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aadiidii
verb dry (something) by artificial heat
bookmarkaagonga i lunga
noun social class of chiefs and priests
bookmarkaahee ai
then which
bookmarkaalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkaha bagua
noun driftwood sp. (resembles bagua)
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
bookmarkbangi
verb pinch (with the fingers)
bookmarkbii o madahasi
a certain kind of phosphorescence in seawater at night
bookmarkbingibingi
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: hernandia tree (hernandia sonora l.)
bookmarkbolili
noun a type of prepared food
bookmarkboo mai ange laa
the second night following
bookmarkbuu-ili
noun fish sp.
bookmarkdaa age
go toward land (from the lagoon)
bookmarkdangada haigamaiana
noun worthwhile person
bookmarkdangau-ngudu-aahua
noun
datada
noun fishsp.: snapper (= small dada)
bookmarkdatane-uli
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdau hoohanga
verb the season during which birds lay eggs
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdeai ange
no more, no other
bookmarkdeelaa
there
bookmarkdelaa ai laa
that there was it
bookmarkdenaa laa ()
that is it there (is that it there)
bookmarkdino boo
noun nights (2) when the full moon appears just after sunset
bookmarkdohe
noun mollusksp: a bivalve sp.
bookmarkgada-moana
noun fishsp.: jack (an oceanic fish)
bookmarkgahaalava
adjective orange-colored (like a certain variety of coconut)
bookmarkgainga
verb trash, garbage; braided dead coconutfronds used in buttressing the sides of uinga
bookmarkgalo ahi
verb sparks
bookmarkgamalie
adjective do attentively
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagaalo-uli
verb cause to be dark (of fully mature coconutmeat)
bookmarkhagabaa
verb cause to come into contact with; chase by trying to head off
bookmarkhagabaagava
verb to threaten violence
bookmarkhagadahea
verb to allow the wind or current to carry the canoe
bookmarkhagahana age
recook for several days
bookmarkhagailoo
verb announce
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagaono (ina)
verb make a total of six
bookmarkhagasae gili
pierce the skin superficially
bookmarkhagatau
verb arrange (in order), a program; name one after another; refuse to do one’s part because of someone else’s actions
bookmarkhai damaahine
adjective the relationship between parent and daughter
bookmarkhai me gaiaa
to be reluctant to express oneself openly (esp. to persons in certain types ofrelationship to one)
bookmarkhale o de henua
community meeting house
bookmarkhonga de mouli
during the lifetime of
bookmarkhuligee
turn away from, turn inside out (of clothes)
bookmarki hee ai goe
you lose
bookmarklale
noun fishsp. (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarklilo bule
adjective covered up completely
bookmarklodo a gauligi
adjective immature (in personality); vulnerable to having one’s feelings easily hurt
bookmarklongaa
adjective annoyed by noise
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
social strata (two) of traditional Nukuoro society
bookmarkma de hia e doe
a chanted expression, on the last word of which a work group chanting it lifts a heavy object
bookmarkmagi gobegobe
adjective cold (sickness)
bookmarkmailiili
adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)
bookmarkmaisi
adjective peeled off
bookmarkmalaia
adjective have luck which is unexpected (esp. bad, in which case considered retribution for past deeds)
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu-solo-maanu
noun a jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower (burrows into the sand when touched)
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkme
me gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature
bookmarkme-e-ligi
noun taro corm (small)
bookmarkmilo
noun plantsp.: treesp.: milotree (the spesiapopulnea sol. ex correa)
bookmarkmoana dabeo
rough seas
bookmarkmodu sogosogo
adjective separated from others, and by itself
bookmarkmoe
adjective closed (e.g. eyes, flowers)
bookmarkmomme hai lua
a fishing spot (beyond the seaward reef) where either reef or ocean fish canbe found
bookmarkngadi hanonga
noun a useless journey
bookmarkngadi ngavesi
noun an empty box
bookmarkngavesi
box, coffin, crate
bookmarkngavesi haangoda
fishing tackle box
bookmarkngudu ai
act as an interpreter
bookmarkodomalie
adjective delicious (of coconut apples only)
bookmarkosia
verb taken for planting
bookmarksaba
verb be in a precarious position
bookmarksao de lahalaha
adjective more wide than long
bookmarksee
adjective
barely, just barely
sese
verb walk
bookmarksomo
adjective grow, develop; coconutapple
bookmarkssuugulu
noun school
bookmarkunusaagi
deception
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