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abasasa huu

European in manner or appearance

aha dea

noun driftwood sp. (white in the center)

anaa nei

those now

baieu

noun mollusk sp.: clam sp.

balavini

adjective clumsy, awkward (e.g., in carriage)

bono aasanga

adjective a method of fishing (by blocking the channel at high tide)

bunua

noun a young bird (of any sp. suitable for being raised as a pet)

daa hatau

verb beat unmercifully

daalinga

noun an area near the flowering part of the coconut tree (where birds perch)

dahido lima

noun upper arm

daina daane

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noun brothers

dale

verb touch (two or more things being in contact); strike (a match)

dama-a-de-galabe

noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper

damana

noun father (formal)

danuaa

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adjective good

daubasa

a great many

de hua nei

this size

dee ni dago

never mind

degi ange

forgive (someone),pardon (someone)

delaa nei ()

that there is it (is that there it)

denei ange maalie

this is exactly right

dilo

verb look at (inspect)

doi

verb stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps fromwhich perfume is made

dolodolona

verb often flooded

donu ange

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verb understand

dugu dahi

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

duu molomolo

visible clearly

duula

noun the direction from which the wind blows

duumaa

unclassified remainder (less than the preceding number); about, approximately

gage saali

verb to climb a breadfruit tree using saali

gai

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verb eat (transitive)

gaibea-lausedi

noun trapezeidcrab

galo hagalegunga

adjective to look at a member of the opposite sex in a presumptuous way

gammenge-maimai

noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus

ganae

mullet

ganae-oo

noun fishsp.: threadfin

gango

adjective burned (overcooked food)

gasi

noun mollusksp.: asaphis dichotoma

gauna

verb invite

goohunga

noun dark images, shadows in the darkness

gubu dae

noun intestines which appear to havesegmentation

haale

verb adopt, raise (a child)

Hadu lehu

the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend

hagaagoago

verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach

hagabunidia

verb add up

hagadaga age

improving

hagaedeede

verb balance precariously

hagahongagelegele

verb to make a child defecate

hagailoo

verb announce

hagalaudodole

verb cause to grow small

hagaongaonga

verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music

hagapuni

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verb plus, add

hagatau

verb arrange (in order), a program; name one after another; refuse to do one’s part because of someone else’s actions

hai hua laa

do indifferently

haingaa me

noun work requiring a large work force

hiihidi

verb

huaa bodu

noun family

huuhuaa me

noun sorcery (made with chants)

huuhuli

verb

huui luu lima

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verb wash hands

kosi

noun mollusksp.: cardium sp.

laulau gai

a canoe used to transport food to a feast

leia togomouli

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verb have hiccups

lodo ai

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verb (transitive; takes only nouns) want; need; like

lodo gapua

noun seaward part of a gapua

loigulu

type of prepared food made from breadfruit

lou gulu

adjective pick breadfruit

madaangahulu

numeral ten (objects)

maduupaa

noun a type of string figure

maholaholadage

adjective being holadage in several places

malo gahu

noun collared shirt

mamu

noun fish (generic term)

mangoo-dahola

noun fishsp.: blacktipshark

manu-hai-hagahoa

noun millipede

masaova balalangi o lote ngadau

noun rainy season

mataia mai

seen being mataia

me pilo aha

what’s the point of doing this

mee langa

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noun woven object; the act of weaving

mmoa gango

adjective burned food which has been overcooked

moe baubau

adjective sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony

moumou

verb wasteful,waste (something)

mulegi

verb showoff (in front of members of the opposite sex)

ngau

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verb chew

ngole age

use smallest first

noho dodo

coagulation of blood

olaa

adjective a sound expressing surprise or disapproval

saalinga

noun street; road

saaluanga

noun a scratch (on the skin)

sagisagili

verb to say dirty words to someone

sali ssaavale

adjective salivate

sigo ina uavesi

don’t forget

sii tae

diarrhea which escapes without one realizing (caused by eating oily fish)

sili

adjective drawing to an end

sisi galisi

verb striped (with thin lines)

sseu

push violently

ssunu

suck, smoke (cigarettes)

taigaa

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noun tiger

togo dolu

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third

too gili

wrinkled skin (from age)

tubuna aahine

noun grandmother