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aloo anahee
for how long has this been going on
bookmarkbagu
noun scab, crust
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkbasa gelo
speak sagely
bookmarkbigi
adjective close to (in meaning); about to (in time)
bookmarkdaa
noun fish sp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdaa hhali
verb an adze stroke, used to chip out the interior of a bowl, canoe, etc.
bookmarkdaabeduge
verb work seriously
bookmarkdala
verb unfasten,undo,untie
bookmarkdalaa ubu
noun charcoal from the coconut shell
bookmarkdaohi i tua
learn by heart
bookmarkdenaa ange naa
about that
denei ai laa
this is that then
bookmarkdiibanga o de henua
the categories of ancient custom
bookmarkdili dagidahi
happening continually but one at a time
bookmarkdoi-giva
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
donudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarke galemu
it’s alright
bookmarke muni
verb hidden, be
bookmarkgalo ahi
verb sparks
bookmarkgalo hagalegunga
adjective to look at a member of the opposite sex in a presumptuous way
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkginigini looloa
noun a game played by children
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkhaduhadu
verb thick (not watery)
bookmarkhagabadabaataianga
noun
hagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagadolu (ina)
verb make a total of three
bookmarkhagaduu ngavesi
verb make boxes
bookmarkhagaduu ssaalanga
adjective search intently for
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagahaigabungi
verb make shy
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagalanea
verb cause to increase in quantity; greedy
bookmarkhagaoanga gi lunga
good wages; a good price
bookmarkhai de biho
act smart (deviously)
bookmarkhai de hai
stubborn,willful
bookmarkhaigamaiana
adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhenua i lalo (alodahi)
noun world (lands other than nukuoro)
bookmarkhine huuhua
noun pregnant woman
bookmarkhulo gee
go away
laa tua
besides
bookmarklede
noun penetrating cold
bookmarklevango
adjective fight
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarklimasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarkllibo ange luu vae
run
bookmarkluei
verb spit out (esp. food)
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
luu panava
noun scrotum (whole thing)
bookmarkmaailaba
noun axis (or long thing through the center of something)
bookmarkmada gelegele
noun male child
bookmarkmadaa gamu
noun the measurements and special techniquesused in manufacturing duai
bookmarkmadaanga hulu
number ten
bookmarkmadaangahulu-ma-lua-malama
time noun december (’twelfth month’)
bookmarkmahaa
adjective broken up, cracked, burst
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanigangi
adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse
bookmarkmanu somo
noun tree, plant
bookmarkme de lodo
noun a fishing place (in the lagoon)
bookmarkmoenga
bedclothes, bedding; a place for sleeping
bookmarkmuaamoni
noun a song formerly sung while dancing
bookmarkngadi dangada
noun an ordinary person, commoner; a person of slight social value
bookmarkngisi
verb a squeaking sound
bookmarknoho mua
adjective overloaded in front (of a canoe)
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarksaba
verb capable (of a person)
bookmarksae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes in sheet metal)
bookmarksagulaa-saamono
noun fishsp.
bookmarksali gee
flow away
bookmarksalulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarksileia doo soa
look, your neighbor is competing against you
bookmarksinga sogosogo
adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself
bookmarksomo boi
adjective grow abnormally (having defects)
bookmarkssili mada
to faint, be unconscious
bookmarksui
change, replace
bookmarktino boo
full moon (a period comprising two nights)
bookmarkuhado
large white worm species
bookmarkvaga
noun sailing vessel, large canoe, ship
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