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laalaanui— becoming big
hieunu— thirsty
maamaai— ripening (of breadfruit only)
daabeduge— work seriously
gadagada— laugh
hagaduu ssaalanga— search intently for
gabou— fish sp.: scad
hagadau doa— to show one's strength by doing something difficult
deai— no
maahaa— daybreak
malogu— push in, crumple up; bend out of shape (temporarily); easily changed in shape (esp. by pushing)
angaanga— aware, alert
hagadoa— act like a giant
duudangaa solo— a package of solo (food) wrapped in coconut leaves and heated; flashlight battery
suukaha— the land near shore (on which the chief traditionally had some rights)
bau iho— capable only of looking after oneself (not others)
hua-ala— flower
hagaagoa
mee ange laa— other
dai— lagoon, sea, salt
laagau lui— a cross (e.g., of wood)
hagi ade— insult (someone)
maaniha— strongly desirous of
siisii— fishing pole
bulada— banana tree fibers (for making cloth)
maga de gau dogi— masturbate (of males only)
ooi— a sound used in communicating at a distance (= "yes")
labodo— eel, any long worm, snake
hadu-mangeo— cushion starfish
lou aama— the submerging of the outrigger float
magau de lima— a paralyzed arm
ngalue ange— increase
haahaa saele— search here and there
ssuanga— stained in one place
dahuli de lodo— change of heart, change one's mind, repent
hagadau gavange— compete (between groups)
duiaanga— the way in which something is stuck by a sharp object
anaa ai huu— those only then
ngisi— a squeaking sound
lie— lice eggs
delaa ai loo— that was it at last
dinana mai i daha— stepmother
seevoivoi— cry uncontrollably (hysterically inaccessible)
degi— to jerk; get something quickly
kaagii— brown
aude haia— no kidding
bahhaa— to make a sound, like that of a turtle gasping for breath; the sound of air exhaled suddenly
hagamano— make a total of one thousand
hai dodo— bleeding profusely
magau loo au— now i'm really in trouble
moeagi— do by stealth
huuhua— pregnancy
lele sseni— insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
gaalau— bird sp.: brown booby
hai dangada— the relationship between relatives, related (of persons)
maaui— give birth to, born
gelegele— sand, soil, dirty
dala-moana— bird sp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
hagasahu— to catch water (in something)
hagammahi— persevere, try hard to
kona odi— too much
dada saele— always being borrowed
ga aha laa— what's the matter with you
hellumi de henua— mass confusion or panic
nau— plant sp.: saltwater bush
solo— grate, make into small pieces; erase; to launch or beach a canoe by dragging it along the shore; a type of prepared food made from grated taro
manu-mmala— plant sp.: glorybower (clerodendrum inerme (l.) gaertn.)
mahamaha mai— to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where I am)
dangi iho— cry to oneself
hagaagahinga
duu molomolo— visible clearly
tali hagalodolodo— hopeful expectation
savali— be hungry
gelu— fish sp.
daane hai moni— sailor, seaman
hagausinga ina— cloudy
vinivini— wrinkled; curly (hair)
mouli dangada— delinquent person (periodically exhibiting bad behavior)
dao bou— ridgepole support (end)
hagaaboabo
gapese— a method of pole fishing at night (on the seaward reef)
hagaabulu
hagadanuaa— make good, lead a good life
taumee— bud of the coconut palm
hale baabaa— frame house
lamu dada— a jerk (e.g., of a line)
lulu— to shake (something) rapidly
hagahi— call (someone) once
daua— war, battle
bugubugu— swollen (sing.)
gai ga aha— too bad
loeaa— a type of game
laumele— fish sp.: tang (two sorts)
au madua— a type of ocean current far from land in which drifting objects collect
amaau— our (dual, exclusive; for plural, alienable noun)
mougu— plant sp., fleurya ruderalis (forst.f.) gaud. ex. wedd.
doo mua— very
doopeva— trick, prank
daula— rope (heavy); anchored (of ship)
gili laa— suntanned
bedage ina— shallow on the inside
tuugau i lodo— cervix
lahilahi— fish sp.; tremendous
giidada— misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)
dalimasanga— way of tying (rope, etc.)
duudanga daahili— verse of a song
laulau— overripe coconut apple
dada— pull
hagabaubauanga— to have been criticized
abulu— sink (until submerged)
hagabaua— figure out, determine
boialiali— the light just before daybreak
hai damana— the relationship between father (or other male elder) and child (or one treated as child)
donadona— covered in warts/moles
see boiboi saele— stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
dahuli de madangi— a change of wind direction
danuaa— good; hello, goodbye
ngauda— inland of; landlubber
iloha— fathom (the span of one��s outstretched arms)
de eidu pale— fortunately, luckily
malama— month
hoe pale— a type of canoe paddle designed for steering
sausaudia— continually blown upon (by the wind)
lleu luu mada— swelling of the eyes (after crying)
hai mogobuna— the relationship between grandparent and grandchild
hagabulumau— watch your step climbing
valaai tao— dye
aau ai naa— more so
dahi ange— another
lau tulugi— a tuna of the size next largest to lau de ava
mee dili uda— an ocean current which comes towards the atoll
amu— leftover (food)
hili gee— sort out from; set aside (be chosen from a group)
hagadaina— to put someone into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
gelegele uli— black soil
madangi danuaa— fresh air
noonounu— repeatedly tie knots that are easily undone
hagabulubulu ange— make do with
adu modu— atoll (group of islets)
sileia doo soa— look, your neighbor is competing against you
diinonga eidu— an idol representing a spirit
lahu— investigate (to prove one's suspicions)
iai nei donu— right now
luu ooluu— your (plural; for dual noun)
pago— the sound of any sudden violent contact; the sound of an explosion
dabanimeeli— payment for medical treatment
langadia— able to remain afloat with a load
sau alohenua— eddying of the wind (constantly changing direction) close to land
laangai sahole— a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping and biting
maalisa— an overhanging reef shelf
hagaaigoli— a food tree on another's land
duu-hakaa— fish sp. (var. of duu baeao)
dee ni dago— never mind
hagadibalia— cause to tip to one side
too gili— wrinkled skin (from age)
gasogo— to have sexual pleasure (of males only) either by intercourse, or by regarding a naked woman
dahi tali— depend on (e.g., to come), rely on
gu gide huu— spoiled (having acquired a bad habit)
hagamabu— rest, relax, quit (a job)
hagausi age— appearance of rain clouds on the horizon
huaalaangi— noon; the whole day; a certain day only
gulabe— rectum
hagadaemaha— put weight on, make unhappy
hagabiiginga— way of making sticky
hagategi kano— tickled (not sexually)
soosobo— get up, jump up (plural)
duu inai— type of mat
madania madua— thumb
gave lodo— attract attention
dau de madangi— be hit by (usually a strong) wind
adiadi— relate repeatedly
luuluu— to shake (something) back and forth
hagaagelinga
daagoli— plant sp.: swamp taro (cyrtosperma merkusii)
ago i mee— copy, imitate
biho ngaaluulu— headache
dao tili— a spear or harpoon to which a line is attached
hagaadamai
anaa muhuu— how about those
ganaudogo— an abundance of fish, birds, or other animals which are good to eat
hagabala— allow to become soft; prostrate oneself (esp. to hide)
manu solo maadau— file (for filing metal)
mee hai ada— camera
oo— zero
ama— outrigger float
anei ange maalie— these are exactly right
aalaa ange— and those there
ssae de hine— to deflower a girl
dagilanea— each having a lot
malemolemo— a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
daa de hia— what time is it
hakiia— move (something) away completely
gada— fish sp.: jack
ssali dodo— bleed
mada saosao— sharp-pointed
gailalopoli— stingy
soa— a friend; many (people)
bini daubeemala— a method of making flower headdresses
maadau dagi— a type of fishhook
hagapuni— plus, add

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