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alaa muhuu
how about those there
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkanaa ai laa
those then were those
bookmarkatangada
noun generation, age set
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkbasa hagassee
verb speak so as to change the impression one’s previous words have made
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkbolebole
adjective
trembling
booboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipper lobster
bookmarkdalaa
noun (small) piece of, part of
bookmarkdale gaiaa
verb provoke a fight by banging againstsomeone (as children do); hit and run
bookmarkdangi buada
adjective the noise made by a fast-moving projectile
bookmarkdao hadu
verb cover up (by putting on layer after layer); give too much (e.g., work) to
bookmarkdauaadea
verb clear (with nothing in the way); unobstructed; cleared (of obstructions)
bookmarkdaula luu hadu
noun testicle cords
bookmarkdee sao age
always fail or be defeated
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody (as of garments)
bookmarkdolu llau
number three hundred
bookmarkdoo ade
a joking expression; literally, ’your liver!’
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duu taua
outbreak of war
bookmarkgaalau
noun birdsp.: brownbooby
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gaini
any lattice-like arrangement
bookmarkgano siga
noun strands (of cloth)
bookmarkgauasa
noun the pectoral fin of a fish and the surrounding flesh
bookmarkgii talinga
tinnitus
bookmarkgoloa de henua
noun gear of local manufacture
bookmarkgolomagi
verb patient, (not impetuous); restrained (not prone to act on impulse)
bookmarkgu dee galemu
recovering from an illness (getting better)
bookmarkhagaaligi
verb install as a priest (of a cult)
bookmarkhagaaoao
verb habitually and purposely remain up until daybreak
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagadau gaiaa
adjective steal from one another
bookmarkhagadau hai me ai
use jointly or collectively
bookmarkhagadibalia
verb cause to tip to one side
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagalanu
verb rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)
bookmarkhagamau
verb to strive to become acquainted with
bookmarkhagaola
verb save from
bookmarkhagasegelia
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhagasemada
verb make a total of ten thousand
bookmarkhagausi
darkening of the sky or clouds (a sign of impending rain)
bookmarkhaigamaiana
adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important
bookmarkhano saele
adjective wander around
bookmarkhholu
verb bend
bookmarkholomanga
noun throat
bookmarkhongagainga
adjective urinate
bookmarkhonohono
verb having hono in several places
bookmarkhoo senga
adjective shy (especially in the presence of members of the opposite sex), shamed
bookmarkhuaalavao
verb a strong wind
bookmarkivi-a-duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarklaagau lui
noun a cross (e.g., of wood)
bookmarklaba
verb flash (as of lightning)
bookmarklau de ava
a tuna of large size
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklaussoe
adjective having straight hair (not kinky or wavy)
bookmarkllava
verb
finished
llou
verb hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)
bookmarklodo me muimui
in the bush (uncleared area)
bookmarklua-malama
time noun february (’second month’)
bookmarkluu mada
noun face (of a person)
bookmarkma te hakii
the uvula and adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkmaanadu iho
adjective think about oneself
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa valu
number eighteen
bookmarkmaile
noun plantsp.: maile-scentedfern(polypodium scolopendria burm. f.)
bookmarkmalo aahine
noun dress
bookmarkmaua
verb to be able to
bookmarkmoana ngaadai
noun far from land (the place from which the atoll is just barely visible)
bookmarkmoea
verb a person who is able to catch many flying fish (because the fish seem not to awaken at his approach)
bookmarkmolomolo de biho
round-headed
bookmarkmuu-madavai
noun fishsp. (rare)
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarkngadi hai bodu
common-law marriage, concubinage
bookmarknohu
noun fishsp.: stone-fish
bookmarkpaa i daalinga
move in closely (of birds) to daalinga
bookmarkpala de langi
verb rain
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksali
adjective flow, seep
bookmarksassabe
adjective about to leave, prepare to leave
bookmarkseni
soe lodo modu
to remain (or sit, or stand) motionless (as when praying)
bookmarksogoisi
adjective
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
Nukuoro Talking Dictionary.
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