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abo donu
adamai
verb recollect or recall past events or persons, etc.
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dua
noun fishsp.: bonito
bookmarkalaa dagodo
those there are the circumstances...
bookmarkalaa naa loo
those there seem to be
bookmarkaligi
adjective priest (of a cult)
bookmarkalohanga
noun a streak of smooth water in the sea
bookmarkanaa loo
these (there) were the ones
bookmarkbaasi gi taiao
forenoon (from dawn to noon)
bookmarkbeaha
adjective to be in a serious condition, critically ill or injured
bookmarkbebea
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbinge
adjective pink
bookmarkboda
verb straggly (hair or feathers)
bookmarkbongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkboonei
noun fish sp.: damselfish
bookmarkbulibuli
verb grab up one thing after another
bookmarkdagodo hai sala
fornication
bookmarkdaihadu
verb hardwood in the tree trunk
bookmarkdalia-mea
noun mollusksp.: mitra mitra
bookmarkdama daane
adjective boy, young man
bookmarkdama muli bee
noun the twelfth child born to a couple
bookmarkdanu de laa
the setting of the sun
bookmarkdaua
verb war,battle
bookmarkde baasi gee
theopposing side
bookmarkdenaa sili
that is enough
bookmarkdolonoa
noun
duha
verb divide among, division (in arithmetic)
bookmarkduiaanga
noun the way in which something is stuck by a sharp object
bookmarkdumulu
noun july
bookmarkdungagi
verb nod (one’s head)
bookmarkduu-hakaa
noun fishsp. (var. of duubaeao)
bookmarkebuebua
verb covered with ebuebu
bookmarkege
verb raise up (so that higher)
bookmarkgadaha
noun birdsp.: greatfrigatebird(fregata minor)
bookmarkgalevaleva
noun birdsp.
bookmarkgali ange
wound around or tied or fastened very tightly
bookmarkgammenge-maimai
noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus
bookmarkgano agau
noun reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgapese
a method of pole fishing at night (on the seaward reef)
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagaaoa
verb cause to have been sufficient, relieve
bookmarkhai dagelo
adjective deep-bottomed
bookmarkhai de eidu
one of two children’s games
hai me magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhhogi
adjective a sharp sound, like the report of a rifle
bookmarkhiloa
noun fishsp.
bookmarkhoe
verb blisters on the skin caused by sunburn
bookmarkhune
noun core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarkigohinga
noun way of using igohi
bookmarkkaba
adjective do prematurely
bookmarkkano mouli
noun fresh meat (including fish)
bookmarklaangai sahole
noun a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping and biting
bookmarklanga de moana
becoming stormy (of the sea)
bookmarklangadala
noun (a piece of) thatch made from coconut palm frond
bookmarklaso
noun the posterior portion of the hermit crab
bookmarklaulau
lausedi
noun
lobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
lodo danuaa
adjective contented,happy
bookmarklua-laangi
time noun tuesday (’second day’)
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
social strata (two) of traditional Nukuoro society
bookmarkluungagi
verb to be in a place protected from the wind, lee
bookmarkmada tea gee
white as a sheet (of a person)
bookmarkmadaa moni
noun prow of a canoe
bookmarkmaga ahi
noun glowing embers (without a flame)
bookmarkmagi dabeo
verb menstruation
bookmarkmaisi
adjective peeled off
bookmarkmalianoono
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkmanu-a-tababa
noun
plantsp.: cycadplant
masa boo
adjective mornings following nights during which the tide has gone out (which are good for looking for fish trapped on the reef)
bookmarkme gu modu
decision
bookmarkme ssalu lau
a scraper for leaves
bookmarkmmahi i de gai
eat more than seems appropriate to one’s body size
bookmarkmmoli
verb haul (all at once or as fast as possible)
bookmarkmmulu
verb stroke,rub gently
bookmarkmoe iho
adjective sleep for a short time, nap; sleep overnight in place other than one’s usual sleeping place
bookmarkmuga
verb used (or done, heard, or known) over and over until bored with
bookmarknanulia
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarkngudu malie
eloquent (of a person)
bookmarknnoa nounu
verb tied in such a way that pulling the end of the string will undo it
bookmarkoha
verb break, break up, destroy;damage, ruin
bookmarksaaliba
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarksamumu
adjective the noise of an explosion or collision<= same meaning as salulu>
bookmarksasau
verb increasing in velocity (of wind)
bookmarkseni
seni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksoasoa
adjective increasing in number (people)
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarkssege tama
miscarriage
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