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hagaada— give a picture to
ngaage nei— Gilbert Islands
modomodo— stage between a young green coconut and a mature brown coconut
mui— gathered around (something)
ilihia ssave— the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)
duudanga aheahe— refrain (of song)
koe— you (singular)
hagadegi— praise (god only)
huadia— fishing pole
lima laangi— Friday ('fifth day')
denei sili— this is enough
mamu-duagaa— fish sp.: stingray
duai lalo vae— a type of coconut grater which is placed under the leg
lo taane— daring, brave, manly
mee dau— thing of importance, worthwhile
dama moemoe sala— a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery
lau— leaf (or any similar thin, flat thing)
sabalia— be capable (of a person)
bonabona age lodo— feel fearful
duli— bird sp.: golden plover (plurialis dominica)
agule— pick head lice
maaheahe— decreasing
daakodolia— be slept upon for a long time (pl.),be in place for a long time (pl.)
gaba de aasanga— a side of the watercourses between islets on the atoll
hagalongolongo ngadaa— slow to respond to suggestions or commands (because resisting)
haa daha— the outer coconut palm frond
bali— youngest leaf of a coconut palm
looloa— tall; long
ngalue mai— decrease
duunanga— that which has been cooked
dongi ange— appoint
bualeu— ovaries and fallopian tubes
moemoe— becoming round; blinking
duu de ogaanga— having husked many coconuts (as evidenced by the many husks lying about)
gu odi mai ogu— i have done all I could
damaa dogi— skillful in the use of an adze
amu ligi— fine threads or hairs or fibers (in feather or leaf); fine-feathered
iloo me— charlatanism
hagaavaava— provide or receive support continually
sua iho— to dig away soil, letting the soil slide down (e.g., from the side of a hill)
hagao ngadaa— expensive
anaboo nei— tonight (past)
bonaa ua— the sheath of the turtle's neck
dii de laa— the shining of the sun
dogoisi mai— decreasing (in number)
goodou— you (plural)
laangai milo sanga— a fishing condition in which fish are not inclined to bite
maholadage— be holadage
dugidugi tugi lau— tool used to soften the pandanus leaf
bunehulu— slow in running or walking
gau— grouping (of people)
dongi de lae— a spot on the forehead, worn in ancient religious ceremonies
hagahulu— make a total of ten
buni ange gi de gelegele— to have been dead for a long time
haa-dolo— fish sp.: squirrelfish
doo lodolodo— risky, unreliable
goa— termite
geiuli— lizard species
hagabadabaatai— the causative form of pl. form of having a tendency to meddle in others' affairs
hanolia— suitable for a trip (e.g., a car, a road, etc.)
ahi dangada— a mat wrapping for dead persons who are disposed of in the sea (precontact custom)
basalia— be talked about (one person or thing only)
obeobea— having many eyes (of the taro corm)
lagi— pertaining to the open sea
anaa ange huu— that (plural) much more only
hhanga— split open, open up, or separate, all at once.
e dee maua— impossible
manu-manga-lua— insect sp.: scorpion
mahuda— be awake for a short time; have one's eyes open
moana magalili— a cold underwater current
ono-samono— the sixth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
basalia— seep (of water)
ea gi lunga— to ride high in the water (e.g., of a canoe)
magi iviivi— any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
lili mahangahanga— mad as the devil
bini— braid (rope or hair, etc.), wrap with rope
hhagi de baa galele— jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish's mouth
haahine— women; female
amo— lift up
mee hagaahulu— prepared food
daogoli— plant sp.: swamp taro (cyrtosperma chamissonis), also the corm of this plant
diibanga o de henua— the categories of ancient custom
hakii— esophagus; trachea
hagababa— become engaged to marry; make level, make flat; prepare for, make ready
gaha— the portion of the coconut husk from which long fibers are obtained
galogalo malama— the last quarter of the moon (rising in the east just before sunrise)
bolobolo a sogo— a type of basket
doli iho— to obtain the biggest first
sangatai— mollusk sp.: spondylus sp.
tale taane— a tough man
maleva— present (not absent)
ade— liver
gauligi iho— next younger than
vaaligiligi— small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
gai hagadoedoe— eat sparingly (to save for later)
kana mai— watch your step around me
hale pono— prison, jail
hai de hilihili— hold an election
madalua ma ono— twenty six
seni gi de ao— sleep late (into daytime)
mabu— rested
au taadaaia— don't rush take it easy
sulu i hegau— busy (with work or obligations)
gede maduu— a type of basket
maholahola danuaa age— revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)
muli de huaalaangi— afternoon
tea ma agiagi— dead white (whitest hue imaginable)
iho— get down, climb down; down
dino boo— nights (2) when the full moon appears just after sunset
hagasingano— cause to bear the flower of a pandanus tree
ginigini— mollusk sp., tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
doonga pada— heavy-duty equipment or fishing gear; a large penis
vaasuu— like, feel affection for
hagaaduadu dangada— critical of others
hai sseu— wasteful
hagadangadanga— loosen
mee gee— a coconut without any meat
ngalue de gauvae— dislocated jaw
gosigosi— to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
nnoa— tie
balavini— clumsy, awkward (e.g., in carriage)
maatogo— discourage someone (verbally)
ssoga— grated raw taro which has dried out
toogili— wrinkly
daubodobodo— short (in duration)
dele de mahaa— starting to crack
daea— to have arrived at
dua saali— one of the lines of which saali is composed
moni kalo— a canoe with rounded sides (designed to ride easily in rough seas)
e lodo goe— watchout
madania sisi— little finger
hhudi— pull
mada sua hadu— stormbeach (on the seaward reef)
made sala— mistaken (in identifying); mistake someone for another
mee duu— clitoris
hao— drill through, burrow
lao gau-me— to grasp a fish by inserting one's fingers in both gills
maagoda— jealous (sexual jealousy)
hagasaalunga— spirit, soul
bua maimuni— plant sp; type of tree sp. (guettarda speciosa l.)
gidigidi laa lalo— a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive
madaagi— the scout in scad fishing
geli— dig
donu— fish sp.: seabass
hagauda— put on (something); pick up and put on (e.g., a boat or plane)
magi i de makama— menstruation
mulu gudu— grab while pulling; destroy by falling on or through; break through any obstacles in one's path
songosongo— genitals (of males or females)
hagadege— cause to wiggle the hips once
dau magi— epidemic
malo lau manu— cloth with a flowered pattern
soe daa dahi— straight as can be
ngudu— mouth
buu— come out from (like smoke or pus); be forced out of
ivi de biho— skull
be laa— like that; that way
dili gaiaa— sneak a look
abaabai— carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
kano maailaba— the wood next to the core of a tree
tiimaa— ship
hagavaivai— cause to become watery, or less viscous
hagamaadau— a current which flows to the right
hadahada ama— the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
dinana donu— natural mother
hadu lunga— a stone used to crush hermit crabs(for bait)
gidee— see; seen
daumaha de manu— christmas eve fete in the church at which "santa claus" appears
doedoe— still remaining, still leftover
e hia— how many
bosu— full (after eating)
anei laa— these (here) which were there
dangada hai veelenga— farmer
denaa ai loo— that is it (which has been decided upon)
dai hiigai— hungry
seni— sleep
sigi daumaha— collection (in church), offering (in church), sacrifice, tithe
hale de henua— thatched house
gu hagaola loo— just missed catching
dohi lau— to strip pandanus leaves (to make mats, etc.)
langona iho maahana— feel punished or victimized
gamalie— do attentively
velevele— to clear land (or a path, etc.) of weeds and underbrush
hadahada— chest
biho o de agoago— topic of a sermon
hhola— to spreadout, or layout flat, something which is folded, piled up, or bent, etc. at one time
gai hagassii— eat messily (letting the food fall from one's hands and mouth)
madohi lua— middle (of something long and thin), halfway
matili— come up quickly (like fast-sprouting plants or a quickly erupting skin disease)
mahi bodo— easily tired
boi— abnormal (sing.)
hadi— broken (as a stick), bent up
hagaagoago— lesson, make learn, cause to teach
ngavali— bent slightly (not sharply)
denaa naa— that will be it
ua-mea— red-throated frigate bird
aau— remove
lima seene— nickel
hagabini— tree sp.(soulamea amara lam.)
au doga— a confluence of ocean currents, or a circular current in which drifting objects remain stationary
molomolo— round, clear in outline

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