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alaa ai laa
those there then were
bookmarkanei naa
these (here) only
bookmarkbaa ange
close to, near to
bookmarkbaadunga
noun punishment
bookmarkbapabu
adjective the staccato sound of one hard object being struck against another
bookmarkboobua
noun dragonfly
bookmarkbouli
adjective darkness (of or pertaining to)
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkbulabula
adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)
bookmarkbunibuni
adjective be more-or-less together
bookmarkdaane honu
noun a person of many accomplishments
bookmarkdaasele
verb to swing a rope (in a jump rope game) so as to cause the jumper to trip
bookmarkdabula
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkdahola
verb a method of fishing (night fishing on the reef with torches)
bookmarkdai sagana iho goe
watchout
bookmarkdangau-ngudu-aahua
noun
deadea
adjective becoming lighter in color
bookmarkdelaa tee madea
hard to tellapart from; resemble closely
bookmarkdemee hagaangiangi
fan
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdogaa
adjective bashful, ashamed, shy, embarrassed
bookmarkduu beleala
noun immature coconutapple
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continue upon
bookmarkduumaa
unclassified remainder (less than the preceding number); about, approximately
bookmarkga-hudi
noun plantsp.: treesp.: bananatree; banana (fruit)
bookmarkgaadinga hai ngadi ubu
coconut with a shell of a size appropriate for use as a cooking vessel
bookmarkgali ange
wound around or tied or fastened very tightly
bookmarkgamedi vai salo
noun a type of bowl
bookmarkgano dae
noun the net of a hand net (not including the net’s handle)
bookmarkgiivia
verb to have something in one’s eye
bookmarkgohugohu
adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)
bookmarkgoloa hagadaahao
noun recreational equipment
bookmarkgumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhagaaha
verb cause to do what
bookmarkhagabaabaagia
verb make no headway and be carried sideways(by a current or the wind) against a reef, etc.
bookmarkhagadau aaloha
adjective love each other (esp. of persons of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagadige de madaangudu
a prolonged conversation (on subjects of little importance)
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
verb to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagaida de gauvae
to bare one’s teeth (by opening the lips to expose the whole set of teeth)
bookmarkhagamaiana
adjective
hagamano
verb make a total of one thousand
bookmarkhagammuni iho
adjective keep to oneself (what one has done)
bookmarkhagaoanga gi lunga
good wages; a good price
bookmarkhagapogo
verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up
bookmarkhai aoa ina
verb bear misshapen fruit
bookmarkhai de gubenga
to use a gubenga for fishing
bookmarkhasi
verb to cut off a taro corm from its stalk
bookmarkhau singano
noun garland of singano
bookmarkhonu tai
adjective high tide
bookmarkiai maalie
adjective just about right
bookmarklou aama
adjective the submerging of the outrigger float
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
social strata (two) of traditional Nukuoro society
bookmarkluu oluu
pronoun your (plural; for dual noun)
bookmarkmada galava
noun spear foreshaft
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmae
adjective
withered;
magi dee manava
asthma
bookmarkmahedu
adjective folded up,rolled up
bookmarkmahi loa
adjective tireless
bookmarkmaingaa
adjective miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value
bookmarkmalangilangi ai
happy with, pleased at; appreciative
bookmarkmalo diadia
noun mending holes in clothes by runningthreads crisscross across the hole
bookmarkmami age
taste (something) a little bit
bookmarkmamu-lalo-beau
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmasaova laohie o de ngadau
noun dry season
bookmarkmasavavvava
adjective having many holes (like a screen)
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
noun riddle,parable
bookmarkme hholu
noun bow (for an arrow)
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmoni sulu
submarine
bookmarkmuna madua
noun words used only by elders (which are not normally part of a child’s vocabulary)
bookmarkngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
ngadi moana
noun <= laangai ngadi moana>
bookmarknounu
odaau
pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkogu
pronoun my (for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkoha valaai
adjective to disobey the instructions of a healer
bookmarkolonoa
sea cucumber
bookmarkpasalia
verb be talked about (many persons or things)
bookmarkpuli
verb grab up all at once
bookmarksoaa lodo
noun the paddlers of a canoe which is engaged in catching flying fish
bookmarkssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
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