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aduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkaho
noun fishing line of the sort used for adu fishing
bookmarkanaa huu
those only are the ones
bookmarkangaanga
adjective measure by spans (anga)
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbasa gi lunga
speak loudly
bookmarkbinaaina
adjective cowardly (owing to weak-mindedness); afraid to assert oneself; not live up to one’s obligations
bookmarkbonabona age
become fearful
bookmarkdaahili hagadaahao
adjective a song which is for amusement only (one which is not ’serious’, i.e., not religious)
bookmarkdaane dagidahi
noun a person having unique skills or traits of personality
bookmarkdaane gasia
noun a person who is useful to others
bookmarkdada de uila
an electrical storm
bookmarkdagodo adu
appear there (from here)
bookmarkdangada de henua
noun natives of nukuoro
bookmarkdangada haangoda
noun fisherman
bookmarkdaogave
noun a type of coconut tree
bookmarkdau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkdau maagau
noun a period during which many people die
bookmarkdee hemuu
not on speaking terms
bookmarkdelaa laa ()
that there was it (was that it)
bookmarkdolo
adjective creep (a very slow movement over the ground)
bookmarkdungu iho
adjective smell oneself
bookmarkduu taelodo
obtain one’s quota
bookmarkgai de henua
native food (not imported)
bookmarkgalo-gila
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagadau kino
verb hate each other
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagaheloongoi
verb compare; act as an intermediary or mediator; get acquainted with
bookmarkhagamaasui
noun a current which flows to the left
bookmarkhagamagua
verb to cause someone to steal
bookmarkhagamainu
verb provide with bait
bookmarkhagammau de ngudu
argumentative in a disrespectful way
bookmarkhagaoda
noun a type of prepared food (a kind of dalogo made without water)
bookmarkhagapigi saele
adjective go around with someone constantly
bookmarkhagassoga
verb
hagassui age
eat or drink just a little bit
bookmarkhagasugi
verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname
bookmarkhai daahili
adjective to compose songs
bookmarkhai gaavenga
adjective restless (of a child)
bookmarkhai lodo
resentful
bookmarkhai samu
verb to gossip
bookmarkhakii gee
<= kii gee>
bookmarkheboohagi mai
found fighting
bookmarkhonumia
verb filled with
bookmarkhua-laagau
noun plantsp.: tropicalalmond(terminalia catappa l.)
bookmarkhuahua ai
be in charge of, control, lead
bookmarkhuevini
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkiga-loa
noun fishsp. (a small flying fish)
bookmarkilihia ssave
the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)
bookmarkkumi tangi
to control one’s crying
bookmarklaavea
verb stumble on
bookmarklodo manege
adjective stubborn (esp. in maintaining one’s own superiority); be a poor loser
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarkma te duge
noun the point of a madaa duge
bookmarkmaadau hholu
noun a fishhook made of wire
bookmarkmaamaangalo
verb becoming more and more sweet
bookmarkmahuge
mammamu
noun fish (in children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmanu-gaba-aasanga
noun plantsp.: beachnaupakashrub(scaevola taccada (gaertn.) roxb.)
bookmarkmasulu de maasina
"a person has died."
bookmarkme pilo aha
what’s the point of doing this
bookmarkmmade aalanga
adjective exhausted (physically or mentally)
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkngadaa mai
difficult for me; difficult to come
bookmarkngu te lodo
noun the edge of the lagoon reef
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarkoho mai
come early
bookmarkpono iho
adjective put a cover on
bookmarksabala
adjective willing to
bookmarkse galubu
very fast
bookmarksinga sogosogo
adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself
bookmarksolo
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
bookmarksomo haahine
adjective a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
bookmarktao o de me holu
noun arrow
bookmarktoo gee
clumsy, unskillful, awkward (not dexterous)
bookmarkuu duaa nui
broom.
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