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angiangi
verb blow with increasing force (wind); blow continuously (wind); fan
bookmarkbadodi
verb to jerk to a stop (as at the end of a tether); stumble, trip (fall)
bookmarkbalia
adjective master navigator (having also the ability to forecast the weather)
bookmarkbasa gelo
speak sagely
bookmarkbasa hagamao lunga
speak arrogantly
bookmarkbili i de lodo
unforgotten
bookmarkbonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkbugubugu
adjective
swollen
dahi tali
adjective depend on (e.g., to come), rely on
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine
bookmarkdala
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdalimasanga
verb way of tying (rope, etc.)
bookmarkdama daohi
noun an adopted child
bookmarkdau bodu
adjective married man or woman
bookmarkdaula duu nui
noun a rope used to lower a bunch of coconuts to the ground
bookmarkdee anga
forgetful, absent-minded
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective having a kind or generous nature
bookmarkdelaa ai loo
that was it at last
bookmarkdua daabasi
noun the size of fishing line appropriate for tuna fishing
bookmarkduu biho
adjective haircut; cut hair
bookmarkduu de ogaanga
having husked many coconuts (as evidenced by the many husks lying about)
bookmarkduu-hakaa
noun fishsp. (var. of duubaeao)
bookmarkgaa gee de nnamu
having a strong odor
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgabi saele
adjective carry around holding
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgava uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkgede maduu
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgida ma gida
each individual...
bookmarkgolo me
adjective unforgiving
bookmarkgoso
adjective bothered, annoyed
bookmarkgubu dao
noun a join of the spear shaft which is made of two pieces of wood
bookmarkhaa leu
noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown
bookmarkhaangoda ina
<= haangodalia>
bookmarkhaelu
verb var. of hailu
bookmarkhagaaligi
verb install as a priest (of a cult)
bookmarkhagaanu
verb cause to dance or sway
bookmarkhagaau
verb to create an ocean current
bookmarkhagaduuhuli
verb to create duuhuli
bookmarkhagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagalanea
verb cause to increase in quantity; greedy
bookmarkhagamaingaa
verb cause one to feel maingaa
bookmarkhagamuli
verb be late, tarry
bookmarkhagassogalia
verb
hai dauaa
verb be in a wrinkled condition
bookmarkhai me magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhai sseu
verb wasteful
bookmarkhakide gauligi
adjective spoil children
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhano mouli
verb disappear alive, especially into another world
bookmarkhihi mata
noun eyelash
bookmarkhono
verb a patch (on clothes, or a canoe, etc.)
bookmarkhonu tai
high tide
bookmarkhuahua ai
be in charge of, control, lead
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkiai
adjective be (present),have,there is...
bookmarkilosia
verb wormy or maggoty (of something decayed)
bookmarkinai
noun a type of mat
bookmarkio dua
noun the upper io
bookmarkkano mugamuga
adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)
bookmarklaagau aalo saelenga
noun thatch rafters on the ends of a house
bookmarklima-malama
time noun may (’fifth month’)
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
castes (two) of aboriginal nukuoro society
bookmarkmaaniha
adjective strongly desirous of
bookmarkmadadaagodo
adjective gradual slope or inclination
bookmarkmadannia
noun finger
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmaingaa
adjective miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value
bookmarkmalau
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmilosanga
noun the way in which current flows
bookmarkmulu gudu
verb grab while pulling; destroy by falling on or through; break through any obstacles in one’s path
bookmarkngalue age
increased,augmented
bookmarkngalue de hakii
dislocated larynx
bookmarknngaoa
verb noisy (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarkoia
adjective a sound used to communicate the tiredness of the speaker, or that the speaker recognizes his mistake
bookmarkooi
adjective a sound used in communicating at a distance (= "yes")
bookmarkpono
verb to close
bookmarksaa
a share of food (esp. for children)
bookmarksahudu
noun fishsp.: seabass
bookmarksalasalahagi
verb repeatedly salahagi
bookmarksamumu
adjective the noise of an explosion or collision<= same meaning as salulu>
bookmarkseleia
verb to cut one’s hand by a hand-held fish line, when it is taken by a fish
bookmarksobaga
fish sp. tang
bookmarktaau
pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for singular noun)
bookmarkubu hhoa
type of prepared food dish made from taro cooked in a half coconut shell
bookmarkvaiduu
lazy
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