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aasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkabulu
adjective sink (until submerged)
bookmarkagilau
verb pugnacious
bookmarkaligi
adjective priest (of a cult)
bookmarkanengenenge
noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus
bookmarkao
adjective sufficient
bookmarkbaabaasi
noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)
bookmarkbaagia
verb move sideways while moving forward (as a canoe slipping in the water); slap
bookmarkbagibagi
noun
bagu
noun scab, crust
bookmarkbangi dua beau
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkbigi lima
adjective hold hands
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdae de ua
have a good time
bookmarkdagabe
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdagilanea
adjective each having a lot
bookmarkdai bigi
adjective almost (finished or done, etc.); justabout
bookmarkdalangasau
verb be quick-witted in an emergency
bookmarkdamaa tili
adjective sharpshooter
bookmarkdao me hholu
noun arrow (for a bow)
bookmarkdau gulu
verb breadfruit season
bookmarkdaula sele nui
noun a rope used to pull a coconut tree in the desired direction when felling it
bookmarkdeehehee
verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself
bookmarkdenga meenaa
those ones (plural)
bookmarkdohe
noun mollusksp: a bivalve sp.
bookmarkdugu de gumigumi
allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven
bookmarkelaa
a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgavaligi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgeesaa
noun mollusksp.: fimbria soverbii
bookmarkgide malie
adjective get in the habit of
bookmarkgili dama
verb soft-skinned
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkhaangoda de agau
noun a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
noun a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkHadu lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend
bookmarkhagaaligi
verb install as a priest (of a cult)
bookmarkhagadaalea
verb
hagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagadogoisi
verb reduce in number, make fewer
bookmarkhagadugu lalo
adjective self-deprecatory,downgrade
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagahala
noun a sleeping mat
bookmarkhagalloba ange
to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkhagamaadau
noun a current which flows to the right
bookmarkhagamaanadu
verb remember,remind
bookmarkhagamabu age
return to land from sea (esp. of birds)
bookmarkhagamabua
verb cause to hagamabu
bookmarkhagatanu iho
adjective take a nap
bookmarkhai dangada
adjective the relationship between relatives, related (of persons)
bookmarkhai moni
adjective sailor
bookmarkhaiva dee agona
sexual activity,
hakiia
verb move (something) away completely
bookmarkhellumi
verb melee
bookmarkhhagi
verb make a sharp turn; hagi at one time
bookmarkhhuge age malo
lift up one’s skirts (to expose one’s genitals)
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
ialona
noun a type of string figure
bookmarklabodo-daubulebule
noun eelsp.
bookmarklaho
noun aerial root of the pandanus tree
bookmarklaohie de me
good weather (dry)
bookmarkllava
verb
finished
ma te hakii
the uvula and the adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkmanavasaa
adjective scared; afraid
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkmee duu
noun clitoris
bookmarkmesde-gelee
noun mollusksp.: oliveshell <"mr. grey">
bookmarkmmanu
verb do (something)
bookmarkmodomodo mada gii
the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a
bookmarkmuna abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarkngadi ubu
noun an empty coconut shell used as a container
bookmarkoda
noun grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed
bookmarkpaibu
noun pipe
bookmarkpelaani
verb fry
bookmarkpono iho
adjective put a cover on
bookmarksaava
skinny, thin (lacking in flesh)
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarksula
verb arrive
bookmarktulungaahi
noun hearth, cooking pit/fire
bookmarkvvala
a piercingly bright light; the cutting of a fast canoe through the water
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