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aha
verb what
bookmarkahe age
start again, reoccur
bookmarkamoamo
verb keep lifting one thing after another
bookmarkanei laa
these (here) which were there
bookmarkbaa sala
adjective be clumsy (in physical contest)
bookmarkbabaiangi
verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkboiboi
adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy
bookmarkbua leu
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
bookmarkbugubugu
adjective
swollen
bulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkdaabui
verb enclose
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind of, sort of, variety of
bookmarkdaava
verb brackish (water); taste strange (of liquid)
bookmarkdala mmea
verb redness or inflammation of the skin (e.g., a welt)
bookmarkdama dagidahi
noun the only child of a couple
bookmarkdamaa velo
adjective good at spearing fish
bookmarkdee adagaigaina
a great many; serious
bookmarkdee anga
forgetful, absent-minded
bookmarkdee gagu
adjective uncouth
bookmarkdee masae de leo
lose one’s voice (from straining one’s vocal cords)
bookmarkdinae o ssaiolo
<= dinae o de laa>
bookmarkdugi
verb scare away,chase away
bookmarkdugu gee
put aside, setaside; treat (a person) differently from others
bookmarkgaanunu
noun breast
bookmarkgalubu
noun a type of toy
bookmarkgano agau
noun reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgiado manu
noun the smaller outrigger booms at the ends of the canoe
bookmarkhadi haho
adjective steep (inclination)
bookmarkhadu muna
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkhaele sala
adjective spoil (children), bringup (children) badly
bookmarkhagababa
verb become engaged to marry; make level, make flat; prepare for, make ready
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagadabu
verb restrict
bookmarkhagadoa
verb act like a giant
bookmarkhagaduu dala
adjective angry and ready to fight
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagamaingaa
verb cause one to feel maingaa
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagapago donu
fortunate result
bookmarkhagasoa
verb go with someone; cause to increase innumber
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai kai
adjective show-off, proud
bookmarkhailu
verb wipe oneself (after defecating)
bookmarkhhano
verb wash one’s own hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhidi taelodo
adjective the weight (on a balance) used as a standard measurement
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkkano maailaba
noun the wood next to the core of a tree
bookmarkkave houhou
verb race to take
bookmarkkii ange
increase
bookmarkkini
verb pick at one time,pinch at one time
bookmarkkona
adjective very, too much
bookmarklaa tua
besides
bookmarklaba
noun a dancingpaddle
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarklima-pilo
time noun the fifth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarklodo hagamau me
adjective selfish with one’s possessions, ungiving
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective large in volume
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarkloulou
verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
castes (two) of aboriginal nukuoro society
bookmarkmaadai
noun a cult official (who looked after the cult-house)
bookmarkmaadau duiagi
noun a fishhook of a special type (for duiagi fishing)
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maege
verb raised up
bookmarkmagau de laa
weakness of the sun’s rays (for drying)
mahi bodo
adjective easily tired
bookmarkmalo lau manu
cloth with a flowered pattern
bookmarkmaluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkme madaali
noun a ripe coconut (= gaadinga) of poor quality
bookmarkmmala
adjective bitter, sour; unlucky
bookmarkmoa
noun the blossom of the banana tree
bookmarkngadi me
noun nothing,unimportant,useless,worthless
bookmarknoho donu
adjective properly situated or loaded (of a canoe)
bookmarknoodagi
verb forbidden to use (esp. plants reservedfor the owner’s use by tying the trunk)
bookmarkodaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkono llau
number six hundred
bookmarkssege tama
miscarriage
bookmarktahi-malama
noun January (’first month’)
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
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