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aahee maa
about when (future); about how much
bookmarkaamia
verb sufficient for the purpose or need
bookmarkalo-uli
adjective dark color (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkbaaua
noun fish sp., rabbitfish
bookmarkbii
adjective semen, ejaculate
bookmarkbona
noun a knot tied at the end of a rope or a string to prevent its unravelling
bookmarkboo dolu de gulu
the third day after breadfruit has been picked (after which it is not good to eat)
bookmarkbulada
noun banana tree fibers (for making cloth)
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaane hai moni
sailor,seaman
bookmarkdalaa
noun (small) piece of, part of
bookmarkdangada lo te gohu
noun unenlightened person
bookmarkdaogave
noun a type of coconut tree
bookmarkdaohi i tua
learn by heart
bookmarkdaohi taelodi
adjective keep a record of
bookmarkdaudahi
adjective only,alone (just one)
bookmarkdaula
verb rope (heavy); anchored (of ship)
bookmarkdee ahe mai
adjective incurably ill
bookmarkdee hagabaulia
underestimate,misjudge
bookmarkdee vaaseegina
hardly able to wait for
bookmarkdeelaa
there
bookmarkdiha
verb move something by using a lever (esp. a pole) on a fulcrum; contradict
bookmarkdoo
noun an evil scheme
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
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geelonga i magaova o luu/denga moounga
noun valley
bookmarkgiado madua
noun main outrigger booms
bookmarkgolee bukaliaa
haanau ssene
adjective yield interest
bookmarkhaangoda dua agau
noun fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)
bookmarkhadu golaa
a type of hard stone from Pohnpei used to pound sakau
bookmarkhagabuulinga dangada
noun tribe
bookmarkhagadaula
verb to anchor
bookmarkhagadiinonga
verb treat as having supernatural power
bookmarkhagadoe
verb put aside, leave for later, conserve
bookmarkhagaiho
verb show (someone) how to climb down
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
adjective producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something very sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagammae lodo
verb insult (someone)
bookmarkhagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhagavagavaga
verb punishment of a person by confinement (without food or drink) until his death
bookmarkhai be se manu
promiscuous (especially if indiscreetor known to have sexual relations with one’s own relatives)
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhhadu
adjective invented, made-up (e.g., a story)
bookmarkhhoa de lae
to run into misfortune as a result of one’s evil deeds
bookmarkhhogi
a sharp sound, like the report of a rifle
bookmarkhinangalosaa iho
adjective self-pity
bookmarkhoda
verb carve out, drill out; eat out the insides of (as does a rat)
bookmarkilaage mai
free from
bookmarkimu-uli
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarkino gi mua
bend (one’s body) forward
bookmarkisiisi luu gauanga
to tear off (a person’s) legs
ivi-a-daea
noun shoulderblade
bookmarkkadi gauvae
adjective to clench one’s teeth (from cold)
bookmarklaudodole
noun smallness
bookmarkloimada
noun tears
bookmarklolo
oil
bookmarkma gi
in order to
bookmarkmadaa sele
noun loop of a lasso or noose
bookmarkmagau loo au
now i’m really in trouble
bookmarkmailiili
adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)
bookmarkmalo gahu
adjective shirt
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over
bookmarkmasaova balalangi o lote ngadau
noun rainy season
bookmarkmmoa gango
adjective burned food which has been overcooked
bookmarkmoaga
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmosongenge
noun a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmusa
verb the sound of many little school fish feeding at the surface of the water
bookmarkngaa
noun fishsp.
bookmarkngalue de gauvae
dislocated jaw
bookmarkpoo mai
a unit of measurement (from the end of the extended thumb to the other side of the clenched fist)
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksagulaa-dagua
noun fishsp.
bookmarksalibaadaa
verb a type of low cloud
bookmarksalu
verb scrape (something), plane (something), scrape off (with an object), peel (with a knife toward one)
bookmarksango
adjective wild (of animals scared of humans)
bookmarksavasavala
adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy
bookmarksii tae
adjective diarrhea which escapes without onerealizing (caused by eating oily fish)
bookmarksugi de ngudu
the corner of the mouth
bookmarksugimada
the outer corner of the eye
bookmarktangada dee doo gi de me
uncouth person
bookmarkvaasuu ai
vasu
like
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