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aadiidii
verb dry (something) by artificial heat
bookmarkalaa dagodo
those there are the circumstances...
bookmarkaloalo me
noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll
bookmarkataula
noun anchor rope
bookmarkau dili uda
an ocean current flowing toward land
bookmarkbadotodi
verb move jerkily
bookmarkbakau dahi de manu
not to go fishing when other groups are going
bookmarkbasa soe
adjective say what is on one’s mind; speak directly (so that one’s meaning is clear)
bookmarkbili i de lodo
unforgotten
bookmarkbolebole
adjective
trembling
daelodo
noun number, figure; the outrigger boombetween the giado madua and the giado manu
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdanudanu
verb to bury a great many, to keep going down (so that it becomes hidden from view)
bookmarkdeainga
noun nothingness
bookmarkdebele
noun table
bookmarkdee dau ia
it’s ok
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
denaa ai laa
that was it
bookmarkdenei nei ()
this is it (is this it)
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdoo ma gu...
fall into the bad habit of; do something which is difficult to rectify
bookmarkdulagi daudahi
adjective alike (in appearance)
bookmarkdumulu
noun july
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkgai ngaadahi
adjective a distribution of fish to the whole island population
bookmarkgalo gila
goatfish
bookmarkgau mai moni
noun foreigners (lit., ’people who came in canoes’)
bookmarkgi hanu donu huu
any kind whatsoever
bookmarkhaa-alaala
time noun the fourth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkhadu daahili
adjective to make up a song
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagabuulunga
verb accuse (someone) of having had sexual relations with someone else
bookmarkhagadanuaa magavaa
adjective make peace between people, conciliate
bookmarkhagadoodoo denga muna
boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagamaalama
verb brighten,illuminate
bookmarkhagasaaloa
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhagasae gili
verb pierce the skin superficially
bookmarkhagavaivai
verb cause to become watery, or less viscous
bookmarkhai dama
adjective pregnant
bookmarkhai hagadubu
adjective to fashion a string figure
bookmarkhale hagao me
store
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkhhui mai tai
flow of the tide
bookmarkhongagelegele
hugadoo
unclassified all (of things)
bookmarkialona
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkivi-a-daea
noun shoulderblade
bookmarkkangi de hagasaele
a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
bookmarkkave huaame
verb take the whole thing
bookmarkkini
verb pick at one time,pinch at one time
bookmarklaangidabu
time noun sunday
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarkleia
verb be jumped upon; be landed upon
bookmarklele age
regain consciousness; epilepsy; surfacing (of flying fish)
bookmarklodo gaiaa
adjective competitive, envious, desirous of retaliating
bookmarklongaa
adjective annoyed by noise
bookmarklua lodo
adjective undecided
bookmarkluu duu
noun covers (of books), two halves
bookmarkluu gili
noun labiaminora
bookmarkmaamaalamangia
verb continuously maalamangia
bookmarkmada-umanga
noun the bud of a cyrtosperma taro corm
bookmarkmadaniiga
verb ingrown callus
bookmarkmadolidolia
adjective very madolidoli
bookmarkmahumahu
adjective becoming mahu
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmanu de henua
noun nukuoro varieties of swamp taro(cyrtosperma)
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkme bouli
noun the deepest part of the lagoon
bookmarkme mmilo
current (in the sea)
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmoomodu
adjective
mouli-o-nono
noun <= malianoono>
bookmarkmuna de henua
noun the nukuoro language
bookmarkngalue de gauvae
dislocated jaw
bookmarkoda
noun grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed
bookmarkodomalie
adjective delicious (of coconut apples only)
bookmarksaalinga
noun street; road
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarksasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarksenga manu
adjective stupid (like an animal)
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarksiilinga a muna
noun trial or formal inquiry
bookmarktahi-laangi
noun Monday (’first day’)
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