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adu
noun fishclub (priest)
bookmarkahe age
start again, reoccur
bookmarkalelo-hatuli
noun mollusk sp.: pearly nautilus shell
bookmarkaugau
verb pus
bookmarkbala
adjective soft, mushy, offering no resistance
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkboo mai ange laa
the second night following
bookmarkdaa mouli
take life away from
bookmarkdaemaha
adjective heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdalebu
verb turbulent (air or seas)
bookmarkdangada henua gee
noun foreigners, strangers
bookmarkdangi a beini
to have smelled ripe pandanus
bookmarkdegi
verb to jerk; get something quickly
bookmarkdemeelaa
that one over there
bookmarkdena
that
bookmarkdenei ai
therefore (with respect to this here)
bookmarkdii de laa
the shining of the sun
bookmarkdoga
adjective landon (as a bird lands on the branch of a tree)
bookmarkdogadogaa
adjective having a tendency to be dogaa
bookmarkduasivi
noun the back of the spine
bookmarkdugi de lodo
to fish in various places (in the lagoon) in order to catch as many fish (of any kind) as possible
bookmarkelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgaha nuui
adjective having green coconuts (of a coconut tree)
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgalasi
galua
verb having viscous sputum
bookmarkgau
noun handle,appendage
bookmarkgauligi mai ange
the one next younger still
bookmarkgave hua podo
sprint (footrace of short distance)
bookmarkgede hadu
noun
a type of basket
goloa hebagi
noun arms (tools of war)
bookmarkgoloa hesuihagi
noun goods which are bartered
bookmarkgoluu
pronoun you (dual)
bookmarkhagabinga
verb name (something)
bookmarkhagadubu mangoo
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagahebaa ngudu
adjective converse (conversation)
bookmarkhagammidi
verb suction of a sea current, undertow
bookmarkhagasaaloa
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhagasee
adjective
just barely;
hai
verb do
bookmarkhai dangada
adjective the relationship between relatives, related (of persons)
bookmarkhai sumu
verb having a diamond-shaped decoration or form, etc.
bookmarkhale suunugi
noun
a house with eaves touching the ground
halihalibaa
noun flatfish
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhhano
verb wash one’s own hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhhano gi daha
to wash one’s hands in such a way that the dirty water does not fall back into the basin or well
bookmarkhola
verb to spreadout, or layout flat, something which is folded, piled up, or bent, etc.
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmarkhuga
noun fine threads or strands
bookmarkhusi
noun tarobog, swamp
bookmarkhuuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarkiga
noun fish (archaic, except in compounds)
bookmarkise
noun fishsp.: halfbeak
bookmarkkai laanui
adjective show-off; a legend concerning the founding of nukuoro
bookmarklau tulugi
a tuna of the size next largest to lau de ava
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarkloimada
noun tears
bookmarkloua ama
verb to sail with the outrigger float partially submerged
bookmarkmaanga-de-langi
noun wormsp. (makes a spider-like thread)
bookmarkmadaoaligi
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagaugau
adjective easily faint or lose consciousness;mortality-prone (e.g., of a family)
bookmarkmala
bald
bookmarkmaluu
verb soft
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmanu-gaba-aasanga
noun plantsp.: beachnaupakashrub(scaevola taccada (gaertn.) roxb.)
bookmarkmasaova balalangi o lote ngadau
noun rainy season
bookmarkmasavavvava
adjective having many holes (like a screen)
bookmarkmau
adjective get,obtain,caught
bookmarkme gu modu
decision
bookmarkmmene
adjective to contract inside of (like a marineinvertebrate inside a shell); detumescence; a sudden loss of desire (e.g., to defecate when people approach)
bookmarkmodu gee
cut away from; separated from
bookmarkmoebili
adjective to long for another’s presence at bedtime
bookmarkngau hala
verb bite someone
bookmarkodi ai loo
that’s the end! that’s all!
bookmarkogu
pronoun my (for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarksae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes in sheet metal)
bookmarksaniba
silversides
bookmarksengalia
verb deceived, fooled; made dependent upon(e.g., gifts)
bookmarkssema
jellyfish species
bookmarksseu
push violently
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