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! phrase !! possible meaning

| a a || haha

| ala ala || not nothing

| ale ale || 100+100=200

| anpa anpa || below the lower part

| ante ante || another different one

| kulupu kulupu || a group of people that's about groups of people, e.g. the people who run an event venue

| lawa lawa || boss's boss

| len len || hidden cloth

| lili lili || a little bit small

| lipu lipu || a book about books

| luka luka || 5+5=10

| lupa lupa || a hole that's for holes, e.g. a keyhole

| ma ma || land of dirt

| mama mama || grandparent

| moku moku || food that food eats, e.g. the stuffing in a turkey

| monsi monsi || behind the back

| mu mu || moo moo

| mun mun || the moon of a planet

| mute mute || very many, or 20+20=40

| nanpa nanpa || the index of a number

| nena nena || a smaller bump on a larger bump, e.g. a pimple on a nose

| open open || the beginning of an opening segment

| pakala pakala || an unsuccessful attempt at breaking something

| pali pali || working to enable work

| pini pini || the end of an ending

| poka poka || next to your hip

| poki poki || a container's container, or a contained container

| selo selo || the outer layer of an outer layer

| sewi sewi || above the higher part, or a high-up god

| sinpin sinpin || in front of the front

| sona sona || knowledge about knowledge

| soweli soweli || an animal's animal, e.g. a furry's pet, or a pet's furry

| tan tan || the origin of some origin

| tenpo tenpo || some time that's about time, e.g. a meeting about planning a schedule

| toki toki || talking about communication

| tu tu || 2+2=4

| uta uta || a kiss on the mouth