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aamanu
verb coral (growing live on the reef); coralhead
bookmarkabo sala
adjective mean (by nature), unkind
bookmarkadudau
noun sandspit
bookmarkanga gee
turn one’s attention away from
bookmarkao de me
noun daytime
bookmarkaoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkbani-gegeva
noun
bie
noun plant sp.: Polynesian arrowroot (tacca leontopetaloides (l.) o.k.)
bookmarkbuada
verb sling
bookmarkdaedae
adjective to reach many places
bookmarkdaina hahine
noun sister, female cousin
bookmarkdangada gohu
noun ignorant person
bookmarkdau looloa
adjective to tie at the end of a long tether
bookmarkdauaalu
verb always borrowing or begging
bookmarkdauagi
verb dry in the sun
bookmarkde heduu o taiao
noun morningstar
bookmarkdee galo
perhaps
bookmarkdeganoe
noun part of the female genetalia
bookmarkdelaa nei ()
that there is it (is that there it)
bookmarkdenaa ai laa
that was it
bookmarkdibaa dodo
verb a clot of blood
bookmarkdoha
verb to spreadout (something)
bookmarkdoo me (ai)
verb make fun of, ridicule
bookmarkduadae
verb gullible, be a sucker
bookmarkdulagi daudahi
adjective alike (in appearance)
bookmarkduu inai
type of mat (a half inai)
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgalaanga
verb to look for members of the opposite sex by walking around at night
bookmarkgalevaleva
bird species
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgave bae
noun a row of stones piled on top of each other
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhadi bodo
adjective breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkHadu lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend
bookmarkhagaalo-malie
verb cause to become alomalie
bookmarkhagaaloha
adjective piteous,pitiful
bookmarkhagaalukaba
verb cause to leave quickly, force out
bookmarkhagabela
verb provide bela for
bookmarkhagaboongia
verb remain somewhere until dark
bookmarkhagadali
verb accumulate (bring together); gather up; imprisonment (short term)
bookmarkhagahula
the sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth
bookmarkhagapigi saele
adjective go around with someone constantly
bookmarkhagasegedia
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhagaulu
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkhagi
verb pick (fruit) by grabbing and twisting off
bookmarkhai maadua
adjective mention of one’s elders by others
bookmarkhano de leebunga
run (of a color); fade (of a color)
bookmarkheduge
noun slate-pencil urchin
bookmarkhhogi
a sharp sound, like the report of a rifle
bookmarkhologumi
adjective
hooia donu huu
at the best possible time or place
bookmarkhua o tangada
outcome (of individual effort)
bookmarkhuaamee daahaa
husi
noun tarobog, swamp
bookmarkiho daahagi
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears [the horizon being normally marked by surf]
bookmarkili taalanga
adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk at greatlength
bookmarkkano maailaba
noun the wood next to the core of a tree
bookmarklanga de moana
becoming stormy (of the sea)
bookmarklau ngago
noun the fatty tissue of a fish or animal
bookmarklingilingia
verb pour little by little
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective large in volume
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmada dotodo
verb an abrasion of the skin (red but not bleeding)
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmaluulu de me
the weather is cold
bookmarkmanu aabi
kite
bookmarkmmala
adjective sour; bitter
bookmarkmmano
noun thousands
bookmarkmmilosanga
noun a confluence of currents (from below the surface of the sea)
bookmarkmoolau huu
punctual
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarknamu
noun mosquito
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngudu malie
eloquent (of a person)
bookmarkniho gaina
teeth with cavities
bookmarknngao dalinga
hurting in the ears from noise
bookmarknoho maadai
adjective sit quietly
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarksavali
hungry
bookmarkse aha
what is it
bookmarksigisigi mai (adu, ange)
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksigo de muna
remember what one has heard
bookmarksigo ina uavesi
don’t forget
bookmarksoasoa
adjective increasing in number (people)
bookmarksoesoe
adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarksou
a gust of wind
bookmarkssele i de niho
damn it!
bookmarkssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
bookmarktao o de moso
coconut frond spine which has fallen and stuck upright in the ground
bookmarktili aalanga
exhausted (physically or mentally); discouraged; completely relaxed
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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