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aahee maa

about when (future); about how much

aalali

noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom

aasolo

noun mollusk sp.: clam sp. (a type of baasua)

ago i me

copy, imitate

angaanga dabu vae

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toenail

baageaa iho

adjective weakening (becoming weaker)

baalanga tea

noun stainless steel

baasi masui

adjective left side, left-handed

bae mamu

noun fish weir

bakau

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noun upper arm; wing

banibani

banibani

noun sea cucumber

beau

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noun wave, the surf

bolengia

verb do something without reflection

boolonga

noun testament

bunei

noun fish sp.: batfish

bungaleu

adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)

daane mada duulanga

noun a person able to do things others cannot

daedae

verb to catch continuously with a hand net

dahi laangi

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noun Monday

daina haahine

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noun sisters

dangada madua

adjective old person,adult

dangi a beini

to have smelled ripe pandanus

dau hala

verb the season during which pandanus fruit of the same type matures

daula de boo

noun a rope carried in the canoe (esp. at night) for anchoring or tying canoes together in case of strong wind

de umu

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noun the cooking house

dii ange

a method of fishing in which the lure at the end of the pole is jerked to attract fish

dohi lau

verb to strip pandanus leaves (to make mats, etc.)

dolodolona

verb often flooded

dolu lau

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number three hundred

doo lalo

verb unsuccessful

dui mamu

noun a string of fish

dungudungua

verb repeatedly smell (something)

duu donu

adjective vertical

duu gaha

noun a large piece of gaha (used for mili gaadinga), or from which sennit fibers are obtained)

duu-o-de-hine

anything sticky which pulls apart likejelly (applied to certain kinds of seacucumbers, etc.)

gaba de aasanga

noun a side of the watercourses between islets on the atoll

gango

adjective burned (overcooked food)

ganimuli

noun the second child of a couple

giado

noun outriggerboom

gili belu

verb dead epidermis (can be peeled withoutpain)

gogo

adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)

gulu maimai

noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)

hadu solo bulaga

a taro grater made from a certain type of coral

Hadu-lehu

the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend.

hagaaoa

verb cause to bear misshapen fruit(e.g., by not picking in bunches)

hagabuulinga

noun group of animate things

hagadabanimeeli

verb to make payment for medical treatment

hagadagodo

verb cause to lie down or remain; illustrate by examples

hagagaagaa

verb behave like a baby

hagaloma de me

calm weather, with no noise

hagalongolongo ngadaa

adjective slow to respond to suggestions or commands (because resisting)

hagamabu

verb rest, relax, quit (a job)

hai me

industrious

hai me mudumudu

a habitually mudumudu

hale duu biho

barbershop

henua gai dangada

noun land of the cannibals’ (esp. new guinea)

hholu

verb bend

huda

noun a verse of an old chant

hulo

verb go

huuhuaa me

sorcery (made with chants)

idi

verb to husk (a coconut) with one’s teeth

iloo

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verb know

ivi sulu

noun a dislocation of bones such that the ends overlap (corrected by pulling)

kona ange

become much worse

langa

verb lift, raise up; copy out (by hand); ship from one place to another

laulau

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noun serving dish basket made from coconut palm

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lele sseni

insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)

lilolilo

adjective in a sheltered place

limilimi

noun coralsp.: brain coral

llidi

adjective dressup (esp. in new or very fancyclothes)

lodo laanui

adjective large in volume or capacity,spacious inside

lodo lagolago

adjective indecisive,undecided

lou

a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick breadfruit; pull down

lua lodo

adjective undecided

maalama

verb light (not dark),bright

madaa hadu

noun grater (metal) attached to a board forgrating taro

madaduai

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noun tool used to grate coconuts

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madohi lua

adjective middle (of something long and thin),halfway

mahana age

heartburn <>

malo gulu

noun barkcloth

mana

noun supernatural power

manu-de-hala

noun insectsp.: walkingstick (a very large grasshopper-like insect)

masagi

noun a dance (an ancient type)

mau

adjective usual ; usually

me hai laangi

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calender

moana magalili

noun a cold underwater current

moni

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noun canoe

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ngago

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noun egg

ngaue age

increase (in rank or price, etc.)

ngavesi

box, coffin, crate

noholia

verb occupied

nuinui

noun a special kind of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net

olaa

adjective a sound expressing surprise or disapproval

onoonogia

noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite

oo

pronoun your (singular; for plural, inalienable noun)

se mouli dangada

rascal

sisi galisi

striped (with thin lines)

ubu

noun cup

vaivai basa

dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear

vasu ai

like it