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aso
noun fish sp., white tip shark
bookmarkbaa iho
adjective low (in altitude)
bookmarkbaabaoa
verb wash up on shore continually; ghost (children’s language)
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkbasa hagamao lunga
speak arrogantly
bookmarkbodu
noun spouse
bookmarkbolo iho
adjective to make oneself the beneficiary of a will which one has made for another
bookmarkdaabeduge mai
bring a lot of
bookmarkdaalea
adjective
tired
daalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of the coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdaane dau
noun a person of importance (speciallyaccomplished)
bookmarkdada gaehala
verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)
bookmarkdagilanea
adjective each having a lot
bookmarkdalia
noun plantsp.
bookmarkdanuaa age
improved,better
bookmarkdau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkdauulu
verb verdant (indicating growing well)
bookmarkdiba
noun portion, share (of something); part (of something); fraction (in arithmetic)
bookmarkdili aalanga
adjective exhausted (physically or mentally)
bookmarkdoo me (ai)
verb make fun of, ridicule
bookmarkdua lele
noun to throw one’s back out of joint
bookmarkduu de --
make a string figure
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduugunga o de henua
customs of Nukuoro atoll
bookmarkea
adjective to surface (while swimming); to be on the surface of the water; stop swimming
bookmarkgaahanga
noun a rope used to assist in climbing
bookmarkgada-moana
noun fishsp.: jack (an oceanic fish)
bookmarkgahuduna
noun ridgepole cover
bookmarkgai de henua
noun native food (not imported)
bookmarkgai salusalu
verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)
bookmarkgaisaa
verb wasteful in preparing food,uneconomical
bookmarkgalavalava
the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgalo ahi
verb sparks
bookmarkganava
noun plantsp.: treesp.: cordiatree(cordia subcordata lam.)
bookmarkgoai ne siilia
who asked you
goloa duu biho
barber’s tools
bookmarkhadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkhagaau aloha
adjective poor (not rich)
bookmarkhagabaa
verb cause to come into contact with; chase by trying to head off
bookmarkhagahana iho
verb record for a little while
bookmarkhagalili
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo but without the immature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhai me dua nnui
do violently
bookmarkhai muna
adjective public meeting
bookmarkhai sala
adjective mistake,error
bookmarkhaiva dee agona
sexual activity; ’the activity which is not taught’
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkhegai
adjective eat ravenously
bookmarkhenua monga
noun land (island) of mountains
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhili gee
sortout from; setaside (be chosen from a group)
bookmarkhine sala daane
noun nymphomaniac
bookmarkholoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarkianga
verb the span between the outstretched thumb and the little finger
bookmarkioo
adjective
to make a sound indicating "take it"
kangi odi
adjective too sharp
bookmarkkii ange
verb increase
bookmarklaavasi
noun meat (or fish, or seafood) which issuitable as food
bookmarklagohia
verb wounded
bookmarklahulahu
noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)
bookmarklalo de langi
beyond the horizon, far away from theatoll
bookmarklollolo
verb oily
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)
bookmarkma tuai
noun coconut grater blade
bookmarkmadalua maa haa
number twenty four
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmanu laosedi
noun seaanimal; marineinvertebrates
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkmoni dui
noun a canoe rigged for casting for tuna
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkmuaamoni
a song formerly sung while dancing
bookmarkmuli sua hadu
reefward of the storm beach; beach rock
bookmarknengenenge
ngadi gai
verb eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)
bookmarkngadi hanonga
noun a useless journey
bookmarkngadi ubu
noun an empty coconut shell used as a container
bookmarkngadolo
adjective a landslide or similar movement of things
bookmarkngalullulu
adjective shaky
bookmarkngaolo
adjective to make noise (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarknohoanga hodooligi
the place where the chief lives (at the moment)
bookmarksigi
verb transfer (from one place to another),transplant; a technique of finishing a mat edge; to assist in the delivery of a baby (by manually extracting it from the birth canal); to tack a canoe (by transferring the mast from one end of the canoe to the other)
bookmarksunu
an oil slick on the water’s surface
bookmarktainadaane
noun brother
bookmarktuugili
noun goosebumps
bookmarkugu
rub (with pressure, as with sandpaper); the skin of the stingray used for sanding
bookmarkulungaa iga
a pair of copulating fish, turtles, whales, stingrays, etc.
bookmarkvaalanga
made up (of a story only)
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
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