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agau

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noun reef (the portion which is sometimes under water)

alaala

noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)

baa galele

noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing

baalasi de ada

to take a picture

babu honga agau

noun fish sp., wrasse

banuunu

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noun hanging basket made from coconut palm

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baubau

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adjective bad

beea

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noun bear

bigi

adjective be caught between two or more other things

bouli

adjective darkness (of or pertaining to)

bule

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noun shell

buulei

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noun ring

daavalo

adjective make a great deal of noise (vocal)

dabadaballahi

adjective more-or-less thin

dada saiolo

adjective to hoist a sail

dagasisi

verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)

dala

noun appendage, fin, spine

dangada

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noun people

danuaa loo

ok (good)

dao me hholu

noun arrow (for a bow)

dau gai

noun the season in which seasonally available food is abundant

dauoni

noun fishsp.

de gau duuli sou

gilbertese people

deai me ao ai

useless

debedebe

verb the folds of skin around the waist

dee daea donu

unexpectedly

dee hanga

adjective don’t move away from the reef

dee heloongoi

adjective misunderstand one another; mismated (not matched properly); not fit; not able to get along with

diidiingia

verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays

dili bala

adjective collapse (of persons)

dingale

noun secretion of the genetalia (male or female); the milky sap on some pandanus plugs

dohe

noun mollusk sp., bivalve sp.

dolu lau

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number three hundred

duu baa

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noun one half of an oyster shell

duu podo

adjective do something at short intervals; often,frequently

duumono

noun a type of prepared food made from taro

ea

adjective to surface (while swimming); to be on the surface of the water; stop swimming

gaavadu

verb give

gai boo

adjective eat early in the morning

galagalani

adjective come close to the end of

galeve

noun the sap of the coconut tree (taken from the inflorescence)

gau ivi

verb skinny

gava

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noun black bird species (eats lizards and fish)

hadihadi

verb break many times or in many places

Hadu-lehu

the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend.

hagaadaada

verb getting to be near daybreak

hagaai

adjective be in a serious situation

hagaaoao

verb habitually and purposely remain up until daybreak

hagabudu

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verb gather

hagadubu mangoo

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagagalugalua

verb cause to have more and more galu

hagahanahana

verb recook over and over

hagakii dalinga

adjective producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something very sweet is eaten

hagamanida

verb lift (something) up

hagamoni

verb provide a canoe for

hai aabi

having many rooms or sections

hai de biho

act smart (deviously)

hai madangi

adjective passwind (flatus)

hai me a leangi

bad-mannered

hakiia

verb move (something) away completely

hakoloa

verb provide goloa for; support(someone, with material things)

hela

verb spread one’s legs (esp. a woman in the act of sexual intercourse)

hinangalosaa

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adjective sad

iai maalie

adjective just about right

igauli

noun fishsp.: tang (2 sorts)

lagolagohia

verb wounded in several places or all over

lalo ade

noun solarplexus (considered the seat of feeling)

langa de ivi

a method of repositioning the bones of the ribcage

llonga

verb muscle fatigue

lluhi

adjective an access (of emotion or sensory impression)

luu ana

pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)

maa

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noun mother (informal)

mada agamu

noun the essential design features of tuai

madagauhala

noun the lower abdomen, crotch, pubic area

madangi

verb wind,gas,flatus

malaia

adjective have luck which is unexpected (esp. bad, in which case considered retribution for past deeds)

malo gahu de boo

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sheet, blanket

malumalu-tangohi

adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)

mangeo

verb a large sore (on the body); a blemish (on the skin)

mango

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noun shark

manigangi

adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse

manongi

adjective fragrant; fragrance (esp. of flowers or perfume)

mmoli

verb haul (all at once or as fast as possible)

moni lele

noun airplane

moni sulu

noun submarine

noho dodo

adjective coagulation of blood

obeobea

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adjective having many eyes (of the taro corm)

odiodi

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adjective long since finished, done or gone; long since, a long time ago

saaliba

adjective rush around (of a group of people)

siba

verb to move to one side (involuntarily) while walking

singilidi

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noun t-shirt

soesoe

adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight

sugimada

the outer corner of the eye

suuduuduu

defecate (children’s language)

tahi-malama

noun January (’first month’)

tiimaa

noun ship

tugilima

noun elbow

unuunu

nurse (at the breast)

valaai tao

dye

vasu

timid, shy