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aalo

verb come by paddling

adi saele

adjective disseminate information

agilau

verb pugnacious

ago i tua

learn by heart

alo-uli

adjective dark color (of fully mature coconut meat)

aloha ina

helpful toward

anei huu

these (here) only are the ones

beluu

noun lizard; gecko

binaaina

adjective cowardly (owing to weak-mindedness); afraid to assert oneself; not live up to one’s obligations

bunua

noun a young bird (of any sp. suitable for being raised as a pet)

daane honu

noun a person of many accomplishments

daba

adjective a flash of light, a blink of an eye

daga

verb loosely clinging to a surface (outer orinner); coconutmeat which has formed in the nut with no sap

dai sagana iho goe

watchout

dalaehala

verb pricked

dalodaloa

verb pray for

dangaligi

noun type of basket

danngaho

noun stomach

dau

pronoun your (singular; for singular, alienable noun)

daumaha hagaulu

noun the church service at which new members are accepted

de ia

the, thing, it

dee gide

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blind

dua

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noun east

dube

adjective movements perceived under the covers; the swarming of maggots in meat

duu nui

adjective to lower a bunch of cut coconuts from a coconut tree with a rope

duudae goede

noun the inky excretion of the octopus

ea

adjective to surface (while swimming); to be on the surface of the water; stop swimming

eba

a sleeping mat (child’s)

gada-ahai

noun fishsp.: jack (an oceanic fish)

gai hagadoedoe

verb eat sparingly (to save for later)

gaini

noun any lattice-like arrangement

gana

noun bad person

ganae oo

threadfin fish

gau looloa gaadinga

noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts

gauanga mahagi

noun dislocated thighbone

gavia

noun crazy person; insane person

geesaama

noun outrigger cross boom (of a canoe)

gini

verb pick with one’s fingers; to pinch off, or pinch and pull at the same time

haahaula age de me

become bright (with morning sunlight)

hagaaduadu iho

self-criticism

hagabaua

verb figureout, determine

hagabuulinga dangada

noun tribe

hagaduu gaiaa

adjective suspicious by nature

hagaganimua

verb to treat as an eldest child

hagamanavasaa

adjective risky,dangerous

hagammau

verb memorize

hagapogo

verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up

hagasoesoe saele

adjective to walk about without greeting others

hai daadaa

adjective the relationship between siblings

hai lodo

resentful

hale de henua

noun a house of indigenous construction (thatch)

hanange

adjective go to

hano gi oona

very,exceedingly

hoimanu

noun fishsp.: eagleray

holiholi

noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)

hongagelegele baalanga

rust

hoohoo ina

to frighten with sounds

hua manu

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noun flower, fruit

huga

noun fine threads or strands

iga-loa

noun fishsp. (a small flying fish)

ila

verb? a mole (not raised), or other permanent black spot on the skin

ilihia ssave

adjective the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)

kadi gauvae

adjective to clench one’s teeth (from cold)

labodo-tea

noun eelsp.: morayeel

laelae (gee)

adjective look (funny)

laubalabala

adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible

lele tuli

childbirth

lima-malama

time noun may (’fifth month’)

luu duu de maduu

social strata (two) of traditional Nukuoro society

maamaadolu

adjective becoming more and more maadolu

mada agamu

noun the essential design features of tuai

madaligi

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noun January; small dipper

madalua

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number twenty

madalua maa valu

number twenty eight

malau ngudu

noun lips

malo lau manu

cloth with a flowered pattern

manomano

numeral thousands and thousands

manu vaaligi

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noun insect

masavaa

noun time

masimasi

noun dolphin

masoasoa

adjective spacious

me hakadanga

noun joke, jest; trick (a practical joke)

me hhadu hugadoo

it’s a lie

moa

noun the blossom of the banana tree

moomoa-uliuli

noun fishsp.: boxfish (dark blue)

muli tuuele danuaa

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good afternoon

muu-madavai

noun fishsp. (rare)

ngadi uaa

adjective assent to insincerely

odiodi

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adjective long since finished, done or gone; long since, a long time ago

paa i tua tinae

have an empty stomach

paibu

noun pipe

poo ange

touch (someone or something with the hand)

sae

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verb (transitive) to tear (fabric, paper)

seni

verb sleep (sing.)

Example: Au nogo seni anaboo. (I slept all night.)

sobaga

fish sp. tang

songagi

a bad sort of person

ssii

a hissing sound used to indicate disapproval

tainaahine o dogu bodu

noun sister-in-law

taumee

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noun bud of the coconut palm

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valagei

whip black coral