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adu laa
after tomorrow, the one after the next one
bookmarkadugau
verb arrangement of things into a straight row
bookmarkagu age
say out loud
bookmarkanaa ai laa
those then were those
bookmarkbagekege
verb move jerkily (as when stumbling)
bookmarkbasa dau donu
speak moderately
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbasa gelo
speak sagely
bookmarkbe hia
how many (according to someone)
bookmarkbinge
adjective pink
bookmarkdae de ua
have a good time
bookmarkdago
noun ritual activities,religious activities
bookmarkdai seni
adjective sleepy
bookmarkdaia e tuaadai
seasick
bookmarkdalaa muna
noun word,phrase
bookmarkdamana mai i daha
stepfather
bookmarkdanea
verb to have dane
bookmarkdangada haangoda
noun fisherman
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdangalebu
verb rough or choppy sea condition
bookmarkdatada de galomada
twitching of an eye
bookmarkdauaa
verb wrinkled
bookmarkdauaadea
verb clear (with nothing in the way); unobstructed; cleared (of obstructions)
bookmarkdaudu
noun fishsp.: spinypuffer
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkdoo de hatuli
the’falling of thunder’
duiagi
verb fishing using a whole fish as bait
bookmarke hia
how much
bookmarkgamu
verb coral (any kind)
bookmarkgannui mada balabala
gannui which is soft and mushy
bookmarkgudua
verb abounding in lice
bookmarkhadu goinga
noun boundarystone
bookmarkhagaaligi
verb install as a priest (of a cult)
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagadau bale
verb cooperate; help one another
bookmarkhagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagaeligi
verb treat as an eligi
bookmarkhagaheiangi
verb act smart (openly)
bookmarkhagalau
verb make a total of one hundred
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
procrastinate (about work); refuse toparticipate in work
bookmarkhagatanu iho
verb take a nap
bookmarkhagatolongia
verb slack off completely on (a rope)
bookmarkhai galauna
adjective fish with the galauna net
bookmarkhainoo
verb
permitted,open to the public,secular
hebolo
adjective a sign made with the eyes
bookmarkheboohagi
adjective fight
bookmarkhinangalosaa iho
adjective self-pity
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
huuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarkkeli
adjective root around (disturbing the coral layer of a yard by shuffling, or by pawing the ground)
bookmarkkii mai
verb decreasing
bookmarkkosi
verb to scratch (once)
bookmarklaagau
wood, stick (of wood)
bookmarklaamasee
noun a divination result indicating good fortune
bookmarklabua
verb knead thoroughly
bookmarklamallie
adjective bearing big nuts (of coconut trees)
bookmarklangona iho maahana
feel punished or victimized
bookmarklongosaa
adjective small around, thin
bookmarkluu panava
noun scrotum (whole thing)
bookmarkmadaa sele
noun loop of a lasso or noose
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmahana age
heartburn <>
bookmarkmaholadage
adjective be holadage
bookmarkmainu
noun bait (on the hook)
bookmarkmee duu
noun clitoris
bookmarkmmasa bagubagu
adjective hard and curled up owing to dryness
bookmarkmomme
noun a place
bookmarkmoni
noun canoe
bookmarkmuna de henua
noun the nukuoro language
bookmarkmuna hai alaa
oh my goodness
bookmarkngadaa mai
difficult for me; difficult to come
bookmarkngaue
adjective move (oneself), moved
bookmarknohoanga hodooligi
noun the place where the chief lives (at the moment)
bookmarksaavale
noun spit, saliva
bookmarksahole
noun fishsp.: mountainbass
bookmarksausaudia
verb continually blown upon (by the wind)
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarksii
verb spill out (e.g. too much food in your mouth)
bookmarksoe daa dahi
straight as can be
bookmarktama legalega
infant
bookmarktea age laangi
noun dawn
bookmarktoogili
adjective wrinkly
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