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ada

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noun picture; movie

agoago

verb learning, teaching

anei ai laa

these then were those

baa iho

adjective low (in altitude)

baalanga

noun metal (any kind)

baalasa

verb ballast for an outrigger

basa gi lunga

speak loudly

basa lilo

adjective speak indirectly (so that the meaning is vague)

beagi

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noun bag

bigibigi

adjective more-or-less close to

bigibigia

verb covered with something sticky

bonaa ua

noun the sheath of the turtle’s neck

boo gi de gai

continually wanting to eat

daa iho

adjective go toward the lagoon (from land)

daelodo dee odi ange

oddnumber

dala-hagalulu-madangi

noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)

dali

verb wait for,along with

damaa me

adjective small ; little; tiny

dao o gasoni

noun a type of a cloud formation

datada

noun fishsp.: snapper (= small dada)

dau soa

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boyfriend, girlfriend, unmarried couple

davaia

noun the largest sort of tuna

de heduu o taiao

noun morningstar

deaamonga

noun

deai ma gi dahi

none at all as you should very well know

demaau

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pronoun our (dual, exclusive; for singular noun)

denei au

it is i

deuaava

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noun dock

diimadamadanoa

noun the ninth child of a couple

doe

adjective leftover, remain

dona

noun wart, mole (raised)

duu mugamuga

noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock

duugunga o de henua

customs of Nukuoro atoll

gabou

noun fishsp.: scad

gabugabu

shore

gai moumou

wasteful of food

gau anga

noun thigh

gili dalo

hillock

gili ulunga

noun pillowcase

giligili tai

horizon

goehau

noun plantsp.: treesp.: hibiscustree(hibiscus tiliaceus l.)

goigoi

noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)

gulabe

noun rectum

hadu hagamogomogo

noun gem

hadu manava

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noun heart

hagadanuaa

verb make good, lead a good life

hagadoe

verb put aside, leave for later, conserve

hagagudu

verb cause to have lice (by transfer)

hagahoohanga

verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a place for their nesting

hagamaa

verb to rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)

hagamuliagi

verb cause to be last

hagasuihage

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verb exchange, trade

hagi ade

adjective insult (someone)

hai

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verb do, make

hai bodu

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noun married couple

hai me balavini

to conduct oneself clumsily

hale de henua

noun a house of indigenous construction (thatch)

halehale dagodo

adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)

haoli

verb cover up

hhanga

split open, open up, or separate, all at once.

hhui age

eat a snack

hoimanu

noun fishsp.: eagleray

hono

verb a patch (on clothes, or a canoe, etc.)

hui hala

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ioo

adjective to make a sound indicating "take it"

koi

verb scrape (a single act), scraper

lagolagoaa

verb destroy or abuse property (for no goodreason); vandalism

langi maakau

the sort of rain which is an omen of death

limamalie

good at massaging

lodo

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preposition, noun inside

lodo mao lunga

characteristically hagamao lunga; egotistical, self-centered, arrogant inspirit

loha

verb fathom (the span of one’s outstretched arms)

mada dao

noun prow of a fast ship

madavaivai

noun a type of knot used in net-making

magau i togaa

die of shame

mahanahanasia

verb warmed up

mala

bald

manu lele vaaligiligi

noun flying insect

masole

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adjective abraded (skin), scratched

maua laa

nevermind

me

me bouli

noun the deepest part of the lagoon

mele

verb to use a word or expressionidiosyncratically in speech

mogo

noun shoot from a sprouting coconut

moloa

verb knotted (of hair)

namuaa

verb a sore on the lips (believed to result from missing a meal)

ngadi hanonga

noun a useless journey

ngisi

verb a squeaking sound

noodanga

noun bundle, knot; a set of 12 differentfishing lures

ogo

noun the attachment of a clam to the reef

oha

break, break up, destroy; damage, ruin

sabasaba

verb unstably balanced

sao de looloa

rectangular (not square),oval

saudia

verb be exposed to the wind (not sheltered)

selu

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verb comb

silisilivaahea

verb frequently silivaahea

sio

waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind

sisi galisi

verb striped (with thin lines)

taina ahine

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noun sister

vai huaamee

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noun coconut water from a young green coconut