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aneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkbiihingi
verb having flat buttocks, ugly (because not plump)
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkboo mai ange laa
the second night following
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdahia
verb
shave
dai deai
hardly any
bookmarkdao me hholu
noun arrow (for a bow)
bookmarkdaogoli
noun plantsp.: swamptaro(cyrtosperma chamissonis), also the corm of this plant
bookmarkdaohi age
donate,contribute
bookmarkdatanu
noun fishsp. (a sort which burrows in the sand)
bookmarkdaula duu nui
noun a rope used to lower a bunch of coconuts to the ground
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdele de ada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkdenei huu
this is it still
bookmarkdenei nei ()
this is it (is this it)
bookmarkdili dangada
adjective to fail to discharge one’s obligations to help (esp. one’s kin)
bookmarkdino
adjective a share of, allotment, portion
bookmarkdogi hakolona
noun a type of adze (with a curved blade of terebra shell)
bookmarkdoli de henua
to defeat all comers
bookmarkdoo halehale me
risky, unreliable
bookmarkdooa
verb planted
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgage gaahanga
verb to climb a coconut tree, using gaahanga
bookmarkgava-dea
reef heron - white phase
bookmarkgave hua loa
gidee mai
found out (or be found out)
bookmarkgolee bukaliaa
golomagi
verb patient, (not impetuous); restrained (not prone to act on impulse)
bookmarkgona odi
adjective too much
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhaanoa
verb wash someone’s hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhadu golaa
a type of hard stone from Pohnpei used to pound sakau
bookmarkhagabuulinga
noun group of animate things
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hagadubu o de adu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagailangi daahaa
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo, but without somo or mugamuga)
bookmarkhagalloba ange
verb to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe).
bookmarkhagallogo
noun chant (in the old religious ceremony)
bookmarkhagasaosaohiaanga
noun
hagasula tangada
adjective successfully promote the candidacy ofsomeone (or elect or appoint him) to acoveted position
bookmarkhagatugu tai
adjective ebbing of tide
bookmarkhagi me
verb pick coconuts
bookmarkhale baalanga
noun frame house
bookmarkheui
verb question (something) carefully
bookmarkhhela
verb spread one’s legs wide apart at one time
bookmarkhhogi
adjective a sharp sound, like the report of a rifle
bookmarkhoa
noun side (of humans), below the hips
bookmarkhoda
verb carve out, drill out; eat out the insides of (as does a rat)
bookmarkhoohonu
verb
hunehune
noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit
bookmarkkai laanui
adjective show-off; a legend concerning the founding of nukuoro
bookmarklao gau-me
verb to grasp a fish by inserting one’s fingers in both gills
bookmarkliagi
verb dump, throwout (discard)
bookmarkloage
adjective
go (up or toward the village, or land)
lodo mmahi
adjective persistent,patient,persevering
bookmarklunga age
up a little
bookmarkmaadau dagi
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaalama
verb light (not dark),bright
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmadamataia
verb inclined to be (or easily) mataia
bookmarkmahana
adjective hot (weather)
bookmarkmahuge, huge
open
bookmarkmalo gahu
noun collared shirt
bookmarkmanu-a-madaligi
noun birdsp.: short-tailedshearwater(puffinus tenuirostris)
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkme pasa
noun radio
bookmarkme ssalu lau
a scraper for leaves
bookmarkmmala
bitter; sour; unlucky
bookmarkmodu gee
cut away from; separated from
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarknngao dalinga
adjective hurting in the ears from noise
bookmarknngaoa
verb noisy (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarkodi ange
even (number); complete (none missing); reach the maximum
bookmarksai
noun group of (e.g., agu sai ’my children’)
bookmarkseloo
numeral millions
bookmarksomo haahine
adjective a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarkssigo
clever, a fast learner; catch on to, understand
bookmarktalinga
noun ear
bookmarktama hagai
poor fellow!
bookmarkubu hhoa
type of prepared food dish made from taro cooked in a half coconut shell
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