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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkaalohi modu
noun lagoonward of the islets of the atoll
bookmarkadilo
noun the core of a body boil; the beginning of a fire
bookmarkaha goi delaa
what was I going to say
bookmarkanei ai
these (here) only
bookmarkanga gee
turn one’s attention away from
bookmarkbakau dahi de manu
not to go fishing when other groups are going
bookmarkbona
noun a knot tied at the end of a rope or a string to prevent its unravelling
bookmarkbulada
noun banana tree fibers (for making cloth)
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaamada age
adjective start again
bookmarkdagahi ange gi de --
serve as a side dish for
bookmarkdala-loa
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdama donu
noun a natural child
bookmarkdama gaiaa
adjective
to hangaround someone’s house in theexpectation of being served food
dane
verb a fungus infection of the skin (consisting of superficial white spots)
bookmarkdangolia
verb grabbed, fallen upon
bookmarkdanu de laa
the setting of the sun
bookmarkdau masa
noun the season during which tides are lowest
bookmarkduanui
noun hard middle ridge of the coconut palm leaf
bookmarkduu de ogaanga
having husked many coconuts (as evidenced by the many husks lying about)
bookmarkduu hagasabasaba
adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkduugiva
adjective rough texture, of a plaited object such as a mat
bookmarkduugunga o de henua
customs of Nukuoro atoll
bookmarke dee haalo
refuse to accept (something)
bookmarkgabanibaonga
noun room (of a house)
bookmarkgabe manava
adjective eat sparingly (just enough to maintain one’s strength), have a snack
bookmarkgabinivali
noun a kind of ancient song
bookmarkgabola
flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgaha nuui
adjective having green coconuts (of a coconut tree)
bookmarkgai ngaadahi
adjective a distribution of fish to the whole island population
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goo
noun taro spade
bookmarkgu hia
how many was it
bookmarkgubu lima
hand, wrist
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hagabiigia
verb to make sticky
bookmarkhagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagadaha
verb to stay at a distance; to keep one’s distance
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagadogaa dangada
adjective embarrass people by one’s actions
bookmarkhagaduu ngae
adjective earnestly; to the limits of one’s capacity; struggle (e.g., to complete work)
bookmarkhagaduu ssaalanga
adjective search intently for
bookmarkhagahula
noun the sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
verb attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagao ngadaa
adjective expensive
bookmarkhagatulu mai
verb ooze out
bookmarkhai de biho
act smart (deviously)
bookmarkhale hagao me
store
bookmarkhhola
verb hola at one time
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkholoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarkhuaalanga
noun a type of coconuttree
bookmarkhulei
verb to have done the act of hhule
bookmarkhulo saaele
verb wander around
bookmarkigohi
verb firetongs
bookmarklaagau aalo saelenga
noun thatch rafters on the ends of a house
bookmarklaanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklau ligi
verb having small leaves
bookmarklodo manege
adjective stubborn (esp. in maintaining one’s own superiority); be a poor loser
bookmarklua-malama
time noun february (’second month’)
bookmarkmaalamangia
verb illuminated (by having light shined upon it)
bookmarkmaatogo
verb discourage someone (verbally)
bookmarkmadaa ua
noun drop (of liquid or rain)
bookmarkmagau baubau
adjective die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over
bookmarkmanege ma de --
better than (nothing, etc.)
bookmarkmangoo-biho-lua
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmanu de henua
noun nukuoro varieties of swamp taro(cyrtosperma)
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkmoe danuaa
adjective die in peace
bookmarkmogomogo
verb muscles (of the body)
bookmarkmuli mai loo
much later
bookmarkmuna o de henua
noun a community meeting (for listeningto speeches or instructions)
bookmarkoho iho
adjective come ashore early in the morning
bookmarkolongaa
noun plantsp.: treesp.: a shrubbytree sp. (pipturus argenteus (forst.f.) wedd.)
bookmarkonge
verb famine
bookmarkoo iho (age)
adjective able to enter, going up (down)
bookmarkosi
a seedling; a shoot (of another plant) set aside for planting a seedling
bookmarkpelaini
verb to fry
bookmarksaibo saele
adjective rush around aimlessly (of a group of people)
bookmarkse aha au naa
you are wrong that’s not righti don’t agree
bookmarkse me gi hee
in which direction is the current running
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarktaula (o de me holu)
noun bowstring (string of the bow)
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