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abo
adjective capable, correct (suitable), true; feel comfortable
bookmarkalaa donu
those there only
bookmarkalaa muna
word <= dalaa muna>
bookmarkanaa ai loo
those then are
bookmarkanga gee
turn one’s attention away from
bookmarkbaa sala
adjective be clumsy (in physical contest)
bookmarkbaasi masui
adjective left side, left-handed
bookmarkbaba ange
ready for
bookmarkbalu malau
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkdaane dau
noun a person of importance (speciallyaccomplished)
bookmarkdagodo gee (ma)
another thing altogether;different (from); recuperating (after an illness)
bookmarkdauaalu
verb always borrowing or begging
bookmarkdaumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdee anga
forgetful, absent-minded
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdolo
adjective creep (a very slow movement over the ground)
bookmarkdonu sala
adjective misunderstand
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkduunga gima
noun half of a clam shell
bookmarke dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarkgaanunu
noun breast
bookmarkgabetili
parent-in-law
bookmarkgabetili
noun parent-in-law
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgaiaadia
verb stolen
bookmarkgalamata
noun eye
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgalo
adjective look at, stare
bookmarkgasigasia
verb rubbed against,scratched
bookmarkgasogo
verb to have sexual pleasure (of males only) either by intercourse, or by regarding a naked woman
bookmarkgauligi mai ange
the one next younger still
bookmarkgave ua podo
gelu-hai-vaelo
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgu malaia donu
to have been lucky
bookmarkHadu lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend
bookmarkhadu o de mamu
noun the hard stomach-like organ of certain fish
bookmarkhagadaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkhagadamadama
verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagadau gaiaa
adjective steal from one another
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
adjective to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagadubuna
verb treat as dubuna
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagalloba ange
to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkhagamainu
verb provide with bait
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagaoanga gi lunga
good wages; a good price
bookmarkhagasae gili
pierce the skin superficially
bookmarkhagassogaanga
noun
hagatanu iho
verb take a nap
bookmarkhai muna
adjective public meeting
bookmarkhala langa goobai
noun a form for plaiting hats
bookmarkhalehale dagodo
adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)
bookmarkhhaa
verb blossom forth
bookmarkhhola mai saiolo
to allow the sail to fill with wind, holding on to the boom sheet (after luffing)
bookmarkhidu-laangi
time noun sunday (’seventh day’)
bookmarkkena
noun pale; whitish yellow
bookmarkkii mai
verb decreasing
bookmarkkona ange
become much worse
bookmarklaangai ngadi moana
a fishing condition in which tuna arebiting, but do not appear in schools
bookmarklaangihagamouli
time noun saturday (the day on which food isprepared for sunday)
bookmarklabua
verb knead thoroughly
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarklodo bale
noun helpful (sort of person)
bookmarkmaagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmaagaga dua
adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmada giivia
verb dim light
bookmarkmadalua maa valu
number twenty eight
bookmarkmadau-dalinga
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmaga ahi
noun glowing embers (without a flame)
bookmarkmami age
taste (something) a little bit
bookmarkmanadu
verb think
bookmarkmanu gaugau
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmao lalo
adjective deep,low (in status)
bookmarkmosongenge
noun a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmui
verb gathered around (something)
bookmarkmuli mai ange
a little later, byandby
bookmarknabe
verb to hook under the waistband or belt
bookmarkngaobo
verb easily bent out of shape
bookmarkngudula
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkniho vainu
milk teeth, deciduous teeth
bookmarkodea
noon, midday
bookmarksalibaadaa
verb a type of low cloud
bookmarksobalo
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
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tainadaane o dogu dinana
noun maternal uncle
bookmarktamana o dogu bodu
noun father-in-law
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