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adugau daane
noun part of the plug of the pandanus
bookmarkahi dangada
noun a (mat) wrapping for dead persons who are disposed of in the sea (precontact custom)
bookmarkbaageaa iho
adjective weakening (becoming weaker)
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbalu
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbido abongi
capsize eventually
bookmarkbigi
adjective be caught between two or more other things
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkbouli gee
an alternative mode of existence (such as the world of ghosts)
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkdaane hebagi
adjective soldier
bookmarkdaguu
noun axe
bookmarkdangau-paava
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdao
noun a spear, branch of (part of)
bookmarkdauaadea
verb clear (with nothing in the way); unobstructed; cleared (of obstructions)
bookmarkditidi
adjective to skim across the surface of land or water
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun a type of adze (with a small blade, for light chipping)
bookmarkdolu llau
number three hundred
bookmarkduu de --
adjective having plenty of
bookmarkgaadinga gaha paa
noun a coconut with an unusually small-sized kernel
bookmarkgaahagi
adjective the useless tuber-like growths on the bie plant
bookmarkgabola
verb flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgabugabu
shore
bookmarkgamugamu
verb coralsp.
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgili malanga
verb a type of skin disease
bookmarkgili ulunga
noun pillowcase
bookmarkhadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagaai
adjective be in a serious situation
bookmarkhagaao
verb intend to stay up until daybreak
bookmarkhagaava
verb relieve
bookmarkhagabalagelage
verb to have come to be unable to walk
bookmarkhagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, etc.
bookmarkhagaduu me
miserly
bookmarkhai damana
adjective the relationship between father (or other male elder) and child (or one treated as child)
bookmarkhai lodo
resentful
bookmarkhakoloa
verb provide goloa for; support(someone, with material things)
bookmarkhale dabeo
noun menstrualhut
bookmarkhanu age
regain
bookmarkhaunga
noun manner of wearing a flower garland
bookmarkhhogi
a sharp sound, like the report of a rifle
bookmarkhine dau bodu
noun married woman
bookmarkhine duuhua
noun unmarried girl
bookmarkhoe pale
noun a type of canoe paddle designed for steering
bookmarkigauli
noun fishsp.: tang (2 sorts)
bookmarkkaa
adjective a type of sound, made to attract birds
bookmarkkaa
noun mangrovecrab
bookmarkkave gi de mahi
obtain by force
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective large in volume
bookmarkloeaa
a type of game
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
castes (two) of aboriginal nukuoro society
bookmarkluu hadu a moidigi
noun stone-like organs in the top of the head of flying fish
bookmarkmaagau
verb die (plural subj.)
bookmarkmaava age
belch
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madaali
adjective lacking in oil (of a ripe coconut)
bookmarkmagalili tai
adjective flow (of tide)
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmami age
taste (something) a little bit
bookmarkmanavanava gimoo
adjective panting (as when short of breath)
bookmarkmangila
noun plantsp. (a type of ngaungau)
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmasulu de maasina
"a person has died."
bookmarkmatili
adjective come up quickly (like fast-sproutingplants or a quickly erupting skin disease)
bookmarkme hagasahu vai
gutter (under the eaves of a house)
bookmarkme osi
noun a coconuttree seedling
bookmarkmoe dige
adjective to roll away from one’s bedding while sleeping (on the floor)
bookmarkmoso
noun birdsp.: starling (apolonis opacus)
bookmarkmouli
adjective living, alive; life; life-style; that on which life seems to depend (e.g., favorite food or activity); life-principle (spirit, soul, etc.)
bookmarkmouli age
regain consciousness, rise from thedead
bookmarkmusumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarknamu
noun mosquito
bookmarkngado
adjective come to the end or limit (of something)
bookmarkngaoloa
verb noisy (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarknnui
adjective
large
olo
an area in which sand has accumulated; beach; sand spit
bookmarkonge
famine
bookmarksaagule
verb pick head lice
bookmarksau aloalo
verb echo
bookmarkssii
a hissing sound used to indicate disapproval
bookmarksula
verb arrive
bookmarktili aalanga
exhausted (physically or mentally); discouraged; completely relaxed
bookmarktubuna daane
noun grandfather
bookmarkuaua vaaligi
noun capillary
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