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adu henua

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noun group of islands

aduisiisi

noun one’s first spouse

aho

noun fishing line of the sort used for adu fishing

anaa huu

those only are the ones

angaanga

adjective measure by spans (anga)

baa galele

noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing

baabaa

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flat

basa gi lunga

speak loudly

binaaina

adjective cowardly (owing to weak-mindedness); afraid to assert oneself; not live up to one’s obligations

bonabona age

become fearful

daahili hagadaahao

adjective a song which is for amusement only (one which is not ’serious’, i.e., not religious)

daane dagidahi

noun a person having unique skills or traits of personality

daane gasia

noun a person who is useful to others

dada de uila

an electrical storm

dagodo adu

appear there (from here)

dai

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noun west

dangada de henua

noun natives of nukuoro

dangada haangoda

noun fisherman

daogave

noun a type of coconut tree

dau bodobodo

adjective to tie at the end of a short tether

dau maagau

noun a period during which many people die

dee hemuu

not on speaking terms

deehee

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how

delaa laa ()

that there was it (was that it)

dolo

adjective creep (a very slow movement over the ground)

dungu iho

adjective smell oneself

duu taelodo

obtain one’s quota

elegia

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noun bird species

gai de henua

native food (not imported)

galo-gila

noun fishsp.: goatfish

hagabadabaatai

verb

hagadau kino

verb hate each other

hagadodi

verb walk with a limp (permanently)

hagaheloongoi

verb compare; act as an intermediary or mediator; get acquainted with

hagamaasui

noun a current which flows to the left

hagamagua

verb to cause someone to steal

hagamainu

verb provide with bait

hagammau de ngudu

argumentative in a disrespectful way

hagaoda

noun a type of prepared food (a kind of dalogo made without water)

hagapigi saele

adjective go around with someone constantly

hagassoga

verb

hagassui age

eat or drink just a little bit

hagasugi

verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname

hai daahili

adjective to compose songs

hai gaavenga

adjective restless (of a child)

hai lodo

resentful

hai samu

verb to gossip

hakii gee

<= kii gee>

hanoo seni

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verb go to sleep

heboohagi mai

found fighting

heduu

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noun star

honumia

verb filled with

hua-laagau

noun plantsp.: tropicalalmond(terminalia catappa l.)

huahua ai

be in charge of, control, lead

huevini

noun a type of string figure

ia

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pronoun he, she, it

iga-loa

noun fishsp. (a small flying fish)

ilihia ssave

the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)

kai

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adjective boiled

kailuu

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noun frog, toad

kobe

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cough

kumi tangi

to control one’s crying

laavea

verb stumble on

lodo manege

adjective stubborn (esp. in maintaining one’s own superiority); be a poor loser

longolongo iho dalinga

pick up information from others’conversation

luu amaau

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pronoun our (dual, exclusive; for dual, alienable noun)

ma te duge

noun the point of a madaa duge

maadau hholu

noun a fishhook made of wire

maamaangalo

verb becoming more and more sweet

mahuge

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verb open (intransitive, sing.)

Example: De abaaba gu mahuge. (The door is open.)

mammamu

noun fish (in children’s speech only)

manavanava

adjective breathing

manu-gaba-aasanga

noun plantsp.: beachnaupakashrub(scaevola taccada (gaertn.) roxb.)

masulu de maasina

"a person has died."

me pilo aha

what’s the point of doing this

mmade aalanga

adjective exhausted (physically or mentally)

momme vaivaia o ssaalenga

noun puddle

moni galele

noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing

namu

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noun mosquito

ngadaa mai

difficult for me; difficult to come

ngago gaago

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noun chicken egg

ngaiho

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noun north

ngu te lodo

noun the edge of the lagoon reef

noonogia

verb bloated from ingesting too much fat

oho mai

come early

pono iho

adjective put a cover on

sabala

adjective willing to

se galubu

very fast

seeha deenei?

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what is this?

sigo

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verb catch

singa sogosogo

adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself

solo

to grate or file something; to launch or beach a canoe by dragging it along the shore; a type of prepared food made from grated taro

somo haahine

adjective a fleshy (non-muscular) man

taina madua ahine

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noun elder sister

tainadaane o dogu dinana

noun paternal uncle

tao o de me holu

noun arrow

tea

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adjective white

too gee

clumsy, unskillful, awkward (not dexterous)

uu duaa nui

broom.

vange de hagaboo

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verb give greetings