gahu ahinaa— dress
tuahina ahina duri— youngest sister
daagi di bulaga— to harvest taro
huga iga— tail of a fish
paa— slap
tai baku— low tide
hagahau— to fill (liquids only)
muli\n— back
lolo kala— perfume
goaa gulugulua— disgusting place
pan— penis
dama— baby
hagadogo gima— to store gima shells
aga— root
iiwhi— bone
diiagi— release, let go
diubeng— hammock
galepe— sea cucumber
wogowogo— rib cage
Hepepa— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)
homo— small coconut tree
laubaba— plywood
ono— six
daangada— people
Togo Manga i Dai— name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon
baahi mee— school of fish/half a portion of something
ngara— hidden
hatoto— canoe part: float connectives
hagabiga— to bend
gimadou nogo lala madou ika— we roast a fish
hagalawa— finish
madagu— fear
kopen— type of seine net
ngolu— large wave
hagahelekai— mediate
hagaangiangi— to cool off by a breeze
hai bongo— whale in general
sor— salt
talo \n— spear
dagu ho— My friend
madangaholumadahi— eleven
tamahina dauaga— daughter-in-law
kau— giant trevally
maadua— parents; God
madalaa— sunshine
hagaangadia— earnestly work
Hadu Uo Duu— place name on Kapinga inner reef
malau pungu— whitespot soldierfish
lewe— ancient dance song
daiaa— tomorrow
hamaroo— hard
goaa dabu— sacred place
kadi— bite
kape— understand
roahi taka— a kind of coconut fiber rope
gada hadu— oven stones
dee mee— impossible
maraudono— buttocks
dehee— drift
haka heg— to lower a trap from the surface and tie it to the reef rather than securing it to the bottom with rocks, also the wooden beams at the base of the trap that are used to secure it by piling rocks on top.
hagatulu di libogo— to apply perfume to hair
nuwaroo— high
wali— puffer and toby species
tiu— wet
pandau— pandanus leaf for wrapping, sticky
kalakala— sponge
kao— sound made to attract birds
liba luuli— lavender tang; chocolate surgeonfish
takua— tuna
hagaholi nia mee gai— to cover up the foods
siu— wet
niah hokouru— shark tooth
hagabui— squeeze something out
daumai— receive
sukusuku— to pound
ngake— east
halau— canoe house
ngage— south
hagahudiou— to cause people to be enemies
teenedi/tara— money
dene— this
hoi— pushing paddle
hoku paan\n— tail
langku— cupboard
ulu— basket
anti— paternal aunt
longoaa— noisy
goloo balaangi— American goods, things
coom— comb
utamadua— epic hero
tale dagua— tuna season
hebu— dive
tae— to rip off, to tear off
gelgele— sand
tali au\n— wait for me
molemoe— sleepy

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