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suu— fishhook keeper
lodo manege— stubborn (esp. in maintaining one's own superiority); be a poor loser
ulungaa iga— a pair of copulating fish, turtles, whales, stingrays, etc.
balapigi— drenched
hidi taelodo— the weight (on a balance) used as a standard measurement
aha goi delaa— what was I going to say
daumaha dalodalo— prayer service (church)
duguagi— be suspicious of (someone)
buu hale moni— mollusk sp.
maaili— fast
llau— hundreds
itebuubuu— insect sp.: grasshopper
bule— mollusk sp., cowry shell
tangaho— liver
dau bodobodo— to tie at the end of a short tether
momme— a place
mahulu— wakefulness
hagammau— poisonous
damaa hungi— skillful at tricks of self-defense (some of which are like judo or karate)
se agoo— adept at
hai gi ssui— make (something) wet
masae— to tear (fabric, paper) on its own; torn; deflowered (of a virgin)
samua— slandered; to have been an object of gossip
tangi gi de mee— all of a sudden (an action not violent)
mahedua— sneeze
hhanga lua— split in two
daane mada duulanga— a person able to do things others cannot
hai— do, make, use; have sexual intercourse
denaa muhuu— how about that one
dua lligi— thin (line or rope, etc.); fine (thread, etc.); tenderly
ssili— ask
diidegaehala— the sixth child of a couple
duudae nguu— the inky excretion of the squid
igauli-sissisi— fish sp.: tang
madaladala— easily unfastened or untied
hagadeai— cause to become non-existent
booi— a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and coconut juice)
dinae o de laa— ballooning of a sail
balagia— fish sp.
moigaga— fibers of the coconut husk
doli de henua— to defeat all comers
hagaagai
dua duiagi— fishingline of the largest size (on which a whole fish sp.: scad is used as bait)
hagaaliali— to attempt to attract a member of the opposite sex through exhibitionism
pala de langi— it's raining
madagu— afraid, scared
boobosu— pl. of full (after eating)
lodo bigede— feel cowardly
haangoda dua agau— fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)
buliaamou— long for, homesick, missing (someone)
hagamaanu age— pull oneself up by one's arms
lau de alelo— be unable to speak clearly, owing to a stuttering problem
seseu— push (now and into the future)
aahine— female
hagahongagainga— to make a child urinate
vini goso— disorganized, confused
loongia— to lose one's appetite after eating oily food
maingaa— miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value
dama de bialodo— deformed foetus
bini gaahanga— three-ply braiding (of rope)
mmao— far, distant
loselose-ganoanga— fish sp.
dilodilonga— the manner in which one looks at one's reflection or appearance
loadu— go (toward the hearer) <pl>
dotodo— bloody (of a person)
moebili— to long for another's presence at bedtime
hagahanahana— recook over and over
lua-aligi— chief mate (of a European ship)
balu-malau— fish sp.
gu odi ange ona— he has done all he could
hale duu biho— barbershop
sagea— to do something without regard for others (because one is excited)
hagadoo dai— to fish off the reef for tuna
hidi— topple over, stand on one's hands, get up (from a sitting position); cause of
lolo gaadinga— coconut oil
mama— dust, gas, steam, vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)
kau— fish sp.: (any small jack-like fish)
llama— to fish for flying fish (at night)
ulu-dugi— hawk fish
saalinga— street; road
haa lodo— the inner coconut palm frond
modu sogosogo— separated from others, and by itself
hagaagilaua
hagaadaadamai
boolaa ange— say "boolaa" to
iga-ligi— fish sp.
manu-de-boo— centipede
alelo— tongue
lunga age— up a little
ngadi seesee— walk barefoot, stroll
hhali lote laagau— a depression in a log (an abnormal growth)
muli mai ange— a little later, by and by
hagaaboabongi
dii ange— a method of fishing in which the lure at the end of the pole is jerked to attract fish
tinana o dogu damana— paternal grandmother
hagatala senga— foolishly rough playing or joking
mahanasia— heated
hagavogi— a whistle (made with the lips)
hagagalauna— teach to use a type of fishnet
baani gi lalo— lie down
aloage— plant species with bright green leaves, cooked with turtle
baabuu— lie down (baby talk)
dagua-loa— fish sp., tuna sp.
dango de langi— downpour (of rain)
haula— set fire to (causing large flames); light (a lamp)
hanu age— regain
goe iloo— it's up to you
hagapigi ange— stick against (something), go with someone
mee abo— true
ahe— return, go back
lele vae— jump feet first
aalaa dagodo— those there are the circumstances
masavaa danuaa— a time of peace
ma te hakii— the uvula and adjacent portions of the oral cavity
langolangona— repeatedly heard or felt
de mee nei— this one
hallaba— the base of a palm frond spine (can be used to protect the hull of a canoe when beaching it); rifle
ngaolo— to speed into something, like a canoe coming ashore without stopping
dahi laangi— Monday
daumaha hagasaele— a meeting of church members for business
biigia— be stuck to completely
hannoo kaba— go now, right away, beat it
bugu— mons veneris
goobai— hat
maadau iganibongi— a type of fishhook, biggest, for a type of fishing
banganga— fish sp.: wrasse
see— barely, just barely
bulubulu maanadu— incomplete idea
dubuna— grandparent(s); ancestor(s)
tee aamia donu— not enough
hagadaguu— a small axe, hatchet
gideu— plant sp., fern sp.
duba— land crab sp. (small)
kanosaa— a tasteless tuber of poor quality
massaganga— to be very dry
kai— boiling
mada-galisi— the stem of the coconut
baguu— fall over (as a felled tree); tip over; lean (in one direction)
honga iainei— at this time, these days
salava— fish sp.: barracuda
bua laangudu— plant sp; type of tree sp. (guettarda speciosa l.)
aamanu— coral (growing live on the reef); coral head
magalili tai— flow (of tide)
bigibigi— more-or-less close to
lausedi— salt water
gannui ngadaa— a coconut which has less meat than would be expected at its stage of maturity
malumalu de me— cloudy day (not bright)
kave mai— receive
madaa gai— first fruits
taina daane o dogu dinana— maternal uncle
lodo a gauligi— immature (in personality); vulnerable to having one's feelings easily hurt
hagahana ange— recook for a very little while
saga— glide (in the air); to overhang (of something flat)
soesoe— straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight
singalia— overhung
gaaui— a line (for retrieving) attached to a spear; assemble (something from parts) by fastening together; strap, harness
hagaabolia
nngao dalinga— hurting in the ears from noise
lodo— need; want; like
hagaali— to mention or expose something just enough so that the remainder is obvious
baibu— cigarette
hai dinana— the relationship between mother (or other female elder) and child (or one treated as a child)
huui luu lima— wash hands
luu gili— labia minora
dau— count, read; be included; of importance
sulu de gelo— diving in the area in back of the center of the communal fishing net (the deepest part, in which the fish are trapped)
haigabungi— act strangely, act shyly
gobegobe— cough (repeatedly)
hagaoda tugi— a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and grated coconut)
daina haahine— sister, female cousin
lodo aheahe— unstable temperamentally, inconstant
golo— remember an incident with a view toward revenge
massagaila— incompletely cooked
e deai donu— never, none; there are none
mmadu— fish sp.: mojarra
noonogia— bloated from ingesting too much fat
sou haahine— a steady, light gust of wind
silisilivaahea— frequently wander about with no fixed abode
haanialo— a bracing cross-beam
hadu mada— eyeball
aboabongi— easily capsizable
dili ebuebu— exhalation of air under water (forming bubbles)
ala galigi— a method of mat making
tabuvae— toe
lalo— under
dulagi— seem; appear; appearance, example, situation
gaadinga— mature brown coconut
malele— completed
lodo haa— branches of the coconut palm (used to make galeve, an alcoholic beverage)
hagamagua— to cause someone to steal
basa baubau— speak badly of someone
gimoo lele— bat
kangi de maanadu— a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
hakaunuunu— to nurse (an infant at the breast)
namanama— fish sp.
hagadaalea— tiresome
boolonga— testament
moomoa-ganoanga— fish sp.: boxfish (yellow)
dau manu— flock of birds (feeding on a school of fish)
se hia— just how many

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