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alohanga
noun a streak of smooth water in the sea
bookmarkanaa ai
these (there) only
bookmarkbaa sege
adjective carom off
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbala langi
noun rain
bookmarkbangi dua beau
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbe...be
either...or
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbido abongi
capsize eventually
bookmarkbini
verb braid (rope or hair, etc.), wrap with rope
bookmarkbole
adjective bawl out, be angry; be mad (as indicated by one’s movements)
bookmarkboobua
noun dragonfly
bookmarkboolleiee
adjective a type of sound, made to frighten someone
bookmarkboonei
noun fish sp.: damselfish
bookmarkdaane honu
noun a person of many accomplishments
bookmarkdagahi ange gi de --
serve as a side dish for
bookmarkdahi ma dahi
each individual
bookmarkdala-galoi
noun fishsp.: puffer
bookmarkdenaa sili
that is enough
bookmarkdolo bala
verb to climb a coconut tree without using a rope (on one’s hands or feet) for assistance
bookmarkdoo tahulinga
bad-mannered
bookmarkduasivi
noun the back of the spine
bookmarkduu duli
adjective kneel
bookmarkga dae laa huu
very, too much
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgede aola
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgili belu
verb dead epidermis (can be peeled withoutpain)
bookmarkgili iga
noun a type of high cloud
bookmarkgolee bugaliaa
gona
noun belly button
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagadiinonga
verb treat as having supernatural power
bookmarkhagagalauna
verb teach to use galauna
bookmarkhagamua
verb be first; get closer to
bookmarkhai ganabu
verb the stage in the development of a coconut tree in which ganabu begins to develop
bookmarkhai lodo
resentful
bookmarkhakaugaua
verb to bathe (someone)
bookmarkhalaasola
noun mollusksp.: clam sp. (a type of baasua)
bookmarkhano gi bouli gee
to transfigure oneself
bookmarkhano gi de maalama
transfiguration of ghosts or spiritsinto human form
bookmarkhedaadoi
adjective collide
bookmarkhenua gai dangada
noun land of the cannibals’ (esp. new guinea)
bookmarkheohi ange
suited to,fit (with),appropriate to
bookmarkheui
verb question (something) carefully
bookmarkhoa lalo
noun anvil; or other hard object (such as astone) on which something can be struckhard; mortar stone
bookmarkholi ange
resemble
bookmarkhuuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarkilihia tinae
adjective a stomach distended by gas
bookmarkio dua
noun the upper io
bookmarkkano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarkkano de langi
noun a blue and cloudless sky
bookmarklaba
verb flash (as of lightning)
bookmarklaohie age
improving condition (of weather)
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
castes (two) of aboriginal nukuoro society
bookmarkmaadau hholu
noun a fishhook made of wire
bookmarkmaalama dua de laa
the light remaining after sunset
bookmarkmadannia i lodo
noun middlefinger
bookmarkmanu laosedi
noun seaanimal; marineinvertebrates
bookmarkmanuhi
adjective hemorrhage
bookmarkmaoli
a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkmatoloia
a type of prepared food made from dried breadfruit
bookmarkme dili dai
any current which flows away from the atoll
bookmarkme hai dago
ritual acts,religious acts
bookmarkmmade gimoo
adjective to die in great numbers
bookmarkmmenengia mai
discourage (someone) about something
bookmarkmomme
noun a place
bookmarkmuna daemaha
noun words which hurt
bookmarkmuna pada
harsh words
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngaangauda
verb habitually ngauda
bookmarkngalue mai
decrease
bookmarkngaolo
adjective to make noise (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarkngudu ai
act as an interpreter
bookmarknnoa nounu
verb tied in such a way that pulling the end of the string will undo it
bookmarknnoo
adjective covetous,envious
bookmarkoomea
adjective afternoon (late)
bookmarksaaliba
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarksaga gi daha
saga away from; extend out in space
bookmarksigi manu
adjective to transplant a plant
bookmarksisi
verb to move one end of something long and thin by pressure on the other end; to lift a fishing pole; to write (with a pen or pencil); cut copra
bookmarktama legalega eidu
pupil of the eye; a cry of a bird or human that sounds like the cry of a baby; the name of a ghost
bookmarktilo ange
verb nurse; look after
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