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alo-mea
adjective reddish color (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkamu ligi
fine threads or hairs or fibers (in feather or leaf); fine-feathered
bookmarkanaa donu
those only
bookmarkanei ai laa
these then were those
bookmarkanei nei
these now
bookmarkbaalasi ngago
adjective incubation of eggs (by a hen)
bookmarkbaua
verb figure out, determine
bookmarkbouli
adjective darkness (of or pertaining to)
bookmarkbugolo
noun coral sp.: faviid coral
bookmarkbuu de mama
air filled with mama
bookmarkbuugani
adjective be (in fact) slow-moving (while attempting to hurry)
bookmarkbuusagi
verb an eddy caused by a current
bookmarkdaahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdabeo
verb unclean,unkempt
bookmarkdangi buada
adjective the noise made by a fast-moving projectile
bookmarkdangodango
verb repeatedly grab
bookmarkdaula sele nui
noun a rope used to pull a coconut tree in the desired direction when felling it
bookmarkdeeai donu
positively no
bookmarkdeelaa
there
bookmarkdohu de gili
covered all over (skin) with
bookmarkdoi-lesi
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
duudae baa
the dust produced by working pearl shell to make a hook
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgadoi
verb
a type of coconut with an edible husk
galohia
verb attractive to members of the opposite sex
bookmarkgavadu
adjective
give or carry (something) to you
goo
adjective a sound made to indicate one’s presence (in response to being called from afar); an owl-like hoot (of birds)
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkhaa lodo
verb the inner coconut palm frond
bookmarkhadi modu
adjective sheer drop-off (as at the edge of a cliff)
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaago
verb imitate; show, teach; to urge
bookmarkhagaamua
verb accord honor to
bookmarkhagaau
verb to create an ocean current
bookmarkhagabaguu ange
move against something so fast that itappears to be coming at one
bookmarkhagahoa
noun a boil on the body
bookmarkhagaloa
verb groove; a path (lengthwise) in the taro bog
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagaobe
verb cause to have obe
bookmarkhagaodea
verb the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhagaseloo
verb make a total of one million
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
verb proscrastinate (about work); refuse to participate in work
bookmarkhagi me
adjective pick coconuts
bookmarkhai de ama
to have a spouse
bookmarkhaiva
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhale maadenga
noun mortuary house
bookmarkhellumi
verb melee
bookmarkhhela
verb spread one’s legs wide apart at one time
bookmarkhidu-laangi
time noun sunday (’seventh day’)
bookmarkhie unu
thirsty
bookmarkhoe
verb blisters on the skin caused by sunburn
bookmarkhonu ssele
noun turtle of a size suitable for eating(not quite as big as honu tolo)
bookmarkhuligee
turn away from, turn inside out (of clothes)
bookmarkino gi mua
bend (one’s body) forward
bookmarkisiisi luu gauasa
to tear from limb to limb
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collarbone
bookmarkkadi gauvae
adjective to clench one’s teeth (from cold)
bookmarkkosi-honga-agau
noun mollusksp.: trachycardium orbita
bookmarklanea
adjective much,plenty
bookmarklimamalie
adjective good at massaging
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarkloeaa
a type of game
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
social strata (two) of traditional Nukuoro society
bookmarkmaalisa
noun an overhanging reef shelf
bookmarkmaava age
belch
bookmarkmada looloa
adjective longer in comparison with; extendingfarther than appears to be the case
bookmarkmada luu mada
noun in the presence of someone
bookmarkmalau age
free of hardship (after having had it)
bookmarkmanogo
noun fishsp.: goby
bookmarkmanu-alioo
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmaunusi
adjective pulled out,removed (by pulling out)
bookmarkme ssongo aha
useless thing
bookmarkmisi
adjective
a sound made by sucking through pursedlips
moeagi
verb do by stealth
bookmarkmoebili
adjective to long for another’s presence at bedtime
bookmarkmuga
verb used (or done, heard, or known) over and over until bored with
bookmarknaba
adjective a slip of the tongue
bookmarknehu
verb clear (in focus)
bookmarkngaa
noun fishsp.
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarkomada
noun eye region (including eyes, eyelids, eyebrows)
bookmarkpala boo maasina
the time of the month when rain is most likely to occur (1st quarter)
bookmarksalasalani
verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over
bookmarksaubaligi
verb graceful in dancing
bookmarkse mouli dangada
rascal
bookmarksebugi
numeral billions
bookmarktaula (o de me holu)
noun bowstring (string of the bow)
bookmarkubu
noun cup
bookmarkudua
promontory, peninsula
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