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aahee naa
then what (distant future)
bookmarkaaunga
noun the incompletely burned earth oven fuel remaining when the oven is uncovered
bookmarkagilau
verb pugnacious
bookmarkanei naa loo
these seem to be
bookmarkavaava
verb full of holes
bookmarkbaasi lua
having two useful sides
bookmarkbaoa
verb wash up on shore
bookmarkbibi-maadau
noun mollusk sp.: arcophagia scobinata
bookmarkbiho o de agoago
topic of a sermon
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkbugubugu
adjective
swollen
buudunga
noun pile of, group of
bookmarkdada manu
adjective to snare birds (with a loop on the end of a pole)
bookmarkdaelodo dee odi ange
oddnumber
bookmarkdaga ula
verb go lobster catching
bookmarkdagahi ange gi de --
serve as a side dish for
bookmarkdagodo be --
it seems that...
bookmarkdagodoanga
noun expose oneself to the sun
bookmarkdangada de henua
noun natives of nukuoro
bookmarkdangada lo te gohu
noun unenlightened person
bookmarkdanuaa huu
it’s still ok no wonder
bookmarkdau langi
verb rainy season
bookmarkdau masa
noun the season during which tides are lowest
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdeehehee
verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself
bookmarkdenaa ai loo
that is it (which has been decided upon)
bookmarkdinana mai i daha
stepmother
bookmarkdoli iho
adjective to obtain the biggest first
bookmarkdona
verb wart,mole (raised)
bookmarkdugu dahi
verb accomplish or complete something in asingle effort; fishing with a single line
bookmarkduudae maadau
noun <= duudae baa, q.v.>
bookmarkduunga gima
half of a clam shell
bookmarke hanu ana dama
have children
bookmarkgabia
verb held firmly (under the arm or between the fingers, etc.)
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgahao
noun plantsp.: treesp.: ochrosiatree(ochrosia oppositifolia (lam.) k. sch.)
bookmarkgalemu
unclassified
galo gila
goatfish
bookmarkgave bae
noun a row of stones piled on top of each other
bookmarkgave hua loa
gave hua podo
sprint (footrace of short distance)
bookmarkgeesaa
noun mollusksp.: fimbria soverbii
bookmarkgii
adjective a high-pitched sound, soft, high-pitched crying (as by children)
bookmarkhadi bodo
noun breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhagababa
verb become engaged to marry; make level, make flat; prepare for, make ready
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hagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagadogo number
verb to join (to make up a group of a certain number)
bookmarkhagadugu lalo
adjective self-deprecatory,downgrade
bookmarkhagaduu dala
adjective angry and ready to fight
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagamabu iho
adjective rest for a short time
bookmarkhagamidimidi
verb having a strong undertow
bookmarkhagasae gili
verb pierce the skin superficially
bookmarkhagasebugi
verb make a total of one billion
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhanolia
verb suitable for a trip (e.g., a car, a road, etc.)
bookmarkhhali gee
scoop out
bookmarkhuaalaangi
noun noon; the whole day; a certain day only
bookmarkiviivia
verb skinny,thin (person),emaciated
bookmarkkano malie
adjective a tasty tuber of good quality
bookmarklauvinivini
verb having kinky hair
bookmarkleanga
noun bad person
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarklligi
adjective
fine (in grain, of hair, etc.); little, small
lobadia mai
to have the sail and mast blown down (because the wind came from the side away from the outrigger)
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
castes (two) of aboriginal nukuoro society
bookmarkmaanegabo
energetic
bookmarkmagona
adjective extraordinary,outstanding,unusual
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmahole
adjective peeled (a great amount having been taken off)
bookmarkmahuda
adjective be awake for a short time; have one’s eyes open
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkme mmilo
current (in the sea)
bookmarkmmoli gee
haul away from
bookmarkmmudi
adjective sprinkling (of rain)
bookmarkmoahulu
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarknebu
verb to do something so earnestly that one has no time to talk; be very busy
bookmarknebu ange
adjective to perceive that others are occupied
bookmarkngudu leia
be the object of continual gossip
bookmarkngudu leidi
verb be the object of continual gossip; scorned
bookmarkngudu maimai
adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome
bookmarknoho mua
adjective overloaded in front (of a canoe)
bookmarkoda
noun grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksileia doo soa
look, your neighbor is competing against you
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarksou
verb a gust of wind
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