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aalohi

noun the portion of the atoll lagoon just lagoonward of the fringing reef

abi

noun fish sp.: tang

adi

verb relate news or gossip

alo maliae

noun coconut meat (fully mature) of good quality for eating

alukaba

verb leave quickly (usually under duress)

baalasi de ada

to take a picture

baleao

noun fish sp., milkfish

balu

verb to bring one’s hands and arms (or wings) down or back once (as in waving, swimming, or the flapping of a bird’s wings)

bua maimuni

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noun plant sp; type of bua

daa de gaehala

to swing a jump rope made of gaehala

daa donu taahili

sing on-key

dadaage

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verb raise (a flag)

daedae

adjective to reach many places

dagai

adjective move jerkily, flail (one’s legs), flounder about

dangada

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noun people

dango

noun cat’s-eye (of a shell); operculum of a gastropod

danu de bela

spade up taro plots, adding mulch

danuaa ai loo

well, ok (this time, but next timewatch it)

daulanga

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harbor

dee lago dae

not really good or sufficient, etc.

delaa huu

that was it just as before

dibononi

noun the youngest child of a couple

dilodilonga

noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance

dinana

noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship

dulagi ange

look like

duu o de hine

noun anything sticky which pulls apart like jelly, as certain kinds of sea cucumbers etc.

e galemu

it’s alright

ege

verb raise up (so that higher)

gabou

noun fishsp.: scad

galubu

noun a type of toy

gau lama

noun rachis of the coconut leaf

gili hau

noun the inner bark of the hibiscus

goso

adjective bothered, annoyed

gu odi mai ogu

i have done all i could

hadu golaa

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noun volcanic stone from Pohnpei used to pound sakau

hadu mada

noun eyeball

hagabulinga dangada

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noun tribe

hagadangada

verb treat someone as a human being

hagadau tugi

adjective punch each other

hagadibadiba de lima

hagadinoangahulu

verb make a total of ten people

hagaduasala

verb suffer,punish

hagaduugau

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

hagaholau

verb banish from the island (in a canoe with no paddle or food)

hagakona

verb become (or make) much worse

hagasiva (ina)

verb make a total of nine

hai hegau ai

verb borrow

hai kai

adjective show-off, proud

hai maadua

adjective mention of one’s elders by others

hakaunuunu

verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)

hale daumaha

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noun church

hhuge

verb open (something),uncover

holiagi

verb

hono

verb a patch (on clothes, or a canoe, etc.)

huuhuaa me

noun sorcery (made with chants)

iholia

verb useful for climbing down

kalo

adjective sharp (as a knife); a sharp pointed canoe (designed to ride easily in rough seas)

kano mugamuga

adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)

kave dahi

adjective do at one time

laagau aalo saelenga

noun thatch rafters on the ends of a house

lai

noun forehead

laumele

noun fishsp.: tang (2 sorts)

lipaidonga

noun mollusksp.: turbo petholatus

lua

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number two

lua-laangi

time noun tuesday (’second day’)

luu omaau

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pronoun our (dual, exclusive; for dual, inalienable noun)

madaangahulu-ma-dahi-malama

time noun november (’eleventh month’)

madau-dalinga

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

madohi

adjective middle (of something long and thin),halfway; to have gone halfway, to reach the halfway point

maege

verb raised up

mahamaha mai

to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)

mahana

adjective hot (weather)

malimalino

verb becoming more and more malino

mamu-madohi-lua

noun fishsp.: parrotfish

masimasi

noun dolphin

me hagasili

noun a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)

mee saabini uga

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

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mmili mmili

verb to sift; rub between fingers

mmogo

verb insist upon

moe iho

adjective sleep for a short time, nap; sleep overnight in place other than one’s usual sleeping place

ngadi daumaha

adjective religions which are not in the judaeo-christian tradition, pagan cults

ngadi me

noun nothing,unimportant,useless,worthless

ngavesi haangoda

noun fishing tacklebox

ngudu maimai

adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome

ni aha

what are these

noho

verb stay, sit, stop; freeze,coagulate; live (at); remain(somewhere); be situated

noho hagamolomolo

adjective to sit by oneself (away from the main group)

oda

grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed

odo

verb thatch

odomalie

adjective delicious (of coconut apples only)

olo

noun beach

sali ssaavale

adjective salivate

se goo

adept at

seeha deenei?

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what is this?

senga

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drunk

sugulu

noun school

taane sauaa

shark (euphemism)

tainaahine madua

noun elder sister

tinae

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belly

umiumidi

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verb like (someone or something), feel affection for