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masavaa balalangi— rainy season
e hanuhanu i de...— know something about
alaadeu— their (for plural, alienable noun)
ganae-oo— fish sp.: threadfin
basa hagasengasenga— speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
hhuge— open (something), uncover
manadu— think
laangai ngadi moana— a fishing condition in which tuna are biting, but do not appear in schools
daubeemala— a method of braiding flower head dresses or necklaces made from manu-mala
ssili age— address a question to a group
binga— be named, be called; regarded as
mau ange huu— usually
uubiho— head-first presentation of a fetus at birth
hai damaahine— the relationship between parent and daughter
sinasinaa— white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
aga— root
laagau mmasa— dry wood
gauanga mahagi— dislocated thighbone
labodo-sisi— eel sp.: snake eel
maea— a type of rope (the thickest sort)
hagabaguu ange— move against something so fast that it appears to be coming at one
hagasegedia— let slip or slide
hagailangi daahaa— a type of prepared food
sua aaleloi— a wrestling maneuver
hagaabonga
dahuuhuu— roof
laagii baubau— hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
vange de hagaboo— give greetings
gau bini— a tool used in braiding rope
bouli gee— an alternative mode of existence (such as the world of ghosts)
hua modo— fish eggs (immature)
gili ulunga— pillowcase
hale hagao me— store
pono age de manava— be unable to breathe
gasi— jump up (with both feet leaving the ground)
gauasa— the pectoral fin of a fish and the surrounding flesh
gumigumi huluhulu— beard (lit. hair on the chin)
tinae— belly
ngudu lagolago— lie (tell a falsehood)
hagaava— relieve
de baasi gee— the opposing side
taina daane o dogu damana— paternal uncle
hanadu— go (toward you)
tamaa gauligi— child, baby
madua— old (persons), mature, full-grown; parent, elder (senior relative)
hhedu— fold up (several folds), roll up
ua— come in (tide)
taa— daa at one time; make a sharp turn <pl.>
danuaa sili— good enough
agoago— learning, teaching
datane-uli— fish sp.: suckerfish (remora sp.)
dago— ritual activites, religious activities
baa sala— be clumsy (in physical contest)
dahulihuli— keep shifting direction
madila diadia— bindings wound around a fishing pole to give it extra strength
oomea— afternoon (late)
gu vela— burned
bangoa— slow down, be exhausted (physically), feel unenergetic
daemahadia— heavy, oppressive, hard to take
dau bodu— married man or woman
gaa de malala— there is sufficient <a conventional expression>; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
lodo llidi— a well-dressed man
malingilingi— spill out little by little
hine sala daane— nymphomaniac
go ai— who
hulidonu— right side out (clothes)
tangada adi longo— gossipy person, telltale
oso— smell (something) by sniffing, kiss by touching noses
laangaa— to plait completely
galo hagalegunga— to look at a member of the opposite sex in a presumptuous way
noho moso— able to support one's weight (e.g., a branch of a tree)
lleu luu malau ngudu— swollen lips (from eating spicy foods or foods to which one is allergic)
ogo— the attachment of a clam to the reef
somosomo— to grow fast or well anywhere (e.g., as a weed)
aalaa ai loo— those there then are
moomoa-uliuli— fish sp.: boxfish (dark blue)
dangidangi— cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
hagaabidanga
mmae de biho— headache
bunua— a young bird (of any sp. suitable for being raised as a pet)
malibilibia— sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bili— be caught or hung up on something so as unable to fall (as a felled tree)
hoo senga— shy (especially in the presence of members of the opposite sex), shamed
hagadaudoo— compete to see who is stronger
moomada— half-cooked
manu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga— serpent cucumber
dagu ina— say (a word)
mahola— to have been hola; plentiful (of food)
dala— tell, say to, relate
booboo— a type of prepared food (made from taro or breadfruit)
au dili dai— an ocean current flowing away from land
dangada hagao me— storekeeper
kana— be careful, or something bad will happen; lest
eu sege— a dislocation of the shoulder joint
hala dudu— a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
aalaa ange maalie— those there are exactly right
gugu iho— useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)
magaugau— easily faint or lose consciousness; mortality-prone (e.g., of a family)
bua maliaa— plant species with white, five-petaled flowers
maamaa— chew (soft foods that do not make noise)
hai me daahea— search for driftwood or other beachedobjects
aaunga— the incompletely burned earth oven fuel remaining when the oven is uncovered
kaini— kind, type
soolo— salt
a— of (possessive marker, alienable)
sula tumuagi— bald-headed
savaa— soon (will happen)
malimalino— becoming more and more calm (of weather)
ngaadahi— both; as one
somo haahine— a fleshy (non-muscular) man
hagamainu— provide with bait
de laangi i mua anaahi— the day before yesterday
i— to, from, at, on (general preposition)
madaangahulu ma dahi malama— November ('eleventh month')
gulu gole— seeded breadfruit
tangada hagaai— poor fellow!
ange laa— the next but one
mada nuui— dark green in color
madaaolo— capital of
hadu solo bulaga— a taro grater made from a certain type of coral
hagalegunga— show off (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
hagamalamalama— shine
mimi— urinate
loiho— go or come down (or toward the lagoon) <pl.>
malumalu-tangohi— the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
balagelage gee— severely crippled
dugu de uinga— to lay down a new cover of palm fronds on uinga
hai gauligi— each child is somewhat different
hainoo— permitted, open to the public, secular
hagadahi— a counting system for days, based on the lunar phases
malili de biho— balding
aha nei— let's (now)
too— place near (someone); environs of
dahi ma dahi— each individual
solovaani— thin and straight (of a person); having flat buttocks (considered ugly)
malau— free from (esp. hardship or illness after having had it)
gai mamu dua nnui— to eat fish up (not saving any for later)
gaba aasanga— the sides of the watercourses between islets on the atoll
baleao— fish sp., milkfish
badodi— to jerk to a stop (as at the end of a tether); stumble, trip (fall)
bebelia— be very nervous, be very anxious
tangada aduhale— the sort of person who feels at home everywhere and is continually visiting (considered uncouth)
bulubulu hegau— unimportant work
vasega— apprehensive, nervous, anxious (in social contexts)
tolo— crawl
maaloolo— refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
dau masa— the season during which tides are lowest
luilui— turn repeatedly
hai me a gauligi— a childish act
aahee nei— then what (immediate future)
daalanga— way of telling; legend, story
bangabanga mai— become skinny, become shrunken
tilo iho— to consider one's own situation
dua lele— to throw one's back out of joint
dulagi sala— bad situation; presenting a poor appearance (esp. when ill)
too geegee— happening at different times or places
noho baba— live peacefully
kano— meat, flesh; penis
dolu lau— three hundred
saibo saele— rush around aimlessly (of a group of people)
hedae— meet up with; be even with each other
goonanga— a record set by an individual (or team)
ngau— chew (e.g., to suck juice out but not swallow it)
giba— swelling of the testicles
gai— then, so; and, but
saabai moni doo— carry a canoe (over the reef at low tide)
sebaga— tens of billions
agoago— taro fibers
dao o gasoni— a type of a cloud formation (indicates that a storm is imminent)
hagaidaida— cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
masavavvava— having many holes (like a screen)
hagaadamaia
hagadubu o de adu— the name of a certain type of string figure
hebagi— fight
duilaa— to be unable to attract members of the opposite sex
gili maalama— light-skinned
hai maalisa— having an overhanging reef shelf
maimai— to dull a point or sharp edge by striking it against something hard
hadiugu— a unit of linear measure (from the end of an outstretched hand to the bent elbow of the other arm)
hagaadaadamaia
dee ahe mai— incurably ill
mai i daha— from outside
dolu-inoha— the third number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
gana— bad person
mugamuga— the muscle of a bivalve
ma— a measure of the quantity of flying fish (ssave) caught (by hundreds): e.g., dolu ma 'three hundred flying fish'
tangada dee doo gi de me— uncouth person
denei nei— this is it
adaada age— first light of the moon
maamaalo— becoming more and more energetic, eager, wide awake
vai doo— waterfall
gannui— meat inside a young green coconut, the gelatinous layer in the kernel of the immature coconut
muna abo— true, truth
duuduu manu— coral head
sobo— rise up (as the sun), get up, jump up
lludu— take all (of something)
saabudu— fish sp.
dangada mai i daha— relatives by marriage or adoption, etc.
ava— fish sp.
haangoda mada aasanga— to fish for labelabe

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