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aahee ai

then which

abo

adjective capable, correct (suitable), true; feel comfortable

alava

noun fish sp.: shark sp.

anga gee

turn one’s attention away from

baa ange

close to, near to

babu honga agau

noun fish sp., wrasse

bau

adjective to be worth it

bau iho

adjective capable only of looking after oneself (not others)

biigii

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noun pig

daa sseu

verb a way of forming the body of a canoe

dadango

verb repeatedly fall upon

dahea

adjective drift

dahi laangi

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noun Monday

dahi tali

adjective depend on (e.g., to come), rely on

daholaa

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verb fish, hunt (at night)

daiao age

the following morning

dala-moana

noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)

dalogo

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noun coconut ice cream made entirely from a young coconut

dau ngaadahi

adjective equally stretched (of two or more ropes)

daula sele nui

noun a rope used to pull a coconut tree in the desired direction when felling it

de baasi gee

theopposing side

de hia

which number

deadea

adjective becoming lighter in color

doa agalala

very big giant

doo

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pronoun your (singular; for singular, inalienable noun)

duu de --

make a string figure

gaasia

noun coralsp.: (looks like a flower)

gada-moana

noun fishsp.: jack (an oceanic fish)

gana

noun bad person

ganae

noun fishsp.: mullet

gannui ina

white (of the portion of a woman’s thighshidden under her sarong)

gave ua loa

a long-distance footrace

geu

verb shake one’s head (once) to one side

geu de madangi

a change of wind direction

giigii saele

adjective giggle

gini manu

verb pick flowers

gu odi mai ogu

i have done all i could

haaedenga

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noun measurement

haaligi

verb wrap from under, wrap around; to wrap something (e.g., a present)

haangoda mada aasanga

to fish for labelabe

Hadu-lehu

the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend.

hagaaonga

noun way of staying up until daybreak

hagasugi

verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname

hagasugi ange

to use an abbreviated name or acronym

hainamanilaluoo

noun secret friend of the opposite sex

hale hadu

noun a house of brick or cement construction

hedau

noun plantsp.: treesp.: alexandrianlaureltree (calophyllum inophyllum l.)

hhoda

adjective gasp for breath (once)

hhogi

adjective a sharp sound, like the report of a rifle

hodo

noun the spine of the stingray

huaamee

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noun young green coconut

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huadia

noun fishingpole

hungahunga-a-nui

the flower of the coconut tree

huuhuge

verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)

kena

adjective pale; whitish-yellow

ladi

verb initiate, begin, start

lalau

adjective one after another becoming lau1

llaga

verb take a single step

loigulu

type of prepared food made from breadfruit

luu alaadeu

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pronoun their (for dual, alienable noun)

maadau daodao

noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)

maasanga

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noun twin

madaangahulu maa lima

number fifteen

madalua maa hidu

number twenty seven

mage

malali de biho

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adjective bald

mana

supernatural power

manga

noun a branch, part of (something havingcoordinate parts)

manu gulu

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breadfruit leaves

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manu solo maadau

file (for filing metal)

manu-hai-hau

manu-solo-maanu

jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower that burrows into the sand when touched

massaa (ina)

verb despised by others

matolu

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number thirty

mommomo

adjective a little at a time

muli moni

noun stern

ngadau age

older

ngadi seesee

adjective walk barefoot,stroll

ngaiho

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noun north

noobiho

adjective be enemies (of individuals only)

odaadeu

pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)

odi de masavaa

having insufficient time remaining for (something)

ono

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pronoun his several, her several, its several

puni

adjective closedup , be together (three or more things)

sauduu

noun mermaid

savasavali

verb always hungry

sebu

adjective seen on the surface of the sea from time to time

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noun money

sege de gauanga

dislocated thigh bone

seni gi de ao

sleep late (into daytime)

sigi de hagahala

a technique of finishing a mat edge

solasola

not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)

ssanu

lick

tamana o dogu dinana

noun maternal grandfather

tao

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noun spear

togo dahi

first

umu

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noun cooking fire, cooking area

uua

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neck

vaivai

intensifier too; overly

vakaa

be in trouble, in danger, or in a precarious situation