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abo donu

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good (not evil or false); real; true; well (not sick); considerate; kind; generous

adamai

verb recollect or recall past events or persons, etc.

adu-balebale-i-dua

noun fishsp.: bonito

alaa dagodo

those there are the circumstances...

alaa naa loo

those there seem to be

aligi

adjective priest (of a cult)

alohanga

noun a streak of smooth water in the sea

alualu

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verb fish, hunt (during the day)

anaa loo

these (there) were the ones

baasi gi taiao

forenoon (from dawn to noon)

beaha

adjective to be in a serious condition, critically ill or injured

bebea

verb be very nervous, be very anxious

binge

adjective pink

boda

verb straggly (hair or feathers)

bongabonga

adjective bent up

boonei

noun fish sp.: damselfish

bulibuli

verb grab up one thing after another

dagodo hai sala

fornication

daihadu

verb hardwood in the tree trunk

dalia-mea

noun mollusksp.: mitra mitra

dama daane

adjective boy, young man

dama muli bee

noun the twelfth child born to a couple

danu de laa

the setting of the sun

daua

verb war,battle

de baasi gee

theopposing side

denaa sili

that is enough

dolonoa

noun

duha

verb divide among, division (in arithmetic)

duiaanga

noun the way in which something is stuck by a sharp object

dumulu

noun july

dungagi

verb nod (one’s head)

duu-hakaa

noun fishsp. (var. of duubaeao)

ebuebua

verb covered with ebuebu

ege

verb raise up (so that higher)

gaaginga

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noun ladder

gadaha

noun birdsp.: greatfrigatebird(fregata minor)

galevaleva

noun birdsp.

gali ange

wound around or tied or fastened very tightly

gammenge-maimai

noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus

gano agau

noun reef (including land thereon)

gapese

a method of pole fishing at night (on the seaward reef)

giili

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skin

gili sau

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verb undress

hadu hagamogomogo

noun gem

hagaabasasa

verb act like or emulate europeans

hagaaoa

verb cause to have been sufficient, relieve

hai dagelo

adjective deep-bottomed

hai de eidu

one of two children’s games

hai me magua

sort of steal

hale gaainga

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noun hotel

hau

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noun necklace, wreath, crown

hhogi

adjective a sharp sound, like the report of a rifle

hiloa

noun fishsp.

hoe

verb blisters on the skin caused by sunburn

hune

noun core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree

igohinga

noun way of using igohi

kaba

adjective do prematurely

kano mouli

noun fresh meat (including fish)

laangai sahole

noun a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping and biting

langa de moana

becoming stormy (of the sea)

langadala

noun (a piece of) thatch made from coconut palm frond

laso

noun the posterior portion of the hermit crab

laulau

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noun serving dish basket made from coconut palm

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lausedi

noun

lobaloba

verb flapping (of a sail in the breeze)

lodo danuaa

adjective contented,happy

lua-laangi

time noun tuesday (’second day’)

luu aana

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pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)

luu duu de maduu

social strata (two) of traditional Nukuoro society

luungagi

verb to be in a place protected from the wind, lee

maasei

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adjective small

mada tea gee

white as a sheet (of a person)

madaa moni

noun prow of a canoe

maga ahi

noun glowing embers (without a flame)

magi dabeo

verb menstruation

maisi

adjective peeled off

malianoono

noun fishsp.: lizardfish

manu-a-tababa

noun plantsp.: cycadplant (cycas circinalis l.)

maoha

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adjective broken, be

masa boo

adjective mornings following nights during which the tide has gone out (which are good for looking for fish trapped on the reef)

me gu modu

decision

me ssalu lau

a scraper for leaves

mmahi i de gai

eat more than seems appropriate to one’s body size

mmoli

verb haul (all at once or as fast as possible)

mmulu

verb stroke,rub gently

moe iho

adjective sleep for a short time, nap; sleep overnight in place other than one’s usual sleeping place

muga

verb used (or done, heard, or known) over and over until bored with

nanulia

verb the object of a complaint

ngudu malie

eloquent (of a person)

nnoa nounu

verb tied in such a way that pulling the end of the string will undo it

oha

verb break, break up, destroy;damage, ruin

saaliba

adjective rush around (of a group of people)

samumu

adjective the noise of an explosion or collision<= same meaning as salulu>

sasau

verb increasing in velocity (of wind)

seni

verb sleep (sing.)

Example: Au nogo seni anaboo. (I slept all night.)

seni alaala

adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety

soasoa

adjective increasing in number (people)

soesoe gulu

a young breadfruit tree

ssege tama

miscarriage

taina ahine odogu dinana

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noun maternal aunt