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balabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkbii o madahasi
a certain kind of phosphorescence in seawater at night
bookmarkboi
adjective
abnormal
boiboi
adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy
bookmarkbonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkdaahanga ange
give pleasure to someone by giving himsomething
bookmarkdaane dee lahilahia
noun a very special one (rarely seen)
bookmarkdama hodooligi
noun
children of the chief
dangage dua
verb bend one’s head backwards
bookmarkdaogili
noun
daohi i tua
learn by heart
bookmarkdau de madangi
be hit by (usually a strong) wind
bookmarkdau hala
verb the season during which pandanus fruit of the same type matures
bookmarkdau langi
verb rainy season
bookmarkdeainga
noun nothingness
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdilo gaiaa
verb sneak a look
bookmarkdinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun a type of adze (with a small blade, for light chipping)
bookmarkdogi hakolona
noun a type of adze (with a curved blade of terebra shell)
bookmarkdogodogoisi
adjective becoming fewer and fewer
bookmarkdolodolo manu ligi
the physical sensation (like bugs crawling on one) after one’s leg, etc., has been asleep
bookmarkdoo de ssui
still damp (but becoming dry)
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarke dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarke hia
how many
bookmarkgaba
adjective flap (as wings)
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgau bini
noun a tool used in braiding rope
bookmark
gelegele uli
verb
black soil
gide eidu
verb to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkhaahaango
verb wakeup (someone) insistently
bookmarkhagaaneane
verb console; excite sexually
bookmarkhagabuua
verb crowd away from
bookmarkhagadaane
verb to act like a human
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagamabu
verb rest, relax, quit (a job)
bookmarkhagangalo
verb forget purposely
bookmarkhagatevelia
verb cause to bristle
bookmarkhagatugu
verb crouch down
bookmarkhagaulu
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkhai me hoosenga
somewhat hoosenga
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhangaabo
verb the fitting together of the two halves of something, so that it is closed
bookmarkhano laa
previous
bookmarkheduge
noun slate-pencilurchin
bookmarkhhudi
verb pull
bookmarkhoe pale
noun a type of canoe paddle designed for steering
bookmarkhoohonu
verb
hungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarklau henua
verb waves of sufficient size to wash overall land on the atoll; tidalwave
bookmarklau-gadaha
noun plantsp.: bird’s-nestfern(asplenium nidus l.)
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarkloha
noun birdsp. (never seen live)
bookmarklolo hai haahine
noun a lovepotion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarklongohie
adjective big around, fat
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
castes (two) of aboriginal nukuoro society
bookmarkmaadau hholu
noun a fishhook made of wire
bookmarkmada-givi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmagi ilihia
adjective gastritis (having one’s stomach full of gas)
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmahanga
adjective be split open
bookmarkmanongi
adjective fragrant; fragrance (esp. of flowers or perfume)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkmasana
verb good (quality)
bookmarkmassaganga
verb to be very dry
bookmarkmaunuunusi
adjective
me pasa
noun radio
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmui
verb gathered around (something)
bookmarknaamulolo
noun
ramrod;
ngudu leia
verb be the object of continual gossip; scorned
bookmarkoaa
adjective a sound indicating disagreement ordispleasure; oh my gosh
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarkolonoa
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarksago
verb tough (like meat); stiff (like a heavy fishing pole)
bookmarksasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarksau makaga de madangi
the blowing of wind steadily (for a long time) from one direction
bookmarksege de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarksigale
verb scull (a boat)
bookmarksigi
verb transfer (from one place to another),transplant; a technique of finishing a mat edge; to assist in the delivery of a baby (by manually extracting it from the birth canal); to tack a canoe (by transferring the mast from one end of the canoe to the other)
bookmarktamana o dogu bodu
noun father-in-law
bookmarkuu duaa nui
broom.
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