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aladoidoi

noun iron (a piece of)

alualu

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verb fish, hunt (during the day)

anaa loo

these (there) were the ones

bagibagi de me

all of a sudden (violent actions)

basa gauligi

adjective to imitate a child’s manner of talking; babytalk

basa hagasengasenga

adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables

bodu

noun spouse

buaalali

verb flood tide

bungadogi

adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)

buni lunga ma lalo

a pitch black night

buu hale moni

noun mollusk sp.

daa de gaehala

to swing a jump rope made of gaehala

daa taahili

adjective sing a melody

dae

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noun guts, intestines, buttocks

dangada de henua

noun natives of nukuoro

danu

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verb bury

dao hagaahulu

verb to leave an earth oven covered, even after the food is cooked

datanu

noun fishsp. (a sort which burrows in the sand)

dau ngaadahi

adjective equally stretched (of two or more ropes)

daulanga

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harbor

dinihu

verb industrious, hardworking

doe

adjective leftover, remain

doedoe

adjective still remaining, still leftover

duu baeao

noun piece of coconut husk

gai ga

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then

gai ga aha

too bad

gau

noun grouping (of people)

gelu haiusu

unicorn fish

gidaadeu

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pronoun we (plural, inclusive)

giigii saele

giggle

gimoo

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noun mouse

gini

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

gio

noun mollusksp.: charonia spp.

golee bugaliaa

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noun Indian mulberry, cheese fruit (seeds)

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gu odi mai ogu

i have done all i could

gubu lima

hand, wrist

gubu lima

noun hand,wrist

hadu mada

noun eyeball

hadu-i-de-ssala

noun coralsp.: red organ-pipecoral

hagaaoa

verb cause to have been sufficient, relieve

hagabahhaa

verb to exhale suddenly; making exhalation noises

hagabuni

verb gather together (people); have sexualrelations

hagahoohoo

verb to scare fish, etc.

hagalilo

verb take shelter, to shelter (somethingfrom the elements); blockout (from sight)

hagalueia

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vomit

hagamadia

adjective show-off

hagamalele

verb complete (something); kill (someone)

hagamanomano

verb make many thousands

hagammuni iho

adjective keep to oneself (what one has done)

hagatevelia

verb cause to bristle

hagatulu mai

verb ooze out

hai sseu

verb wasteful

hale

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noun house, houses

hatahata

noun chest (body part)

hedangisi

adjective to make noise by scraping things together (e.g., the grinding sound of jaws)

hhuge

verb open (something),uncover

hodu

adjective sighted, appear

hoe gabegabe

noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)

hulo saele

adjective wander around

kai, dalanga

story

laavasi

noun meat (or fish, or seafood) which issuitable as food

langadia

verb able to remain afloat with a load

langona

adjective heard,felt

liholiho

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coconut fiber rope

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luilui togo

a measurement of land along the shore using a punt pole

luu gili

noun labiaminora

luu meenei

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these things (dual)

mada tea gee

white as a sheet (of a person)

madamada

verb compete (as between individuals); front of

magau

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verb die (singular subj.)

magimagiaa

adjective frequently magiaa

malanga

adjective lifted up; departed (as a ship); separate from ; separated from

manavasaa

adjective scared; afraid

me mmilo

noun current (in the sea)

mee hai ada

camera

mmea be se gaagose

redhot (literally)

mmoa

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adjective cooked

mmogo

verb insist upon

moa-a-daila

noun birdsp. (= large moa)

moe

adjective closed (e.g. eyes, flowers)

momme hagadaahao

noun playground

mother

tinana

mounuunu

verb easily mounu

mulegi

verb showoff (in front of members of the opposite sex)

ngago

noun brain; egg

noomeemea

verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave

ogu

pronoun my (for plural, inalienable noun)

ohua

verb characterized by having ohu

onge

famine

ono laangi

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noun Saturday

sebugi

numeral billions

seene malili

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noun coins

sobo de laa

rising of the sun

tagi o ssuugulu

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noun principal

tao o de moso

coconut frond spine which has fallen and stuck upright in the ground

uadanga

an intermittent downpour of rain - considered an omen of birth, death, or the arrival of a ship

uila

lightning, electricity.

vaivai basa

dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear

vela

burned

vvala

a piercingly bright light; the cutting of a fast canoe through the water