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aahee naa

then what (distant future)

abodonu

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kind

adi longo

adjective to tattle

agule

verb pick head lice

alava

noun fish sp.: shark sp.

aloalo

verb to paddle (a canoe)

alobagi

verb a lagoonward sandspit next to a channel between islets on the atoll

anaa ange naa

about that (here) much more

asu

verb scoop up (liquids only), spoon

baalanga dua hale

metal roofing

bao

noun room, compartment

boiboi

adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy

busi

verb blow (with the mouth)

dabadaba

verb twinkling,flashing,winking

dagihia

how many for each

dale gaiaa

verb provoke a fight by banging againstsomeone (as children do); hit and run

dalodalo

verb pray

dama de bialodo

noun deformed foetus

dama namu

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noun mosquito larva

de ia

the, thing, it

denaa ange

this there is another one

denga meelaa

those ones over there (plural)

dogo huadia

verb a way of punting a canoe

dongi de lae

noun a spot on the forehead, worn in ancient religious ceremonies

donu

noun fishsp.: seabass (= small ava)

doo de --

transfer of a string figure from hand to hand

duubulei

noun head of the penis

duula

noun the direction from which the wind blows

gahu

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verb wear

galabe-duiduia

noun seacucumber sp.

gau bini

noun a tool used in braiding rope

gau-me

noun gill (of a fish)

gave ala

a method of planting mats

gavidi

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a type of fishhook (made from turtle shell)

goloa hebagi

noun arms (tools of war)

haangoda dua agau

fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)

haau unuunu

verb breast-feed

hagabuu ange

blame (someone), incriminate (someone)

hagadamana

verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative

hagadibadiba

verb rock back and forth to one side

hagadubu maduu paa

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagagalele

verb teach to galale

hagapasalia

verb convince (several people) completely

hagapuni

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verb plus, add

hai sala

adjective mistake,error

hale langadala

noun thatch-roofed house (of palm frond thatch)

haoli

verb cover up

haonga lalo de henua

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noun cave

hesohesongi

adjective repeatedly hesongi

hhali gee

scoop out

hiehie

noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)

holo

verb swallow

hooia donu huu

at the best possible time or place

iga

noun fish (archaic, except in compounds)

ili taalanga

adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk at greatlength

io alo

noun lower io, q.v.

kadi

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verb bite

laalaanui

adjective becoming big

lodo gaiaa

adjective competitive, envious, desirous of retaliating

maalioso

adjective die,dead (persons or animals)

mada

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raw

madaa moni

noun prow of a canoe

madaangahulu daalaa buni

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noun ten dollar bill

madalama

noun Nukuoro (colloquial term)

maege

verb raised up

magalillili

adjective frequently magalili

mahu

adjective healed (of a sore)

mana

supernatural power

masalia

verb empty of water

me abo (donu)

noun truth

me hagasili

a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)

midi

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noun dream

mmili mmili

verb to sift; rub between fingers

moni gabegabe

noun paddling canoe

moomoa

noun the shoot from a germinating coconut

moso

noun birdsp.: starling (apolonis opacus)

mouli

verb to live; be alive

ngaage nei

gilbertislands

ngalubelube

verb tremble or vibrate in the air

ngisi

verb a squeaking sound

niho gaina

teeth with cavities

ogo

verb pick up one at a time (by hand)

omaau

pronoun our (dual, exclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)

oou

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yes

pogo

verb crumpled up

pulu

verb to be dry and smooth; satiated; be able to withstand

puugunga

noun the slopes of swellings or protuberances

siba

verb to move to one side (involuntarily) while walking

sii talaa umada

a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast

sili

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verb ask

siva

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number nine

soa

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noun friend

sobo de laa

rising of the sun

sou

a gust of wind

taane haangoda

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noun fisherman

tili aalanga

exhausted (physically or mentally); discouraged; completely relaxed

tilo

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verb see, watch, find, seek out

tudae

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verb defecate (shit)

ulumonu

porpoise

vinivini

noun wrinkle (fabric)