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aahee ai
then which
bookmarkabo
adjective capable, correct (suitable), true; feel comfortable
bookmarkalava
noun fish sp.: shark sp.
bookmarkanga gee
turn one’s attention away from
bookmarkbaa ange
close to, near to
bookmarkbabu honga agau
noun fish sp., wrasse
bookmarkbau
adjective to be worth it
bookmarkbau iho
adjective capable only of looking after oneself (not others)
bookmarkdaa sseu
verb a way of forming the body of a canoe
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdahea
adjective
drift
dahi tali
adjective depend on (e.g., to come), rely on
bookmarkdaiao age
the following morning
bookmarkdala-moana
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdau ngaadahi
adjective equally stretched (of two or more ropes)
bookmarkdaula sele nui
noun a rope used to pull a coconut tree in the desired direction when felling it
bookmarkde baasi gee
theopposing side
bookmarkde hia
which number
bookmarkdeadea
adjective becoming lighter in color
bookmarkdoa agalala
very big giant
bookmarkduu de --
make a string figure
bookmarkgaasia
noun coralsp.: (looks like a flower)
bookmarkgada-moana
noun fishsp.: jack (an oceanic fish)
bookmarkgana
noun bad person
bookmarkganae
noun fishsp.: mullet
bookmarkgannui ina
white (of the portion of a woman’s thighshidden under her sarong)
bookmarkgave ua loa
a long-distance footrace
bookmarkgeu
verb shake one’s head (once) to one side
bookmarkgeu de madangi
a change of wind direction
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkgini manu
verb pick flowers
bookmarkgu odi mai ogu
i have done all i could
bookmarkhaaligi
verb wrap from under, wrap around; to wrap something (e.g., a present)
bookmarkhaangoda mada aasanga
to fish for labelabe
bookmarkHadu-lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend.
bookmarkhagaaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkhagasugi
verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname
bookmarkhagasugi ange
to use an abbreviated name or acronym
bookmarkhainamanilaluoo
noun secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhale hadu
noun a house of brick or cement construction
bookmarkhedau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: alexandrianlaureltree (calophyllum inophyllum l.)
bookmarkhhoda
adjective gasp for breath (once)
bookmarkhhogi
adjective a sharp sound, like the report of a rifle
bookmarkhodo
noun the spine of the stingray
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huadia
noun fishingpole
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhuuhuge
verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)
bookmarkkena
adjective pale; whitish-yellow
bookmarkladi
verb initiate, begin, start
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarkllaga
verb take a single step
bookmarkloigulu
type of prepared food made from breadfruit
bookmarkmaadau daodao
noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmadalua maa hidu
number twenty seven
bookmarkmage
mana
supernatural power
bookmarkmanga
noun a branch, part of (something havingcoordinate parts)
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manu solo maadau
file (for filing metal)
bookmarkmanu-hai-hau
manu-solo-maanu
jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower that burrows into the sand when touched
bookmarkmassaa (ina)
verb despised by others
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
bookmarkmuli moni
noun stern
bookmarkngadau age
older
bookmarkngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarknoobiho
adjective be enemies (of individuals only)
bookmarkodaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkodi de masavaa
having insufficient time remaining for (something)
bookmarkpuni
adjective
closedup
sauduu
noun mermaid
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarksebu
adjective seen on the surface of the sea from time to time
bookmarksege de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarkseni gi de ao
sleep late (into daytime)
bookmarksigi de hagahala
a technique of finishing a mat edge
bookmarksolasola
not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarkssanu
lick
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
bookmarktogo dahi
first
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
bookmarkvakaa
be in trouble, in danger, or in a precarious situation
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