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aala anaboo

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verb stay up all night (pl.)

aau ai naa

more so

alaa ange huu

that there much more only

alukaba

verb leave quickly (usually under duress)

anga dua

adjective an adze blade which is set at a right angle to its handle

angiangi

verb blow with increasing force (wind); blow continuously (wind); fan

aoa

noun plant sp.: tree sp.: banyan tree (Ficus prolixa Forst.)

baa lahalaha

adjective broad-chested

baalanga mmea

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copper, brass, reddish metal

bangi dua beau

a certain way of pinching with the fingers

bigi

adjective close to (in meaning); about to (in time)

biigonga

noun a curve, way of being bent

bini dali gadaha

a method of braiding dali into string to make a bird snare; six-ply braiding (of rope)

boi

adjective abnormal

boi dugidugi

noun idiot

boialiali

noun the light just before daybreak

bouli gee

an alternative mode of existence (such as the world of ghosts)

bulabula

adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)

dala

adjective tame ; not be timid or uneasyin another’s presence

daogubu

noun waist, circumference

dau dinae

noun a period during which many women arepregnant at the same time

dau duadae

be a sucker, be fooled easily

delaa ai laa

that there was it

delaa ange maalie

that there is exactly right

denga meelaa

those ones over there (plural)

dodi

adjective have a limp (physical condition)

duagi

verb to clean fish (taking the insides out)

dugidugi tugi lau

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noun tool used to soften the pandanus leaf

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dungudungu

verb have a good sense of smell

gana

noun bad person

gano niho

gums of mouth

gauligi mai ange

the one next younger still

gegeno

noun alligator,crocodile

gilaadeu

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pronoun they (plural)

goolo

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noun gold

hadu daahili

adjective to make up a song

Hadu-lehu

the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend.

hagaaigoli

noun a food tree on another’s land

hagaloma de me

calm weather, with no noise

hagaloosi

verb guard, watch, keep an eye on

hagamaadua

verb be oldest among

hagamadua

verb act like a grown-up (when still a child)

hagammae lodo

insult (someone)

hagasabala

verb talk (someone) into (something)

hagausiusi de me

a sky covered with rain clouds

hai dodo

verb bleeding profusely

hai me gavia

do crazy things

hai ngadaa

adjective difficult

hakoobai

verb put a hat on (someone)

hano de mama

escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)

hano laa uda

adjective go on foot

hhola

verb hola at one time

honga de masavaa

at the time of

i de baasi

concerning; at the behest of;under the auspices of

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pronoun he, she, it

igohinga

noun way of using igohi

kaba donu

wait!

kangi baasi lua

adjective double-edged

kobe

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cough

laagau mmasa

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noun dry wood

laba

noun a dancingpaddle

laelae (gee)

adjective look (funny)

lahu

verb investigate (to prove one’s suspicions)

lele

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verb fly

lipaidonga

noun mollusksp.: turbo petholatus

lluhi

adjective an access (of emotion or sensory impression)

lodo aheahe

adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant

madahuuhua

verb pimple

mailaba

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noun September

malele

adjective completed

malua

noun vagina

manu gaugau

noun plantsp.: a variety of taro

masagi

a dance (an ancient type)

masole

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adjective abraded (skin), scratched

massogosogo

verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe

me hagalolo

noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)

me mmilo

current (in the sea)

milomilosanga

noun the way in which a current moves about

mmae tinae

adjective convulsed with laughter

mmano

noun thousands

moele

noun a lie (an untruth)

moosee

verb not quite cooked (of anything but fish)

mouli

verb to live; be alive

muna

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noun language; word or phrase

nabe

verb to hook under the waistband or belt

ngadi vai

noun a coconut shell used for water storage(on fishing trips)

ngauda

inland of; landlubber

noho maadai

adjective sit quietly

noonounu

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verb repeatedly nounu

odi

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adjective gone, finished, used up; already, very (mv.)

pogo

verb crumpled up

sao de leo

clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice

sele

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verb trap

sobaga

fish sp. tang

sobaga

noun fishsp.: tang

taholaa

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noun whale

tainaahine o dogu damana

noun paternal aunt

tua

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back

unga

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noun hermit crab

uu

milk