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adiadi

verb relate repeatedly

agu iho

say to oneself

ahu

noun islet

anaa loo

these (there) were the ones

anaboo nei

tonight (past)

angaanga mada nia

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fingernail

ao ina

inadvertently remain up until daybreak (=aoa)

aoa

verb to inadvertently remain up until daybreak

bau ange

capable of, be the equal of

baua

verb figure out, determine

biho o de agoago

topic of a sermon

daahaa mada giigii

the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo

daahili hagadaahao

adjective a song which is for amusement only (one which is not ’serious’, i.e., not religious)

daane mada duulanga

noun a person able to do things others cannot

daia magu magau

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verb killed, be

damadanga

noun origin, source

damana

noun father (formal)

dangi

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verb cry

danuaa ai loo

well, ok (this time, but next timewatch it)

daubasa

a great many

delaa tee madea

hard to tellapart from; resemble closely

denga meenaa

those ones (plural)

dihidihi

noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)

diibanga goo dii

a game played by children (to determinewho is "it")

dili bala

adjective collapse (of persons)

dogodoganga

noun plantsp.

doo tuugau

a dislocation of the tuugau

dooa

verb planted

dugu

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verb put

duu mmea

sea cucumber species

duu molomolo

adjective visible clearly

duuhua

adjective single, unmarried

duumaa

unclassified remainder (less than the preceding number); about, approximately

e aha goe

how about

gaa, ula

verb burn (intransitive)

gaalau-ango

noun plantsp.: tumeric plant (curcuma sp.)

gagai

verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)

gaibea haahine

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female crab

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galoa

verb attractive to members of the opposite sex

gaunga

noun the partially burned wood or coconut husk which is left over after a fire

gavaausu

noun plantsp.: treesp.: barringtoniatree (barringtonia asiatica (l.) kurz)

gieuli

noun lizardsp.

gina

noun fishsp.: rainbowrunner

ginigini loola

a game played by children

haanoa

verb wash someone’s hands (or mouth)

Hadu lehu

the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend

hagaahe mai

adjective return to the fold

hagadama

verb treat as a child

hagadau aaloha

adjective love each other (esp. of persons of the opposite sex)

hagadonu muna

adjective act as an interpreter

hagaduu me

miserly

hagagalauna

verb teach to use galauna

hagagili

verb cause to have skin disease

hagailangi

noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)

hagasoa

verb go with someone; cause to increase innumber

hagausiusi de me

a sky covered with rain clouds

hai de gubenga

to use a gubenga for fishing

hai lodo

resentful

hai me madua

act grown up

hano muhuu loo

let’s see...

hanoo seni

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verb go to sleep

hegau

noun work,activity,occupation

hevaalogi

the screaming of many people at the same time

hulu manu

noun feathers

hune

noun core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree

ise-ngaio

noun fishsp.: needlefish

kii

adjective win,overcome

lalo de ahinga

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noun armpit

lanibene

adjective separation in coconut oil (when it is aging)

laohie de me

good weather (dry)

lau henua

verb waves of sufficient size to wash overall land on the atoll; tidalwave

lau kohu

adjective growing well (of plants)

laumalie

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adjective big

libo

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adjective, verb drunk, get drunk (sg.)

llena

verb stretch; raise one’s eyebrows

lolo manu-de-boo

noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)

madua

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adjective old (persons), mature, full-grown; parent, elder (senior relative)

maduupaa

noun a type of string figure

magi i de makama

menstruation

mahole

adjective peeled (a great amount having been taken off)

maili

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adjective fast; early

malingi

adjective spilled, poured out

malo gahu

noun collared shirt

ngaalulu

adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)

ngadi ngavesi

an empty box

ngago

noun brain; egg

ngaio

noun fishsp.: needlefish

nngolo

adjective a steady sound (e.g., of a machine, of rain, or of vibration)

oaa

adjective a sound indicating disagreement ordispleasure; oh my gosh

ono

barracuda

savaa

adjective soon (will happen)

se biho

clever (scheme or trick)

senga manu

stupid (like an animal)

seseu

verb push (now and into the future)

tagi

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noun chief

taogubu

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noun waist

te langi

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noun sky

tinana o dogu bodu

noun mother-in-law

ubu haohao

type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream

uhado

large white worm species