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hagabuni ange— have sexual intercourse with
hagaadumua
hai muna— public meeting
hagaaboabonga
gaua— to have enlarged lymph nodes
huaahuu— a type of prepared food (made from taro)
madaa ua— drop (of liquid or rain)
ganimua— the eldest child of a couple
langa de gubenga— to pull up a gubenga to store it away
gali ange— wound around or tied or fastened very tightly
dogo— to punt (propel a canoe by poling); punt pole
mee balabala— the soft spot on an infant's head; genitals (of males or females)
mangamanga— having many manga
hagahua— shape roughly (as in making a canoe); show-off
ono— his/her (for plural, inalienable noun)
hagaagelia
dogu— my (for singular, inalienable noun)
dabula— lizard sp.
gammenge-gabe-de-liidogi— mollusk sp., murex shell
hagadau doo— to transfer a string figure from one person's fingers to another's
hagadau bale— cooperate; help one another
hano saele— wander around
teve— hair or feathers standing on end
hou— drill (native bow drill)
bii— semen, ejaculate
magakaga— firmly attached
hagaahiahi— wait until nearly sunset (to do something)
galogalo— look around (with one's eyes only)
bupubu— make a lot of noise (not vocal)
hagadaahili— make someone sing
balaulau— ugly
boo gi dua— the period when the quarter moon appears in the east just before sunrise
hungahunga a nui— the flower of the coconut tree
hilihili— choose carefully from among many; election
umu— cooking fire, cooking area
mateedea— pustular
nebunebua— be nebunebu
soe lodo modu— to remain motionless (as when praying)
alaala dangada— false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
tuu hagalele— stop suddenly; cut suddenly
haganna— to calm down someone who is excited or unhappy
goloa hesuihagi— goods which are bartered
aalo dahi— do at one time
hagamadagu— scare, frighten (someone)
dauhuli (ange)— always criticizing (someone) to (his) face
saahea— be caught (esp. fish) and secured
hagasugi— shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname
sobo de laa— rising of the sun
se galubu— very fast
halihalibaa— flatfish
momo dai sii— a very very little (in quantity)
holomanga— throat
ssii— broken into many pieces (as glass when dropped)
gave hua podo— sprint (footrace of short distance)
ssee gee— veer from an intended trajectory
dogi hakolona— adze with a curved blade of the Terebra shell
honga— on
hadu lalo— a stone on which hermit crabs are crushed (to use for bait)
daubulebule— spotted (covered with spots)
doo ma gu...— fall into the bad habit of; do something which is difficult to rectify
heduge— slate-pencil urchin
dabuvae madua— big toe
manga lua tae— cleft in the buttocks
hagabela— provide bela for
bela— mud; boggy soil; plot of taro patch
soa hagaaloha— a good friend
o— of (genitive particle, inalienable)
manu-a-luga— insect sp.: fruitfly
alo-mea— reddish color (of fully mature coconut meat)
madoha— to be spread out
bunana— conjunctivitis
baa huu i --— just like
henuu— a method of plaiting
ailaanei— today (future)
sisi— to write (with a pen or pencil); cut copra; to move one end of something long and thin by pressure on the other end; to lift a fishing pole
baoa age— wash up on shore and beach thereon
uso— umbilical cord
denaa loo— that was the one
sii talaa umada— a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast
malili gelegele— producing hard crumbs when eaten or broken
lui— turn (something in a direction); change course (for long objects)
hhule— to expose the head of the penis by pulling back the foreskin
ohooho— frightened by noise
lili— a method of lashing
hagadau hai me ai— use jointly or collectively
dangada ssigo— clever person
mada gaanunu— nipple
hagatau— arrange (in order), a program; name one after another; refuse to do one's part because of someone else's actions
bangi— pinch (with the fingers)
mano— thousand
gavia— crazy person; insane person,
dibononi— the youngest child of a couple
hagadinoangahulu— make a total of ten people
hainga— way of doing something
goobai dada— umbrella
dangi buada— the noise made by a fast-moving projectile
gavange— give or bring to (someone)
gaina— eat this!
hhoa de usu— to encounter unexpected misfortune as a result of one's evil deeds
aloha iho— self-love
momme aadea— clearing (e.g., in the woods)
baagia age— to be carried to the shore (of a canoe) by a current or the wind
vvala— a piercingly bright light; the cutting of a fast canoe through the water
deeai donu— positively no
madaangahulu daalaa— ten dollar bill
hala a buadaia— a log used as a lever or fulcrum
saiolo— a sail
gohu— dark (absence of light)
diibuli— a doll representing a spirit (from the story of duudebaabaa)
tugi dua— go backwards
malo sabo— loincloth
udu— fish sp.: snapper
manu-mala— a bitter-tasting plant commonly used in medicine, by making into a tea or steaming in water
mee ssongo aha— useless thing
bagi— gun
bagu— scab, crust
hagadalabaimanugadele— <be form of dalabaimanugadele>
hadi bodo— breaking of waves at short intervals
adumua— pregnant and almost ready to deliver; first among a group of pregnant women to deliver
hagaadiidiinga
mada legalega— a small hole; having small openings
gili iga— a type of high cloud
geao— plant sp., plant-shrub sp. (sida fallax walp.)
ahe ina— wind around completely once
ua— rain
hai gai— prepared food; cook food
lloa— long (plural)
hagaadalia
adi— relate news or gossip
madania— finger
hagamalele— complete (something); kill (someone)
abasasa huu— European in manner or appearance
laaladi— to scratch (an itch)
oho— to do something, or go somewhere, early in the morning
hagaabida
badodia— trip, stumble
hagamaasui— a current which flows to the left
loulou— to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
ivi laanui— spine (of the body)
hagamaimai— sweeten
mesde-gelee— mollusk sp.: olive shell <"mr. grey">
hagadubu o de adu— the name of a certain type of string figure
geu— shake one's head (once) to one side
hulubala— smeared with grease or paint or food, etc.
duu duli— kneel
lagolagoaa— destroy or abuse property (for no good reason); vandalism
tuhi— praise (someone), honor
abaaba— door, cover
tuu gili— goosebumps, disgusted, horror-fascination
magua— thieving
abo manu— to correct someone without justification
ga vaa laa dangada— oh dear (that's not good)
dangada abadai— European persons (including Americans)
dee savala— uninterested in; not enjoy
ilaage mai— free from
laangai laamaleu— a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping but not biting
hagaaoao— habitually and purposely remain up until daybreak
muga— used (or done, heard, or known) over and over until bored with
madalua ma lua— twenty two
tangada made— now you've done it!
gabaea— to hang oneself (suicide)
saavale— spit, drool
tuu uaua— dilated veins
gau— handle, appendage
dau namu— mosquito net
dee haaoa i de gai— gluttonous
mamu-honga-dai— fish sp.: anchovy , silversides (small)
hanohano— diarrhea; have diarrhea
hua o tangada— outcome (of individual effort)
haau unuunu— breast-feed
eigele— eagle
duuaa— to be in trouble
dama de gaehala— a raincloud (dropping its rain) seen in the distance
ava— passage, channel
aahee ai— then which
hale maadenga— mortuary house
hagaagahi sseeloo— to call out "sail ho"
ngadi gavadu— a gift (to the hearer); a present (to the hearer)
singa— overhand
duu ngavesi— cover of a box
mee boogia e de eidu— a black spot on the skin (like a bruise) noticed after sleeping
baalau— sticky, greasy
moahulu— fish sp.: goatfish
savasavali— always hungry
mademadea ange— feel sleepy
dahea gi lalo— sink (completely)
hagammuni iho— keep to oneself (what one has done)
oo— your (singular; for plural, inalienable noun)
maimai— sweet
madamada a me— a miscellaneous assortment
molimoli ange— take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)
manu-ligi— lice (immature); louse (immature)
laulau a sogo— a type of basket
daohi— hold, keep, adopt
mmahi— strong, strength, force, power, energy
dilo gaiaa— sneak a look
hai me hoosenga— somewhat shy, embarrassed, bashful
panga— skinny, shrunken
dada de ava— a strong current in the channel
gadagada doo me— laugh at

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