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ageli

verb pick head lice

aha naa

let’s (later)

alaa ai huu

those there only then

baa huu i --

just like

bahhaa

adjective to make a sound, like that of a turtle gasping for breath; the sound of air exhaled suddenly

baleao

noun fish sp., milkfish

bolo iho

adjective to make oneself the beneficiary of a will which one has made for another

bulubuludi

verb keep hugging

daahili lo te gohu

a popular (secular) song

daakodolia

verb be slept upon for a long time ,be in place for a long time

daalonga

noun a wound on the body

dagitilo

verb watchful, be on the lookout, keep aneye on

dagu age

say out loud

dama legalega

noun baby, infant

denga mee naa

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those ones (plural)

dogai

noun transverse tiebeam

dogodogoisi

adjective becoming fewer and fewer

doiho

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verb fall

duu gili somo

the coconut meat remaining in a germinated coconut after the coconut apple has been removed

ebuebua

verb covered with ebuebu

gabe

verb gouge out

gadunga

fire-plow

gai ngole

verb wasteful,improvident

gidaau

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pronoun we (dual, inclusive)

giidada

verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)

goloa

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noun groceries, supplies

goloa abasasa

noun european goods or tools

gugu iho

adjective useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)

haa leu

noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown

Hadu lehu

the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend

hadu me llanga

lay out plaited work

hagaamu

verb pay respect to,honor (someone)

hagabalagelage

verb to have come to be unable to walk

hagadangada

verb treat someone as a human being

hagadania

noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)

hagadau doolohi

adjective chase each other

hagaduugau

verb to make a handle for (e.g., a knife); to fasten with pegs

hagaligiligi

verb to speed up (to get over with)

hagalodolodo

verb hope for (want)

hagamaanu age

pull oneself up by one’s arms

hagamogomogo

take special care of, cherish

hagamuni

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verb hide

hagatugu

verb crouch down

hanu age

regain

hhali lo te laagau

a depression in a log (an abnormal growth)

hhanga luu vae

spread one’s legs

hhoa de lae

to run into misfortune as a result of one’s evil deeds

holi

adjective shape of,form of

hua daahili

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verb sing a song

huaa gulu

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noun breadfruit

hulu

verb apply liquid on,smear on

hune

noun core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree

hungi

verb tricks of self-defense (some of which are like judo or karate)

laagau aalo saelenga

noun thatch rafters on the ends of a house

laagii baubau

noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)

lau maalie

verb neat-appearing hair or feathers

laubalabala

adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible

laudodole

noun smallness

legalega

noun smallness

leia

verb be jumped upon; be landed upon

leo

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noun sound; voice

lodo laanui

adjective large in volume or capacity,spacious inside

longosaa

adjective small around, thin

lua

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number two

luu adaau

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pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for dual, alienable noun)

madaanga hulu

number ten

madagauhala

noun the lower abdomen, crotch, pubic area

mademadea

verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure

magamagalili

adjective frequently magalili

mago de henua

noun monsoon winds (from the southwest)

malibilibi

adjective crack (of a whip)

malo maadolu

noun heavy clothing

manu solo laagau

file (for filing wood)

me abo donu

real, true

mee saabini uga

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reel of fishing line (lit. thing to wrap fishing line)

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mmogo

verb insist upon

mulo

verb rollup

mulu gudu

verb grab while pulling; destroy by falling on or through; break through any obstacles in one’s path

muna daemaha

noun words which hurt

nao gasi

verb eat messily (by poking at all of thefood instead of touching only the portion to be eaten)

ngaage nei

Gilbert Islands

ngadi biho

noun head

ngadi gavadu

adjective a gift (to the hearer); a present (to the hearer)

ngaobo

verb easily bent out of shape

ngaue mai

to reduce (in price, etc.)

obe

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noun eye of the taro corm

oho adu

go early

olo

noun beach

saabini

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verb wrap

saalua

verb scraped (a little taken away),scratched

saesaele

verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)

samu

verb gossip,slander

saohia

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adjective free

sassabe

adjective about to leave, prepare to leave

see

adjective barely, just barely

sisi

mollusk, sp. Neritidae

ssaga bau

ssuanga

stained in one place

tuu

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verb (transitive) cut

umu

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noun cooking fire, cooking area