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Parakahi— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)
tamo— banana
nau— plant
manini— convict tang
oloolo madangi— gust of wind
laa— sail
humu hole— whitespotted filefish; honeycomb filefish
deehee— which
gohe— berry
wae tedu— chicken egg
hari— a long rope made of fibre, used for climbing, for lowering down coconuts from a tree. Made out of coconut husk that has been soaked in seawater for a month, mostly made by men.
Kapingamarangi— Kapingamarangi
malam— month
gokii— Pacific lorikeet
maraungudu— chin
tukituki— wooden pounder for pounding breadfruit
hagalili— to sear (e.g., meat)
golo— clothes
badu— to kick
koe— y'all
hai galeg— to dance
hagalongo buna— misunderstood; slow to respond
lowada daua— red warrior ant
maalama— shine
logi— hoard
togolaudia— branching coral that itches
begaigee— spider
bolobolo— basket
mutudoro— longnosed emperor
kome\n— he/she/it
di— the
uu— coconut crab
gipen— very
hugu— tail, turtle tail
gaba gu doo— dislocated hip
dahida daane— hard working man, especially a fisherman
bakege— weak
mee dugu dama— uterus
moana, tai— ocean, sea
biiki haidama— pregnant female pig
dube— land crab
langi— orgasm
hadu— rock
kakenga— ladder made of wood used to pick fruit
kati— bite
hagabuna— to slow down
laagau ia i nua— fire drill
hagadogodo— solidify, coagulate
galili— term referring to young things, young children
aamo— to carry on one's shoulder
tangau bulabula— black-banded snapper
anga— unit of measure from tip of thumb to tip of little finger of outstretched hand
aangoli— bottom fishing with line
kili— to toss out, as garbage
hau— necklace or hat
dagimoo— labia majora
Herengua— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)
matagitagi— first
ade— liver
libogo deledele— a lure for trawling
kala— delicious, fragrant, fragrance (e.g. of food)
ganiwa— name of a constellation: Milky Way
pipi— clam shell, used for ornament or for scraping off burned outer shell of cooked breadfruit
hedu— star
goaa maalama— land cleared of large trees
kena— white
kumate— wooden bowls
aka— root
too aga— to invade
gili ulungi— pillow case
longoduli— deaf
hagaingoo— to assign (someone) to; to label
leah\n— police
dinana— mother
godi— hack
lrhele— run
huli— turn; twist
madahidu— seventy
akiaki— white biblical dove
goneiga— meat, flesh
kimadou— we/us
hagamama— help
moe— lie; be prone
pula ai— watchful, be on the lookout.
tangau kila— one spot snapper
kae— take
lili— sizzle
buu— betel nut
duai— late, take a long time
golomata— shark eye
baahi gau ihala— left side
guongo— village
haula— keep burning (of a light)
daane daua— soldier
geleu aga— to turn toward
hagatau gi muli— next after next; no line up (toward the rear)
tika— poop
hagadogo tubu— coconut nursery
humalia goto— Hello (to three or more)
law— leaf
lima— five
lima lau— five hundred
hugu— open
hagahudio— to cause people to be enemies
hagahua langi— to appropriate something (out of covetousness)
Mada Malua Damana— place name on Kapinga outer reef
haka mango\n— to dry
loada— ant
togobin— cockroach
hugu-mee— Achilles tang
luwa lua— two hundred
tiba daa— to subtract, fraction
madaanaa— club used for beating fish
bui— spit
gilu— sailfin tang
unga— Triton's trumpet
hagaala— intend to stay up until daybreak
matagitagiloo— once upon a time, first time
awa— harbor, channel
dubua— jealousy, jealous
hangai— feed
luwa— two
gaui— short, quick twist to sever; to put the sail on the boom
gubu langa— portion of a chant
ankel— paternal uncle
dagi daha oo goro— undress
lo— extreme for distance
daia— tomorrow
haidama— pregnant, be
hai— copulate (have sex with)
ahi lagua— (fire)wood
geleu— turn (to the side)
tawatawa— kawakawa tuna or mackerel tuna
kadi— fit in
moeho— Micronesian starling
hagalong— hear
uga malama— wick
nganganga— tin roofing
piapia— a fruit salad made of breadfruit and soursop, mixed with sugar or coconut juice, eaten raw not cooked
mango— dry
ama— canoe part: float
baganga du numekai— pot
haagi— to swing one's arms while walking
atu— skipjack tuna
denei— this
gahala hai ono humu— mat decorated with diamond patterns
dalodalo— pray
ipu— dried coconut shell used for drinking or as firewood
gawid— ghost crab
marianga— fusilier species
gahu maadolu— heavy clothing
hagamada boaa— thoughtful
malelhale— smooth
tolabin— cockroach
madalima— fifty
Touhou— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (one of only two that is inhabited)
madanga holu maha— fourteen
tamadane— son
una— scale of a fish
hagabigi ange— glue (something) to, attach oneself to
hadumanawa— heart
ate— lungs
nia mee hakaa mee— sharpening tool
haanau— born, to give birth
noho— sit; stay
hagaganniu— add more coconut meat
humalie— good
dagua— yellowfin tuna
baahi i ama— side of canoe toward outrigger float
dagu tuli gu mmae— my knee was hurt
doru— three
tuu ngaadahi— tied up
Ringutoru— an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited, formerly inhabited)
ganniu balabala— soft meat of green cocount
haluhalu— carving/scraping noise
ila— maggot
huwowalu— eighty
hagalee hagamodu— continuously
tai e ua mai— the tide is rising
kaba— to flap (e.g. wings)
laagau-pogo— plant
hidu— seven
hagaloada— to attract ants
dangada mogobuna— magician
tangehange— ghost crab
dolomeni— now
helekai— language
moko henua— white tip shark
manamana— weigh (on a scale); seek by divination
duwehi— thin
manawa maamaa— kind
burogoh— poor, be
goe gu hai behe?— How are you?
kurando— court
gulugulua— filthy, disgusted (with smelly objects like feces)
digagi— reconnoiter, survey, scan
iwi dui mee— needle
tu di loa\n— cut rope
gungaadonu— school of sea bass
puu puu— bang bang

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