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aahee maa

about when (future); about how much

aamia

verb sufficient for the purpose or need

alo-uli

adjective dark color (of fully mature coconut meat)

baaua

noun fish sp., rabbitfish

bii

adjective semen, ejaculate

bona

noun a knot tied at the end of a rope or a string to prevent its unravelling

boo dolu de gulu

the third day after breadfruit has been picked (after which it is not good to eat)

bulada

noun banana tree fibers (for making cloth)

buusagisagi

adjective to be laden with scent (of air)

daane hai moni

sailor,seaman

daia magu magau

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verb killed, be

dalaa

noun (small) piece of, part of

dangada lo te gohu

noun unenlightened person

daogave

noun a type of coconut tree

daohi i tua

learn by heart

daohi taelodi

adjective keep a record of

daudahi

adjective only,alone (just one)

daula

verb rope (heavy); anchored (of ship)

dee ahe mai

adjective incurably ill

dee gide

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blind

dee hagabaulia

underestimate,misjudge

dee vaaseegina

hardly able to wait for

deelaa

there

diha

verb move something by using a lever (esp. a pole) on a fulcrum; contradict

doo

noun an evil scheme

gaba de ahiahi

early evening, late in the afternoon.

gaibea haahine

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female crab

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geelonga i magaova o luu/denga moounga

noun valley

giado madua

noun main outrigger booms

golee bukaliaa

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noun Indian mulberry, cheese fruit (seeds)

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gubu vae

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noun ankle

haanau ssene

adjective yield interest

haangoda dua agau

noun fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)

hadu golaa

a type of hard stone from Pohnpei used to pound sakau

haga mahana

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verb heat

hagabuulinga dangada

noun tribe

hagadaula

verb to anchor

hagadiinonga

verb treat as having supernatural power

hagadoe

verb put aside, leave for later, conserve

hagaiho

verb show (someone) how to climb down

hagakii dalinga

adjective producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something very sweet is eaten

hagammae lodo

verb insult (someone)

hagasii lolo

noun wheel

hagavagavaga

verb punishment of a person by confinement (without food or drink) until his death

hai be se manu

promiscuous (especially if indiscreetor known to have sexual relations with one’s own relatives)

hano ai huu

forever

hanu

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verb have

hhadu

adjective invented, made-up (e.g., a story)

hhoa de lae

to run into misfortune as a result of one’s evil deeds

hhogi

a sharp sound, like the report of a rifle

hinangalosaa iho

adjective self-pity

hoda

verb carve out, drill out; eat out the insides of (as does a rat)

ilaage mai

free from

imu-uli

noun fishsp.: triggerfish

ino gi mua

bend (one’s body) forward

isiisi luu gauanga

to tear off (a person’s) legs

ivi-a-daea

noun shoulderblade

kadi gauvae

adjective to clench one’s teeth (from cold)

lalo

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preposition under

laudodole

noun smallness

lima sisi

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lloa

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noun group of long pieces of timber

lodo hinangalosaa

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depression (feeling)

loimada

noun tears

lolo

oil

ma gi

in order to

madaa sele

noun loop of a lasso or noose

magau loo au

now i’m really in trouble

mailiili

adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)

malo gahu

adjective shirt

maluilui

adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over

mango

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noun shark

masaova balalangi o lote ngadau

noun rainy season

mmoa gango

adjective burned food which has been overcooked

moaga

noun fishsp.: goatfish

mosongenge

noun a name children tease each other with

musa

verb the sound of many little school fish feeding at the surface of the water

ngaa

noun fishsp.

ngalue de gauvae

dislocated jaw

poo mai

a unit of measurement (from the end of the extended thumb to the other side of the clenched fist)

saesaelea

verb to be continually walked upon

sagulaa-dagua

noun fishsp.

salibaadaa

verb a type of low cloud

salu

verb scrape (something), plane (something), scrape off (with an object), peel (with a knife toward one)

sango

adjective wild (of animals scared of humans)

savasavala

adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy

sii tae

adjective diarrhea which escapes without onerealizing (caused by eating oily fish)

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noun fishing pole

sugi de ngudu

the corner of the mouth

sugimada

the outer corner of the eye

tagi o ssuugulu

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noun principal

taina ahine

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noun sister

taina ahine odogu bodu

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noun sister-in-law

tane ga haibodu

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noun groom

tangada dee doo gi de me

uncouth person

tuli

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knee

unga

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noun hermit crab

vaasuu ai

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adjective steadily ‘like someone or something, feel affection for’ cf. vaasuu

vasu

like

veli

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noun sea urchin