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aada
adjective easily startled, skittish, wild (of animals)
bookmarkadi saele
adjective disseminate information
bookmarkalaa ai laa
those there then were
bookmarkalaa ange maalie
those there are exactly right
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkamo
verb lift up
bookmarkanei laa
these (here) which were there
bookmarkbasa hagamao lalo
speak humbly
bookmarkbuni
adjective closed up, be together (in a group, or of two individuals)
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdaahili dau soa
a lovesong
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdai deeai
almost none
bookmarkdaihadu
verb hardwood in the tree trunk
bookmarkdama madua
noun eldest child
bookmarkdama naale
noun a talkative, deceitful person
bookmarkdee ahe mai
adjective incurably ill
bookmarkdelaa ai huu
that was it (as before)
bookmarkdeleulu
verb good at catching tuna
bookmarkdolo
noun sugarcane
bookmarkdotodo
verb bloody (of a person)
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkduugunga o de henua
customs of the island (nukuoro)
bookmarkgaadu
verb give (colloquial)
bookmarkgaba de aasanga
noun a side of the watercourses between islets on the atoll
bookmarkgagu
well-mannered
bookmarkgai de baibu
smoke cigarettes
bookmarkgai me hagadau doa
eat as though competing against othereaters in a test of manliness(e.g., to eat fish with the scales and all)
bookmarkgalababa
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)
bookmarkgalogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkgiado taelodo
noun the outrigger booms toward the center of the canoe
bookmarkgili dabeo
verb a fungus infection of the skin, ringworm
bookmarkgoloa hai hegau
noun tools (for work)
bookmarkgoloa hebagi
noun arms (tools of war)
bookmarkgumedi
noun bowl (wooden)
bookmarkhadi bodo
noun breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhagaanu
verb cause to dance or sway
bookmarkhagabasa
verb cause someone to speak; convince
bookmarkhagadama
verb to treat as a child
bookmarkhagadogaa dangada
adjective embarrass people by one’s actions
bookmarkhagaloosi
verb guard, watch, keep an eye on
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagassoe
verb straighten out; decide an issue (byhigher authority)
bookmarkhagatala senga
adjective foolishly rough playing or joking
bookmarkhagatanga
adjective funny, silly
bookmarkhagatangohi
verb the fading of light after sunset
bookmarkhagatugu
verb crouch down
bookmarkhai de eidu
one of two children’s games
hai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship (between kin)
bookmarkhongagainga
adjective urinate
bookmarkhua-dolo
noun plantsp.: vine (any sort)
bookmarkhulo
verb
go
igauli-sissisi
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkkadi gauve
to clench one’s teeth from the cold
bookmarkkini
verb pick at one time,pinch at one time
bookmarklama
a dry coconut leaf
bookmarklau kena
adjective leaves (or hair) which have lost theirnatural healthy color
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarklongohio
verb feel
bookmarklua-baaua
time noun the second number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarklua-laangi
time noun tuesday (’second day’)
bookmarkmaamaanadu
verb keep thinking about
bookmarkmada-galadi
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkmada-umanga
noun the bud of a cyrtosperma taro corm
bookmarkmadangi danuaa
noun fresh air
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmahola gimoo
adjective to have many dead animals (or fish) lying about
bookmarkmalaia
adjective have luck which is unexpected (esp. bad, in which case considered retribution for past deeds)
bookmarkmalo gulu
noun
barkcloth
manu-de-laama
noun any of the small flying insects which swarm near a light
bookmarkngadi basa
adjective small talk; idle conversation
bookmarkngadi humai
adjective come without bringing anything (such as gifts)
bookmarkngudu ai
act as an interpreter
bookmarknguu
noun squid (3 types)
bookmarknngaolia
verb noise (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarknoomeemea
verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave
bookmarkobe
noun eye of the taro corm
bookmarksangatai
mollusk, Spondylus
bookmarksengalia
verb deceived, fooled; made dependent upon(e.g., gifts)
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarksolo
verb grate, make into small pieces
bookmarktaau
pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for singular noun)
bookmarktainaahine gauligi
noun younger sister
bookmarktamana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandfather
bookmarktinana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandmother
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