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aahee huu
then which
bookmarkalo-mea
adjective reddish color (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanaa laa
these (there) which were there
bookmarkbaa donu
adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)
bookmarkbaba
adjective level (not bumpy); (any sort of) flat base (esp. the board on which mats are plaited); the consolidated reef under water or sand; the back of a human; the shell of a turtle, crab, etc.; to be ready
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbalala
verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus
bookmarkbaluu
noun coconut crab
Example: Crancs dels cocoters a Bora-Bora. by Brocken Inaglory, 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0 via ca.wikipedia.org
bookmarkbodubodu
verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkdaa mouli
take life away from
bookmarkdaane hebagi
adjective soldier
bookmarkdai deeai
almost none
bookmarkdalia
noun plantsp.
bookmarkdao de laangi
celebrate
bookmarkdaohi age
donate,contribute
bookmarkdau duadae
be a sucker, be fooled easily
bookmarkdau malino
verb an area of the sea which is dead calm
bookmarkde gai i mua
favorite food
bookmarkdegi ange
forgive (someone),pardon (someone)
bookmarkdenaa ange maalie
that is exactly right
bookmarkdenei muhuu
how about this one
bookmarkdili bala
adjective collapse (of persons)
bookmarkdua duiagi
noun fishingline of the largest size (on which a whole belubelu is used as bait)
bookmarkdugi de lodo
to fish in various places (in the lagoon) in order to catch as many fish (of any kind) as possible
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
noun a piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduu-mmea
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkeidu ai
treat as a totem, worship, treat as asupernatural being
bookmarkgabaduu
verb to sail a canoe against the wind; paddle or pole a canoe against the current
bookmarkgai hagalulu
adjective habituated to taking bait (fish); feed on bait
bookmarkgoloa hesuihagi
noun goods which are bartered
bookmarkgu odi mai ogu
i have done all i could
bookmarkhadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkHadu-lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend.
bookmarkhagaao
verb intend to stay up until daybreak
bookmarkhagadaula
verb to anchor
bookmarkhagadeai
verb cause to become non-existent
bookmarkhagadili
verb produce offspring
bookmarkhagadoa
verb act like a giant
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagadubu o de moe
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagahana iho
verb record for a little while
bookmarkhagaheohi
verb to correct (someone or something)
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagamade
verb do as hard as fast as possible
bookmarkhagammae manava
verb tease cruelly
bookmarkhagao baubau
adjective low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagasae gili
pierce the skin superficially
bookmarkhagasegesege ange
allow someone to do as he pleases
bookmarkhagasemada
verb make a total of ten thousand
bookmarkhagi ade
adjective insult (someone)
bookmarkhai aabi
having many rooms or sections
bookmarkhai galauna
adjective fish with the galauna net
bookmarkhhuda
adjective open one’s eyes; awaken for a short time
bookmarkhono
verb a patch (on clothes, or a canoe, etc.)
bookmarkhua gulu
noun breadfruit (singular)
bookmarkkadi ange
fastened on to (by being stuck in)
bookmarkkala
adjective smarting of skin which has been cut, or of an abrasion, when in contact with seawater, etc.
bookmarklao
the posterior portion of the coconut crab
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarkllena
verb stretch; raise one’s eyebrows
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa dolu
number thirteen
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagi gobegobe
adjective cold (sickness)
bookmarkmago
adjective bad weather (high wind or rain, or rough seas)
bookmarkmalaia
adjective have luck which is unexpected (esp. bad, in which case considered retribution for past deeds)
bookmarkmao denga ssave
a scarcity of ssave
bookmarkmoana
noun open sea, the atmosphere
bookmarkmuli moni
noun stern
bookmarkngadi biho
noun head
bookmarkngani mai
ngani toward oneself; fit (of clothes)
bookmarkngudu leia
be the object of continual gossip
bookmarkonge
verb famine
bookmarkpungu
adjective
plump
saelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksai moni
a fleet of canoes
bookmarksaibo saele
adjective rush around aimlessly (of a group of people)
bookmarksau aloalo
verb echo
bookmarksaugalo saele
adjective search for here and there,wander around looking for
bookmarksaunga
adjective having an unpleasant bodyodor
bookmarksigo de muna
remember what one has heard
bookmarktaau
pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for singular noun)
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