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ahulu
noun fish sp.: goat fish (=madulilau sisisi)
bookmarkalualumia
verb
sendaway
anei loo
these (here) are the ones
bookmarkao ina
inadvertently remain up until daybreak (=aoa)
bookmarkbaasi e haa o de langi
the four quadrants of the sky
bookmarkbadodi gee
to jerk violently
bookmarkbagia
verb be hit (by wind, bullet, spear, etc.)
bookmarkbalu daaea
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbasa pada
adjective speak harshly
bookmarkbasa senga
adjective speak senselessly
bookmarkbe...be
either...or
bookmarkbedage ina
shallow on the inside
bookmarkbedibedi
adjective getting fat
bookmarkboda
verb straggly (hair or feathers)
bookmarkboo gi dua
the period when the quarter moon appears in the east just before sunrise
bookmarkbopobo
adjective deteriorated
bookmarkdaadaanga sala
adjective ugly-looking
bookmarkdaasele
verb to swing a rope (in a jump rope game) so as to cause the jumper to trip
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdagoobala
verb fall on something and smash it
bookmarkdao hagamaadau
noun a spear with a barb
bookmarkdegi
adjective kind, generous, forgiving
bookmarkdelaa laa ()
that there was it (was that it)
bookmarkdeua
noun back (body part)
bookmarkdilo
verb look at (inspect)
bookmarkdoloinui
adjective
a hard lump inside a female’s stomach
doo ngaiho
adjective the blowing of the wind from the north
bookmarkdua lele
noun to throw one’s back out of joint
bookmarkduu taelodo
obtain one’s quota
bookmarkege iho
adjective lower (something)
bookmarkgaavadu
verb give
bookmarkgaleu
adjective a change of wind direction
bookmarkgapese
verb a method of pole fishing at night(on the seaward reef)
bookmarkgede aola
noun a type of basket
bookmarkhaangoda mada aasanga
to fish for labelabe
bookmarkhagaalukaba
verb cause to leave quickly, force out
bookmarkhagadaalea
verb
hagadau hai me ai
use jointly or collectively
bookmarkhagadige de madaangudu
a prolonged conversation (on subjects of little importance)
bookmarkhagadinana
verb to treat as dinana
bookmarkhagaduu dala
adjective angry and ready to fight
bookmarkhagahaibodu
verb wedding; perform a wedding
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
verb producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagammau de ngudu
argumentative in a disrespectful way
bookmarkhagapilo
verb let decay; allow to stink
bookmarkhagasaele age
adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagasao
verb letout (something), disburse (money)
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhainga soe
noun a just law
bookmarkhenua i lalo (alodahi)
noun world (lands other than nukuoro)
bookmarkhhuda
adjective open one’s eyes; awaken for a short time
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkholo gumi
adjective
ino gi mua
bend (one’s body) forward
bookmarkkivi
adjective thin (bony)
bookmarklaa ange
and those there
bookmarklangi maakau
the sort of rain which is an omen of death
bookmarklevango
adjective fight
bookmarkmaadau daodao
noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmaatogo
verb discourage someone (verbally)
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa siva
number nineteen
bookmarkmadalama
noun Nukuoro (colloquial term)
bookmarkmadalua maa ono
number twenty six
bookmarkmaduilau
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmagau de lima
a paralyzed arm
bookmarkmaisi
adjective peeled off
bookmarkmalo lau manu
cloth with a flowered pattern
bookmarkmanu de gabadanga
noun
the bird leading a flock (of ngongo) to a school of fish
masana
verb good (quality)
bookmarkmataia
verb soreness of the eyes after a fishing expedition (from the glare of the sun)
bookmarkme hagasahu vai
gutter (under the eaves of a house)
bookmarkmeamea --
adjective becoming red
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmuliagina
adjective last,final
bookmarknaba
adjective a slip of the tongue
bookmarkngadi humai
adjective come without bringing anything (such as gifts)
bookmarkngaholu
adjective bent
bookmarkngaoheohe
verb easily bent (impermanently)
bookmarkngudu gaiaa
verb charlatan
bookmarksaa
noun a share of food (esp. for children)
bookmarksaahea
adjective be caught (esp. fish) and secured
bookmarksabiningaa lau
saelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarksiga de mamu
an escape of fish from a fishing net (through its holes)
bookmarksou
a gust of wind
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