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aamia
verb sufficient for the purpose or need
bookmarkaheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkala galigi
noun a method of mat making
bookmarkbalu malau
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkbooiaa
adjective do something shameful (for shame)
bookmarkdaemahaanga
noun heaviness,sadness,unhappiness
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdalaa
noun (small) piece of, part of
bookmarkdale gaiaa
verb provoke a fight by banging againstsomeone (as children do); hit and run
bookmarkdaumaha de manu
noun christmas eve fete in the church at which "santa claus" appears
bookmarkdaumaha haangoda
noun
prayer service held while visiting others’ houses
daumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdee abo
uncomfortable (esp. socially)
bookmarkdee baa tae
stay for only a very short time
bookmarkdiinei de madangi
a decrease of wind velocity
bookmarkdilia ange
give fish to
bookmarkdogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkdoi
verb
stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps
donu
noun fishsp.: seabass (= small ava)
bookmarkdoo ngaage
adjective south wind
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
duugunga o de henua
customs of Nukuoro atoll
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarkgai nnao
adjective exaggerate (esp. in storytelling)
bookmarkgailalopoli
adjective stingy
bookmarkgalo hilo
verb not cooked completely
bookmarkgalugalu
verb
any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.
gidee (laa) goe
see what i mean
bookmarkgiivia
verb to have something in one’s eye
bookmarkgolo me
adjective unforgiving
bookmarkhaanoa
verb wash someone’s hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhagabiigia
verb to make sticky
bookmarkhagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagadeai
verb cause to become non-existent
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagaduu dala
adjective angry and ready to fight
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagamaadua
verb be oldest among
bookmarkhagammau
verb memorize
bookmarkhagangadinei
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagasaangia
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhagasegedia
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhagasoesoe saele
adjective to walk about without greeting others
bookmarkhagassahu
verb to try one’s best to do something bad or harmful
bookmarkhagavvale
verb spiritpossession
bookmarkhai gaiaa
verb use without permission
bookmarkhai me dogaa
behave with embarrassment or shyness
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkhhao
verb fill,stuff (something into or full of)
bookmarkhoda
verb carve out, drill out; eat out the insides of (as does a rat)
bookmarkhonu tai
adjective high tide
bookmarki dai nei
mortlockislands
bookmarkidi
verb to husk (a coconut) with one’s teeth
bookmarkise-ngaio
needlefish
bookmarkkii gee
move away from
bookmarklaangai ngadi moana
a fishing condition in which tuna arebiting, but do not appear in schools
bookmarklabodo-sisi
noun eelsp.: snakeeel
bookmarklangi haanau
noun certain kind of rain (omen of impending childbirth)
bookmarklau-gadaha
noun plantsp.: bird’s-nestfern(asplenium nidus l.)
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarkloada
noun sputum
bookmarklodo degi
having a forgiving nature
bookmarklou
a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick breadfruit; pull down
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmade sala
adjective mistaken (in identifying); mistakesomeone for another
bookmarkmagiaa
adjective envious, jealous (non-sexual jealousy)
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkmavaevae
adjective scattered
bookmarkme gee
a coconut without any meat
bookmarkme hhadu
noun falsehood,lie
bookmarkme pasa
noun radio
bookmarkmuna daemaha
noun words which hurt
bookmarkngalullulu
adjective shaky
bookmarkngudu ai
act as an interpreter
bookmarkniho kangi
noun tusk
bookmarkodi iho
just finished
bookmarksabo
verb do slowly
bookmarksaugalo saele
adjective search for here and there,wander around looking for
bookmarkseni
sleep
bookmarksigi de hagahala
a technique of finishing a mat edge
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
taau
pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for singular noun)
bookmarktamana o dogu bodu
noun father-in-law
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