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alaa loo

those (there) were the ones

au madua

verb a type of ocean current far from land in which drifting objects collect

baa huu i --

just like

bala langi

noun rain

balu

verb to bring one’s hands and arms (or wings) down or back once (as in waving, swimming, or the flapping of a bird’s wings)

baua

verb figure out, determine

bibi-maadau

noun mollusk sp.: arcophagia scobinata

bigibigi

adjective more-or-less close to

bono aasanga

adjective a method of fishing (by blocking the channel at high tide)

buni de ua

to be very thirsty

daa hatau

verb beat unmercifully

daagina

verb towing; dragging

daalea

adjective tired

dahido mada

noun inner corner of the eye

dalanga a kai

a story which is not true

dangada agoago

adjective teacher,preacher

dango

verb grab (in order to restrain, e.g., a person), fall upon

dau malino

verb an area of the sea which is dead calm

delaa tagodo

that there is the situation...

dilo

verb look at (inspect)

dilo

noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut

dinana donu

noun natural mother

dona

verb wart,mole (raised)

dongidongi

verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at

doo

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pronoun your (singular; for singular, inalienable noun)

doo de ssui

still damp (but becoming dry)

dubua

noun a person of extraordinary ability

dungagi ange

nod one’s head toward (to beckon orindicate agreement, etc.)

dungu

verb smell (something)

dutudu

verb play with fire

duu nui

adjective to lower a bunch of cut coconuts from a coconut tree with a rope

duula

noun the direction from which the wind blows

gaadinga

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noun mature brown coconut

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gaaginga

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noun ladder

gaegaehala

adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees

gai salusalu

verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)

gaibea lausedi

trapezeid crab

gainanga

verb a person having special powers (occult powers, strength, status, or knowledge)

gamu

verb cut (something)

gamua

verb covered with gamu

gave

noun the name of a name-group

giidagi

verb relish (meat or fish, or something substituting for meat or fish, eaten with taro, etc.)

goehau

noun plantsp.: treesp.: hibiscustree(hibiscus tiliaceus l.)

hagadonu

verb trust, believe; interpret; support as a witness

hagahaunu

verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages

hagahoa

noun a boil on the body

hagamabu

verb rest, relax, quit (a job)

hagamanavasaa

adjective risky,dangerous

hagamao lalo

verb humble,modest

hagammuni

verb hide (something) from

hagaoda tugi

noun a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and grated coconut)

hagatolongia

verb slack off completely on (a rope)

haiava

noun road, pathway (for going), track; oceanliner

hano ai huu

forever

heehee

adjective cry out

heiloo

adjective know each other,understand each other

henua moounga

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noun land with mountains (e.g. Pohnpei, United States)

hhano gi daha

to wash one’s hands in such a way that the dirty water does not fall back into the basin or well

hilohilo ma eidu

a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes

hologemo

adjective

hune

core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree

hungahunga-a-nui

noun the flower of the coconut tree

huuhuu

noun fishsp.: parrotfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)

ili

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verb blow

laagau aalo saelenga

noun thatch rafters on the ends of a house

laanui

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adjective big

laavasi

noun meat (or fish, or seafood) which issuitable as food

lagi

noun pertaining to the open sea

langi maakau

the sort of rain which is an omen of death

lanibene

adjective separation in coconut oil (when it is aging)

laohie age

improving condition (of weather)

laussoe

adjective having straight hair (not kinky or wavy)

lima

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arm

lima laangi

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noun Friday

llena luu mada

madaaolo

noun capital of

mago

adjective bad weather (high wind or rain, or rough seas)

malali

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adjective smooth

masa bagubagu

adjective dry reef (at very low tide)

me maimai

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candy

milosanga

the way in which a current flows

mousi

adjective defeated, lose (battle, game, etc.)

muimui

verb crowded (owing to a disorder of things); dense (underbrush)

nao gasi

verb eat messily (by poking at all of thefood instead of touching only the portion to be eaten)

ngaungau

noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)

nngie

noun plantsp.: crepemyrtleshrub(pemphis acidula forst.)

nuui

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adjective green

odi

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adjective gone, finished, used up; already, very (mv.)

ouaa

adjective yes certainly

saava

skinny, thin (lacking in flesh)

salasalani

verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over

salibaadaa

verb a type of low cloud

sauduu

mermaid

sengalia

verb deceived, fooled; made dependent upon(e.g., gifts)

sii mada daahaa

a fine jet of water

singa mai (adu, ange)

come carrying

singano

the flower of a pandanus tree

singasinga

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verb to wave back and forth (as a coconut tree in the wind)

sugi-laagoo

goatfish

vaalanga

made up (of a story only)