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aalu

verb intercept; send for

alaa laa

those (there) which were there

aloalo-mea

adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)

ao ina

inadvertently remain up until daybreak (=aoa)

baalanga uli

noun cast iron

bebe

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noun butterfly

bee

noun flatus, the sound of flatulence

beea

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noun bear

bese

noun one of the harmony parts in old chants

bulu giidagi

noun a type of caulking compound, made from bulu and sap

buni de ua

to be very thirsty

daa

verb to make a sharp turn ; a back-handed slap or jerking of anything which moves (e.g., a hand, foot, tail, tongue, etc.); to tattoo; hit, strike, beat; to kill; to wash clothes; scoop up (liquids or solids); to bail (a canoe)

daadaa

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verb (transitive) carve (something)

daahaa mada giigii

the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo

dabadaba

noun slipperlobster

dala

noun plantsp.: shrub sp. (ximenia americana l.)

dalinga bobo

noun having a runny ear (with pus)

dangada haangoda

noun fisherman

dangau-paava

noun fishsp.: snapper

dau masa

noun the season during which tides are lowest

daua

verb war,battle

daumaha hagadaahao

noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices

davage

noun birdsp.: white-tailedtropicbird(phaethon lepturus)

dilo

noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut; a coconut leaflet midrib after scraping, soaking and drying

doi

verb stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps fromwhich perfume is made

dolo

adjective creep (a very slow movement over the ground)

dungudungu

verb have a good sense of smell

duu age

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verb stand up

duu mugamuga

noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock

gaalauanga

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noun plant species with long green leaves

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galagalani

adjective come close to the end of

ganae

noun fishsp.: mullet

ganae-oo

threadfin fish

gauanga

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noun thigh

gauasa

noun the pectoral fin of a fish and the surrounding flesh

gemo

adjective fast, swift

giigii saele

giggle

gili dalo

noun hillock

giliini

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adjective green

gilisau

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verb undress

gini manu

verb pick flowers

gudu gaadu

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noun dog flea

haanoa

verb wash someone’s hands (or mouth)

hadu golaa

a type of hard stone from Pohnpei used to pound sakau

hadu golaa

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noun volcanic stone from Pohnpei used to pound sakau

hadu-maadau

noun coralsp.

hagabigi

verb strive to be like

hagadau doo

adjective to transfer a string figure from oneperson’s fingers to another’s

hagadau doolohi

adjective chase each other

hagadoodoo denga muna

boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)

hagaduu ssaalanga

adjective search intently for

hagagudu

verb cause to have lice (by transfer)

hagahhano

verb show someone how to wash his hands (or mouth)

hagauda de hine

adjective a certain method of delivering a child

hagauu

verb suckle,nurse (feed milk)

hai me

verb industrious

hale neveneve

noun spiderweb

hhagi de baa galele

jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth

hhoa de usu

to encounter unexpected misfortune as aresult of one’s evil deeds

hodo

noun the spine of the stingray

honga de masavaa

at the time of

iloo me

adjective charlatanism

kano mouli

noun fresh meat (including fish)

kano mouli

adjective fresh meat (including fish)

kii age

move upward; reach a certain age

laanganga

noun way of plaiting

laangi dabeo

verb a day which is rainy and stormy

lama

a dry coconut leaf

laohie

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noun drought; dry weather

lebidi

noun birdsp.: whitetern

llabu

verb claw

luu aau

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pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)

ma te hakii

the uvula and adjacent portions of the oral cavity

maagaga

adjective industrious

mada duulanga

noun an important position (spatially)

mada-umanga

noun the bud of a cyrtosperma taro corm

malamalama

adjective sparkly; glittery

malemale

noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body

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adjective breathing

manu solo laagau

a file (for filing metal)

manusomo

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noun tree

moana ngaadai

noun far from land (the place from which the atoll is just barely visible)

munamuna

adjective a short prayer

namu

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noun mosquito

nebu ange

adjective to perceive that others are occupied

nehu

verb clear (in focus)

ngadi uaa

adjective assent to insincerely

ngauda

adjective an unenthusiastic fisherman

nodi

verb to tie a knot in the hair

onoonogia

verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite

panga

adjective

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noun May

sao de leo

clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice

seesee

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verb walk

sivi

adjective giveup

soa

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noun friend

ssahu

adjective inquisitive, mischievous (as a child)

ssuonioni

sand

taigaa

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noun tiger

vai huaamee

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noun coconut water from a young green coconut