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aahee naa
then what (distant future)
bookmarkadi longo
adjective to tattle
bookmarkagule
verb pick head lice
bookmarkalava
noun fish sp.: shark sp.
bookmarkaloalo
verb to paddle (a canoe)
bookmarkalobagi
verb a lagoonward sandspit next to a channel between islets on the atoll
bookmarkanaa ange naa
about that
asu
verb scoop up (liquids only), spoon
bookmarkbaalanga dua hale
metal roofing
bookmarkbao
noun room, compartment
bookmarkboiboi
adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy
bookmarkbusi
verb blow (with the mouth)
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdagihia
how many for each
bookmarkdale gaiaa
verb provoke a fight by banging againstsomeone (as children do); hit and run
bookmarkdalodalo
verb pray
bookmarkdama de bialodo
noun
deformed foetus
de ia
the, thing, it
bookmarkdenaa ange
this there is another one
bookmarkdenga meelaa
those ones over there (plural)
bookmarkdogo huadia
verb a way of punting a canoe
bookmarkdongi de lae
noun a spot on the forehead, worn in ancient religious ceremonies
bookmarkdonu
noun fishsp.: seabass (= small ava)
bookmarkdoo de --
transfer of a string figure from hand to hand
bookmarkduubulei
noun head of the penis
bookmarkduula
noun the direction from which the wind blows
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgau bini
noun a tool used in braiding rope
bookmarkgau-me
noun gill (of a fish)
bookmarkgave ala
a method of planting mats
bookmarkgoloa hebagi
noun arms (tools of war)
bookmarkhaangoda dua agau
fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhagabuu ange
blame (someone), incriminate (someone)
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagadubu maduu paa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagapasalia
verb convince (several people) completely
bookmarkhai sala
adjective mistake,error
bookmarkhale langadala
noun thatch-roofed house (of palm frond thatch)
bookmarkhaoli
verb cover up
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkhhali gee
scoop out
bookmarkhiehie
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkholo
verb
swallow
hooia donu huu
at the best possible time or place
bookmarkiga
noun fish (archaic, except in compounds)
bookmarkili taalanga
adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk at greatlength
bookmarkio alo
noun lower io, q.v.
bookmarklaalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklodo gaiaa
adjective competitive, envious, desirous of retaliating
bookmarkmaalioso
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmadaa moni
noun prow of a canoe
bookmarkmadalama
noun Nukuoro (colloquial term)
bookmarkmaege
verb raised up
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmahu
adjective healed (of a sore)
bookmarkmana
supernatural power
bookmarkmasalia
verb empty of water
bookmarkme abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarkme hagasili
a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmoso
noun birdsp.: starling (apolonis opacus)
bookmarkmouli
verb to live; be alive
bookmarkngaage nei
gilbertislands
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkngisi
verb a squeaking sound
bookmarkniho gaina
teeth with cavities
bookmarkogo
verb pick up one at a time (by hand)
bookmarkomaau
pronoun our (dual, exclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkpogo
verb crumpled up
bookmarkpulu
verb to be dry and smooth; satiated; be able to withstand
bookmarkpuugunga
noun the slopes of swellings or protuberances
bookmarksiba
verb to move to one side (involuntarily) while walking
bookmarksii talaa umada
a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast
bookmarksobo de laa
rising of the sun
bookmarksou
a gust of wind
bookmarktili aalanga
exhausted (physically or mentally); discouraged; completely relaxed
bookmarkulumonu
porpoise
bookmarkvinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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