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aabi
noun room (of a house)
bookmarkaasii
noun drum (native)
bookmarkaha bagua
noun driftwood sp. (resembles bagua)
bookmarkanga
adjective pay attention to (notice), be aware of
bookmarkbaa donu
adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)
bookmarkbagibagi
noun
biigonga
noun a curve, way of being bent
bookmarkbuu ili
daamada age
adjective start again
bookmarkdada de ava
a strong current in the channel
bookmarkdaedae
verb to catch continuously with a hand net
bookmarkdaihadu
verb hardwood in the tree trunk
bookmarkdama doo
noun a foetus which has been aborted
bookmarkdangau-laha
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdauleelage
noun fishsp.: blenny
bookmarkdee anga
forgetful, absent-minded
bookmarkdeganoe
noun a part of the female genitalia
bookmarkdelaa naa loo
that there could be it
bookmarkdenei au
it is i
bookmarkdevedeve
adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)
bookmarkdiimadamadanoa
noun the ninth child of a couple
bookmarkdua duiagi
noun fishingline of the largest size (on which a whole belubelu is used as bait)
bookmarkdugu de laa
lower sail
bookmarkdungu
verb smell (something)
bookmarkduula
noun the direction from which the wind blows
bookmarkgalo
adjective look at, stare
bookmarkgalohia
verb attractive to members of the opposite sex
bookmarkgaso
roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)
bookmarkgida ma gida
each individual...
bookmarkgoli manu
adjective pick flowers
bookmarkgoonanga
noun a record set by an individual (or team)
bookmarkgubo
verb work with concentration in the midstof a group
bookmarkhaa daha
noun the outer coconut palm frond
bookmarkhaele sala
spoil (children), bring up (children) badly.
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamalo
verb provide clothes for
bookmarkhagamoolaua
verb cause to hurry
bookmarkhagaodea
the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhagatoo donu
verb promise, contract1 with; swear to the truth of
bookmarkhai de hilihili
hold an election
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhai me mule me
habitually slow or late
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhale hagao me
store
bookmarkhatinga
noun crook of the knee or elbow
bookmarkhhadu
adjective invented, made-up (e.g., a story)
bookmarkhugadoo
unclassified all (of things)
bookmarkhugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkhune
noun core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarkioonga
noun way of giving
bookmarkitebuubuu
noun insectsp.: grasshopper
bookmarkkoi
verb scrape (a single act), scraper
bookmarklangi maakau
noun the sort of rain which is an omen of death
bookmarkleanga
noun bad person
bookmarkleba
verb flap in the wind (like a flag)
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarkllahi
adjective thin (pl.)
bookmarkllava ai
wrapped (tied) around; eat fish ormeat with a meal
bookmarkloada
noun sputum
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
social strata (two) of traditional Nukuoro society
bookmarkmaalioso
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmaanessala
adjective to mistake something (or someone) forsomething (or someone) else
bookmarkmaanu
adjective to float in place (not drifting) on the surface of the water (with no anchor)
bookmarkmadaa sele
noun loop of a lasso or noose
bookmarkmadamataia
verb inclined to be (or easily) mataia
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmalangilangi ai
happy with, pleased at; appreciative
bookmarkmaleasa
noun fishsp. : tang (a kind of igauli)
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmalingi
adjective spilled, poured out
bookmarkmanu aabi
noun kite
bookmarkmanu-alioo
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
noun riddle,parable
bookmarkme ne modu
decision
bookmarkmoe tao
adjective sleep soundly
bookmarkmomo loo huu
just a very little
bookmarkmulo
verb rollup
bookmarknanu
adjective grumble, complain
bookmarkngadi diinonga
pagan gods, idols
bookmarksavasavala
adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy
bookmarkse gainga
abundant
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksivi
adjective giveup
bookmarktoo gee
clumsy, unskillful, awkward (not dexterous)
bookmarkuhi daguu
turtle ribs, used as knives in rituals
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