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aahee donu
exactly which
bookmarkadamai gauligi
verb remember childhood experiences
bookmarkala galigi
noun a method of mat making
bookmarkalo-uli
adjective dark color (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkaloha iho
noun self-love
bookmarkanaa ange huu
that
anailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkbae
verb an arrangement of rocks to make a retaining wall or pier, etc.; push aside (in all directions)
bookmarkbasa hagamalaia
adjective to curse (someone)
bookmarkdaane i lalo
noun a person who fails at everything he tries
bookmarkdagaanga
noun way of tying the leader to a fish hook
bookmarkdagu made
perhaps,maybe
bookmarkdala
adjective
tame
danedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkde hine hagahaanau
midwife
bookmarkdee dau ia
it’s ok
bookmarkdee hilihili
indifferent
bookmarkdeledele saele
adjective walk around aimlessly; be spread allover (of news)
bookmarkdiidegaehala
noun the sixth child of a couple
bookmarkdoloa
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkdoo me (ai)
verb make fun of, ridicule
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkduu gaha
noun a large piece of gaha (used for mili gaadinga), or from which sennit fibers are obtained)
bookmarkduu inai
gadiou
galeva
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgannui koi
noun gannui which has been scraped out of the shell to be eaten
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgidee mai
found out (or be found out)
bookmarkgoloa labagau
noun carpenter’s tools
bookmarkgolomagi
verb patient, (not impetuous); restrained (not prone to act on impulse)
bookmarkgoonanga
noun a record set by an individual (or team)
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkHadu-lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend.
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagadibadiba de lima
hagadonu muna
adjective act as an interpreter
bookmarkhagahaigabungi
verb make shy
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagasugi
verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname
bookmarkhagatulu mai
ooze out
bookmarkhagausinga
noun raincloud (includes all cumulus types)
bookmarkhai me mulegi
to showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhano gi bouli gee
to transfigure oneself
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkhulo gi lunga ma lalo
argue heatedly,fight
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkise ngaio
noun needlefish
bookmarkkau donu
adjective usedto, easy to
bookmarklabodo-tea
noun eelsp.: morayeel
bookmarklagolagoaa
verb destroy or abuse property (for no goodreason); vandalism
bookmarkluu oluu
pronoun your (plural; for dual noun)
bookmarkma hee
where else
bookmarkma tua
besides
bookmarkmaahe
adjective decrease (in strength, rate of growth, etc.)
bookmarkmaanadu bodobodo
adjective limited in intelligence
bookmarkmada galava
noun spear foreshaft
bookmarkmadaangahulu-ma-lua-malama
time noun december (’twelfth month’)
bookmarkmadaangudu
adjective converse with
bookmarkmahaa
adjective broken up, cracked, burst
bookmarkmalingilingi
adjective spill out little by little
bookmarkmanava i lunga
mao lunga
high, high-ranking
bookmarkmassagalala
verb burned (food)
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkmmae tinae
adjective convulsed with laughter
bookmarkmoumou
verb wasteful,waste (something)
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmusa
verb the sound of many little school fish feeding at the surface of the water
bookmarkngalo
verb forget
bookmarknigo
verb go around in a circle; wind around
bookmarknoodagi
verb forbidden to use (esp. plants reservedfor the owner’s use by tying the trunk)
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck; punishment
bookmarksalaa
noun fishsp.: flyingfish
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarksomo dae
noun fully mature coconutapple
bookmarkssae
verb rip, tear, deflower (a virgin)
bookmark
suugulu
verb learn
bookmarktangada hagaai
poor fellow!
bookmarkvaga
noun sailing vessel, large canoe, ship
bookmarkvelo de hagasii
a type of game
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
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