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aamia
verb sufficient for the purpose or need
bookmarkabo donu
aboabo
adjective become accustomed to
bookmarkadudai
noun "islands to the west of nukuoro" (the mortlocks)
bookmarkagoago
verb learning, teaching
bookmarkaho
noun fishing line of the sort used for adu fishing
bookmarkbaasi e haa o de langi
the four quadrants of the sky
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
bookmarkbagi
noun gun or any other weapon of similar nature
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdaasugi
verb struggle to get free; jerking of the tail
bookmarkdagoobala
verb fall on something and smash it
bookmarkdango
noun cat’s-eye (of a shell); operculum of a gastropod
bookmarkdanu de laa
the setting of the sun
bookmarkdanuaa ange
goodfor, better than
bookmarkdenei laa ()
this is that (is this that)
bookmarkdiidegaehala
noun the sixth child of a couple
bookmarkditidi
adjective to skim across the surface of land or water
bookmarkdogoduli
adjective crouch on all fours
bookmarkdugu dagidahi
verb place (or leave off) one at a time
bookmarkdui mamu
noun a string of fish
bookmarkduu de umada
noun a rainbow appearing in the sky
bookmarkduu munimuni
hide and seek (game)
bookmarkduu-baeao
noun fishsp.: filefish
bookmarkelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgaadinga gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature; the stage of development of the coconut between modomodo madagii and gaadinga
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgabe
gouge out
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgadinibidi
a type of fishook made from pearl shell
bookmarkganimago
noun mollusksp.: malea pomum
bookmarkgeesaa
noun mollusksp.: fimbria soverbii
bookmarkgeu
verb shake one’s head (once) to one side
bookmarkgogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkgoloa duu biho
barber’s tools
bookmarkgoloa o de hine
female genitalia
bookmarkguao
noun
the hard sap of a non-native tree which is occasionally washed up on shore
hagaai
adjective be in a serious situation
bookmarkhagabasa
verb cause someone to speak; convince
bookmarkhagabuni de henua
to call an all-island meeting
bookmarkhagadubu gi se --
verb transfigure into a --
bookmarkhagadubu manu baabaa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduuhuli
verb to create duuhuli
bookmarkhagaeidu
verb treat as an eidu
bookmarkhagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagaida de gauvae
to bare one’s teeth (by opening the lips to expose the whole set of teeth)
bookmarkhagamade
verb do as hard or fast as possible
bookmarkhagavogi
verb a whistle (made with the lips)
bookmarkhai ange
do to; do for, fix; say to
bookmarkhaigamaiana
adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important
bookmarkhainoo
verb
permitted,open to the public,secular
hoda
verb carve out, drill out; eat out the insides of (as does a rat)
bookmarkhua ai
be inchargeof
bookmarkhuga
noun fine threads or strands
bookmarkhulo gi lunga ma lalo
argue heatedly,fight
bookmarkila
verb a mole (not raised) , or other permanent black spot on the skin
bookmarkkivi
adjective skinny (people, animals)
bookmarkkona iho
adjective be too much for one
bookmarklaagau
noun wood,stick (of wood)
bookmarklaangi dabeo
verb a day which is rainy and stormy
bookmarklabua gee lodo
to have an upset stomach (being on the point of nausea)
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarklilo
adjective disappear, vanish; sheltered(from the elements)
bookmarklimilimi
noun coralsp.: brain coral
bookmarkloadu
adjective
go (toward the hearer)
madaanga hulu maa hidu
number seventeen
bookmarkmaimai mai
become maimai
bookmarkmanu-de-boo
noun centipede
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
riddle, parable
bookmarkme holu
noun bow
bookmarkmee hai ada
camera
bookmarkmilo
verb twist, turn (something, as a faucet),wind, wring
bookmarkmodu mai (adu, ange)
become one’s (your, their) exclusivepossession
bookmarkmuli mai ange
a little later, by and by
bookmarknau
noun plantsp. (the archaic name of manu-gaba-aasanga)
bookmarknoho ai
occupy or live in (a place)
bookmarknuinui
noun a sp. of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarksaava
verb skinny,thin (lacking in flesh)
bookmarksabiningaa lau
sai moni
a fleet of canoes
bookmarkse aha
what is it
bookmarkse aha goe
you’re a nobody
bookmarkteve de gili
gooseflesh
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