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aalohi modu
noun lagoonward of the islets of the atoll
bookmarkadu ange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkahi malo
noun a mat wrapping for clothes
bookmarkau dili dai
an ocean current flowing away from land
bookmarkbabu
adjective the noise of one hard object struck against another (as the snapping of fingers)
bookmarkbani-magevageva
noun fish sp. (rare)
bookmarkboo mai ange laa
the second night following
bookmarkdaonga
noun feast
bookmarkdeai donu angaanga
nothing at all
bookmarkdee dau ia
it’s ok
bookmarkdee gamalie
adjective do very attentively
bookmarkdee hemuu
not on speaking terms
bookmarkdili dagidahi
happening continually but one at a time
bookmarkdonu huu
only,just (no more than)
bookmarkdoo sala
adjective accidentally
bookmarkduumono
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)
bookmarkedee maua
impossible
bookmarkga aha
and then did what
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
copra dried in the wind (not in the sun or in an oven)
bookmarkgabe
verb gouge out
bookmarkgammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkgamua
verb covered with gamu
bookmarkgano niho
noun gums (of mouth)
bookmarkgoobai dada
noun umbrella
bookmarkgu hagaola loo
just missed catching
bookmarkhaangoda mada aasanga
to fish for labelabe
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagaanu
verb cause to dance or sway
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagadaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkhagadau bale
verb cooperate; help one another
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagaheloongoi
verb compare; act as an intermediary or mediator; get acquainted with
bookmarkhagaholau
verb banish from the island (in a canoe with no paddle or food)
bookmarkhagasae gili
pierce the skin superficially
bookmarkhai de hai
stubborn,willful
bookmarkhai gaavenga
adjective restless (of a child)
bookmarkhai me
verb industrious
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhale de henua
hale i lodo
noun ribcage, thoraciccavity
bookmarkhaula
verb setfireto (causing large flames); light (a lamp)
bookmarkhhao tuula
adjective to sail so as to fill one’s sails with wind (sailing crosswind)
bookmarkhonoa
verb patched
bookmarkhonu de maasina
noun full moon
bookmarkialona
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkioo
adjective
to make a sound indicating "take it"
ise ngaio
noun needlefish
bookmarkkai laanui
adjective show-off; a legend concerning the founding of nukuoro
bookmarkkosi-honga-agau
noun mollusksp.: trachycardium orbita
bookmarklaagau-doi
noun a driftwood sp., from the sap of which (doi) perfume is made
bookmarklodo dagidahi
have differing views (within a group of people)
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective large in volume
bookmarkloselose-ganoanga
noun fishsp.
bookmarkluu hadu a moidigi
noun stone-like organs in the top of the head of flying fish
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmaailaba
noun axis (or long thing through the center of something)
bookmarkmagalili mai
flow (of tide)
bookmarkmahidi
adjective
separated from and curled up from
malala
noun ashes
bookmarkmalo diadia
noun mending holes in clothes by runningthreads crisscross across the hole
bookmarkmanu noodagi
noun a plant which has been noodagi
bookmarkmasa boo
adjective mornings following nights during which the tide has gone out (which are good for looking for fish trapped on the reef)
bookmarkme hagaahulu
prepared food
bookmarkme hagasahu vai
gutter (under the eaves of a house)
bookmarkmoni velovelo
noun a canoe with men going spear fishing
bookmarkmugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
musumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarkngii
verb a high-pitched sound
bookmarkpo
verb touch
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarksaugalo
verb stir
bookmarksibasiba
verb walk off-balance
bookmarksigale
verb scull (a boat)
bookmarksigo de muna
remember what one has heard
bookmarksoesoe
adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight
bookmarksomo haahine
a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarkssoi
to foretell a death by words or actions (which cause death)
bookmarkssuonioni
sand
bookmarkvakaa
be in trouble, in danger, or in a precarious situation
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