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adaada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkadudai
noun "islands to the west of nukuoro" (the mortlocks)
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbaalasi mai (adu)
shine a flashlight toward me (you)
bookmarkbasa dua nnui
speak undiplomatically
bookmarkbibi-maadau
noun mollusk sp.: arcophagia scobinata
bookmarkbigo
adjective bent; bedridden with illness
bookmarkboi a eidu
temporarily abnormal
bookmarkbolebole
adjective
trembling
buubuu
verb divination
bookmarkdaa mouli
take life away from
bookmarkdaahinga
noun way of brushing off or sweeping
bookmarkdagahi ange gi de --
serve as a side dish for
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdagi
verb lead, show the way, leader (of a group); extend to
bookmarkdai bigi
adjective almost (finished or done, etc.); justabout
bookmarkdaia e tulidaa
urgency in micturation
bookmarkdala
adjective
tame
dalepagi
adjective fight hand-to-hand
bookmarkdauleelage
noun fishsp.: blenny
bookmarkdoo halehale me
risky, unreliable
bookmarkduulua
noun fishsp.: jack (= large alaala)
bookmarkga-hudi
noun plantsp.: treesp.: bananatree; banana (fruit)
bookmarkgaha dea
adjective having almost ripe coconuts (whose husk fibers are white)
bookmarkgaleve
noun the sap of the coconut tree (taken from the inflorescence)
bookmarkgaleve vii
noun fermented galeve, palmtoddy
bookmarkgiebu
noun plantsp.: spiderlily(hymenocallis littoralis (jacq.) salisb.)
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkgoo
noun tarospade
bookmarkhaahaangoda ange
prowl around (to attack)
bookmarkhaahadi
verb
hagaava age
be relieved for a short time
bookmarkhagabasa
verb cause someone to speak; convince
bookmarkhagabigobigo
verb wiggle
bookmarkhagabudu me
adjective selfish
bookmarkhagadabu
verb restrict
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put someone into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagamabua
verb cause to hagamabu
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhagapogo
verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up.
bookmarkhagausi
verb darkening of the sky or clouds (a sign of impending rain)
bookmarkhai de hagamaanadu
remembrance, observance of (e.g., a holiday)
bookmarkhai vaivai me
have sexual relations
bookmarkhano gi de maalama
transfiguration of ghosts or spiritsinto human form
bookmarkheiloo
adjective know each other,understand each other
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkhobulaa
adjective a sound uttered esp. when liftingsomething
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkhonu ssele
noun turtle of a size suitable for eating(not quite as big as honu tolo)
bookmarkhuluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkigauli-sissisi
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkio dua
noun the upper io
bookmarkkangi baasi lua
adjective double-edged
bookmarkkave dahi
adjective do at one time
bookmarkkona ange
become much worse
bookmarklabua gee lodo
to have an upset stomach (being on the point of nausea)
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarkllohi
verb erosion of sand or soil (esp. of the beach by wave action)
bookmarklua llau
number two hundred
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
social strata (two) of traditional Nukuoro society
bookmarkmaalo age
have become maalo
bookmarkmaamaanu
remain stationary in the air (like a bird or a helicopter)
bookmarkmami age
taste (something) a little bit
bookmarkmangoo-dahola
noun fishsp.: blacktipshark
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkme pilo aha
what’s the point of doing this
bookmarkmulegi
show off (in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarknamu
noun mosquito
bookmarknganangana
adjective loud (noise) repeatedly
bookmarknguu
noun squid (3 types)
bookmarkniho gai
noun permanent teeth (appearing afterdeciduous teeth)
bookmarknngaoa
verb noisy (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarkpaa de mahedua
sneeze loudly
bookmarksagulaa-dagua
noun fishsp.
bookmarksali ssavale
salivate
bookmarksebaga
numeral tens of billions
bookmarkseni ahiahi
adjective go to bed early (in the evening)
bookmarksomo haahine
a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarkunahi
scale (of a fish)
bookmarkvvede
to massage
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