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aalohi modu
noun lagoonward of the islets of the atoll
bookmarkadu ange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkalamooi
noun june
bookmarkalodahi hugadoo
everything, everybody; each and every
bookmarkanaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkbaabaa luu lima
clap hands
bookmarkbasa maalie
adjective speak moderately
bookmarkbigi
adjective be caught between two or more other things
bookmarkboaa ina
adjective be caught in strong wind or heavy rain
bookmarkboi a eidu
temporarily abnormal
bookmarkbolebole
adjective
trembling
bouli gee
an alternative mode of existence (such as the world of ghosts)
bookmarkbuu useahi
verb blurred
bookmarkdaahaa
daahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmark
dangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdegi
verb to jerk; get something quickly
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkdoo i hainga a me
wait for a long time (beyond the timeexpected)
bookmarkdungudungu
verb have a good sense of smell
bookmarkgai de baibu
smoke cigarettes
bookmarkgau
noun people (as a collective, e.g. the Nukuoro people)
bookmarkgini manu
verb pick flowers
bookmarkhagabuni
verb gather together (people); have sexualrelations
bookmarkhagadolu (ina)
verb make a total of three
bookmarkhagaduai
verb cause to be worn out
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagalodolodo
verb hope for (want)
bookmarkhagammuni
verb hide (something) from
bookmarkhagasenga
verb fool (someone),deceive,trick (someone)
bookmarkhagatulu mai
verb ooze out
bookmarkhahine
woman
bookmarkhai saulaba
adjective the relationship of parent-in-law to child-in-law
bookmarkhale maadenga
noun mortuary house
bookmarkhasi made
verb to cut a taro corm from its stalk so far up the stalk that it won’t grow a new corm when it is planted
bookmarkhau singano
noun garland of singano
bookmarkhauala
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkhhadu
adjective invented, made-up (e.g., a story)
bookmarkhhui mai tai
flow of the tide
bookmarkhidi
verb
to topple over
holadage
adjective laid out or spreadout all over
bookmarkholia
verb to form (something); make (something)according to some model or plan
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huadia
noun fishingpole
bookmarkiai maalie
adjective just about right
bookmarkiillangi
noun mollusksp.: conus litteratus
bookmarkkano avaavaa
verb porous
bookmarklahulahu
noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarkllilo
adjective able to be hooked
bookmarklodo gaiaa
competitive, envious, desious of retaliating
bookmarkluu dolodolo
noun the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night
bookmarkmaava
yawn
bookmarkmagalili tai
adjective flow (of tide)
bookmarkmalangalanga
adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga
bookmarkmalo maadolu
noun heavy clothing
bookmarkmalua
noun female genital area
bookmarkmami
noun papaya; papaya tree
bookmarkmamu-madohi-lua
noun fishsp.: parrotfish
bookmarkmanavasaa
adjective scared; afraid
bookmarkmanu-gili-maau
noun plantsp.: heliotrope(tournefortia argentea l.,= messerschmidia argentea l.)
bookmarkmanu-manga-lua
noun insectsp.: scorpion
bookmarkme mmala
noun bile
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmmilosanga
noun a confluence of currents (from below the surface of the sea)
bookmarkmmoli
verb haul (all at once or as fast as possible)
bookmarkmoa
noun the blossom of the banana tree
bookmarkmoahulu
goatfish
bookmarkmogomogo
verb muscles (of the body)
bookmarkmugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
naa huu
when,if
bookmarkngae
noun mollusksp.: giantclam sp.
bookmarkniho ngalo
molar teeth, wisdom teeth
bookmarknoomeemea
verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave
bookmarkoda
eat something raw
bookmarkpo
verb touch
bookmarksaga gee
saga away from; extend out inspace
bookmarksaganaa iho goe
watchout
bookmarksali
adjective flow, seep
bookmarksavini dua
adjective run backwards, move backwards fast
bookmarkseaamonga
noun a unit of (twenty) coconuts for makinghuaahuu
bookmarkseni tao
sleep soundly
bookmarksilivaahea
verb wander about with no fixed abode
bookmarksisi
noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.
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