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aahee naa

then what (distant future)

aaunga

noun the incompletely burned earth oven fuel remaining when the oven is uncovered

agilau

verb pugnacious

anei naa loo

these seem to be

avaava

verb full of holes

baasi lua

having two useful sides

baoa

verb wash up on shore

bibi-maadau

noun mollusk sp.: arcophagia scobinata

biho o de agoago

topic of a sermon

bodubodu-o-uda

noun insect sp.

bugubugu

adjective swollen

buudunga

noun pile of, group of

dada manu

adjective to snare birds (with a loop on the end of a pole)

dae

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noun hand net

daelodo dee odi ange

oddnumber

daga ula

verb go lobster catching

dagahi ange gi de --

serve as a side dish for

dagodo be --

it seems that...

dagodoanga

noun expose oneself to the sun

daiao

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tomorrow

dangada de henua

noun natives of nukuoro

dangada lo te gohu

noun unenlightened person

danuaa huu

it’s still ok no wonder

dau langi

verb rainy season

dau masa

noun the season during which tides are lowest

daumaha hagasaele

noun a meeting of church members for business

deehehee

verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself

denaa ai loo

that is it (which has been decided upon)

dinana mai i daha

stepmother

doli iho

adjective to obtain the biggest first

dona

verb wart,mole (raised)

dugu dahi

verb accomplish or complete something in asingle effort; fishing with a single line

duudae maadau

noun <= duudae baa, q.v.>

duunga gima

half of a clam shell

e hanu ana dama

have children

gaaunuunu

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noun breast, bosom

gabia

verb held firmly (under the arm or between the fingers, etc.)

gabigabidia

verb repeatedly held

gahao

noun plantsp.: treesp.: ochrosiatree(ochrosia oppositifolia (lam.) k. sch.)

galemu

unclassified

galo gila

goatfish

gave bae

noun a row of stones piled on top of each other

gave hua loa

gave hua podo

sprint (footrace of short distance)

geesaa

noun mollusksp.: fimbria soverbii

gidaau

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pronoun we (dual, inclusive)

gii

adjective a high-pitched sound, soft, high-pitched crying (as by children)

gilimalali

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adjective clean

hadi bodo

noun breaking of waves at short intervals

hagababa

verb become engaged to marry; make level, make flat; prepare for, make ready

hagadagado

hagadagado

to draft (a carving)

hagadaguu

noun a small axe, hatchet

hagadogo number

verb to join (to make up a group of a certain number)

hagadugu lalo

adjective self-deprecatory,downgrade

hagaduu dala

adjective angry and ready to fight

hagahongagainga

verb to make a child urinate

hagamabu iho

adjective rest for a short time

hagamidimidi

verb having a strong undertow

hagasae gili

verb pierce the skin superficially

hagasebugi

verb make a total of one billion

hagausiusi

verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)

hanolia

verb suitable for a trip (e.g., a car, a road, etc.)

hhali gee

scoop out

huaalaangi

noun noon; the whole day; a certain day only

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ilo

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noun worm

iviivia

verb skinny,thin (person),emaciated

kano malie

adjective a tasty tuber of good quality

lauvinivini

verb having kinky hair

leanga

noun bad person

leva

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noun river

liiliagi daudahi

be of the same status

lligi

adjective fine (in grain, of hair, etc.); little, small

lobadia mai

to have the sail and mast blown down (because the wind came from the side away from the outrigger)

luu duu de maduu

castes (two) of aboriginal nukuoro society

maanegabo

energetic

mada

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magona

adjective extraordinary,outstanding,unusual

mahanahanasia

verb warmed up

mahole

adjective peeled (a great amount having been taken off)

mahuda

adjective be awake for a short time; have one’s eyes open

manamanava

adjective <= manavanava>

matolu

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number thirty

me mmilo

current (in the sea)

mmoli gee

haul away from

mmudi

adjective sprinkling (of rain)

moahulu

noun fishsp.: goatfish

nebu

verb to do something so earnestly that one has no time to talk; be very busy

nebu ange

adjective to perceive that others are occupied

ngudu leia

be the object of continual gossip

ngudu leidi

verb be the object of continual gossip; scorned

ngudu maimai

adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome

nnamu

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verb smell

noho mua

adjective overloaded in front (of a canoe)

oda

noun grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed

sabisabini

verb wrap up or tie up over and over

sileia doo soa

look, your neighbor is competing against you

soesoe gulu

a young breadfruit tree

sou

verb a gust of wind

tea age langi

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noun dawn