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aha bagua
noun driftwood sp. (resembles bagua)
bookmarkanei huu
these (here) only are the ones
bookmarkbaabaoa
verb wash up on shore continually; ghost (children’s language)
bookmarkbaalanga tugi
noun nail (of metal)
bookmarkbaani
adjective lie down
bookmarkbauanga
noun worth, value
bookmarkbe...be
either...or
bookmarkbuubuu
verb divination
bookmarkbuusagi
verb an eddy caused by a current
bookmarkdaelodo dau
noun a large enough number to "count"
bookmarkdagilagolago
adjective many for each
bookmarkdamaa dogi
adjective skillful in the use of an adze
bookmarkdamadanga
noun origin, source
bookmarkdami
verb close1 one’s jaws; closing of the two halves of a clam shell
bookmarkdangada de henua
noun natives of nukuoro
bookmarkde hine dabeo
a menstruating woman
bookmarkdoi
verb
stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps
donga
noun plantsp.: orientalmangrove(bruguiera gymnorhiza (l.) lam.)
bookmarkdoo ma gu...
fall into the bad habit of; do something which is difficult to rectify
bookmarkdui mamu
noun a string of fish
bookmarkduudangaa solo
noun a package of solo (food) wrapped in coconut leaves and heated; flashlightbattery
bookmarke muni
verb hidden, be
bookmarkga aha
and then did what
bookmarkgaadinga osi
a coconut selected as a seedling
bookmarkgai me
adjective eat food
bookmarkgauna
verb invite
bookmarkgeiuli
lizard species
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
noun fishsp.: unicornfish
bookmarkgumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhadu-bunga
noun mollusksp.: chama iostoma
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
adjective critical of others
bookmarkhagaadugau
verb arrange things in a row or line
bookmarkhagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagaduu me
miserly
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagahana
verb reheat or recook food (to preserve it for a longer time)
bookmarkhagaheiloo
verb make the acquaintance of
bookmarkhagaioo
verb cause to give
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagasogoisi
verb
hagategi kano
adjective tickled (not sexually)
bookmarkhai me
verb industrious
bookmarkhai me madua
act grown up
bookmarkhanolia
verb suitable for a trip (e.g., a car, a road, etc.)
bookmarkhau baba
verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)
bookmarkhhuda
adjective open one’s eyes; awaken for a short time
bookmarkhhuge
verb open (something),uncover
bookmarkhidu laangi
noun Sunday
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarkhuaahenua
community
bookmarkhuna me
a habitual thief
bookmarkiho
adjective
get down, climb down; down
kona iho
adjective be too much for one
bookmarklaangai sahole
noun a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping and biting
bookmarklaba
verb flash (as of lightning)
bookmarklimamalie
adjective good at massaging
bookmarklobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
longolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)
bookmarkmaadau duiagi
noun a fishhook of a special type (for duiagi fishing)
bookmarkmagi i de makama
menstruation
bookmarkmalaungudu
noun lip, lips
bookmarkmanu solo laagau
a file (for filing metal)
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmasavaa alodahi
noun always
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkmaua
adjective able to,obtained,gotten,caught
bookmarkme gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature
bookmarkme mmala
noun bile
bookmarkmmala
adjective bitter, sour; unlucky
bookmarkmoahulu
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarkmuu
noun fishsp.: snapper (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkoha valaai
adjective to disobey the instructions of a healer
bookmarkono
barracuda
bookmarktilo buna
noun young coconut tree (bearing no fruit or its first fruit)
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
bookmarkuaasei
a type of small knife
bookmarkubu
noun cup
bookmarkuu
milk
bookmarkvaalanga
made up (of a story only)
bookmarkvakaa
be in trouble, in danger, or in a precarious situation
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