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agoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkalaa maa
those there were about (approximately)
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkanumanga
noun dancing party
bookmarkbadodi
verb to jerk to a stop (as at the end of a tether); stumble, trip (fall)
bookmarkbalagula
adjective clumsy
bookmarkbe goai (naa huu)
whoever
bookmarkbini gaahanga
verb three-ply braiding (of rope)
bookmarkbouli gee
an alternative mode of existence (such as the world of ghosts)
bookmarkbuudunga
noun pile of, group of
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaa de gaehala
to swing a jump rope made of gaehala
bookmarkdaga
verb go from one place to another in a group
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdahea gee
drift away
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdama de bialodo
noun
deformed foetus
dangodango
verb repeatedly grab
bookmarkdaogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdee baa tae
stay for only a very short time
bookmarkdiimolalaaidu
noun the tenth child of a couple
bookmarkdiinonga-o-salo
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdili dagidahi
happening continually but one at a time
bookmarkdolodolo manu ligi
the physical sensation (like bugs crawling on one) after one’s leg, etc., has been asleep
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgaehala
adjective immature breadfruit; an aerial root of a pandanus tree which is used as a jump rope
bookmarkgalubu
a type of toy
bookmarkgau
noun people (as a collective, e.g. the Nukuoro people)
bookmarkgide malie
adjective get in the habit of
bookmarkgili laa
verb suntanned
bookmarkgili maalama
verb light-skinned
bookmarkgohu de me
become dark (with no natural light)
bookmarkgoloa haangoda
noun fishinggear
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagadubu gi se --
verb transfigure into a --
bookmarkhagaduu eidu
superstitious; to believe in ghosts.
bookmarkhagahoohanga
verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a place for their nesting
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagamaanu age
pull oneself up by one’s arms
bookmarkhagamidimidi
verb having a strong undertow
bookmarkhagaongaonga
verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music
bookmarkhagapogo
verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up.
bookmarkhale suunugi
noun
a house with eaves touching the ground
halehale dagodo lodo
nauseated
bookmarkhebolo
adjective a sign made with the eyes
bookmarkhenua monga
noun land (island) of mountains
bookmarkhhao
verb fill,stuff (something into or full of)
bookmarkhidu-malama
time noun july (’seventh month’)
bookmarkhiihidi
verb
hudi
noun plantsp.: treesp.: bananatree
bookmarkhulu
adjective ten (in enumeration and compounds only)
bookmarkiho daahagi
adjective
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears
kave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarkkena
noun pale; whitish yellow
bookmarklabu ssenga
adjective to run into trouble (owing to one’s misdeeds)
bookmarklaso
noun the posterior portion of the hermit crab
bookmarklaudodole
noun smallness
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklele sseni
adjective insomnia (after sleeping for a shortwhile)
bookmarklima lele
adjective quick to fight,short-tempered
bookmarkloha
bird species
bookmarklongohie
adjective big around, fat
bookmarklua-aligi
adjective chiefmate (of a european ship)
bookmarkluu mada
noun face (of a person)
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmaanadu gelo
adjective profound thoughts
bookmarkmada ahodo
verb any place where seawater seeps into the taro bog
bookmarkmagi i de makama
menstruation
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmalangilangi ai
happy with, pleased at; appreciative
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmanava i lunga
manu aabi
noun kite
bookmarkmanu de gabadanga
noun
the bird leading a flock (of ngongo) to a school of fish
massagaila
verb incompletely cooked
bookmarkmmau
adjective
mastered, memorized, known by heart;
moloa
verb knotted (of hair)
bookmarkmuli mai ange
a little later, byandby
bookmarknabe
verb to hook under the waistband or belt
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarkseni magau
adjective sleep soundly (owing to exhaustion)
bookmarksisi lima
verb longhand (writing)
bookmarktamana o dogu bodu
noun father-in-law
bookmarktangada hai sauaa
magician, sorcerer
bookmarkuaua
crave (for food)
bookmarkudo
the soft wood around the center of a tree trunk
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