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abuabulu
adjective easily sinkable
bookmarkanaa ange maalie
those are exactly right
bookmarkbaa donu
adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)
bookmarkbaadunga
noun punishment
bookmarkbaagia
verb move sideways while moving forward (as a canoe slipping in the water); slap
bookmarkbabu daaea
noun fish sp., snapper
bookmarkbadabadai
adjective having a tendency to meddle in others’ affairs
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkbiibii
adjective ejaculate repeatedly
bookmarkboaa ina mai
prevented from coming by being caught in a storm
bookmarkboobua
noun dragonfly
bookmarkbunei
noun fish sp.: batfish
bookmarkbuugani
adjective be (in fact) slow-moving (while attempting to hurry)
bookmarkdaa de gaehala
to swing a jump rope made of gaehala
bookmarkdaahili lo te gohu
a popular (secular) song
bookmarkdaia e sseni
very sleepy
bookmarkdama naale
noun a talkative, deceitful person
bookmarkdangada hagao me
storekeeper
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdenga daanunga
noun graves
bookmarkdogi hoda
noun a heavy adze, used for hollowing out logs and the like
bookmarkdohu lodo
adjective full to capacity
bookmarkdonga
noun plantsp.: orientalmangrove(bruguiera gymnorhiza (l.) lam.)
bookmarkdugu de gumigumi
allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven
bookmarkduudae
noun feces
bookmarkduugau
noun legs at the base of a canoe mast
bookmarkduuhia ange
praised (by others)
bookmarkganimua
noun the eldest child of a couple
bookmarkhagabasaa
verb be talked into
bookmarkhagabolo
verb to include in one’s will
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagadau doo
verb to transfer a string figure from one person’s fingers to another’s
bookmarkhagaioo
verb cause to give
bookmarkhagamabua
verb cause to hagamabu
bookmarkhagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhagaongaonga
verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music
bookmarkhagasae gili
verb pierce the skin superficially
bookmarkhagavvale
verb spiritpossession
bookmarkhaha
noun mouth odor
bookmarkhai me a gauligi
a childish act
bookmarkhai ngaohie
adjective easy
bookmarkhai sumu
verb having a diamond-shaped decoration or form, etc.
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhale hadu
noun a house of brick or cement construction
bookmarkhaula ngongo
adjective to roast ngongo (in a fire)
bookmarkhedogi
noun the sound of tapping
bookmarkhhanga luu vae
spread one’s legs
bookmarkhhuna
verb hide at one time
bookmarkholomanga
noun throat (inside)
bookmarkhua i gadea
the side of the main body of the canoe away from the outrigger float
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishing pole
bookmarkiho
adjective
get down, climb down; down
kadi ange
fastened on to (by being stuck in)
bookmarkkanamalie
adjective tasty (especially of taro)
bookmarkkivi
adjective thin (bony)
bookmarklahulahu
noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)
bookmarklenga
noun a preparation made from ango and doidoi (q.v.)
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llimu
noun a small honu
bookmarklongo iho
adjective be aware of, experience, perceive, feel (in one’s mind or body)
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
social strata (two) of traditional Nukuoro society
bookmarkmaadau duiagi
noun a fishhook of a special type (for duiagi fishing)
bookmarkmaamaagila
adjective becoming slightly parted
bookmarkmaava age
belch
bookmarkmaduilau
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmahu
adjective healed (of a sore)
bookmarkmanege ma de --
better than (nothing, etc.)
bookmarkmanu-de-hala
noun insectsp.: walkingstick (a very large grasshopper-like insect)
bookmarkmasagi
a dance (an ancient type)
bookmarkmasausaua
verb be masausau
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmmade ange aalanga
adjective completely exhausted; completelydiscouraged
bookmarkmuaamoni
noun a song formerly sung while dancing
bookmarkngadi humai
adjective come without bringing anything (such as gifts)
bookmarkngalue ange
increase
bookmarknoomeemea
verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave
bookmarkoo tanga
adjective too big (clothes), spacious
bookmarksaabudu
noun fishsp. (= large saagahinoa)
bookmarksaugalo saele
adjective search for here and there,wander around looking for
bookmarksavini gee
run away
bookmarkse hia
just how many
bookmarkse me gi hee
in which direction is the current running
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarkteve
adjective hair or feathers standing on end
bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
bookmarkuli
adjective black
bookmarkuuvae
feet-first presentation of a fetus at birth
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