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aadea moana
adjective unobstructed
bookmarkabo
adjective capable, correct (suitable), true; feel comfortable
bookmarkabongi baasi
adjective capsize sideways
bookmarkala galigi
noun a method of mat making
bookmarkalaa ai huu
those there only then
bookmarkalaa donu
those there only
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkbaani
adjective lie down
bookmarkbaaua
noun fish sp., rabbitfish
bookmarkbalu malau
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbigo
adjective bent; bedridden with illness
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkdaa sseu
verb a way of forming the body of a canoe
bookmarkdaane dee lahilahia
noun a very special one (rarely seen)
bookmarkdago
noun ritual activities,religious activities
bookmarkdahuli sabonealo
adjective the odor of overripe breadfruit
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdangada de henua
noun natives of nukuoro
bookmarkdangidangi keli
adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech
bookmarkdauaa
verb wrinkled
bookmarkdaula de boo
noun a rope carried in the canoe (esp. at night) for anchoring or tying canoes together in case of strong wind
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkdee haaoa i de gai
gluttonous
bookmarkdee kai laa dangada
so, it’s not so after all (just as we believed at first); no wonder
bookmarkdeganoe
noun part of the female genetalia
bookmarkdenga daanunga
noun graves
bookmarkdiinei de manu
to kill off plants
bookmarkduanui
noun hard middle ridge of the coconut palm leaf
bookmarkduha
verb divide among, division (in arithmetic)
bookmarkduugiva
adjective rough texture, of a plaited object(such as a mat)
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgai ngaadahi
adjective a distribution of fish to the whole island population
bookmarkgalo saele
adjective look around (moving one’s body about)
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkgelu-uliuli
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgi hanu donu huu
any kind whatsoever
bookmarkgili dama
verb soft-skinned
bookmarkgubu lima
noun hand,wrist
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhagaamuli
verb treat as junior
bookmarkhagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagadahi
verb a counting system for days, based on the lunar phases
bookmarkhagadogo number
verb to join (to make up a group of a certain number)
bookmarkhagahodooligi
verb to install as chief
bookmarkhagammau de ngudu
argumentative in a disrespectful way
bookmarkhagaongaonga
verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music
bookmarkhagassahu
verb to try one’s best to do something bad or harmful
bookmarkhagavogi
verb a whistle (made with the lips)
bookmarkhai damaahine
adjective the relationship between parent and daughter
bookmarkhai dinana
adjective the relationship between mother (or other female elder) and child (or one treated as a child)
bookmarkhala goobai
noun a wooden form used in making hats
bookmarkhale o de henua
community meeting house
bookmarkhano i luu moana
die (a person)
bookmarkhhao tuula
adjective to sail so as to fill one’s sails with wind (sailing crosswind)
bookmarkhilihili
verb choose carefully from among many,election
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkhuaahuu
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)
bookmarkkaa
adjective a type of sound, made to attract birds
bookmarkkai laanui
adjective show-off; a legend concerning the founding of nukuoro
bookmarkllohi
verb erosion of sand or soil (esp. of the beach by wave action)
bookmarklodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarklou aama
adjective the submerging of the outrigger float
bookmarkma ai
and who
bookmarkmada lahalaha
adjective appear to be wide
bookmarkmadalua maa lima
number twenty five
bookmarkmadangi
noun storm
bookmarkmahanga
adjective be split open
bookmarkmakaga lodo
adjective stubborn
bookmarkmalimalino
verb becoming more and more malino
bookmarkmangoo-senga
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmanu solo laagau
a file (for filing metal)
bookmarkmanu-a-madaligi
noun birdsp.: short-tailedshearwater(puffinus tenuirostris)
bookmarkme boogia e de eidu
a black spot on the skin (like a bruise) noticed after sleeping
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmoosugia ange
somewhat moosugia
bookmarkngadi basa
adjective small talk; idle conversation
bookmarkngudu aahua
islet shore (except that facing the lagoon)
bookmarkngudu malie
eloquent (of a person)
bookmarknngali
verb to take a bite out of something held in the hand (food only)
bookmarknngao dalinga
adjective hurting in the ears from noise
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarkono
numeral six
bookmarkono-samono
time noun the sixth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkpuli
verb grab up all at once
bookmarkse gainga
adjective abundant
bookmarksolo
verb grate, make into small pieces
bookmarkua dea
white-throated frigate bird
bookmarkugu
rub (with pressure, as with sandpaper); the skin of the stingray used for sanding
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