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aadea
verb clear (easily seen), unobscured
bookmarkaloalo me
noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll
bookmarkanaa sili
those were enough
bookmarkbadabaatai
adjective
daaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdaakodo
adjective
be in place
daaligidia
verb to have been moved about by the wind
bookmarkdaamadaa-sele
noun insectsp.: waterbug
bookmarkdale
verb touch (two or more things being in contact); strike (a match)
bookmarkdanedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdau lango
verb
the season during which flies are most numerous
denaa ange maalie
that is exactly right
bookmarkdiibanga goo dii
a game played by children (to determinewho is "it")
bookmarkdili gaiaa
verb sneak a look
bookmarkdilimangali
verb
to catch flying fish
duadae
verb gullible, be a sucker
bookmarkdugi de lodo
to fish in various places (in the lagoon) in order to catch as many fish (of any kind) as possible
bookmarkduu inai
ee laa
so
bookmarkgaadinga osi
noun a coconut selected as a seedling
bookmarkgannui koi
noun gannui which has been scraped out of the shell to be eaten
bookmarkgapese
a method of pole fishing at night (on the seaward reef)
bookmarkgau
verb lymphnodes (enlarged)
bookmarkgili agau
verb a moss-like covering of the reef; fish which live on the reef
bookmarkgoinga
noun a boundary marker (of stone)
bookmarkhadu alo
noun the bottom portion of a fish
bookmarkHadu-lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend.
bookmarkhaele sala
spoil (children), bring up (children) badly.
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagadau hai me ai
use jointly or collectively
bookmarkhagadau tugi
adjective punch each other
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamuli
verb be late, tarry
bookmarkhagatevea
verb <= hagatevelia>
bookmarkhai gaavenga
adjective restless (of a child)
bookmarkhai madangi
adjective passwind (flatus)
bookmarkhale hai niho
dentist’s office
bookmarkhebaledage
verb a confluence of currents (making the water choppy)
bookmarkheohi ange
suited to,fit (with),appropriate to
bookmarkhuevini
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkhulu
noun reactive hostility
bookmarkhulu made
noun the fading of one’s hair color (becoming white)
bookmarkimu-uli
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarkkadi gauvae
adjective to clench one’s teeth (from cold)
bookmarklao gau-me
verb to grasp a fish by inserting one’s fingers in both gills
bookmarklele vae
adjective jump feet first
bookmarklili mahangahanga
adjective mad as the devil
bookmarklou
a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick breadfruit; pull down
bookmarkloua ama
verb to sail with the outrigger float partially submerged
bookmarkluu gili
noun labiaminora
bookmarkma tuai
noun coconut grater blade
bookmarkmaamaagila
adjective becoming slightly parted
bookmarkmada dotodo
verb an abrasion of the skin (red but not bleeding)
bookmarkmadangi
noun wind
bookmarkmalanga
adjective
lifted up; departed (as a ship); separate from
manu-de-bua
noun birdsp.: sacredkingfisher (halcyon sancta) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkmanu-solo-maanu
jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower that burrows into the sand when touched
bookmarkmau goloa
adjective rich in material possessions
bookmarkmau haahine
adjective attractive to women (for someinexplicable reason)
bookmarkme gu modu
decision
bookmarkmmade ange aalanga
adjective completely exhausted; completelydiscouraged
bookmarkmolimoli ngaadai
adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition
bookmarkmoomuna
adjective fatty
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkngadi biho
noun head
bookmarkngadi diinonga
pagan gods, idols
bookmarkngadoa
verb to have ngado
bookmarknohoa
verb occupied
bookmarkoha valaai
adjective to disobey the instructions of a healer
bookmarkoluu
pronoun your (plural; for plural noun)
bookmarkpaa i daalinga
move in closely (of birds) to daalinga
bookmarkpuni
adjective
closedup
se agoo
adept at
bookmarksenga
adjective crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk
bookmarktagudai
noun coast, shoreline
bookmarktainaahine o dogu damana
noun paternal aunt
bookmarkubu
noun cup
bookmarkvai nui
coconut water from a mature brown coconut
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