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agoago

noun taro fibers

alili

noun mollusk sp.: turbo argyrostoma

ao

verb daylight

baba age

be decided about

bahhaa

adjective to make a sound, like that of a turtle gasping for breath; the sound of air exhaled suddenly

boobua

noun dragonfly

daahaa mada balabala

the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa

daane abo donu

noun gentleman,person who is good

dababa-gabugabu-tai

noun fishsp.: lizardfish

dabuia

verb to dabui at one time

dada

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verb pull

dagahi ange gi de --

serve as a side dish for

dahuli de vae

dislocated ankle

dalaa

noun (small) piece of, part of

dama lalo

noun a person who has visited other far-awaylands

dangoa

verb grabbed,fallen upon

danngaho

noun stomach

daulanga

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harbor

day

laangi

debedebe

verb the folds of skin around the waist

debele

noun table

dee vasu

fearless (socially); inconsiderate

dehee

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denei ange

this is another one

dili dai

adjective any current flowing away from the atoll

dogi daadaa

noun adze with a small blade for light chipping

dona

verb wart,mole (raised)

dugilima

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noun elbows

duudangaa solo

noun a package of solo (food) wrapped in coconut leaves and heated; flashlightbattery

eba

a sleeping mat (child’s)

ga noho

after a time

gaalauanga

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noun plant species with long green leaves

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gadaha

noun birdsp.: greatfrigatebird(fregata minor)

gainga o de moana

fish (when abundant in the ocean nearby)

gasa

adjective run aground

gauvae

noun jaw; a set of false teeth

gava-dea

reef heron - white phase

gavaligi

noun fishsp.

genu

verb a movement of the hips, as in the act of sexual intercourse

gidee iho

adjective be aware of oneself

goloa o taane

male genitalia

gonogono

adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly

guuduma

noun a (dry) elevation in the taro bog; hillock (in the taro bog only)

haanau

verb born, be

hadi modu

adjective sheer drop-off (as at the edge of a cliff)

hadu de moana

noun a type of string figure

hagaduu me

adjective miserly

hagamaa

verb to treat (someone) as maa2

hagatangohi

verb the fading of light after sunset

hai galauna

adjective fish with the galauna net

halehale me donu huu

surprisingly, it turned out to be possible

hanu

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verb have

hhango

verb wakeup (someone)

hhola mai saiolo

to allow the sail to fill with wind, holding on to the boom sheet (after luffing)

hhuda

adjective open one’s eyes; awaken for a short time

holomanga

noun throat

holomanga

noun throat (inside)

hoonu de maasina

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noun full moon

hua ai

be inchargeof

ieiangi

adjective recovered from illness

ino gi mua

bend (one’s body) forward

ise

noun fishsp.: halfbeak

ivi a duimogo

pelvic bone

kino made

adjective hate vehemently, completely disgusted

kobe

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cough

labua gee lodo

to have an upset stomach (being on the point of nausea)

lau

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number one hundred

llou

verb hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)

lodo gi lunga

ambitious for a superior position

luu omaadeu

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pronoun our (plural, exclusive; for dual, inalienable noun)

luungagi

verb to be in a place protected from the wind, lee

maadegadega

noun birdsp.: a young bird (still unable to fly) of any bird sp.

maamaane

adjective light1 (in weight)

malemale

noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body

manu-hagadigedige

noun mollusksp.: coneshell

me abasasa

noun european things (gear, etc.)

me balabala

noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)

mogo

noun coconutapple (young and edible)

monilele

noun airplane

mudumudu-dua-beau

damselfish

mulumulu aamanu

verb moss (on rocks or coral)

nau

noun plantsp. (the archaic name of manu-gaba-aasanga)

ngaue mai

to reduce (in price, etc.)

nngie

noun plantsp.: crepemyrtleshrub(pemphis acidula forst.)

noho

verb settle somewhere; live somewhere

nui hoohoa

noun a coconut tree trunk incised with steps

nuinui

noun a special kind of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net

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verb to wander aimlessly, to walk around

saibo

adjective rush around (of a group of people)

samouli

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noun Nukuoro deity

savali

verb hungry

savini

verb run

siva-dahanga

time noun the ninth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"

soaa lodo

noun the paddlers of a canoe which is engaged in catching flying fish

ssee de hiigai

famished, ravenous

ssuugulu

noun school

sulu

dive, fall head first; anoint (hair with oil)

uhi daguu

turtle ribs, used as knives in rituals

uila

lightning, electricity

vivi

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noun female genital area