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aasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkbala langi
noun rain
bookmarkbasa pada
adjective speak harshly
bookmarkbasabasalia
verb be talked about frequently
bookmarkdaahanga
verb fool (someone), deceive
bookmarkdaaligidia
verb to have been moved about by the wind
bookmarkdalanga a kai
a story which is not true
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdao hadu
verb cover up (by putting on layer after layer); give too much (e.g., work) to
bookmarkdau gai
noun the season in which seasonally available food is abundant
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective ticklish
bookmarkdinae o de laa
ballooning of a sail
bookmarkdoo lalo
verb unsuccessful
bookmarkdumanu sala
adjective bad situation; poor in appearance
bookmarkduu beleala
noun immature coconutapple
bookmarkduu mugamuga
half of an unripe coconut; buttock
bookmarkduudae
noun feces
bookmarkebuebua
verb covered with ebuebu
bookmarkgabe
gouge out
bookmarkgagu
well-mannered
bookmarkgai boo
adjective eat early in the morning
bookmarkgalo
adjective look at, stare
bookmarkgau
noun people (as a collective, e.g. the Nukuoro people)
bookmarkgi daha
to the outside; in the environs of
bookmarkgoloa baalanga
noun metal-working tools
bookmarkgoononga gee
to setarecord
bookmarkguba-baabaa
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkguba-dee-gaina
noun fishsp.
bookmarkhaahaangoda ange
prowl around (to attack)
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhaangoda ina
<= haangodalia>
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
noun cushionstarfish
bookmarkhagaahee
adjective when (near future)
bookmarkhagabela
verb provide bela for
bookmarkhagabunia
verb closeup, bringtogether
bookmarkhagabuu ange
blame (someone), incriminate (someone)
bookmarkhagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduu eidu
adjective superstitious; to believe in ghosts
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhai lodo
resentful
bookmarkhai me dagi
work slowly
bookmarkhano goe
see what i told you
bookmarkhilo
verb mix; braid strands of sennit
bookmarkhuga
noun fine threads or strands
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkili luu bongaa usu
inau
verb to look for coconut crabs at night
bookmarkivi a duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarkkivi
adjective skinny (people, animals)
bookmarklala gaadinga
adjective to heat copra (to dry it)
bookmarklaumele
noun fishsp.: tang (2 sorts)
bookmarklausamua
verb untidy in appearance (esp. unshaven, with one’s hair in disorder); unkempt
bookmarklausedi
noun
lele sseni
adjective insomnia (after sleeping for a shortwhile)
bookmarklongoaa
adjective <= longaa>
bookmarkma de hia e doe
a chanted expression, on the last word of which a work group chanting it lifts a heavy object
bookmarkmaaloolo
adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
bookmarkmaamaanu
remain stationary in the air (like a bird or a helicopter)
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa haa
number fourteen
bookmarkmai
verb arrive
bookmarkmalangalanga
adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga
bookmarkmalangilangi ai
happy with, pleased at; appreciative
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmanigangi
adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse
bookmarkmanu
noun animal, plant, insect (excludes fish and humans)
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manu-alioo
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmasa boo
adjective mornings following nights during which the tide has gone out (which are good for looking for fish trapped on the reef)
bookmarkme hai dago
ritual acts,religious acts
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmuna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarkngadi ngavesi
noun an empty box
bookmarkniho vainu
milk teeth, deciduous teeth
bookmarknoho senga (adu)
adjective be ignorant (of what is happening)
bookmarksaahea
adjective be caught (esp. fish) and secured
bookmarksagisagili
verb to say dirty words to someone
bookmarksalasalahagi
verb repeatedly salahagi
bookmarksango
adjective wild (of animals scared of humans)
bookmarkse hono
fit well or properly
bookmarkSeedaa
October
bookmarkssae de leo
to project one’s voice better (e.g., after clearing one’s throat)
bookmarktalinga
noun ear
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