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abo
adjective capable, correct (suitable), true; feel comfortable
bookmarkalaa ai loo
those there then are
bookmarkbaba
noun fish sp., squirrelfish
bookmarkbadai gee
extremely meddlesome
bookmarkbalabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbangabanga
adjective skinny, shrunken
bookmarkbungaleu
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkbuugani
adjective be (in fact) slow-moving (while attempting to hurry)
bookmarkdaa (dau)
chanting (of old chants)
bookmarkdagai
adjective move jerkily, flail (one’s legs), flounder about
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdaguu
noun axe
bookmarkdaia
verb to daa completely (excepting meanings’make a sharp turn’, ’wash clothes’,’scoop up’, ’bail’)
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdalaa ubu
noun charcoal from the coconut shell
bookmarkdama adu hale
noun a child who wanders around to the homesof others
bookmarkdao hagamaadau
noun a spear with a barb
bookmarkdiibuli
noun a doll representing a spirit
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
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dugu dagidahi
verb place (or leave off) one at a time
bookmarkduu de umada
noun a rainbow appearing in the sky
bookmarkgabe
gouge out
bookmarkgabetili
parent-in-law
bookmarkgalubu
noun a type of toy
bookmarkgauligi mai ange
the one next younger still
bookmarkgava dea
reef heron - white phase
bookmarkgiado manu
noun the smaller outrigger booms at the ends of the canoe
bookmarkgonogono
adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkhadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkhagaagahi sseeloo
adjective to call out "sail ho"
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb cause taro to be fibrous (e.g., by theplanting method employed)
bookmarkhagaamua
verb accord honor to
bookmarkhagaava ange
lean on someone for support
bookmarkhagadaemaha
verb put weight on, make unhappy
bookmarkhagadania
verb a type of prepared food made from breadfruit
bookmarkhagadiba
verb incline to one side
bookmarkhagaduu ssaalanga
adjective search intently for
bookmarkhagaduulanga
noun method of construction; appearance (e.g., of a ship, house, or other construction)
bookmarkhagahana ange
recook for a very little while
bookmarkhagamua
verb be first; get closer to
bookmarkhagasenga
verb fool (someone),deceive,trick (someone)
bookmarkhai
verb do
bookmarkhai me hoosenga
somewhat hoosenga
bookmarkhai sogosogo
verb masturbate
bookmarkhakolona
noun mollusksp.: augershell (terebridae sp.)
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhanu ange
some more
bookmarkhebaledage
verb a confluence of currents (making the water choppy)
bookmarkhebolo
adjective a sign made with the eyes
bookmarkhegau
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhilo saele
adjective spread venereal disease
bookmarkhine huuhua
noun pregnant woman
bookmarkhologemo
adjective
hua-laagau
noun plantsp.: tropicalalmond(terminalia catappa l.)
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarkkai laanui
adjective show-off; a legend concerning the founding of nukuoro
bookmarkkava
adjective to feel uncomfortably warm
bookmarklaa ange
and those there
bookmarklaagau-doi
noun a driftwood sp., from the sap of which (doi) perfume is made
bookmarklaangai laamaleu
noun a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping but not biting
bookmarklabelabe-uliuli
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarkllidi
adjective dressup (esp. in new or very fancyclothes)
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarklomolomosi
verb repeatedly or frequently loomosi
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magi i de malama
menstruation
bookmarkmagi kino
adjective loss of appetite
bookmarkmahuda age
wakeup
bookmarkmalo gulu
barkcloth, made from the inner skin of the breadfruit
bookmarkmalo haahine
adjective a dress (female clothing)
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkme de lodo
noun a fishing place (in the lagoon)
bookmarkme-e-ligi
noun taro corm (small)
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muna de henua
noun the nukuoro language
bookmarknanua
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarkngalue age
increased,augmented
bookmarkngudu ai
act as an interpreter
bookmarkniigoi
verb wind around (of a rope, etc.)
bookmarkoa
gunwales (at the top of the canoe)
bookmarkodi mai (adu, ange)
all (e.g., have come)
bookmarkodi/b
adjective gone, finished, usedup
bookmarkoho mai
come early
bookmarksege gee
slip or slide away from
bookmarksiilinga a muna
trial or formal inquiry
bookmarksobo de laa
rising of the sun
bookmarktaina aahine
noun sister
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