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aapulu
adjective sink all at once
bookmarkadiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkaha
verb what
bookmarkalohi vae
noun sole (of foot)
bookmarkanaa ai loo
those then are
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkau madua
verb a type of ocean current far from land in which drifting objects collect
bookmarkava
noun fish sp. (= large tonu, also = large hagaodalolo)
bookmarkbadotodi
verb move jerkily
bookmarkbangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
bookmarkbaua
verb figure out, determine
bookmarkbigibigia
verb covered with something sticky
bookmarkdaahanga ange
give pleasure to someone by giving himsomething
bookmarkdaangahulu dala buni
ten dollar bill
bookmarkdaatugu
verb to curse (someone)
bookmarkdabui
verb to splash water on something with the hand
bookmarkdagidogoisi
adjective very few for each one
bookmarkdaina ahine
noun sisters
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdangada haigamaiana
noun worthwhile person
bookmarkdao
noun a method of calculating the relative maturity of coconuts by comparing the size of the upper (immature) ones on the tree with the lower (mature) ones; the second of a pair (e.g., dao dogai)
bookmarkdee hemuu
not on speaking terms
bookmarkdelaa ai huu
that was it (as before)
bookmarkdiinei mai
make smaller; decrease
bookmarkdilimangali
verb
to catch flying fish
dohu lodo
adjective full to capacity
bookmarkdoo
verb get down, get off; take up a stringfigure (from another’s hands); fall;plant (something); drop down
bookmarkdudu de niho
a method of treating toothaches in which a burning root (of the aoa tree) is applied to the tooth (which later disintegrates)
bookmarkduu-mmea
sea cucumber species
bookmarkeidu ai
treat as a totem, worship, treat as asupernatural being
bookmarkgadebega
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgaha
noun the portion of the coconut husk from which long fibers are obtained
bookmarkgaleve sali
noun a coconut tree which produces much galeve
bookmarkgalo gila
goatfish
bookmarkgamedi vai salo
a type of bowl
bookmarkgano dea
the soft wood just under the bark of a tree
bookmarkgau
noun grouping (of people)
bookmarkgau de henua
natives
bookmarkgau hadu
the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgubu dao
noun a join of the spear shaft which is made of two pieces of wood
bookmarkhadu golaa
a type of hard stone from Pohnpei used to pound sakau
bookmarkhadu solo bulaga
a taro grater made from a certain type of coral
bookmarkhaele sala
spoil (children), bring up (children) badly.
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
verb to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagahula
noun the sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth
bookmarkhagamabu iho
adjective rest for a short time
bookmarkhagao ngaohie
adjective inexpensive
bookmarkhagaoda-lolo
noun fishsp. (= large llahi)
bookmarkhagatala senga
adjective foolishly rough playing or joking
bookmarkhai aabi
having many rooms or sections
bookmarkhai gai
adjective prepared food; cook food
bookmarkhalehale gaiaa
adjective cloying insincere humility
bookmarkhidi de honu
movement of a turtle (when feeding orsubmerging)
bookmarkhoa
noun side (of humans), below the hips
bookmarkhulu manu
feathers
bookmarkhuluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkhuuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarklaangai laamaleu
noun a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping but not biting
bookmarklaavea
verb stumble on
bookmarklede
noun penetrating cold
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
maakau laa loo dangada
what a shame
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa hidu
number seventeen
bookmarkmadalua maa dolu
number twenty three
bookmarkmagi i de makama
menstruation
bookmarkmalui
adjective turned (in a direction), reversed, transpose
bookmarkmanu-hai-hau
manu-mangamanga
noun starfish
bookmarkme vae
shoes, slippers
bookmarkmoahulu
goatfish
bookmarkmoe dige
adjective to roll away from one’s bedding while sleeping (on the floor)
bookmarkmogo
noun shoot from a sprouting coconut
bookmarkmuna abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarkneveia
verb be neve
bookmarkngaangailu
noun hair (on the head)
bookmarkngali
grind
bookmarkngalogu
adjective push in, crumple up; bend out ofshape (temporarily); easily changedin shape (esp. by pushing)
bookmarkoa
gunwales (at the top of the canoe)
bookmarksaava
skinny, thin (lacking in flesh)
bookmarksaavale ina
fish or meat which is watery in texture and bad tasting
bookmarksiva llau
number nine hundred
bookmarksugimada
the outer corner of the eye
bookmarkuila
lightning, electricity
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