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abo manu
adjective to correct someone without justification
bookmarkadumua
verb pregnant and almost ready to deliver; first among a group of pregnant women to deliver
bookmarkaloalo me
noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll
bookmarkbagekege
verb move jerkily (as when stumbling)
bookmarkbalabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbunaa hoe
noun an eddy left by a paddle stroke
bookmarkdaahili dau soa
a lovesong
bookmarkdaamadaa-sele
noun insectsp.: waterbug
bookmarkdaane hebagi
adjective soldier
bookmarkdae maduu
noun a method of pulling flying fish into the canoe with a hand net
bookmarkdahuli
adjective turn back; change one’s mind
bookmarkdala mmea
verb redness or inflammation of the skin (e.g., a welt)
bookmarkdama muli bee
noun the twelfth child born to a couple
bookmarkdanuaa huu
it’s still ok no wonder
bookmarkdau duadae
be a sucker, be fooled easily
bookmarkdau gadea
noun boom lanyard (of a canoe)
bookmarkdelaa ai huu
that was it (as before)
bookmarkdele de mahaa
starting to crack
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdige de belubelu
a circuit made by a school of belubelu
bookmarkdodi
adjective have a limp (physical condition)
bookmarkdogo duu
verb to punt while standing up on the stern gunwales of a canoe
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkduiaanga
noun the way in which something is stuck by a sharp object
bookmarkduugunga o de henua
customs of the island (nukuoro)
bookmarkgaadinga gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature; the stage of development of the coconut between modomodo madagii and gaadinga
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgainga o de moana
fish (when abundant in the ocean nearby)
bookmarkgali ange
wound around or tied or fastened very tightly
bookmarkgau dagodo
noun the boom of a sail
bookmarkgau hadu
the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgili malanga
verb a type of skin disease
bookmarkgohu boo dangodango
a pitch-black night
bookmarkgolo
verb remember an incident with a view toward revenge
bookmarkhagaago
verb imitate; show, teach; to urge
bookmarkhagaanu
verb cause to dance or sway
bookmarkhagaava age
be relieved for a short time
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagadoe
verb put aside, leave for later, conserve
bookmarkhagaduu dala
adjective angry and ready to fight
bookmarkhagaduu de uinga
to place stakes on the sides of uinga
bookmarkhagaheohi
verb to correct (someone or something)
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhagao ngaohie
adjective inexpensive
bookmarkhagasemuna
verb make a total of one hundred million
bookmarkhahine
noun woman
bookmarkhai me
industrious
bookmarkhai me mulegi
to showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhhagi de baa galele
jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth
bookmarkhhau
verb tie up,fasten by tying (wrapping)
bookmarkhonu tai
adjective high tide
bookmarkhune
noun core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarkhungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkiholia
verb useful for climbing down
bookmarkivi sulu
noun a dislocation of bones such that the ends overlap (corrected by pulling)
bookmarklahhie
noun firewood
bookmarklangi haanau
noun
a certain kind of rain
lao
noun the posterior portion of the coconut crab
bookmarklau de ava
a tuna of large size
bookmarklau maalie
verb neat-appearing hair or feathers
bookmarklavasi
noun a leader (between the hook and the fishing line)
bookmarklenga
noun a preparation made from ango and doidoi (q.v.)
bookmarkloange
adjective
go (to the place away from both the speaker and hearer)
lodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklodo degi
having a forgiving nature
bookmarklugulugu
noun fishsp.
bookmarkluu ana
pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmadalama
noun tip of coconut palm leaf
bookmarkmadohi lua
adjective middle (of something long and thin),halfway
bookmarkmaholaholadage
adjective being holadage in several places
bookmarkmalo aahine
noun dress
bookmarkmalo gulu
barkcloth, made from the inner skin of the breadfruit
bookmarkmaua
adjective able to,obtained,gotten,caught
bookmarkmmala
bitter; sour; unlucky
bookmarkmolomolo de biho
round-headed
bookmarkmuli mai loo
much later
bookmarkngadau iho
younger
bookmarkngii
verb a high-pitched sound
bookmarkohu
a depression in a tree trunk
bookmarkolo
noun an area in which sand has accumulated;beach, sandspit
bookmarkpanga
adjective
saelea
verb walkedupon
bookmarksango
adjective wild (of animals scared of humans)
bookmarksao de leo
clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarksoesoe
adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
suuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
bookmarkvasu
timid, shy
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