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aahee laa
which were those
bookmarkadiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkange laa
the next but one
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbasa gelo
speak sagely
bookmarkdaelodo dau
noun a large enough number to "count"
bookmarkdali
noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi
bookmarkdangalebu
verb rough or choppy sea condition
bookmarkdaula
verb rope (heavy); anchored (of ship)
bookmarkdenaa ai
therefore (with respect to this, there near you, or concerning, you)
bookmarkdenaa ai loo
that is it (which has been decided upon)
bookmarkdevedeve
adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)
bookmarkdoli iho
adjective to obtain the biggest first
bookmarkdonga
noun plantsp.: orientalmangrove(bruguiera gymnorhiza (l.) lam.)
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkdungudungu
verb have a good sense of smell
bookmarkdungudungua
verb repeatedly smell (something)
bookmarkduuhia ange
praised (by others)
bookmarkgaadinga osi
a coconut selected as a seedling
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgabaea
to hang oneself
bookmarkgabe
verb gouge out
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgalo
adjective to show signs of being pregnant; a color change of fruit indicating ripening
bookmarkgalo-gila
goatfish
bookmarkgau anga
noun thigh
bookmarkgede gabi de husi
noun
a type of basket
gidee mai
found out (or be found out)
bookmarkgiebu
noun plantsp.: spiderlily(hymenocallis littoralis (jacq.) salisb.)
bookmarkgoloa o taane
male genitalia
bookmarkgoobai-o-lillo
noun mollusk sp.: trochus
bookmarkhagabalabala
verb make loose; make soft; be a defeatist
bookmarkhagabasaa
verb be talked into
bookmarkhagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagadogaa dangada
adjective embarrass people by one’s actions
bookmarkhagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagahongagelegele
verb to make a child defecate
bookmarkhagailonga
verb sign,mark,signal,omen
bookmarkhagauea
verb a sleeping mat
bookmarkhai daahili
verb to compose songs
bookmarkhai mainu
verb collect bait
bookmarkhalehale me
adjective a developing situation
bookmarkhano ahe
echo
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhoimanu
noun fishsp.: eagleray
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarkhono
verb a patch (on clothes, or a canoe, etc.)
bookmarkhuaahuu
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)
bookmarkkano malie
adjective a tasty tuber of good quality
bookmarklaavasi
noun meat (or fish, or seafood) which issuitable as food
bookmarklanea
adjective much,plenty
bookmarklau ligi
verb having small leaves
bookmarklenga
noun a preparation made from ango and doidoi (q.v.)
bookmarklengisi
noun insectsp.: moth spp.
bookmarkllidi
dress up (esp. in new or very fancy clothes)
bookmarkloulou
to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarklunga ange
up more
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
castes (two) of aboriginal nukuoro society
bookmarkluu oluu
pronoun your (plural; for dual noun)
bookmarkmaamaasina
verb repeatedly lighted (esp. by moonlight)
bookmarkmaanuga
verb a wound1 or large sore (on the body)
bookmarkmada dabuvae
noun toenail
bookmarkmadalua maa siva
number twenty nine
bookmarkmadamada
verb compete (as between individuals); front of
bookmarkmagi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
malemalemo
adjective
manu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmaua
adjective able to,obtained,gotten,caught
bookmarkmodu sogosogo
adjective separated from others, and by itself
bookmarkmoolau lodo
noun having a shorttemper
bookmarkmudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkngadi ngavesi
an empty box
bookmarkngaungau-ulu
noun
paa de hatuli
rolling of thunder
bookmarkpaibu
noun pipe
bookmarkpoo
adjective grab or catch in a single act
bookmarkpoo mai
a unit of measurement (from the end of the extended thumb to the other side of the clenched fist)
bookmarksahudu
noun fishsp.: seabass
bookmarksiili
a stick used in a children’s game
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarktama legalega
infant
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