aalo
vt.
paddle
Example: Photo by Travis S. December 2, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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Adu Dogo Gaa
aga
akai
akau
akau
aloagi
n.
plant (Ocimum sanctum)
Example: Photo by Hafiz Issadeen August 12, 2009 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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angalaa unga
awa
listenloadingplaying
channel that connects lagoon to ocean (Kapingamarangi has one of these)
Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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baahu
baalabu
n.
crown of thorns starfish
Example: Photo by Matt Kiefer December 5, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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baalanga
n.
metal pot
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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baba hale
n.
floor (house)
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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baba langi
n.
blue sky
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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baehua
n.
mollusk
Example: Photo by Peter Eimon April 14, 2013 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Scientific name: Tridachna maxima,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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bagaigee
n.
spider
Example: Photo by Jenny Hsu March 2, 2009 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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bagaike
beau
n.
wave
Example: Photo by Mike Hauser October 2, 2013 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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bege
n.
butterfly; moth
Example: Photo by Dirk-Jan Kraan April 14, 2013 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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beke
biiki
bikinak
biridi
bolobolo
bongongo-loubuge
n.
rabbitfish
Example: Photo by Jan Messersmith November 29, 2006 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Scientific name: Siganus puellus,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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bono tai
n.
door
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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bou
n.
mast (sail, ship); flag pole
Example: Photo by katherinejustice Oct. 22, 2009 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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buu
buu
daa
n.
violet squirrel fish
Example: Photo by Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble May 26, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Scientific name: Holocentrus violaceus,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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daalo mangamanga
daamoo
n.
banana
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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dada
n.
red snapper
Example: Photo by Florida Fish and Wildlife Center April 3, 2012 via Flickr License: CC BY-ND 2.0
Scientific name: Lutjanus vaigiensis,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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dagi
dagu lima ne tu go di tuluman
phrase
my hand was cut by the knife
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dagua
n.
yellowfin tuna
Example: Photo by Nils Rinaldi October 8, 2010 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Scientific name: Neothynnus macropterus,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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dahia
n.
fisherman’s stand on the canoe (for support while netting fish)
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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dala
n.
sweet taro
Example: Photo by Greg Watt August 29, 2012 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Scientific name: Colocasia exculenta,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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dala-kala
n.
plant
Example: Photo by Kware Ji April 22, 2012 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Scientific name: Curcuma domestica,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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daladala
n.
spider lily
Example: Photo by angeliathatsme July 1, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Scientific name: Crinum asiaticum,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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danedaneauli
n.
shark sucker
Example: Photo by NOAA Photo Library September 12, 2013 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Scientific name: Echeneis naucrates,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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dangada hadu
n.
statue
Example: Photo by Naval Surface Warriors June 15, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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deduu
n.
chicken
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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deduu ahina
n.
hen
Example: Photo by Klaus Stiefel January 5, 2008 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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Di Ahi Gaa
Di Ate Dahuli
Di Awa
Di Malua
Di Tuu
Di Udua Damana
Di Udua Tagabiga
Di Waawa Di Malua
Di Wawa
diumada
dohumu
dolobidi
n.
white tern
Example: Photo by 澎湖小雲雀 June 22, 2013 via Flickr License: BY-NC-SA
Scientific name: Sterna sumatrana sumatrana,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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dube
n.
land crab
Example: Juvenile Strawberry Land Hermit Crab. Photo by warrenski November 23, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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duuaganga
n.
coconut husk
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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duwoiwoi
n.
dragonfly
Example: Photo by Klaus Stiefel January 5, 2008 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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ede gia
n.
white-tailed tropicbird
Scientific name: Phaethon lepturus
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emu
listenloadingplaying
n.
rippled triggerfish; yellowmargin triggerfish; titan triggerfish
Example: Pseudobalistes fuscus; Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus; Balistoides viridescens
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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gaahiga
n.
coral formation
Example: Photo by Matt Kieffer October 4, 2009 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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gada
n.
jack fish
Example: Photo by Kevin Bryant December 29, 2010 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Scientific name: Caranx hippos,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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galabe
n.
sea cucumber
Example: Photo by NOAA Photo Library September 6, 2013 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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galia
galiha
n.
skink lizard
Example: Photo by Kevin Matteson March 16, 2005 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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gamu
n.
branching coral
Example: Photo by NOAA Photo Library September 22, 2010 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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ganiwa
n.
name of a constellation: Milky Way
Example: Photo by andyspictures September 13, 2009 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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gawid
listenloadingplaying
n.
ghost crab
Example: Photo by beautifulcataya May 1, 2005 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Scientific name: Ocypodinae sp.,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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gawidi
n.
ghost crab
Example: Photo by beautifulcataya May 1, 2005 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Scientific name: Ocypodinae sp.,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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gee
gee
gee gee
listenloadingplaying
n.
green sea turtle
Example: Photo by prilfish July 20, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Scientific name: Chelonia mydas,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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geingatolo
gelegele
listenloadingplaying
noun
sand
Example: Photo by Matt Kiefer October 6, 2006 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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gili-uu
n.
zebra striped sturgeon fish
Example: Photo by Cliff July 20, 2008 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Scientific name: Zebrasoma veliferum,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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gima
gimo
gimo
gimo budi
gimoo
n.
mouse; lizard
Example: Photo by Anna Lee May 6, 2008 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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gina
goaa dogi mee
n.
garden
Example: Photo by tata_aka_T December 2, 2008 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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gohe
gokii
gologolo
n.
plant
Example: Photo by Forest and Kim Starr February 12, 2001 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Scientific name: Fimbristylis cymosa,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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gololangi
gondu
goneiga
n.
fish
Example: Photo by NOAA Photo Library September 22, 2010 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
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