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hagatubu mee— exaggerate matters
manava duuia— nervous, apprehensive (suddenly)
doi— stain (as for wood), stain (permanent); any of a number of hardwood saps from which perfume is made
lili— mad at, angry
iholia— useful for climbing down
maanetonu— act cautiously
daavalo— make a great deal of noise (vocal)
ee laa— so
balangi— fish sp., tang
odi de masavaa— having insufficient time remaining for (something)
sengaa— tens of millions
ma gu— and then
dangau-dongi— fish sp., snapper
luu duu— covers (of books), two halves
ivi a duimogo— pelvic bone
dabadaba— twinkling, flashing, winking
anga dua— an adze blade which is set at a right angle to its handle
goloa lalo— gear obtained from foreign lands
dilidili-dogi— bird sp.: polynesian tattler (heteroscelus brevipes)
mahola gimoo— to have many dead animals (or fish) lying about
delaa sili— that there is enough
ea— to surface (while swimming); to be on the surface of the water; stop swimming
sii— spill out (e.g., too much food in your mouth); a stream or jet of water; dysentery
nguu— a faint sound, like humming
doadoa— the sound made to attract chickens
taula o de mee holu— bowstring (string of the bow)
milo— plant sp.: tree sp.: milo tree (thespesia populnea sol. ex correa)
mae— withered
tigo— defecate
gano dae— the net of a hand net (not including the net's handle)
hagatangohi— the fading of light after sunset
maalie loo— much later
hai me hagamadia— behave in a more-or-less show-off manner
hhuge age malo— lift up one's skirts (to expose one's genitals)
hadu-gamugamu— coral sp.
ssabe age— eat
booiaa— do something shameful (for shame)
hai moni— sailor
kii ange tanuaa— to make something better; to better
hai taelodo— obtain something in great number
i taiao— in the morning
malo haahine— a dress (female clothing)
dee galo— perhaps
kona— very, too much
tamana o dogu dinana— maternal grandfather
duudane— buttock
anaa nei— those now
hagamanomano— make many thousands
daumaha hagalava— evensong (last service of the day)
lagohia— wounded
dao de laangi— celebrate
lala— to roast
hodo— the spine of the stingray
ngadi hanonga— a useless journey
dao o de nui— (topmost) roof support poles, wall plates(from the size of which one can estimate the maturity of those below)
ssae de manava— struggle to breathe
hine huuhua— pregnant woman
daedae— to reach many places
buu— be greasy
daanunga— grave
boa— record catch (of fish) by an individual during his lifetime on any one fishing expedition
hagaduumaa— add a portion
goloa abasasa— european goods or tools
hagamau— to strive to become acquainted with
tolu-laangi— Wednesday (lit. 'third day')
longohie— big around, fat
ngae— head
hano ahe— echo
hagahaa (ina)— make a total of four
mmau gava— known by heart, memorized, know (how to do something) well
ngadi dangada— an ordinary person, commoner; a person of slight social value
tuli— knee
taa hagabiibii— to bail a canoe rapidly
ganimuli— the second child of a couple
daane sauaa— a person of extraordinary ability; shark (euphemism)
moe— closed (e.g. eyes, flowers); sleep, die
delaa ange— that there is another one
donu huu— only, just (no more than)
mee gu modu— decision
go aahee— when
hagadau doolohi— chase each other
eu— shoulder
gogo dua— bent backwards
hanange— go to, go over to
mami age— taste (something) a little bit
madaangahulu ma dolu— thirteen
lele— fly; jump
ivi gaogao— rib
lauali— immature leaves
vaagia— found or caught doing something wrong
dauoni— fish sp.
masui— left (side)
saugalo saele— search for here and there, wander around looking for
ino gi mua— bend (one's body) forward
tua de beau— beyond the seaward reef
agilau— pugnacious
lodo gi lunga— ambitious for a superior position
hegahega— lung
gave ua loa— a long-distance footrace
duu-baeao— fish sp.: filefish
ssenga— the streamer on a trolling lure
hagabaulia— figure out, determine
aabe— or
maanga dalogo— a handful of dalogo
hagasolosolo— procrastinate, postpone, delay
aalaa muhuu— how about those there
bagekege— move jerkily (as when stumbling)
mada nnui— having big holes (or entrances, etc.)
mee naa gi...— I wish that...
dona— wart, mole (raised)
malamalama— sparkly; glittery
hue— fern (general term)
ssanu— lick
madalima— fifty
tale— touch quickly
mudumudu— slow moving (while working), slow acting, slow thinking
muimui— crowded (owing to a disorder of things); dense (underbrush)
dugu de laa— lower sail
lapede— stumble and fall
ngalongalo— forgetful, absent-minded
olioli— to put an infant to sleep by singing a lullaby
dau gulu— breadfruit season
dagodo be --— it seems that...
dongidongi— spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
dalia-mea— mollusk sp.: mitra mitra
hagamaasei mai— make smaller (toward one)
lalaa— sizzling noise (as in frying)
hagasoe ange— aim at
hagauea— a sleeping mat
mahangahanga— cracked in many places
dunu— a hole in the base of a coconut tree trunk (which collects water for drinking)
anu age— to dance below people
diilaulauhai— the seventh child of a couple
lahulahu— bird sp.: wandering tattler (heteroscelus incanus)
bii o madahasi— a certain kind of phosphorescence in seawater at night
gadebega— a type of basket
ola— save, free; be safe, be freed
pala ivi— work beyond one's endurance
mee pasa— radio
ssili mada— to faint, be unconscious
hagadubu o de moe— the name of a certain type of string figure
hagaui gee— avoid
obea— to have an eye (of a taro corm)
tuu de biigi— to castrate a pig
aalaa donu— those there only
llanga— float (on the surface of the water); plait (mats)
dubua— a person of extraordinary ability
hagasaangia— to encounter good (or bad) fortune
madahuuhua— pimple
nugu— land, islet <archaic>
kobu dango— the splash of a small object hitting the water at high velocity
tuu mai— limit, discontinue, shorten (by cutting off one end)
boaa ina mai— prevented from coming by being caught in a storm
manumanu— insect sp.: small red insect that sucks bood
lodo ai loo— wish for
ao— sufficient
banuunu— hanging basket made from coconut palm
hagabuua— crowd away from
laaga— November
hagakolili— to use the word kolili
hai mee mudumudu— habitually slow moving (while working), slow acting, slow thinking
lau de ava— a tuna of large size
hagahidi i tege— to throw a wrestler using one's hip
huna me— a habitual thief
duu ange— wait for; resemble someone (owing to a consanguineal relationship)
tua de eu— shoulder blade
duulanga— the place of, the track of (something)
mau mee— successful in obtaining what one wants (things)
hai me balavini— to conduct oneself clumsily
hagapasa— cause several people to speak; mediate an argument so that the disputants will speak to each other
magalili— be cold (weather, person); shivering (from cold); flow (of tide)
manga— a branch, part of (something having coordinate parts)
puni— closed up (pl.), be together (three or more things)
gaadinga laumalie— a coconut with an unusually large-sized kernel
mee tohi— needle device for cutting pandanus leaves into equal pieces
bese— one of the harmony parts in old chants
daa de biho— wash one's hair
dama-a-de-galabe— fish sp.: goby , sleeper
dagu made— perhaps, maybe
hakadanga— funny, silly
boose— boat
madagauhala— the lower abdomen, crotch, pubic area
malo aahine— dress
hai me dagi— work slowly
gili sau— undress; naked
manava i lunga— sigh (an intake of air)
denei naa— this will be it
denei maa— this is about (approximately)
maamaasina— repeatedly lighted (esp. by moonlight)
bale-masevaseva— rare fish species
tanga— loose (not tight) (of plural noun)
baasanga— manner of speaking, idiolect, dialect
aalaa sili— those there were enough
lodo degi— having a forgiving nature
se hagabau— do deliberately (esp. something bad); willful, mean
muli moni— stern
hadi de uga— the curvature of a fish line when angling (due to underwater currents)
anei maa— these were about (approximately)
hagausi mai— the appearance of rain clouds
doha— to spreadout (something)

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