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aau
verb remove
bookmarkadaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkalaa muhuu
how about those there
bookmarkanaa ai laa
those then were those
bookmarkanei huu
these (here) only are the ones
bookmarkanei naa
these (here) only
bookmarkanga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkanga gee
turn one’s attention away from
bookmarkbaabaoa
verb wash up on shore continually; ghost (children’s language)
bookmarkbaasi lua
having two useful sides
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbae
verb an arrangement of rocks to make a retaining wall or pier, etc.; push aside (in all directions)
bookmarkbiigi haahine
noun sow
bookmarkbinga
adjective be named, be called; regarded as
bookmarkbini dali gadaha
a method of braiding dali into string to make a bird snare; six-ply braiding (of rope)
bookmarkboi a eidu
temporarily abnormal
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkdaadaanga sala
adjective ugly-looking
bookmarkdaane mada daua
noun bravest in war
bookmarkdagoobala
verb fall on something and smash it
bookmarkdagugu
noun fishsp.: (the native term is appliedto many spp.): damselfish, snapper
bookmarkdaguu
noun axe
bookmarkdahadaha
verb an embankment around a taro plot
bookmarkdahuli de vae
dislocated ankle
bookmarkdahuli sabonealo
adjective the odor of overripe breadfruit
bookmarkdai sagana iho goe
watchout
bookmarkdala
verb tell, say to, relate
bookmarkdama pala
noun
a foetus which has been aborted, ugly
dangi daudau
adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)
bookmarkdemeelaa
that one over there
bookmarkdonu sala
adjective misunderstand
bookmarkduugunga o de henua
customs of the island (nukuoro)
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgai baalau
verb eat messily (getting food on one’s face); make a mess (esp. involving liquid or organic material)
bookmarkgaimalie
adjective goodat food preparation (not wasteful)
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkgalo ahi
verb sparks
bookmarkgammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkgau anga
noun thigh
bookmarkgede maduu
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkgini hua o hegau
to receive the rewards of work well done (or punishment for evil deeds)
bookmarkgona
noun belly button
bookmarkgumi
noun a measurement: by tens of fathoms
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
noun a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagadabu
verb restrict
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagaditidi mai de moni
a canoe going so fast it rides high inwater (and is planing)
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagapilo
verb let decay; allow to stink
bookmarkhagapunidia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagasegelia
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhai madangi
verb to fart
bookmarkhai me balavini
to conduct oneself clumsily
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhedae
adjective meet up with; be even with each other
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iillangi
noun mollusksp.: conus litteratus
bookmarklaa ange
and those there
bookmarkllago
adjective mature (of a taro corm which can be used for food)
bookmarklodo gaiaa
adjective competitive, envious, desirous of retaliating
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
castes (two) of aboriginal nukuoro society
bookmarkluungagi
verb to be in a place protected from the wind, lee
bookmarkmaaileele
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmaasae
adjective hatched
bookmarkmadadaagodo
adjective gradual slope or inclination
bookmarkmahu
adjective healed (of a sore)
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmaluulu de me
the weather is cold
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmasaova laohie o de ngadau
noun dry season
bookmarkmasavaa alodahi
noun always
bookmarkme hagaahulu
prepared food
bookmarkmmahi i de gai
eat more than seems appropriate to one’s body size
bookmarkmosongenge
noun a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmuu
adjective utter (words or sounds), reply (tosomeone)
bookmarkngadi dangada
noun an ordinary person, commoner; a person of slight social value
bookmarknoho hagamolomolo
adjective to sit by oneself (away from the main group)
bookmarkolo
noun an area in which sand has accumulated;beach, sandspit
bookmarksali ssavale
salivate
bookmarksaniba
silversides
bookmarksavini
verb run
bookmarksinga gee
lean away from
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
bookmarkuaua vaaligi
noun capillary
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