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adumodu
noun group of islets; atoll (collection of islets)
bookmarkaha goi delaa
what was I going to say
bookmarkanei donu
only these are the ones
bookmarkbalagia
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbei
adjective be like, be the same as
bookmarkbige
noun a strip of land extending into the sea or a swamp
bookmarkbiihingi
verb having flat buttocks, ugly (because not plump)
bookmarkbolo iho
adjective to make oneself the beneficiary of a will which one has made for another
bookmarkbupubu
adjective make a lot of noise (not vocal)
bookmarkdaa hagasaalei
verb make a striped design in tatooing
bookmarkdaahili dau soa
a lovesong
bookmarkdaelodo dee odi ange
oddnumber
bookmarkdaholaa/a
noun december
bookmarkdanu bela
adjective spade in organic matter (to enrichtaro plantings)
bookmarkdatada
noun fishsp.: snapper (= small dada)
bookmarkdaumaha de manu
noun christmas eve fete in the church at which "santa claus" appears
bookmarkde gai i mua
favorite food
bookmarkdee beaha
all rightit’s nothing
bookmarkdee gagu
adjective uncouth
bookmarkdee hilihili
indifferent
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdenaa muhuu
how about that one
bookmarkdenei tagodo
this is the situation...
bookmarkdihidihi
noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkdongi de lae
noun a spot on the forehead, worn in ancient religious ceremonies
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkdua pada
adjective to plait with thick strands
bookmarkduubulei
noun head of the penis
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows; the place of, the track of
bookmarkedee maua
impossible
bookmarkgaange
verb give
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgogo gi mua
bent forward
bookmarkgumedi hadu
noun
a bowl (pottery)
hagadiinonga
verb treat as having supernatural power
bookmarkhagadubu dinae
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduu me
adjective miserly
bookmarkhagahana age
recook for several days
bookmarkhagalegunga
adjective showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagamadia
adjective show-off
bookmarkhagannagi
verb lean against
bookmarkhagasogosogoisi
verb
hai aha
adjective what relationship
bookmarkhakolona
noun mollusksp.: augershell (terebridae sp.)
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun fishsp.: flatfish
bookmarkhanonga
noun trip1, journey
bookmarkhaoli
verb cover up
bookmarkhegide
adjective see each other; meet up with
bookmarkhesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkhilo hagamaasui
verb
to braid sennit with the left hand;
hine sala daane
noun nymphomaniac
bookmarkiai maalie
adjective just about right
bookmarkiloo me
adjective charlatanism
bookmarkino
adjective bow or nod or genuflect (as a sign of respect)
bookmarkivi-a-daea
noun shoulderblade
bookmarklaagau-bala-uda
noun driftwoodsp. (very soft)
bookmarklaagei
noun
laalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklabu manu
adjective to pet (pets, children, or a member of the opposite sex)
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklangadia
verb able to remain afloat with a load
bookmarklevango
adjective fight
bookmarklibo ange de henua
feel dizzy or faint, vertigo
bookmarklodo basa
adjective talkative
bookmarkloigulu
type of prepared food made from breadfruit
bookmarkloongia
verb to lose one’s appetite after eating oily food
bookmarkmada dabuvae
noun toenail
bookmarkmada-umanga
noun the bud of a cyrtosperma taro corm
bookmarkmainu
noun bait (on the hook)
bookmarkmalamalau
adjective repeatedly or continuously malau1
bookmarkmangila
noun plantsp. (a type of ngaungau)
bookmarkmanu vaaligi
noun insect (small)
bookmarkmanuia
adjective fortunate,lucky,blessed
bookmarkmassaa (ina)
verb despised by others
bookmarkme abasasa
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkme gu modu
decision
bookmarkme pilo aha
what’s the point of doing this
bookmarkmuna de henua
noun the nukuoro language
bookmarkniho
teeth
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarkpigi
adjective be stuck
bookmarksau makaga
adjective blow steadily (of wind)
bookmarksili gee
standout from (others in a group) indistance or height
bookmarktama
noun child
bookmarktinana o dogu bodu
noun mother-in-law
bookmarkulu-dugi
hawk fish
bookmarkulunga hala
a pillow made from a pandanus log, having various magical uses
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