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aha goi

what next

aigimea

noun plant sp.: wedelia creeper (wedelia biflora (l.) dc.)

alohaai

verb love intensely

anaa laa

these (there) which were there

anei naa loo

these seem to be

baalasi mai (adu)

shine a flashlight toward me (you)

be hia

how many (according to someone)

bido muna

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noun word

boda

verb straggly (hair or feathers)

boobua

noun dragonfly

bula de ganomada

get mad

daaganga

noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)

daamada age

adjective start again

dabui

verb to splash water on something with the hand

dadangi

adjective make noise repeatedly

dau hoohanga

verb the season during which birds lay eggs

daubeemala

verb a method of braiding flower headdressesor necklaces made from manu-mala

deai se laangi

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denei au

it is i

diinonga

adjective a spirit which is worshipped; bad character (of a person)

dilo

noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut; a coconut leaflet midrib after scraping, soaking and drying

dilodilonga

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

dilongaagau

verb voyeurism

dogi

noun adze

doiho

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verb fall

doo de gai me

miss a meal or meals (leading tonausea when eating is resumed)

doo de lolomango

separated (of crude coconut oil)

dua daabasi

noun the size of fishing line appropriate for tuna fishing

duasala

adjective hardship,difficulty

dungudungua

verb repeatedly smell (something)

dutudu

verb play with fire

duu baeao

noun piece of coconut husk

gaanuunu

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bosom/breast

gabigabidia

verb repeatedly held

gaha dea

adjective having almost ripe coconuts (whose husk fibers are white)

gai i taiao

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verb have breakfast

galaanga

verb to look for members of the opposite sex by walking around at night

galu

noun viscous sputum

gano dae

noun the net of a hand net (not including the net’s handle)

goli manu

adjective pick flowers

goloa abasasa

noun european goods or tools

gonogono

adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly

haamaga

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noun hammock

hadu golaa

a type of hard stone from Pohnpei used to pound sakau

hadugolaa

noun any stone of volcanic origin

hagaagahi

verb call (someone)

hagaaoa

verb cause to have been sufficient, relieve

hagabulubulu ange

make do with

hagadamadama

verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)

hagadau hai me ai

use jointly or collectively

hagadoo dai

adjective to fish off the reef for tuna

hagadubu o de adu

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagahahine

adjective treat as a woman

hagahaigamaiana

verb treat as important

hagahale

verb begin to form (of a situation)

hagahongagainga

verb to make a child urinate

hagapasalia

verb convince (several people) completely

hagaseenga

noun way of just being able to

hai mee

industrious

hai naa hanu me

something will happen...

hakaa tuai

to sharpen a coconut grater blade

hakadanga

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adjective funny, silly

hale hongelegele

noun toilet

hhui age

eat a snack

hoea

verb covered with sunburn blisters

isi

verb to peel off in long thin strips

ivi ngongo

noun collar bone

kangi

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adjective sharp

labodo

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noun snake

labua gee (lodo)

having an upset stomach; to be on the point of nausea

loage

adjective go (up or toward the village, or land)

maadau mangoo

noun a type of fishhook (for sharks)

mada

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mada duai

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noun tool used to grate coconuts

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mada hoou

adjective brand new

magalillili

adjective frequently magalili

magi i de makama

menstruation

malele

adjective completed

manu vaaligi

noun insect (small)

me ange laa

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adjective other

mee daadaa

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noun carved object; the act of carving

mmaolunga

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adjective high

moe dige

adjective to roll away from one’s bedding while sleeping (on the floor)

momme hagassoe

noun court (of law)

mousi

adjective defeated, lose (battle, game, etc.)

mudumudu-dua-beau

damselfish

nao gasi

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

nebunebua

verb be nebunebu

ngalue age

increased,augmented

ngalue de gauvae

dislocated jaw

nnamu

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adjective filthy with food (i.e., hands after eating)

nnamu

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verb smell

odi sango

adjective completely cleaned up or finished; all gone; each and every oneall gone

odomalie

adjective delicious (of coconut apples only)

saa

noun a share of food (esp. for children)

salulu

adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)

sassabe

adjective about to leave, prepare to leave

sii

verb spill out (e.g. too much food in your mouth)

siva-dahanga

time noun the ninth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"

sula

verb arrive