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aalo
verb come by paddling
bookmarkadi saele
adjective disseminate information
bookmarkagilau
verb pugnacious
bookmarkago i tua
learn by heart
bookmarkalo-uli
adjective dark color (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkaloha ina
helpful toward
bookmarkanei huu
these (here) only are the ones
bookmarkbeluu
noun lizard; gecko
bookmarkbinaaina
adjective cowardly (owing to weak-mindedness); afraid to assert oneself; not live up to one’s obligations
bookmarkbunua
noun a young bird (of any sp. suitable for being raised as a pet)
bookmarkdaane honu
noun a person of many accomplishments
bookmarkdaba
adjective a flash of light, a blink of an eye
bookmarkdaga
verb loosely clinging to a surface (outer orinner); coconutmeat which has formed in the nut with no sap
bookmarkdai sagana iho goe
watchout
bookmarkdalaehala
verb pricked
bookmarkdalodaloa
verb pray for
bookmarkdangaligi
noun type of basket
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdau
pronoun your (singular; for singular, alienable noun)
bookmarkdaumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkde ia
the, thing, it
bookmarkdube
adjective movements perceived under the covers; the swarming of maggots in meat
bookmarkduu nui
adjective to lower a bunch of cut coconuts from a coconut tree with a rope
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarkea
adjective to surface (while swimming); to be on the surface of the water; stop swimming
bookmarkeba
a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkgada-ahai
noun fishsp.: jack (an oceanic fish)
bookmarkgai hagadoedoe
verb eat sparingly (to save for later)
bookmarkgaini
noun any lattice-like arrangement
bookmarkgana
noun bad person
bookmarkganae oo
threadfin fish
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgauanga mahagi
noun dislocated thighbone
bookmarkgavia
noun crazy person; insane person
bookmarkgeesaama
noun outrigger cross boom (of a canoe)
bookmarkgini
verb pick with one’s fingers; to pinch off, or pinch and pull at the same time
bookmarkhaahaula age de me
become bright (with morning sunlight)
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagabaua
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagabuulinga dangada
noun tribe
bookmarkhagaduu gaiaa
adjective suspicious by nature
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagamanavasaa
adjective risky,dangerous
bookmarkhagammau
verb memorize
bookmarkhagapogo
verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up
bookmarkhagasoesoe saele
adjective to walk about without greeting others
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhai lodo
resentful
bookmarkhale de henua
noun a house of indigenous construction (thatch)
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhano gi oona
very,exceedingly
bookmarkhoimanu
noun fishsp.: eagleray
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
rust
bookmarkhoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhuga
noun fine threads or strands
bookmarkiga-loa
noun fishsp. (a small flying fish)
bookmarkila
verb? a mole (not raised), or other permanent black spot on the skin
bookmarkilihia ssave
adjective the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)
bookmarkkadi gauvae
adjective to clench one’s teeth (from cold)
bookmarklabodo-tea
noun eelsp.: morayeel
bookmarklaelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarklima-malama
time noun may (’fifth month’)
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
social strata (two) of traditional Nukuoro society
bookmarkmaamaadolu
adjective becoming more and more maadolu
bookmarkmada agamu
noun the essential design features of tuai
bookmarkmadalua maa valu
number twenty eight
bookmarkmalau ngudu
noun lips
bookmarkmalo lau manu
cloth with a flowered pattern
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmasavaa
noun time
bookmarkmasimasi
noun dolphin
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkme hakadanga
noun joke, jest; trick (a practical joke)
bookmarkme hhadu hugadoo
it’s a lie
bookmarkmoa
noun the blossom of the banana tree
bookmarkmoomoa-uliuli
noun fishsp.: boxfish (dark blue)
bookmarkmuu-madavai
noun fishsp. (rare)
bookmarkngadi uaa
adjective assent to insincerely
bookmarkpaa i tua tinae
have an empty stomach
bookmarkpaibu
noun pipe
bookmarkpoo ange
touch (someone or something with the hand)
bookmarkseni
sobaga
fish sp. tang
bookmarksongagi
a bad sort of person
bookmarkssii
a hissing sound used to indicate disapproval
bookmarktainaahine o dogu bodu
noun sister-in-law
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valagei
whip black coral
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