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aha naa
let’s (later)
bookmarkaladi
verb initiate, begin
bookmarkamu
verb twirl fibers (with ina); fibers for the manufacture of rope or cloth, etc.
bookmarkanei loo
these (here) are the ones
bookmarkanumanga
noun dancing party
bookmarkbalagia
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbole gi de gai
eat ravenously
bookmarkbulu
noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk
bookmarkbuni de ua
to be very thirsty
bookmarkbuubuu
verb divination
bookmarkdaakodolia
verb
be slept upon for a long time
dagaa
verb a leader (for a fishline, made of olonga)
bookmarkdaguu
noun axe
bookmarkdalaa muna
noun word,phrase
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective ticklish
bookmarkdotodi
adjective limping (as an action)
bookmarkdugidugi tugi lau
dulagi ange
look like
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduu mmea
sea cucumber species
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarkga dae ai
until
bookmarkgage gaahanga
verb to climb a coconut tree, using gaahanga
bookmarkgaha biigi
noun a rope for tying pigs
bookmarkgai valaai
adjective take medicine
bookmarkgau mai moni
noun foreigners (lit., ’people who came in canoes’)
bookmarkgodi
verb to trim
bookmarkgudua
verb abounding in lice
bookmarkhaduhadu
verb thick (not watery)
bookmarkhagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagabaulia
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagadaha
verb to stay at a distance; to keep one’s distance
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagaduasala
verb suffer,punish
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagamabu
verb die (euphemistic); take a break
bookmarkhagamahana
verb heat
bookmarkhagasugi
verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname
bookmarkhagavagavaga
verb punishment of a person by confinement (without food or drink) until his death
bookmarkhai mee
industrious
bookmarkhai moni
adjective sailor
bookmarkhainoo
verb
permitted,open to the public,secular
hidi de mamu dunu
curling up of fish (when cooked)
bookmarkhodo
noun the spine of the stingray
bookmarkhoohoa laagau
adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)
bookmarkhoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkhulo saele
wander around
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarkigohi
verb firetongs
bookmarkilaila
verb having more than one ila
bookmarkivi a duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarkkii
verb move away
bookmarklaagau hagadauaadea
noun a cross beam lashed to a tree to facilitate climbing it
bookmarklaagau hagadauaadea
noun a cross-beam lashed to a tree to facilitate climbing it
bookmarklau de madila
a tuna of fair size
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklede
noun penetrating cold
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarkmaaloolo
adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
bookmarkmaamaasina
verb repeatedly lighted (esp. by moonlight)
bookmarkmaanadu gelo
adjective profound thoughts
bookmarkmadalama
noun Nukuoro (colloquial term)
bookmarkmadangi danuaa
noun fresh air
bookmarkmahumahu
adjective becoming mahu
bookmarkmaimai mai
become maimai
bookmarkmalianoono
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkmaluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmasaala
verb clear-headed
bookmarkmau
adjective to finish defecating
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarknamuaa
verb a sore on the lips (believed to result from missing a meal)
bookmarkneve
verb blurred (out of focus)
bookmarkngaungau-ulu
noun
nngie
noun plantsp.: crepemyrtleshrub(pemphis acidula forst.)
bookmarkoga
to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarkoha de ganomada
to work on a craft item (e.g., a canoe) with a model in mind of the finished product which is different from that of the person who began the work
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarkosi
a seedling; a shoot (of another plant) set aside for planting a seedling
bookmarksagea gee
extremely sagea
bookmarkse hia
just how many
bookmarksio
noun waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind
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uaasei
a type of small knife
bookmarkvaagia
found or caught doing something wrong
bookmarkvelo de hagasii
a type of game
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