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aalanga
noun member (of the body, a house, etc.)
bookmarkanaa ange
and these (there)
bookmarkau ga humai nei
"i’m going on my way now..."
bookmarkbaa hagasalau
adjective make contact with while not aligned
bookmarkbaa iho
adjective low (in altitude)
bookmarkbaagia age
to be carried to the shore (of a canoe) by a current or the wind
bookmarkbadodi
verb to jerk to a stop (as at the end of a tether); stumble, trip (fall)
bookmarkbaulia
verb figure out, determine
bookmarkbiho o de agoago
topic of a sermon
bookmarkbonaa ua
noun the sheath of the turtle’s neck
bookmarkdaakodo
adjective
be in place
daasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdagai
adjective move jerkily, flail (one’s legs), flounder about
bookmarkdaina hahine
noun sister, female cousin
bookmarkdala-moana
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
dau hoohanga
verb the season during which birds lay eggs
bookmarkdiinei de madangi
a decrease of wind velocity
bookmarkdiinonga
adjective a spirit which is worshipped; bad character (of a person)
bookmarkdoloinui
adjective
a hard lump inside a female’s stomach
donadona
verb covered with dona
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkdoo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkduadae
verb gullible, be a sucker
bookmarkdubuna aahine
noun grandmothers
bookmarkduu duli
adjective kneel
bookmarkduu podo
adjective do something at short intervals; often,frequently
bookmarkduu taua
outbreak of war
bookmarkduunanga
noun that which has been cooked
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)
bookmarkgau de henua
natives
bookmarkgava dea
reef heron - white phase
bookmarkgemo
adjective fast, swift
bookmarkgoede
noun octopus
bookmarkhaa llau
number four hundred
bookmarkhaa manu
noun the young (of an animal) born at the same time (e.g., a litter, etc.); the offspring of (sharing the characteristics of)
bookmarkhadu me llanga
lay out plaited work
bookmarkhagaava age
be relieved for a short time
bookmarkhagahaigabungi
verb make shy
bookmarkhagalloba ange
verb to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe).
bookmarkhagapago sala
unfortunate result
bookmarkhagatanu iho
adjective take a nap
bookmarkhagavalu (ina)
verb make a total of eight
bookmarkhai maa
relationship of spouse’s sibling to sibling’s spouse
bookmarkhale duu biho
barbershop
bookmarkheduge
noun slate-pencilurchin
bookmarkhenua monga
noun land (island) of mountains
bookmarkhhuge age malo
lift up one’s skirts (to expose one’s genitals)
bookmarkhhuu
adjective chuckle
bookmarkivi-a-duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarkkau gee
adjective not usedto; hard to
bookmarklaagii
noun decoration,ornamentation
bookmarklama
a dry coconut leaf
bookmarklaohie
noun drought
bookmarklengi
adjective bloated, inflated, swollen up, bulging
bookmarklengisi
noun insectsp.: moth spp.
bookmarklima llau
five hundred
bookmarkllilo
adjective able to be hooked
bookmarklolo
oil
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
social strata (two) of traditional Nukuoro society
bookmarkmaalisa
noun an overhanging reef shelf
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmahanga
adjective be split open
bookmarkmalangilangi ai
happy with, pleased at; appreciative
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmasa
adjective empty,low (tide)
bookmarkmele
verb to use a word or expressionidiosyncratically in speech
bookmarkmomme hagadaahao
noun playground
bookmarkmomme hai lua
a fishing spot (beyond the seaward reef) where either reef or ocean fish canbe found
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmuna abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarkngadi gavadu
adjective a gift (to the hearer); a present (to the hearer)
bookmarkngalongalo
adjective forgetful,absent-minded
bookmarkngaoloa
verb noisy (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarkngudu aahua
islet shore (except that facing the lagoon)
bookmarknoho baba
live peacefully
bookmarkpasalia
verb be talked about (many persons or things)
bookmarksali
adjective flow, seep
bookmarksibasiba
verb walk off-balance
bookmarksigi
verb transfer (from one place to another),transplant; a technique of finishing a mat edge; to assist in the delivery of a baby (by manually extracting it from the birth canal); to tack a canoe (by transferring the mast from one end of the canoe to the other)
bookmarksobaga
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarktainaahine
noun sister
bookmarkvai nui
coconut water from a mature brown coconut
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