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aha goi
what next
bookmarkaigimea
noun plant sp.: wedelia creeper (wedelia biflora (l.) dc.)
bookmarkalohaai
verb love intensely
bookmarkanaa laa
these (there) which were there
bookmarkanei naa loo
these seem to be
bookmarkbaalasi mai (adu)
shine a flashlight toward me (you)
bookmarkbe hia
how many (according to someone)
bookmarkboda
verb straggly (hair or feathers)
bookmarkboobua
noun dragonfly
bookmarkbula de ganomada
get mad
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdaamada age
adjective start again
bookmarkdabui
verb to splash water on something with the hand
bookmarkdadangi
adjective make noise repeatedly
bookmarkdau hoohanga
verb the season during which birds lay eggs
bookmarkdaubeemala
verb a method of braiding flower headdressesor necklaces made from manu-mala
bookmarkdenei au
it is i
bookmarkdiinonga
adjective a spirit which is worshipped; bad character (of a person)
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut; a coconut leaflet midrib after scraping, soaking and drying
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdilongaagau
verb voyeurism
bookmarkdogi
noun adze
bookmarkdoo de gai me
miss a meal or meals (leading tonausea when eating is resumed)
bookmarkdoo de lolomango
separated (of crude coconut oil)
bookmarkdua daabasi
noun the size of fishing line appropriate for tuna fishing
bookmarkduasala
adjective hardship,difficulty
bookmarkdungudungua
verb repeatedly smell (something)
bookmarkdutudu
verb play with fire
bookmarkduu baeao
noun piece of coconut husk
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgaha dea
adjective having almost ripe coconuts (whose husk fibers are white)
bookmarkgalaanga
verb to look for members of the opposite sex by walking around at night
bookmarkgalu
noun viscous sputum
bookmarkgano dae
noun the net of a hand net (not including the net’s handle)
bookmarkgoli manu
adjective pick flowers
bookmarkgoloa abasasa
noun european goods or tools
bookmarkgonogono
adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly
bookmarkhadu golaa
a type of hard stone from Pohnpei used to pound sakau
bookmarkhadugolaa
noun
any stone of volcanic origin
hagaagahi
verb call (someone)
bookmarkhagaaoa
verb cause to have been sufficient, relieve
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagadamadama
verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)
bookmarkhagadau hai me ai
use jointly or collectively
bookmarkhagadoo dai
adjective to fish off the reef for tuna
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahahine
adjective treat as a woman
bookmarkhagahaigamaiana
verb treat as important
bookmarkhagahale
verb begin to form (of a situation)
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagapasalia
verb convince (several people) completely
bookmarkhagaseenga
noun way of just being able to
bookmarkhai mee
industrious
bookmarkhai naa hanu me
something will happen...
bookmarkhakaa tuai
to sharpen a coconut grater blade
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkhoea
verb covered with sunburn blisters
bookmarkisi
verb to peel off in long thin strips
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarklabua gee (lodo)
having an upset stomach; to be on the point of nausea
bookmarkloage
adjective
go (up or toward the village, or land)
maadau mangoo
noun a type of fishhook (for sharks)
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mada hoou
adjective brand new
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagi i de makama
menstruation
bookmarkmalele
adjective completed
bookmarkmanu vaaligi
noun insect (small)
bookmarkmoe dige
adjective to roll away from one’s bedding while sleeping (on the floor)
bookmarkmomme hagassoe
noun court (of law)
bookmarkmousi
adjective defeated, lose (battle, game, etc.)
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarknao gasi
verb eat messily (by poking at all of thefood instead of touching only the portion to be eaten)
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngalue age
increased,augmented
bookmarkngalue de gauvae
dislocated jaw
bookmarkodi sango
adjective completely cleaned up or finished; all gone; each and every oneall gone
bookmarkodomalie
adjective delicious (of coconut apples only)
bookmarksaa
noun a share of food (esp. for children)
bookmarksalulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarksassabe
adjective about to leave, prepare to leave
bookmarksii
verb spill out (e.g. too much food in your mouth)
bookmarksiva-dahanga
time noun the ninth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarksula
verb arrive
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