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ade
noun liver
bookmarkbadii
noun fish sp., scad?
bookmarkbangulu
noun a part of a traditional loom
bookmarkdaa
noun a bunch
bookmarkdangaligi
noun type of basket
bookmarkdeua
noun back (body part)
bookmarkdoa
noun giant
bookmarkdoo
noun an evil scheme
bookmarkdubuna aahine
noun grandmothers
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarkduugau
noun legs at the base of a canoe mast
bookmarkduunanga
noun that which has been cooked
bookmarkduusaba
noun type of musical intrument which consists a stretched palm leaf that is blown in order to make sound
bookmarkgalo-gila
goatfish
bookmarkgava uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhadu mangeo
noun cushion starfish
bookmarkHadu-lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend.
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
cushion starfish
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put someone into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagadama
verb to treat as a child
bookmarkhagahoa
noun a boil on the body
bookmarkhagamogomgo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagamuli
verb be late, tarry
bookmarkhagasele age
verb make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai
verb do
bookmarkhegai
verb eat ravenously
bookmarkhie unu
thirsty
bookmarkhungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkkii ange tanuaa
verb to make something better; to better
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklodo dagidahi
have differing views (within a group of people)
bookmarkloeaa
a type of game
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)
bookmarkluu au
pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmadalua maa dolu
number twenty three
bookmarkmadangi
noun air
bookmarkmagi i de makama
menstruation
bookmarkmai
verb arrive
bookmarkmanu solo laagau
a file (for filing metal)
bookmarkme vae
shoes, slippers
bookmarkmee
noun thing
bookmarkngadi diinonga
pagan gods, idols
bookmarkngau hala
bite someone
bookmarknoho
verb settle somewhere; live somewhere
bookmarkoa
gunwales (at the top of the canoe)
bookmarkobe
eye of thtaro corn
bookmarkodaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksaavale ina
fish or meat which is watery in texture and bad tasting
bookmarksai moni
a fleet of canoes
bookmarkseni gi de ao
sleep late (into daytime)
bookmarksou
a gust of wind
bookmarktaane sauaa
shark (euphemism)
bookmarktinana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandmother
bookmarktino boo
full moon (a period comprising two nights)
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
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