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adi saele
adjective disseminate information
bookmarkalamooi
noun june
bookmarkalava
noun fish sp.: shark sp.
bookmarkanei ai
these (here) only
bookmarkbalu malau
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbogi
verb to plant taro slips
bookmarkboo gi dua
the period when the quarter moon appears in the east just before sunrise
bookmarkbuli
verb grab up
bookmarkdaa hagasaalei
verb make a striped design in tatooing
bookmarkdahinga
noun way of shaving
bookmarkdalodalo i de lodo
pray silently
bookmarkdama iai
noun a person who has done somethingpraiseworthy
bookmarkdao beau
noun the wave following the highest one
bookmarkdao o de nui
(topmost) roof support poles, wall plates(from the size of which one can estimate the maturity of those below)
bookmarkdatada
noun fishsp.: snapper (= small dada)
bookmarkdau age de inai
be in the lee of the atoll while fishing (i.e., in a place protected from the wind)
bookmarkdaula de gona
noun
a cord between the naval and the genitals
daumaha hagatoo donu
noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)
bookmarkdeai ange loo soo savaa
now i’ve got you
bookmarkdee modu
adjective continually
bookmarkdoloa
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkdoo
verb get down, get off; take up a stringfigure (from another’s hands); fall;plant (something); drop down
bookmarkduu galeve
adjective to collect the sap of a coconut tree (from its inflorescence)
bookmarkgaba taiao
noun early morning
bookmarkgali ange
wound around or tied or fastened very tightly
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkgodi mai
adjective a certain type of manipulation inplaying with string figures
bookmarkgoloa hai umu
noun implements and supplies needed in connection with use of the earth oven
bookmarkHadu lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend
bookmarkhaelu
verb var. of hailu
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagaamuli
verb treat as junior
bookmarkhagabunidia
verb add up
bookmarkhagadaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkhagadoopeva
verb playatrickon
bookmarkhagahaigamaiana
verb treat as important
bookmarkhagamaasui
noun a current which flows to the left
bookmarkhagao ngaohie
adjective inexpensive
bookmarkhagaodea
the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhagasaalunga ange
call (someone) by the name of his name-group
bookmarkhagasebugi
verb make a total of one billion
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhai galauna
adjective fish with the galauna net
bookmarkhai saulaba
adjective the relationship of parent-in-law to child-in-law
bookmarkhaiva
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhakiia
verb move (something) away completely
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhhuu
adjective chuckle
bookmarkhoa lalo
noun anvil; or other hard object (such as astone) on which something can be struckhard; mortar stone
bookmarkhonu-uda
noun insectsp. (small and turtle-like)
bookmarkhua ligi
adjective having small fruit or nuts (of trees)
bookmarkhua-ala
noun flower
bookmarki dai nei
mortlockislands
bookmarkkano avaavaa
verb porous
bookmarkkivi
adjective skinny (people, animals)
bookmarkkumi tangi
adjective to control one’s crying
bookmarklabua gee lodo
to have an upset stomach (being on the point of nausea)
bookmarklangadia
verb able to remain afloat with a load
bookmarklaulau a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarklodo gaiaa
adjective competitive, envious, desirous of retaliating
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)
bookmarkmaahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmadaala
adjective able to remain awake for a long time
bookmarkmadania
noun finger
bookmarkmadohi iho
adjective to reach halfway down
bookmarkmagi dee manava
asthma
bookmarkmakaga lodo
adjective stubborn
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmanu-gaba-aasanga
noun plantsp.: beachnaupakashrub(scaevola taccada (gaertn.) roxb.)
bookmarkmatili
adjective come up quickly (like fast-sproutingplants or a quickly erupting skin disease)
bookmarkmaua laa
nevermind
bookmarkmoahulu
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmoni dui
noun a canoe rigged for casting for tuna
bookmarknengenenge
ngalongalo
adjective forgetful,absent-minded
bookmarkniho hagadolo
noun incisor teeth
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarkonge
verb famine
bookmarkpono age de manava
be unable to breathe
bookmarksabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksagea gee
extremely sagea
bookmarksaibo saele
adjective rush around aimlessly (of a group of people)
bookmarksavini
verb run
bookmarksigi de hagahala
a technique of finishing a mat edge
bookmarkuaasei
a type of small knife
bookmarkula de gili
inflammation; red in the face; sunburned
bookmarkulu-dugi
hawk fish
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