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alaala
noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbaalasi de ada
to take a picture
bookmarkbabu honga agau
noun fish sp., wrasse
bookmarkbanuunu
bigi
adjective be caught between two or more other things
bookmarkbouli
adjective darkness (of or pertaining to)
bookmarkdaavalo
adjective make a great deal of noise (vocal)
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine
bookmarkdanuaa loo
ok (good)
bookmarkdao me hholu
noun arrow (for a bow)
bookmarkdau gai
noun the season in which seasonally available food is abundant
bookmarkdauoni
noun fishsp.
bookmarkde gau duuli sou
gilbertese people
bookmarkdeai me ao ai
useless
bookmarkdebedebe
verb the folds of skin around the waist
bookmarkdee daea donu
unexpectedly
bookmarkdee 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
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdili bala
adjective collapse (of persons)
bookmarkdingale
noun secretion of the genetalia (male or female); the milky sap on some pandanus plugs
bookmarkdohe
noun mollusk sp., bivalve sp.
bookmarkduu podo
adjective do something at short intervals; often,frequently
bookmarkduumono
noun a type of prepared food made from taro
bookmarkea
adjective to surface (while swimming); to be on the surface of the water; stop swimming
bookmarkgaavadu
verb give
bookmarkgai boo
adjective eat early in the morning
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkgaleve
noun the sap of the coconut tree (taken from the inflorescence)
bookmarkgau ivi
verb skinny
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkHadu-lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend.
bookmarkhagaadaada
verb getting to be near daybreak
bookmarkhagaai
adjective be in a serious situation
bookmarkhagaaoao
verb habitually and purposely remain up until daybreak
bookmarkhagadubu mangoo
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
adjective producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something very sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagamanida
verb lift (something) up
bookmarkhagamoni
verb provide a canoe for
bookmarkhai aabi
having many rooms or sections
bookmarkhai de biho
act smart (deviously)
bookmarkhai madangi
adjective passwind (flatus)
bookmarkhai me a leangi
bad-mannered
bookmarkhakiia
verb move (something) away completely
bookmarkhakoloa
verb provide goloa for; support(someone, with material things)
bookmarkhela
verb spread one’s legs (esp. a woman in the act of sexual intercourse)
bookmarkiai maalie
adjective just about right
bookmarkigauli
noun fishsp.: tang (2 sorts)
bookmarklagolagohia
verb wounded in several places or all over
bookmarklalo ade
noun solarplexus (considered the seat of feeling)
bookmarklanga de ivi
a method of repositioning the bones of the ribcage
bookmarkllonga
verb muscle fatigue
bookmarklluhi
adjective an access (of emotion or sensory impression)
bookmarkluu ana
pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmada agamu
noun the essential design features of tuai
bookmarkmadagauhala
noun the lower abdomen, crotch, pubic area
bookmarkmadangi
verb wind,gas,flatus
bookmarkmalaia
adjective have luck which is unexpected (esp. bad, in which case considered retribution for past deeds)
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmangeo
verb a large sore (on the body); a blemish (on the skin)
bookmarkmanigangi
adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse
bookmarkmanongi
adjective fragrant; fragrance (esp. of flowers or perfume)
bookmarkmmoli
verb haul (all at once or as fast as possible)
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarkmoni sulu
noun submarine
bookmarknoho dodo
adjective coagulation of blood
bookmarksaaliba
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarksiba
verb to move to one side (involuntarily) while walking
bookmarksoesoe
adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight
bookmarksugimada
the outer corner of the eye
bookmarksuuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
bookmarktahi-malama
noun January (’first month’)
bookmarktiimaa
noun ship
bookmarktugilima
noun elbow
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
bookmarkvalaai tao
dye
bookmarkvasu
timid, shy
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