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dili— shoot at; shine (e.g., a flashlight) on; let go, throw away, lose something; disregard; steady beating (as of a heart); a steady stroke (as of an adze)
dalo— plant sp.: taro (colocasia esculenta), also the corm of this plant
duubu aahao— cut taro with coconut oil, cooked in a pot
doo ade— a joking expression; literally, 'your liver!'
madabuunoua— become dull
adugau daane— part of the plug of the pandanus
isiisi luu gauanga— to tear off (a person's) legs
bulu— the short fibers of the mature coconut husk
hagabigo de ngago— fool (someone), deceive
maido— fish sp.
moosugia ange— somewhat ripened unevenly (of breadfruit only)
daahaa mada giigii— the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and third stage of a green coconut
muli tuuele danuaa— good afternoon
ogu— my (for plural, inalienable noun)
helii-baalanga— plant sp.: grass sp.
magi hai dama— morning sickness (of pregnancy)
ssalu— scrape many at one time, or energetically
taina daane madua— elder brother
manu lalo tai— seashell
laaimi— lime (citrus fruit)
boi gadagada— laugh all the time at nothing
denaa huu— that is it still
boo— a type of sound, indicating surprise
hadu manava— heart
baageaa iho— weakening (becoming weaker)
taina ahine o dogu dinana— maternal aunt
tuu dege— having corners, square, rectangular
muni— hidden
siba— to move to one side (involuntarily) while walking
dahido lima— upper arm
hagadotodi— walk with a limp (temporarily)
hagadugudugu— crouch repeatedly
hilo hagamaasui— to braid sennit with the left hand
gimaau— we (dual, exclusive)
unuunu— nurse (at the breast)
goloa hai hegau— tools (for work)
helelei— fly at the same time
tili aalanga— exhausted (physically or mentally); discouraged; completely relaxed
lodo henua— forest, bush (uncleared land), wilderness
hai dahi heohi— maintain one's position in an argument (against contrary positions)
laulau dao gai— a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven
mulimuli— much later; the very end
ula de gili— inflammation; red in the face; sunburned
baageaa ange— attracted to
hadu o de mamu— the hard stomach-like organ of certain fish
haa laangi— Thursday
gai— trust, believe in
hagaamu— pay respect to, honor (someone)
denaa ange naa— about that <sing.> (here), much more
gai ga— then
guao— the hard sap of a non-native tree which is occasionally washed up on shore
huaa bodu— family
maduilau— fish sp.: goatfish
dangada abasasa— European persons (including Americans)
noganoga— a method of plaiting mats
deainga— nothingness
doo— get down, get off; take up a string figure (from another's hands); fall; plant (something); drop down
hagaioo— cause to give
dua gaahanga— one of the lines of which a rope used to assist in climbing is composed
maanuaa— warship
oo— shout
delaa nei— that there is it
dao hagaahulu— to leave an earth oven covered, even after the food is cooked
hano ai huu— forever
sisi lima— longhand (writing)
mogo— coconut apple (young and edible)
haangodalia— a suitable (place) for fishing
taina daane gauligi— younger brother
pai— a type of cloud formation like babaiangi
hagabau— measure, calculate, estimate
malo gahu de boo— sheet, blanket
hhagi— make a sharp turn; pick (fruit) by grabbing and twisting off at one time
tolo i nui— coconut seed
luu omaadeu— our (plural, exclusive; for dual, inalienable noun)
galagalani— come close to the end of
dagabuli— gather together in a group
maadoogini— harmonica
i hee ai goe— you lose
aalaa huu— those (there) only are the ones
golee bugaliaa— Indian mulberry, cheese fruit (seeds)
tale age— light a match in the dark
abo ange— good at
gabe— gouge out
hagaamuli— treat as junior
daa donu taahili— sing on-key
aoa— to inadvertently remain up until daybreak
baasi e haa o de langi— the four quadrants of the sky
gabia— held firmly (under the arm or between the fingers, etc.)
dagosala— death, die (of a person)
hulo gi lunga ma lalo— argue heatedly, fight
tama legalega— infant
tilo buna— young coconut tree (bearing no fruit or its first fruit)
hooia donu huu— at the best possible time or place
hala langa goobai— a form for plaiting hats
pada— be coarse in texture, grain, weave, etc.
hagi— pick (fruit) by grabbing and twisting off
hano gaogao— move sideways
kau donu— used to, easy to
dige de belubelu— a circuit made by a school of scad
magulu— defeated
daamada age— start again
hagaduai— cause to be worn out
usuahi— smoke, steam
mmoa gango— burned food which has been overcooked
iga bou— fish sp.
daasugi— struggle to get free; jerking of the tail
hhao— fill, stuff (something into or full of)
dungu iho— smell (oneself)
dada saiolo— to hoist a sail
maoha— break (intransitive); broken (as a machine), broken down
hilohilo senga— half-crazy
duu saba— unstable, poorly balanced
pula luu mada— excited with joy
buuia— be struck with something shot out from something else
tai— ocean, sea, current
aahee naa— then what (distant future)
duu gi lunga— stand up
honga de masavaa— at the time of
daalaa— dollar
gamai— bring to me, carry to me
gosigosia— scratched (of something solid only)
momme hagadaahao— playground
maadau belubelu— a type of fishhook (small, for scad fishing)
hesohesongi— repeatedly kiss, embrace
gabea— (in angling) the failure of a bait bundle to come untied and release the bait
daemaha— heavy, oppressive, hard to take
ssami age— eat a snack
moni sulu— submarine
mee bouli— the deepest part of the lagoon
haahaangodalia— a place which has been fished in over and over
boo dabeo— a night which is rainy and stormy
tamadaane— boy
doo iho— fall down
puugunga— the slopes of swellings or protuberances
lehu— ash(es)
daa— to make a sharp turn (sing.); a back-handed slap or jerking of anything which moves (e.g., a hand, foot, tail, tongue, etc.); to tattoo; hit, strike, beat; to kill; to wash clothes; scoop up (liquids or solids); to bail (a canoe)
danu de laa— the setting of the sun
sao gainga— sweep or clean up trash
goobai lau— a hat made from pandanus leaves
hagaai— be in a serious situation
galo— stir
maluulu de mee— the weather is cold
dungudungua— repeatedly smell (something)
goosuu— fish sp.: jack
tuu taalonga— to escape (of fish, after having been speared)
mada mmea— dark red
hagamagalili— it's cold (outside)
dee mahana tae— stay for only a short time
pilo bopobo— musty smell
dama daane— son, boy, young man
matoloia— a type of prepared food made from dried breadfruit
dua nnui— violence; a type of rope
hagao baubau— low wages, low-priced
vai geli— well
sabasaba— unstably balanced
dau laohie— dry season
madania i lodo— middle finger
dau maagau— a period during which many people die
mule— slow; late
tangada ssele— stupid ass!
hua ai— be in charge of
daha de hia maa— about what time is it
nonu— plant sp.: tree sp.: morinda citrifolia <the archaic name of bugaliaa>
gili malali— clean; neat
edee maua— impossible
donudonu— understand somewhat
anaa ange— and these (there)
lango beau— a method of lashing the outrigger float to the outrigger struts
balabalavini— clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
baa sege— carom off
dalodalo i de lodo— pray silently
dangada lo te gohu— unenlightened person
hagahaahine— treat as women
daula hagalevaleva— a swing (made of rope)
laulaunga— able to be hooked
taula— rope, anchor
ango— yellow root, used to treat bruises; tumeric root
hagaalo-mea— cause to be red (of fully mature coconut meat)
babaiangi ina— cloudy, with clouds of the dark but not threatening rain type
hulo saaele— wander around
hakide gauligi— spoil children
hai ngadaa— difficult
dao beau— the wave following the highest one
bopobo— deteriorated
anaa loo— these (there) were the ones
haanau— be born, give birth
gona— belly button
duu age— stand up
hetugi— meet by chance, encounter
se aha deenei?— what is this?
lima-pilo— the fifth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
hagangaue— move (something)
nigo— go around in a circle; wind around
buu useahi— blurred
lau— hundred
duadonu— luck, good fortune
llama— a method of fishing (using torches to catch flying fish)
daa hagasaalei— make a striped design in tattooing
luu mee laa— those things over there (dual)
nnamu— odor, smell (of something)

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