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aadea moana
adjective unobstructed
bookmarkagaaga
noun having lots of roots
bookmarkalaa sili
those there were enough
bookmarkamuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkangaanga
adjective aware, alert
bookmarkasu
verb scoop up (liquids only), spoon
bookmarkava
adjective relief, be relieved
bookmarkbaabuu
adjective
lie down
bapaba
adjective flutter against (as a hooked fish)
bookmarkbasa hagamao lunga
speak arrogantly
bookmarkbini daubeemala
verb a method of making flower headdresses
bookmarkboi a eidu
temporarily abnormal
bookmarkboo i lalo o tangada
the last days of a person’s life
bookmarkbungadogi
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkdada de ava
a strong current in the channel
bookmarkdagodo daudahi
adjective having the same characteristics, be alike
bookmarkdahuli de vae
dislocated ankle
bookmarkdalimasanga
verb way of tying (rope, etc.)
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdaubeemala
verb a method of braiding flower headdressesor necklaces made from manu-mala
bookmarkdaumaha laanui
noun the main sunday religious observance in the church
bookmarkdele de ada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkdibo
noun infant
bookmarkdoli de henua
to defeat all comers
bookmarkdoonga
noun tools,equipment (incl. fishing gear)
bookmarkduadae
verb gullible, be a sucker
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarke galemu
it’s alright
bookmarkea gi lunga
to ride high in the water (e.g., of a canoe)
bookmarkeba
noun a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkgabaea
verb to hang oneself (suicide)
bookmarkgabe
gouge out
bookmarkgabou
noun fishsp.: scad
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgili ulunga
noun pillowcase
bookmarkgoobai lau
noun a hat made from pandanus leaves
bookmarkhaa daha
noun the outer coconut palm frond
bookmarkhaangoda dugidugi
adjective a method of fishing (night fishing outside the reef, using hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhadu golaa
a type of hard stone from Pohnpei used to pound sakau
bookmarkhadu lalo
noun a stone on which hermit crabs are crushed (to use for bait)
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
adjective critical of others
bookmarkhagabaguu ange
move against something so fast that itappears to be coming at one
bookmarkhagailaage
verb setfree
bookmarkhagamaadua
verb be oldest among
bookmarkhagaodia
verb finish up, be last
bookmarkhagasaohia
verb make oneself available
bookmarkhai daina
adjective the relationship between siblings or cousins
bookmarkhai me hebagi
be on the point of fighting
bookmarkhaunga
noun manner of wearing a flower garland
bookmarkhina
noun ability,capacity (of person),resourcefulness
bookmarkkena
adjective pale; whitish-yellow
bookmarklabodo-uli
noun eelsp.: morayeel
bookmarklagolagoaa
verb destroy or abuse property (for no goodreason); vandalism
bookmarklahilahi
adjective fishsp.; tremendous (followed by ina)
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu (ripe)
bookmarklligi
adjective
fine (in grain, of hair, etc.); little, small
lodo gaiaa
adjective competitive, envious, desirous of retaliating
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
social strata (two) of traditional Nukuoro society
bookmarkmaakau laa loo dangada
what a shame
bookmarkmada gi daha
adjective having the point bent outward (away from its handle)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa dolu
number thirteen
bookmarkmago de henua
noun monsoon winds (from the southwest)
bookmarkmalangilangi ai
happy with, pleased at; appreciative
bookmarkmana
noun supernatural power
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkme gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature
bookmarkmolo
verb to make a knot of hair
bookmarkmomme
a place
bookmarkmuna pada
noun harsh words
bookmarkngahui
noun
tens of coconuts
pelaani
verb fry
bookmarkpungu
adjective
plump
saesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksigi manu
adjective to transplant a plant
bookmarksisi
verb to move one end of something long and thin by pressure on the other end; to lift a fishing pole; to write (with a pen or pencil); cut copra
bookmarkssea
noun chair
bookmarkssele i de niho
damn it!
bookmarksseni
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