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aasii
noun drum (native)
bookmarkahangi
noun lagoon
bookmarkaheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkalaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkalomasige
adjective hasten to go or come
bookmarkamuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkanei ai loo
these then are
bookmarkbaalanga tugi
noun nail (of metal)
bookmarkbasa lilo
adjective speak indirectly (so that the meaning is vague)
bookmarkbolo
verb make a will (for oneself or others)
bookmarkboonei
noun fish sp.: damselfish
bookmarkbuli
verb grab up
bookmarkdaadaanga sala
adjective ugly-looking
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daane dau
noun a person of importance (speciallyaccomplished)
bookmarkdala mmea
verb redness or inflammation of the skin (e.g., a welt)
bookmarkdaledale
verb repeatedly touch lightly
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdau ange
depend upon (e.g., for sustenance)
bookmarkdele de boialiali
daybreak
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
diinei de manu
to kill off plants
bookmarkdinoanga hulu
adjective a council (of ten) formerlyhaving broad legislative and judicialpowers on the atoll
bookmarkdohu lodo
adjective full to capacity
bookmarkdoli
verb to obtain as many as one can; to defeatall comers
bookmarkduadae
verb gullible, be a sucker
bookmarkduiaanga
noun the way in which something is stuck by a sharp object
bookmarkdumulu
noun july
bookmarkdutudu
verb play with fire
bookmarkgabola
flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgage saali
verb to climb a breadfruit tree using saali
bookmarkgamu
verb coral (any kind)
bookmarkgi daha
to the outside; in the environs of
bookmarkgii talinga
adjective tinnitus
bookmarkhagaadaada
verb getting to be near daybreak
bookmarkhagabalabala
verb make loose; make soft; be a defeatist
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagaduai
verb cause to be worn out
bookmarkhagahoa
noun a boil on the body
bookmarkhagalaulau
verb make many hundreds
bookmarkhagammae manava
verb tease cruelly
bookmarkhagamoni
verb provide a canoe for
bookmarkhagao ngaohie
inexpensive
bookmarkhagatoo mua
verb take every possible precaution, insure
bookmarkhagavvale
verb spiritpossession
bookmarkhagi ade
adjective insult (someone)
bookmarkhai gaavenga
adjective restless (of a child)
bookmarkhedangisi
verb make a noise by scraping things together, e.g. the grinding sound of jaws
bookmarkheiloo
adjective know each other,understand each other
bookmarkhenua i lalo (alodahi)
noun world (lands other than nukuoro)
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhina
noun ability,capacity (of person),resourcefulness
bookmarkhonua
verb filled with
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarkkeeligi
verb put away against a contingency; take precautions
bookmarklalo ade
noun solarplexus (considered the seat of feeling)
bookmarklama
noun a dry coconut leaf
bookmarklele age
regain consciousness; epilepsy; surfacing (of flying fish)
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarkllaga
verb take a single step
bookmarkluu gili
noun labiaminora
bookmarkmaadau duiagi
noun a fishhook of a special type (for duiagi fishing)
bookmarkmaanu iho
adjective to begin to fish while maanu
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa siva
number nineteen
bookmarkmadalua maa dolu
number twenty three
bookmarkmadohi age
adjective reach halfway up
bookmarkmagau i togaa
die of shame
mahumahu
adjective becoming mahu
bookmarkmalaelae
adjective clear, unobstructed, uncluttered
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmmene
adjective to contract inside of (like a marineinvertebrate inside a shell); detumescence; a sudden loss of desire (e.g., to defecate when people approach)
bookmarkmoahulu
goatfish
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarknamuaa
verb a sore on the lips (believed to result from missing a meal)
bookmarkngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarkngadi ubu
noun an empty coconut shell used as a container
bookmarknoho hhanga
adjective sit with one’s legs spread apart
bookmarkoda
eat something raw
bookmarkolaa
adjective a sound expressing surprise or disapproval
bookmarkpena
verb take precautions
bookmarksai
noun group of (e.g., agu sai ’my children’)
bookmarkse galubu
very fast
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarksio
waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind
bookmarksomo haahine
a fleshy (non-muscular) man
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
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