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abo donu
adamai gauligi
verb remember childhood experiences
bookmarkadiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkagiagi
noun bird sp., fairy tern (Gygis alba)
bookmarkagoago
verb learning, teaching
bookmarkalohanga
noun a streak of smooth water in the sea
bookmarkanaa ange naa
about that
anei ai
these (here) only
bookmarkanengenenge
noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus
bookmarkangaanga
adjective aware, alert
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbaabaoa
verb wash up on shore continually; ghost (children’s language)
bookmarkbadodi
verb to jerk to a stop (as at the end of a tether); stumble, trip (fall)
bookmarkbido gamu
uselessly short
bookmarkbulu
noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk
bookmarkdaahili daumaha
adjective a church song
bookmarkdada mamu
adjective an impatient fisherman
bookmarkdaemahaanga
noun heaviness,sadness,unhappiness
bookmarkdaga
verb go from one place to another in a group
bookmarkdalaa umada
noun prow spray of a ship
bookmarkdale
verb touch (two or more things being in contact); strike (a match)
bookmarkdao ssanga
noun roof support (top) poles, wall plates
bookmarkdau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkdau gulu
verb breadfruit season
bookmarkdaudali i lodo
follow another’s will
bookmarkdee dau ia
it’s ok
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdiibanga goo dii
a game played by children (to determinewho is "it")
bookmarkdugu gee
put aside, setaside; treat (a person) differently from others
bookmarkduilaa gee
to be exceedingly unsuccessful with members of the opposite sex
bookmarkduliduli
verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises
bookmarkduu baeao
noun piece of coconut husk
bookmarkduugau
noun legs at the base of the canoe mast
bookmarkgabetili
parent-in-law
bookmarkgada
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkgai baalau
verb eat messily (getting food on one’s face); make a mess (esp. involving liquid or organic material)
bookmarkgaleve
noun the sap of the coconut tree (taken from the inflorescence)
bookmarkgasa
adjective run aground
bookmarkgau
verb lymphnodes (enlarged)
bookmarkgauligi hahine
noun female child,girl
bookmarkgona odi
adjective too much
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagagabugabu
verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagahi
verb call (someone) once
bookmarkhagammae manava
verb tease cruelly
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhagasaalunga de lungi
a member of the Christian Endeavor Society
bookmarkhagassahu
verb to try one’s best to do something bad or harmful
bookmarkhenua gelegele
atoll.
bookmarkhesilihaginga haiava
noun intersection
bookmarkhhedu
verb fold up (several folds), roll up
bookmarkhhoda
gasp for breath
bookmarkhobulaa
adjective a sound uttered esp. when liftingsomething
bookmarkholasa
a type of mat [made especially for cult houses]
bookmarkholi
shape of, form of
bookmarkholi ange
resemble
bookmarkhonumia
verb filled with
bookmarkioonga
noun way of giving
bookmarkkai laanui
adjective show-off; a legend concerning the founding of nukuoro
bookmarkkano malie
adjective a tasty tuber of good quality
bookmarkkaso
adjective
narrow
kii
adjective win,overcome
bookmarklangadia
verb able to remain afloat with a load
bookmarklau manu
noun leaf of a plant
bookmarklima-pilo
time noun the fifth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkmada hoou
adjective brand new
bookmarkmadavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmago
adjective bad weather (high wind or rain, or rough seas)
bookmarkmalua
noun vagina
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmaunga
noun way of becoming accustomed to
bookmarkmmahi i de gai
eat more than seems appropriate to one’s body size
bookmarkmmala dana (dagu) maanga
lose his (my) appetite
bookmarkmoni sulu
noun submarine
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarkniho ngalo
molar teeth, wisdom teeth
bookmarksalau
adjective inclined, slanting, not straight, not perpendicular to
bookmarksasaanimadava
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarkse aha ga hai
it’s not possibledon’t worry about it (i don’t think so.)
bookmarkse ungaa husi gee
do something different from thatwhich was intended
bookmarkseesee hagadibadiba
adjective waddle
bookmarksele gi tonu
make sure of
bookmarksomo
noun sprouting coconut; white meat of a sprouting coconut
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/10/15
bookmarktama legalega
infant
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uaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
bookmarkubu
kneecap; the shell of a coconut
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