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augau
verb pus
bookmarkbaageaa iho
adjective weakening (becoming weaker)
bookmarkbaalanga dua hale
metal roofing
bookmarkbuu ili
daa donu taahili
sing on-key
bookmarkdaalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of a coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdalaa
noun (small) piece of, part of
bookmarkdaleba
verb flap briskly in the wind
bookmarkdalimasanga
verb way of tying (rope, etc.)
bookmarkdama lalo
noun a person who has visited other far-awaylands
bookmarkdangada haangoda
noun fisherman
bookmarkdangau-dongi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdaula duu nui
noun a rope used to lower a bunch of coconuts to the ground
bookmarkdaumada
verb stare at,observe closely
bookmarkdenaa laa ()
that is it there (is that it there)
bookmarkdenei muhuu
how about this one
bookmarkdiimadamadanoa
noun the ninth child of a couple
bookmarkdogoisi
adjective few
bookmarkdoopeva
noun trick, prank
bookmarkdugidugi tugi lau
duu baebae
adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)
bookmarkduu inai
ea gi lunga
to ride high in the water (e.g., of a canoe)
bookmarkgaadinga hai ngadi ubu
coconut with a shell of a size appropriate for use as a cooking vessel
bookmarkgailalopoli
adjective stingy
bookmarkgalamata
noun eye
bookmarkgano niho
gums of mouth
bookmarkgau
noun handle,appendage
bookmarkgauasa
noun the pectoral fin of a fish and the surrounding flesh
bookmarkgohu de me
become dark (with no natural light)
bookmarkgubenga
verb a large net for fishing
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkhaahaa
verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative
bookmarkhaalala
verb stand leaning
bookmarkhaangoda de lodo
to fish in the lagoon
bookmarkhadu golaa
a type of hard stone from Pohnpei used to pound sakau
bookmarkhadu muna
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagadanu
verb sink below the horizon, burrow into the sand
bookmarkhagadeai
verb cause to become non-existent
bookmarkhagadoopeva
verb playatrickon
bookmarkhagahaigamaiana
verb treat as important
bookmarkhagaheohi
verb to correct (someone or something)
bookmarkhagaioo
verb cause to give
bookmarkhagasaaloa
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhai dahi heohi
maintain one’s position in an argument(against contrary positions)
bookmarkhai gai
adjective prepared food; cook food
bookmarkhano gaogao
adjective move sideways
bookmarkhhui mai tai
flow of the tide
bookmarkhohhoo
adjective a sound made when surprised
bookmarkhonu tolo
noun a turtle of the largest size
bookmarkhulu manu
feathers
bookmarkianga
verb the span between the outstretched thumb and the little finger
bookmarkivi-a-duimogo
noun pelvicbone
bookmarkkii iho
adjective smaller, lesser (in rank, importance,strength, development, etc.)
bookmarklaangai buusagi
noun a type of fishing condition in which the sea is boiling with jumping tuna, which are biting at anything
bookmarklaba
noun a dancingpaddle
bookmarklabelabe-uliuli
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarklava hadu
noun leader (between fishing line and hook)
bookmarklele biho
adjective dive head first
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklenga
noun a preparation made from ango and doidoi (q.v.)
bookmarklima dangada ina
a patient of one healer who has been treated by another healer
bookmarklode
inside
bookmarklou aama
adjective the submerging of the outrigger float
bookmarkmaanadu bodobodo
adjective limited in intelligence
bookmarkmada duulanga
noun an important position (spatially)
bookmarkmada-galisi
the stem of the coconut
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmanu-de-boo
noun centipede
bookmarkmmade ange aalanga
adjective completely exhausted; completelydiscouraged
bookmarkmoni deledele
noun sailing canoe
bookmarknaba
adjective a slip of the tongue
bookmarkngae
noun mollusksp.: giantclam sp.
bookmarkngudu aahua
islet shore (except that facing the lagoon)
bookmarkodi ai loo
that’s the end! that’s all!
bookmarkouaa
adjective yes certainly
bookmarksaelea
verb walkedupon
bookmarkssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
bookmarktaane sauaa
shark (euphemism)
bookmarktegi kano
tickled
bookmarkua
noun neck
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