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aagonga i lunga
noun social class of chiefs and priests
bookmarkadamai
verb recollect or recall past events or persons, etc.
bookmarkadudau
noun sandspit
bookmarkago
verb learn, teach
bookmarkalahage
adjective wake up (from sleep)
bookmarkalahenua
noun plot of (bush) land, acreage
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbige
noun a strip of land extending into the sea or a swamp
bookmarkboa
noun record catch (of fish) by an individual during his lifetime on any one fishing expedition
bookmarkdai bigi
adjective almost (finished or done, etc.); justabout
bookmarkdaia e sseni
very sleepy
bookmarkdalaa
noun (small) piece of, part of
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdebeaha
okay; so-so
bookmarkdee hagabaulia
underestimate,misjudge
bookmarkdiinonga-o-salo
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdinoanga hulu
adjective a council (of ten) formerlyhaving broad legislative and judicialpowers on the atoll
bookmarkdugi
verb scare away,chase away
bookmarkdugu de laa
lower sail
bookmarkgai niivoi
verb to eat food without washing one’s hands after having prepared a corpse for burial
bookmarkgau
noun handle,appendage
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
giado madua
noun main outrigger booms
bookmarkhadu golaa
a type of hard stone from Pohnpei used to pound sakau
bookmarkHadu lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend
bookmarkhaduhadu
verb thick (not watery)
bookmarkhagaahi
verb provide fire to or for; hungry; eatsomething
bookmarkhagaamuli
verb treat as junior
bookmarkhagalloba ange
verb to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe).
bookmarkhagalulu de madangi
to attract the wind (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamaalama
verb brighten,illuminate
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagamua
verb be first; get closer to
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagatanu iho
verb take a nap
bookmarkhagatanu iho
adjective take a nap
bookmarkhai madangi
adjective passwind (flatus)
bookmarkhai vaivai me
have sexual relations
bookmarkhala a buadaia
noun a log used as a lever or fulcrum
bookmarkhale i lodo
noun ribcage, thoraciccavity
bookmarkhanu ange
some more
bookmarkhie unu
thirsty
bookmarkhonga iainei
at this time,these days
bookmarkhuaaboo
noun the whole night long
bookmarkkaa
adjective a type of sound, made to attract birds
bookmarkkaba
adjective do prematurely
bookmarkkobu dango
adjective the splash of a small object (like a dango) hitting the water at high velocity
bookmarklaagau hagadauaadea
noun a cross-beam lashed to a tree to facilitate climbing it
bookmarklahu
verb investigate (to prove one’s suspicions)
bookmarklangadala tohi
noun
a dead coconut leaf torn by the wind
lavasi
noun a leader (between the hook and the fishing line)
bookmarkllagu
verb claw
bookmarkllava ai
wrapped (tied) around; eat fish ormeat with a meal
bookmarklloba
adjective
fluttering rapidly (of a sail in the breeze);
lodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarkmaalamangia
verb illuminated (by having light shined upon it)
bookmarkmadaangahulu-malama
time noun october (’tenth month’)
bookmarkmahola gimoo
adjective to have many dead animals (or fish) lying about
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmanu vaaligi
noun insect (small)
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkmasulu de maasina
"a person has died."
bookmarkmatili mai
remember vividly (after having forgotten); the sprouting of plants, etc., in great numbers
bookmarkmatoloia
a type of prepared food made from dried breadfruit
bookmarkmaua
verb to be able to
bookmarkme osi
noun a coconuttree seedling
bookmarkme vae
noun shoes,slippers
bookmarkmouli dangada
noun delinquent person (periodically exhibiting bad behavior)
bookmarkmule
adjective slow; late
bookmarkmulo
verb rollup
bookmarkmuna abo donu
truth
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngii
verb a high-pitched sound
bookmarkngisi
verb a squeaking sound
bookmarknngolo
adjective a steady sound (e.g., of a machine, of rain, or of vibration)
bookmarkono
numeral six
bookmarkouaa
adjective yes certainly
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksalu mai
make smaller by planing or scraping
bookmarkse biho
clever (scheme or trick)
bookmarksomo boi
adjective grow abnormally (having defects)
bookmarkssaga bau
ssigo
clever, a fast learner; catch on to, understand
bookmarksula
verb arrive
bookmarkubu hhoa
type of prepared food dish made from taro cooked in a half coconut shell
bookmarkunusaagi
deception
bookmarkuuvae
feet-first presentation of a fetus at birth
bookmarkvvela de aloha
feel very sorry for
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