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aada

adjective easily startled, skittish, wild (of animals)

aala anaboo

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verb stay up all night (pl.)

aamia

verb sufficient for the purpose or need

aha bagua

noun driftwood sp. (resembles bagua)

ahiahi

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noun evening

alaa ange naa

about that (over there) much more

aloha iho

noun self-love

alukaba

verb leave quickly (usually under duress)

anei ange naa

about this much more

ava

noun fish sp. (= large tonu, also = large hagaodalolo)

boa

noun record catch (of fish) by an individual during his lifetime on any one fishing expedition

booiaa

adjective do something shameful (for shame)

bula de ganomada

get mad

dada mamu

adjective an impatient fisherman

daedae

adjective to reach many places

dangada ulu

noun companions or friends who share the same interests, and who get along well

dao beau

noun the wave following the highest one

dau manu

verb flock of birds (feeding on a school of fish)

dihidihi

noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)

dolo

adjective creep (a very slow movement over the ground)

dolona

verb flooded, washedout

dotodi

adjective limping (as an action)

duasivi

noun the back of the spine

ebuebua

verb covered with ebuebu

gaagose

noun seacucumber sp.

gada-alaala

noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)

gadigadi

noun itch

gai me

adjective eat food

galeve

alcoholic beverage made from the coconut palm

ganimuli

noun the second child of a couple

gaunga

noun the partially burned wood or coconut husk which is left over after a fire

gavia

crazy person; insane person,

geu

verb shake one’s head (once) to one side

gogo dua

adjective bent backwards

golo me

adjective unforgiving

haau unuunu

verb breast-feed

Hadu lehu

the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend

hadu manava

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noun heart

hagaahi

verb provide fire to or for; hungry; eatsomething

hagaaloalo-uli

verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)

hagadagodo gee ina

change

hagadiba

verb incline to one side

hagaduu ssaalanga

adjective search intently for

hagamaaiongi

adjective depressed (mentally); unable to think,move, or talk (as a result of psychic depression or trauma)

hagamele

verb

hagamoe

verb put to bed

hagamogomgo

verb cause to be muscular

hagasau madangi

verb to be exposed to the wind

hagatau

verb arrange (in order), a program; name one after another; refuse to do one’s part because of someone else’s actions

hagauda de hine

adjective a certain method of delivering a child

hai me

industrious

hai soa

friendship

hangaabo

verb the fitting together of the two halves of something, so that it is closed

hedangisi

verb make a noise by scraping things together, e.g. the grinding sound of jaws

hemuu

adjective talk to one another

henua monga

noun land (island) of mountains

hhanga luu vae

spread one’s legs

hhuda

adjective open one’s eyes; awaken for a short time

hidu

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number seven

honga de gelegele

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noun ground

hulumanu

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noun feather

inaho

noun a school consisting of a certain reef fish sp. (laumele)

ingoo

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noun name

kaso

adjective narrow

kau

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verb swim

laba

verb flash (as of lightning)

langa

verb weave

lau makaga

verb stiff

lavalava

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noun wrap skirt; sarong

lima ma vae ange

work for as a servant

llaga

verb take a single step

lodo ai loo

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verb wish for

lodo baba

noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries

luu au

pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)

maavae

adjective separated (two things),divorced

me duu

clitoris

me hagasili

noun a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)

midomido

noun end of (e.g., a stick)

milomilosanga

noun the way in which a current moves about

mmaolunga

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adjective high

moloa

verb knotted (of hair)

monilele

noun airplane

namu

noun mosquito

ngadi moana

noun <= laangai ngadi moana>

ngago

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noun egg

nodi

verb to tie a knot in the hair

noganoga

verb a method of plaiting mats

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pale age (iho)

steer toward (away from) land

pula

adjective open one’s eyes widely; to lightup suddenly; insectsp.: a phosphorescent insect

siga de mamu

an escape of fish from a fishing net (through its holes)

sigale

scull (a boat)

sii mada daahaa

a fine jet of water

sissisi

adjective striped (having stripes)

soesoe gulu

a young breadfruit tree

sseni

verb sleep (pl.)

Example: Gilaadeu nogo sseni anaboo. (They slept all night.)

ssoi

to foretell a death by words or actions (which cause death)

taina gauligi ahine

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noun younger sister

tua de eu

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shoulder blade

uadanga

an intermittent downpour of rain - considered an omen of birth, death, or the arrival of a ship