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agoago
verb learning, teaching
bookmarkanei ai laa
these then were those
bookmarkbaa iho
adjective low (in altitude)
bookmarkbaalanga
noun
metal (any kind)
baalasa
verb
ballast for an outrigger
basa gi lunga
speak loudly
bookmarkbasa lilo
adjective speak indirectly (so that the meaning is vague)
bookmarkbigibigi
adjective more-or-less close to
bookmarkbigibigia
verb covered with something sticky
bookmarkbonaa ua
noun the sheath of the turtle’s neck
bookmarkboo gi de gai
continually wanting to eat
bookmarkdaa iho
adjective go toward the lagoon (from land)
bookmarkdaelodo dee odi ange
oddnumber
bookmarkdala-hagalulu-madangi
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdali
verb wait for,along with
bookmarkdamaa me
adjective
small
dao o gasoni
noun
a type of a cloud formation
datada
noun fishsp.: snapper (= small dada)
bookmarkdavaia
noun the largest sort of tuna
bookmarkde heduu o taiao
noun morningstar
bookmarkdeaamonga
noun
deai ma gi dahi
none at all as you should very well know
denei au
it is i
bookmarkdiimadamadanoa
noun the ninth child of a couple
bookmarkdoe
adjective leftover, remain
bookmarkdona
noun wart, mole (raised)
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkduugunga o de henua
customs of Nukuoro atoll
bookmarkgabou
noun fishsp.: scad
bookmarkgabugabu
shore
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgau anga
noun thigh
bookmarkgili dalo
hillock
bookmarkgili ulunga
noun pillowcase
bookmarkgiligili tai
horizon
bookmarkgoehau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: hibiscustree(hibiscus tiliaceus l.)
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagadanuaa
verb make good, lead a good life
bookmarkhagadoe
verb put aside, leave for later, conserve
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagahoohanga
verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a place for their nesting
bookmarkhagamaa
verb to rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)
bookmarkhagamuliagi
verb cause to be last
bookmarkhagi ade
adjective insult (someone)
bookmarkhai me balavini
to conduct oneself clumsily
bookmarkhale de henua
noun a house of indigenous construction (thatch)
bookmarkhalehale dagodo
adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)
bookmarkhaoli
verb cover up
bookmarkhhanga
split open, open up, or separate, all at once.
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkhoimanu
noun fishsp.: eagleray
bookmarkhono
verb a patch (on clothes, or a canoe, etc.)
bookmark
ioo
adjective
to make a sound indicating "take it"
koi
verb scrape (a single act), scraper
bookmarklagolagoaa
verb destroy or abuse property (for no goodreason); vandalism
bookmarklangi maakau
the sort of rain which is an omen of death
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarklodo mao lunga
characteristically hagamao lunga; egotistical, self-centered, arrogant inspirit
bookmarkloha
verb fathom (the span of one’s outstretched arms)
bookmarkmada dao
noun prow of a fast ship
bookmarkmadavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmagau i togaa
die of shame
mahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmala
bald
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligiligi
noun flying insect
bookmarkmaua laa
nevermind
bookmarkme
me bouli
noun the deepest part of the lagoon
bookmarkmele
verb to use a word or expressionidiosyncratically in speech
bookmarkmogo
noun shoot from a sprouting coconut
bookmarkmoloa
verb knotted (of hair)
bookmarknamuaa
verb a sore on the lips (believed to result from missing a meal)
bookmarkngadi hanonga
noun a useless journey
bookmarkngisi
verb a squeaking sound
bookmarknoodanga
noun bundle, knot; a set of 12 differentfishing lures
bookmarkogo
noun the attachment of a clam to the reef
bookmarkoha
break, break up, destroy; damage, ruin
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksao de looloa
rectangular (not square),oval
bookmarksaudia
verb be exposed to the wind (not sheltered)
bookmarksilisilivaahea
verb frequently silivaahea
bookmarksio
waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind
bookmarksisi galisi
verb striped (with thin lines)
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