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aloage
anaa ange naa
about that
badabaataianga
noun
balaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbeluu
noun lizard; gecko
bookmarkboaa
verb be caught in a storm
bookmarkbole
adjective bawl out, be angry; be mad (as indicated by one’s movements)
bookmarkboo dabeo
verb a night which is rainy and stormy
bookmarkbooi
noun a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and coconut juice)
bookmarkboonei
noun fish sp.: damselfish
bookmarkbuu ili
buu useahi
verb blurred
bookmarkdaa
noun a bunch
bookmarkdahea
adjective
drift
dangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdangada mai i daha
relatives by marriage or adoption, etc.
bookmarkdavage
noun birdsp.: white-tailedtropicbird(phaethon lepturus)
bookmarkdeengaa gamalie
adjective let’s do it attentively
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
denga meelaa
those ones over there (plural)
bookmarkdogia
verb be wet from the rain
bookmarkdoha
verb to spreadout (something)
bookmarkdolo
noun sugarcane
bookmarkdotonogaa
noun fishsp.: goby
bookmarkdubuna aahine
noun grandmothers
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkduuaa
verb to be in trouble
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgauligi daane
male child, boy
bookmarkhaa manu
noun the young (of an animal) born at the same time (e.g., a litter, etc.); the offspring of (sharing the characteristics of)
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhadu de gaanunu
noun nipple of breast
bookmarkhaduhadu
verb thick (not watery)
bookmarkhagaausa
verb cause to leave a wake
bookmarkhagabidoa
verb be the last
bookmarkhagabigo de ngago
fool (someone), deceive
bookmarkhagabiiginga
noun way of making sticky
bookmarkhagabulumau
adjective watch your step climbing
bookmarkhagadaemahadia
verb put too much weight on
bookmarkhagadangadanga
verb loosen
bookmarkhagadubu o madaligi
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagahi
verb call (someone) once
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
verb producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagausi age
appearance of rain clouds on the horizon
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhai gaiaa
verb use without permission
bookmarkhano gi bouli gee
to transfigure oneself
bookmarkhelau
verb sorcery
bookmarkhoa lalo
noun anvil; or other hard object (such as astone) on which something can be struckhard; mortar stone
bookmarkholasa
noun
a type of mat
honu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkhua gulu
noun breadfruit (singular)
bookmarkhuaahuu
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)
bookmarkkai laanui
adjective show-off; a legend concerning the founding of nukuoro
bookmarkkino made
adjective hate vehemently, completely disgusted
bookmarklangi moni
noun the sort of rain which is an omen that a ship will come
bookmarklengisi
noun insectsp.: moth spp.
bookmarkllena
verb stretch; raise one’s eyebrows
bookmarkmaanga booi
noun a fingerful of booi
bookmarkmada ligiligi
adjective having small eyes or holes
bookmarkmada nuui
adjective dark green in color
bookmarkmadaangahulu-ma-dahi-malama
time noun november (’eleventh month’)
bookmarkmadangi
noun wind
bookmarkmaea
noun a type of rope (the thickest sort)
bookmarkmaga de hoe
to paddle vigorously
bookmarkmahuge, huge
open
bookmarkmanavasaa
adjective scared; afraid
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun animal (doesn’t include people)
bookmarkmanu-daa-uga
noun <= goehau>
bookmarkme duu
noun clitoris
bookmarkme-e-ligi
noun taro corm (small)
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmua iho (age)
adjective next above (below)
bookmarkne hia
how many has it been
bookmarkneve
verb blurred (out of focus)
bookmarkngudu lagolago
lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkohu
verb a depression in a tree trunk
bookmarkpaa de hatuli
rolling of thunder
bookmarkpanga
adjective
salu mai
make smaller by planing or scraping
bookmarksauduu
noun mermaid
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksussunubega
wrasse (fish)
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