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abo manu
adjective to correct someone without justification
bookmarkagiagi
noun bird sp., fairy tern (Gygis alba)
bookmarkalaa ai loo
those there then are
bookmarkanei ange maalie
these are exactly right
bookmarkava
adjective relief, be relieved
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbasa pada
adjective speak harshly
bookmarkbedage ina
shallow on the inside
bookmarkbinge
adjective pink
bookmarkboo manu
adjective to weed (a garden)
bookmarkbuu hale moni
noun mollusk sp.
bookmarkbuubuua
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaane ssili dala
special one,important one
bookmarkdagai
adjective move jerkily, flail (one’s legs), flounder about
bookmarkdamaa velo
adjective good at spearing fish
bookmarkdangii
noun fishsp. (= small valu)
bookmarkdaohi age
donate,contribute
bookmarkdaudu
noun fishsp.: spinypuffer
bookmarkdauhuli (ange)
noun always criticizing (someone) to (his) face
bookmarkde gai i mua
favorite food
bookmarkdeai donu angaanga
nothing at all
bookmarkdee savala
uninterested in; not enjoy
bookmarkdelaa loo
that was it
bookmarkdiinei de manu
to kill off plants
bookmarkdoloa
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkduguagi
verb be suspicious of (someone)
bookmarkduu modu
vertical cut
bookmarkduu ngavesi
cover of a box
bookmarkduugunga o de henua
customs of Nukuoro atoll
bookmarkgaalauanga
gau dahi
adjective a method of fishing for tuna(angling with a single baited hook)
bookmarkgau henua gee
foreigners (lit., ’people from other lands’)
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhadi de uga
the curvature of a fish line when angling (due to underwater currents)
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagadinoangahulu
verb make a total of ten people
bookmarkhagadogoisi
verb reduce in number, make fewer
bookmarkhagahaibodu
verb wedding; perform a wedding
bookmarkhagaongaonga
verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music
bookmarkhai moni
adjective sailor
bookmarkhakii adu
get out
bookmarkhale haahine
noun a house of prostitution
bookmarkhale hai niho
dentist’s office
bookmarkhatahata
noun chest (body part)
bookmarkhuna me
adjective a habitual thief
bookmarkhusi
noun tarobog, swamp
bookmarkkangi baasi lua
double-edged
bookmarkkii iho
adjective smaller, lesser (in rank, importance,strength, development, etc.)
bookmarkkona
adjective very, too much
bookmarklanga de moana
becoming stormy (of the sea)
bookmarklangi moni
noun the sort of rain which is an omen that a ship will come
bookmarklaulau dao gai
noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven
bookmarklilo
adjective disappear, vanish; sheltered(from the elements)
bookmarklima-malama
time noun may (’fifth month’)
bookmarkllou
verb hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)
bookmarklodo hagamau me
adjective selfish with one’s possessions, ungiving
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarkloeaa
noun a type of game
bookmarklou de gaugau dalinga
pull the trigger (of a gun)
bookmarkluu agu
pronoun my (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkmaadau dae ssae
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmaangoa
adjective to be dry
bookmarkmada dahi
adjective having a single point or blade
bookmarkmadamada
verb compete (as between individuals); front of
bookmarkmadangi
verb wind,gas,flatus
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmmade ange aalanga
adjective completely exhausted; completelydiscouraged
bookmarkmuli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarknao gasi
verb eat messily (by poking at all of thefood instead of touching only the portion to be eaten)
bookmarkngadi duu
adjective naked
bookmarkngu te lodo
noun the edge of the lagoon reef
bookmarknoobiho
adjective be enemies (of individuals only)
bookmarknoodalo
verb duplicate
bookmarkohu
a depression in a tree trunk
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck, punishment
bookmarkpilo
adjective stink
bookmarksagana
verb watch carefully, keep an eye on
bookmarksenga maido
adjective stupidly unafraid of danger (likemaido)
bookmarksobaga
fish sp. tang
bookmarksomo boi
grow abnormally (having defects)
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tao tangada
to immerse a person in medication
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