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adamai
verb recollect or recall past events or persons, etc.
bookmarkaha goi
what next
bookmarkaladi
verb initiate, begin
bookmarkanaa maa
those were about (approximately)
bookmarkanei ange naa
about this
baa sege
adjective carom off
bookmarkbaadunga
noun punishment
bookmarkbadai
adjective meddle in others’ affairs
bookmarkbona
noun a knot tied at the end of a rope or a string to prevent its unravelling
bookmarkboonei
noun fish sp.: damselfish
bookmarkbuni ange lodo
paralyzed by fear; acute anxiety attack
bookmarkdabagau
noun a type of floor mat
bookmarkdabuia
verb to dabui at one time
bookmarkdaemahalia
verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdama doo
noun a foetus which has been aborted
bookmarkdango
verb grab (in order to restrain, e.g., a person), fall upon
bookmarkdao o gasoni
noun
a type of a cloud formation
daogave
noun
a type of coconuttree
dauaalo
verb steady paddling
bookmarkdaudonu
adjective if, in the case that; gentle, mild-mannered, soft-spoken
bookmarkdeleulu
verb good at catching tuna
bookmarkdihidihi
noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkdutudu
verb play with fire
bookmarkduu gaso
adjective vertical,straight up and down
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkebuebua
verb covered with ebuebu
bookmarkgaadinga lamallie
noun a coconut with an unusually large-sized kernel
bookmarkgaalauanga
gai baalau
verb eat messily (getting food on one’s face); make a mess (esp. involving liquid or organic material)
bookmarkgohugohu
adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)
bookmarkgoo
adjective a sound made to indicate one’s presence (in response to being called from afar); an owl-like hoot (of birds)
bookmarkguao
noun
the hard sap of a non-native tree which is occasionally washed up on shore
gubenga
noun large net for fishing
bookmarkgubu dolo
noun a joint of the sugarcane
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhagaahee
adjective when (near future)
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagatoo donu
verb promise, contract1 with; swear to the truth of
bookmarkhai gai
adjective prepared food; cook food
bookmarkhakide gee
spoil (a child)
bookmarkhale pono
noun prison, jail
bookmarkhano ai
attend (e.g., church services)
bookmarkhine huuhua
noun pregnant woman
bookmarkhoohanga
adjective a nest (of birds); pumice stone (found as driftwood)
bookmarkhua gulu
noun breadfruit (singular)
bookmarkhuaadangada
noun persons of a certain class or type
bookmarkina gi hale
noun a row of thatch
bookmarkkii ange tanuaa
verb to make something better; to better
bookmarklaagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklangadia
verb able to remain afloat with a load
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklau ngago
noun the fatty tissue of a fish or animal
bookmarklodo danuaa
adjective contented,happy
bookmarkluu panava
noun scrotum (whole thing)
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkma tuai
noun coconut grater blade
bookmarkmaahaa
adjective daybreak
bookmarkmaalisa
noun an overhanging reef shelf
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mada gide
adjective sharp-eyed, goodat finding things
bookmarkmada looloa
adjective longer in comparison with; extendingfarther than appears to be the case
bookmarkmadaa moni
noun prow of a canoe
bookmarkmadalama
noun Nukuoro (colloquial term)
bookmarkmalangalanga
adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga
bookmarkmaluulu de me
the weather is cold
bookmarkmanava i lunga
manga
noun a branch, part of (something havingcoordinate parts)
bookmarkmaua laa
nevermind
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkme mmilo
current (in the sea)
bookmarkmmadu
noun fishsp.: mojarrafish (= small sugimanga)
bookmarknamu
noun mosquito
bookmarknao baasua
verb to collect baasua
bookmarkngadi gai
verb eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)
bookmarkngadi hanonga
noun a useless journey
bookmarknigo
verb go around in a circle; wind around
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarkolo
noun an area in which sand has accumulated;beach, sandspit
bookmarkpasalia
verb be talked about (many persons or things)
bookmarksasaanimadava
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkse agoo
adept at
bookmarksenga
crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk
bookmarksibasiba
verb to walk off-balance
bookmarksigo de muna
remember what one has heard
bookmarksobalo
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarksoe lodo modu
to remain (or sit, or stand) motionless (as when praying)
bookmarktainaahine gauligi
noun younger sister
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