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aamanu
verb coral (growing live on the reef); coralhead
bookmarkagilau
verb pugnacious
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkbaa donu
adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)
bookmarkbelu
noun lizard sp.
bookmarkbulubulu dangada
noun unimportant person
bookmarkdaa gaiaa
verb to murder someone so that others don’t see
bookmarkdae maduu
noun a method of pulling flying fish into the canoe with a hand net
bookmarkdaelodo gi lunga
a large number of
bookmarkdaga
verb go from one place to another in a group
bookmarkdaga
verb loosely clinging to a surface (outer orinner); coconutmeat which has formed in the nut with no sap
bookmarkdagamanga
noun path, route
bookmarkdahea iho
adjective drift toward the place where the speaker is not
bookmarkdai deeai donu
almost none at all
bookmarkdama hodooligi
noun
children of the chief
danedane
verb an extensive infection of dane
bookmarkdangi hagahadihadi
adjective wail loudly (when crying)
bookmarkdauaahe
adjective gather or pleat in material; feathers of a rooster standing out on its neck (when angry); festooned with (e.g., flags)
bookmarkdaubeemala
verb a method of braiding flower headdressesor necklaces made from manu-mala
bookmarkdelaa ange maalie
that there is exactly right
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkduoi
noun parasites (intestinal) of fish
bookmarkduu malaelae
noun an open field (having no trees)
bookmarkduu-uli
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgaba-moe
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgahaalava
adjective orange-colored (like a certain variety of coconut)
bookmarkgano moana
noun open sea, far away from any land
bookmarkgapua
verb large fissures or depressions in the reef (incomplete channels)
bookmarkgede hangaabo
noun
a type of basket
gili agau
verb a moss-like covering of the reef; fish which live on the reef
bookmarkgili maalama
verb light-skinned
bookmarkguanga
noun a type of basket
bookmarkhadu mada
noun eyeball
bookmarkhagalanea
verb cause to increase in quantity; greedy
bookmarkhagamanavasaa
risky, dangerous
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagannagi
verb lean against
bookmarkhagapili
adjective boring
bookmarkhageli
verb a sort of sound in ancient chants
bookmarkhaigamaiana
adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important
bookmarkhale hongagelegele
noun outhouse
bookmarkhalehale dagodo
adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)
bookmarkhedau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: alexandrianlaureltree (calophyllum inophyllum l.)
bookmarkheui
verb question (something) carefully
bookmarkhilo hagamaadau
verb
to braid sennit with the right hand;
holasa
noun
a type of mat
holasa
a type of mat [made especially for cult houses]
bookmarkhudaa moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarkiga-adagahi
noun
fishsp.: hawkfish (2 sorts)
ivi a duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarkkosi-honga-agau
noun mollusksp.: trachycardium orbita
bookmarklalo de langi
beyond the horizon, far away from theatoll
bookmarklamallie
adjective bearing big nuts (of coconut trees)
bookmarklaso
noun the posterior portion of the hermit crab
bookmarklava i de goloa
having many goloa
bookmarkmadalama
noun Nukuoro (colloquial term)
bookmarkmaeva
adjective move from one place to another
bookmarkmagona
adjective extraordinary,outstanding,unusual
bookmarkmagua
adjective thieving
bookmarkmahaa de usu
to have encountered unexpected misfortune
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkme-e-ligi
noun taro corm (small)
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mmala dana (dagu) maanga
lose his (my) appetite
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkmoni sulu
submarine
bookmarkmoomodu
adjective
mosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarkngadi ngavesi
an empty box
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a diving board in use)
bookmarkngudu aahua
noun islet shore (except that facing the lagoon)
bookmarknoho
verb settle somewhere; live somewhere
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
saaluanga
a scratch (on the skin)
bookmarksigo de muna
remember what one has heard
bookmarkteve
adjective hair or feathers standing on end
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
bookmarkunusaagi
deception
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