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aalanga
noun member (of the body, a house, etc.)
bookmarkadaadamai
adjective recall slightly
bookmarkagoago
verb learning, teaching
bookmarkagule
verb pick head lice
bookmarkalaa ai laa
those there then were
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkangaanga
adjective measure by spans (anga)
bookmarkbaalasi saele
shine a flashlight indiscriminately on people
bookmarkbaasanga tugi ange muna
talk back
bookmarkbaaua
noun fish sp., rabbitfish
bookmarkbadodi
verb to jerk to a stop (as at the end of a tether); stumble, trip (fall)
bookmarkbakau dahi de manu
not to go fishing when other groups are going
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkbinaaina
adjective cowardly (owing to weak-mindedness); afraid to assert oneself; not live up to one’s obligations
bookmarkbogi
verb to plant taro slips
bookmarkboo gi de gai
continually wanting to eat
bookmarkbulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkdaalonga
noun a wound on the body
bookmarkdaane masana
noun good one
bookmarkdagoobala
verb fall on something and smash it
bookmarkdahinga
noun way of shaving
bookmarkdama naale
noun a talkative, deceitful person
bookmarkdangada ulu
noun companions or friends who share the same interests, and who get along well
bookmarkdau (umu)
noun a cover for an earth oven
bookmarkdeadea
adjective becoming lighter in color
bookmarkdeganoe
noun part of the female genetalia
bookmarkdinoanga hulu
adjective a council (of ten) formerlyhaving broad legislative and judicialpowers on the atoll
bookmarkdoi
noun stain (as for wood)
bookmarkdugu de laa
noun lower sail
bookmarkdulagi ange
look like
bookmarkdumugamuga
noun butt
bookmarkduu-uli
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkduugunga o de henua
customs of Nukuoro atoll
bookmarkgada
adjective laugh
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgapese
verb a method of pole fishing at night(on the seaward reef)
bookmarkgau-me
noun gill (of a fish)
bookmarkgave ua loa
a long-distance footrace
bookmarkgubenga
noun large net for fishing
bookmarkhagaau gee
bashful, shy (timid about attendingsocial affairs), timid
bookmarkhagadali
verb accumulate (bring together); gather up; imprisonment (short term)
bookmarkhagadanuaa magavaa
adjective make peace between people, conciliate
bookmarkhagagapua
verb to create gapua
bookmarkhagahana iho
adjective recook for a little while
bookmarkhagaheiangi
verb act smart (openly)
bookmarkhagalua (ina)
verb make a total of two
bookmarkhagamaaiongi
adjective depressed (mentally); unable to think,move, or talk (as a result of psychic depression or trauma)
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagasugi
verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname
bookmarkhagi ade
adjective insult (someone)
bookmarkhai dubuna
adjective the relationship between grandparent and grandchild
bookmarkhai me a leangi
bad-mannered
bookmarkhale langadala
noun thatch-roofed house (of palm frond thatch)
bookmarkheui
verb question (something) carefully
bookmarkholo
verb
swallow
hooia donu huu
at the best possible time or place
bookmarkhua-laagau
noun plantsp.: tropicalalmond(terminalia catappa l.)
bookmarkinau
verb to look for coconut crabs at night with a light
bookmarklligi
adjective
fine (in grain, of hair, etc.); little, small
lollolo
verb oily
bookmarklolo hai haahine
noun a lovepotion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarkmada udua
noun the point of a promontory or peninsula (esp. if large)
bookmarkmalo sabo
noun breechclout
bookmarkmalulu
adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)
bookmarkmanugia
adjective to appear from time to time on the surface of the water
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkme tao
dye
bookmarkmee saabini uga
reel of fishing line (lit. thing to wrap fishing line)
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bookmarkmidia ange
dream about
bookmarkmouli danuaa
easy living, a good life
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkngadaa mai
difficult for me; difficult to come
bookmarknnamu hagaduugia
adjective stench
bookmarknnoo
adjective covetous,envious
bookmarknoho
verb stay, sit, stop; freeze,coagulate; live (at); remain(somewhere); be situated
bookmarknuinui
noun a special kind of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarkonge
famine
bookmarkpula luu mada
excited with joy
bookmarkseni
sleep
bookmarksii talaa umada
a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast
bookmarksilivaahea
verb wander about with no fixed abode
bookmarksobo de laa
rising of the sun
bookmarksomo boi
grow abnormally (having defects)
bookmarksomo boi
adjective grow abnormally (having defects)
bookmarktoo gee
clumsy, unskillful, awkward (not dexterous)
bookmarkua
noun neck
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