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uda— inland
bala— soft, mushy, offering no resistance
gaibea daane— male crab
hadu muna— lie (tell a falsehood)
dama lalo— a person who has visited other faraway lands
doa— giant
salani ange— just a little salani
malangalanga— repeatedly (or becoming) malanga
duula— the direction from which the wind blows
holi ange— resemble
dada me— to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)
gaunga— the partially burned wood or coconut husk which is left over after a fire
delaa naa loo— that there could be it
loigulu— type of prepared food made from breadfruit
hagadubu mangoo— the name of a certain type of string figure
suasua mai (adu, ange)— to row a canoe (with a paddle)
buu-ili— type of shell (Triton's trumpet)
duudangaa pelaoaa— loaf of bread
aalaa nei— those now
hagaadanga
malamala— particles, small bits of things (e.g. sawdust)
madahidu— seventy
hongagelegele baalanga— rust
lodo danuaa ~ lotanuaa— happy, contented
aalaa ai huu— those there only then
hagaduu de uinga— to place stakes on the sides of uinga
hai de ama— to have a spouse
dangaloa— plant sp.: silverbush (sophora tormentosa l.)
giliini— green
honu— full (for containers, notebooks, etc.)
madadaagodo— gradual slope or inclination
maimai sseni— to sleep especially well or restfully
anaa donu— those only
panava— scrotum (one side only)
ulumagi— to dress, to wear
daahanga— fool (someone), deceive
maadua— parents; elders
ili luu bongaa usu— to dilate one's nostrils
hada— an elevated platform, shelf, or plank floor; car
sugusugui— connect up or join several things
ula— burn; flame, aflame, burning
gii age— cry out softly
vae— leg, foot
dogo duu— to punt while standing up on the stern gunwales of a canoe
togo dahi— first (of people)
bale— help (with effort or advice, etc.)
hagabini— insect sp.: cockroach
gau— lymph nodes (enlarged)
hagaau— to create an ocean current
baasanga tugi ange muna— talk back
hakoobai— put a hat on (someone)
hai huaame— punctilious, be particular
hai ange— do to; do for, fix; say to
dangi daudau— cry uncontrollably (for a long time)
hai me a leangi— bad-mannered
deledele kau— walk proudly, strut
daia e sseni— very sleepy
gai busibusi— take the bait tentatively (of fish)
daohi age— donate, contribute
loonaa— the sticking of food in the throat (which is cleared by washing it down with liquid)
sago— tough (like meat); stiff (like a heavy fishing pole)
malua— female genital area, vagina
dengaa— very many (plural of denga); an uncountable number
noobiho— be enemies (of individuals only)
hagabunia— closeup, bringtogether
gaha mea— having orange coconuts (of a coconut tree)
hagaseloo— make a total of one million
mada dao— prow of a fast ship
gaagaa— easily ignited
gaaui— fasten, assemble
daahili— sing
maalama— light (not dark), bright
mahaa de usu— to have encountered unexpected misfortune
bala langi— rain
deenei— this
obe— eye of the taro corm
kumi— calculate (do arithmetic), figure out
hale dabeo— menstrual hut
tuu daga holiage— circumcise
hagaadugauanga
vaenga— portion, share, division (e.g., of a tract); district, precinct (electoral); a measure (from the end of the outstretched arm to the center of the chest)
badabaataianga— the nominal form of pl. form of having a tendency to meddle in others' affairs
bulu giidagi— a type of caulking compound, made from the short fibers of the mature coconut husk and sap
laa— sun
holahola aalanga— calisthenics, exercises
hagaditidi— to skip a stone across the water
pula— open one's eyes widely; to light up suddenly; insect sp.: a phosphorescent insect
geelonga— valley
nnoa nounu— tied in such a way that pulling the end of the string will undo it
dagodo mai— appear from yonder
galavalava— the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
hagabaa— cause to come into contact with; chase by trying to head off
dilongaagau— voyeurism
luei— spit out (esp. food)
hale o denga manu— hive (house for animals)
laubalabala— slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
gai baalau— eat messily (getting food on one's face); make a mess (esp. involving liquid or organic material)
eu doo— a dislocation of the shoulder joint
momo loo huu— just a very little
loa mmea— red ant
gali— wound around; tied or fastened tightly
dalinga— fish sp.: mullet
dada moni— to beach a canoe without using runners
laohie— drought; dry weather
gaagaasia— rubbed against (of lines only)
hagaava ange— lean on someone for support
manu dolodolo— land animal
anaa naa— these (there) only
aha goi— what next
huge— open (transitive)
holasa— a type of mat (made especially for cult houses)
tama— child
bogobogo— pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
gabaea mai— found hanged (suicide)
bunaa— the trail left behind a canoe paddle in the water (or a similar disturbance of the water)
modumodu— broken in many places (like string), easily broken (like rope)
mana— supernatural power
bapaba— flutter against (as a hooked fish)
ala— awaken, wake up
daadaaligidanga— the way of being moved about in the air
dalinga bobo— having a runny ear (with pus)
bulibuliaamou— prone to long for
mouli— living, alive; life; life-style; that on which life seems to depend (e.g., favorite food or activity); life-principle (spirit, soul, etc.)
diidiinga— manner of urinating
deai ange loo soo savaa— now i've got you
paa iho— explode from above
aduisiisi— one's first spouse
manu lele vaaligi— small bird
dogoisi— few
gulu— plant sp,: tree sp., breadfruit
hua ligi— having small fruit or nuts (of trees)
gaugau— be disposed to have enlarged lymph nodes
dau langi— rainy season
manihaniha— inclined to be maaniha
hale magi— hospital, dispensary
ulumoni— dolphin
malena— stretched
hagatulu mai— ooze out
tubuna daane— grandfather
hale o de henua— community meeting house
buu— bladder, balloon, ball; the head of the octopus; a net on a long handle; a conch shell trumpet; or any other round, hollow, inflatable object
mahedu— folded up, rolled up
delaa ai laa— that there was it
kau gee— not used to; hard to
boibala— watery (of prepared food)
aneane— to desire physically a member of the opposite sex
kano de langi— a blue and cloudless sky
ngalue iho— reduced, decreased
solasola— not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
hagabaagava— to threaten violence
tangada madua— old person
doo mee (ai)— make fun of, ridicule
niho hagadolo— incisor teeth
nganangana— loud (noise) repeatedly
bangi— a type of prepared food made from dried breadfruit
bulubulu dangada— unimportant person
lau makaga— stiff
de ulu hagabolebole— topmost part of any standing object
hoou— new
madolidolia— very madolidoli
magau i de hiigai— ravenous
tao— soak (in water)
gahao— plant sp.: tree sp.: ochrosia tree (ochrosia oppositifolia (lam.) k. sch.)
danuaa loo— ok (good)
doolonga— a track left by a crawling thing
huuhuna— hide (plural)
amuamu iho— drizzle
hhoda age— suck in air (esp. when asleep or unconscious)
manu-a-tababa— indigenous plant sp.: cycadplant (cycas circinalis l.)
maamaangalo— becoming more and more sweet
maagaga— industrious
tali— hope for, expectant, waiting; going along with
muli lele— the rear tip of the turtle shell
hagahoa— a boil on the body
sugi launui— the tip of the coconut palm leaf
hoohoo ina— to frighten with sounds
kosi— mollusk sp.: cardium sp.
suunugi— skewer, hold something down with the end of a long implement
hagadaubodobodo— shorten (time or rope)
laagei— <var. of laagii>
hai dahi doo— trick someone
bebee— be flatulent
dama hodooligi— children of the chief (and of the chief's relatives)
musumusu laa lalo— whisper softly
hagaaoaonga— way of having purposely stayed up until daybreak (once)
hadu de gaanunu— nipple of breast
ao— mature coconut with nothing inside (no meat or water)
singilidi— shirt, t-shirt
hagaditidi de hadu— to skip a stone across the water
baabaoa— wash up on shore continually; ghost (children's language)
leo— sound; voice
bige— a strip of land extending into the sea or a swamp
bole— bawl out, be angry; be mad (as indicated by one's movements)
bodubodu-o-uda— insect sp.
hagadaahanga— lie (tell untruth)
hagasenga— fool (someone), deceive, trick (someone)
doo i de...— expulsion or voluntary withdrawal (from a group)
hagaasoaso— spouse
laba— a dancing paddle
sugi-laagoo— fish sp.: goatfish

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