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aau

verb remove

adaada age

first light of the moon

alaa muhuu

how about those there

anaa ai laa

those then were those

anei huu

these (here) only are the ones

anei naa

these (here) only

anga baabaa

noun mollusk sp., spider conch

anga gee

turn one’s attention away from

baabaoa

verb wash up on shore continually; ghost (children’s language)

baasi lua

having two useful sides

babaiangi ina

cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type

bae

verb an arrangement of rocks to make a retaining wall or pier, etc.; push aside (in all directions)

biigi haahine

noun sow

binga

adjective be named, be called; regarded as

bini dali gadaha

a method of braiding dali into string to make a bird snare; six-ply braiding (of rope)

boi a eidu

temporarily abnormal

bulibuliaamou

adjective prone to long for

daadaanga sala

adjective ugly-looking

daane mada daua

noun bravest in war

dagoobala

verb fall on something and smash it

dagugu

noun fishsp.: (the native term is appliedto many spp.): damselfish, snapper

daguu

noun axe

dahadaha

verb an embankment around a taro plot

dahuli de vae

dislocated ankle

dahuli sabonealo

adjective the odor of overripe breadfruit

dai sagana iho goe

watchout

dala

verb tell, say to, relate

dalinga

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ear

dama pala

noun a foetus which has been aborted, ugly

dangi daudau

adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)

demeelaa

that one over there

donu sala

adjective misunderstand

duu baa

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noun one half of an oyster shell

duugunga o de henua

customs of the island (nukuoro)

gada-alaala

noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)

gai baalau

verb eat messily (getting food on one’s face); make a mess (esp. involving liquid or organic material)

gaimalie

adjective goodat food preparation (not wasteful)

galele

verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)

galo ahi

verb sparks

gammenge-gabe-de-liidogi

noun mollusksp.: murexshell

gau anga

noun thigh

gede maduu

noun a type of basket

giigii saele

adjective giggle

gini hua o hegau

to receive the rewards of work well done (or punishment for evil deeds)

gona

noun belly button

gumi

noun a measurement: by tens of fathoms

haangoda dua beau

noun a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)

hagaabasasa

verb act like or emulate europeans

hagabaubauanga

adjective to have been criticized

hagadabu

verb restrict

hagadamana

verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative

hagaditidi mai de moni

a canoe going so fast it rides high inwater (and is planing)

hagadodi

verb walk with a limp (permanently)

hagadubu hue vini

the name of a certain type of string figure

hagapilo

verb let decay; allow to stink

hagapunidia

verb add up (many things)

hagasegelia

verb let slip or slide

hai madangi

verb to fart

hai me balavini

to conduct oneself clumsily

haihai me

verb be doing something suspicious

hedae

adjective meet up with; be even with each other

hidu

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number seven

hoou

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adjective new

huaamee

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noun young green coconut

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humai

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verb come

iillangi

noun mollusksp.: conus litteratus

laa ange

and those there

llago

adjective mature (of a taro corm which can be used for food)

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adjective happy

lodo gaiaa

adjective competitive, envious, desirous of retaliating

luu duu de maduu

castes (two) of aboriginal nukuoro society

luu ono

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pronoun his/her (for dual, inalienable noun)

luungagi

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

maaileele

adjective die,dead (persons or animals)

maamaalo

adjective becoming more and more maalo

maasae

adjective hatched

madaangahulu mano

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number ten thousands

madadaagodo

adjective gradual slope or inclination

mahu

adjective healed (of a sore)

malingalinga

noun sideburns (of hair)

maluulu de me

the weather is cold

manavanava

adjective breathing

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noun insect

masaova laohie o de ngadau

noun dry season

masavaa alodahi

noun always

me hagaahulu

prepared food

mmahi i de gai

eat more than seems appropriate to one’s body size

mosongenge

noun a name children tease each other with

muu

adjective utter (words or sounds), reply (tosomeone)

ngadi dangada

noun an ordinary person, commoner; a person of slight social value

noho hagamolomolo

adjective to sit by oneself (away from the main group)

olo

noun an area in which sand has accumulated;beach, sandspit

sali ssavale

salivate

saniba

silversides

savini

verb run

singa gee

lean away from

soesoe gulu

a young breadfruit tree

tainadaane o dogu dinana

noun paternal uncle

uaua vaaligi

noun capillary

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noun waterfall