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aada
adjective easily startled, skittish, wild (of animals)
bookmarkaamia
verb sufficient for the purpose or need
bookmarkaha bagua
noun driftwood sp. (resembles bagua)
bookmarkalaa ange naa
about that
aloha iho
noun self-love
bookmarkalukaba
verb leave quickly (usually under duress)
bookmarkanei ange naa
about this
ava
noun fish sp. (= large tonu, also = large hagaodalolo)
bookmarkboa
noun record catch (of fish) by an individual during his lifetime on any one fishing expedition
bookmarkbooiaa
adjective do something shameful (for shame)
bookmarkbula de ganomada
get mad
bookmarkdada mamu
adjective an impatient fisherman
bookmarkdaedae
adjective to reach many places
bookmarkdangada ulu
noun companions or friends who share the same interests, and who get along well
bookmarkdao beau
noun the wave following the highest one
bookmarkdau manu
verb flock of birds (feeding on a school of fish)
bookmarkdihidihi
noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkdolo
adjective creep (a very slow movement over the ground)
bookmarkdolona
verb flooded, washedout
bookmarkdotodi
adjective limping (as an action)
bookmarkduasivi
noun the back of the spine
bookmarkebuebua
verb covered with ebuebu
bookmarkgaagose
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgadigadi
noun itch
bookmarkgai me
adjective eat food
bookmarkgaleve
alcoholic beverage made from the coconut palm
bookmarkganimuli
noun the second child of a couple
bookmarkgaunga
noun the partially burned wood or coconut husk which is left over after a fire
bookmarkgavia
crazy person; insane person,
bookmarkgeu
verb shake one’s head (once) to one side
bookmarkgogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkgolo me
adjective unforgiving
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkHadu lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend
bookmarkhagaahi
verb provide fire to or for; hungry; eatsomething
bookmarkhagaaloalo-uli
verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)
bookmarkhagadagodo gee ina
change
bookmarkhagadiba
verb incline to one side
bookmarkhagaduu ssaalanga
adjective search intently for
bookmarkhagamaaiongi
adjective depressed (mentally); unable to think,move, or talk (as a result of psychic depression or trauma)
bookmarkhagamele
verb
hagamoe
verb put to bed
bookmarkhagamogomgo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagasau madangi
verb to be exposed to the wind
bookmarkhagatau
verb arrange (in order), a program; name one after another; refuse to do one’s part because of someone else’s actions
bookmarkhagauda de hine
adjective a certain method of delivering a child
bookmarkhai me
industrious
bookmarkhai soa
friendship
bookmarkhangaabo
verb the fitting together of the two halves of something, so that it is closed
bookmarkhedangisi
verb make a noise by scraping things together, e.g. the grinding sound of jaws
bookmarkhemuu
adjective talk to one another
bookmarkhenua monga
noun land (island) of mountains
bookmarkhhanga luu vae
spread one’s legs
bookmarkhhuda
adjective open one’s eyes; awaken for a short time
bookmarkinaho
noun a school consisting of a certain reef fish sp. (laumele)
bookmarkkaso
adjective
narrow
laba
verb flash (as of lightning)
bookmarklanga
verb weave
bookmarklau makaga
verb stiff
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarkllaga
verb take a single step
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarkluu au
pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmaavae
adjective separated (two things),divorced
bookmarkme duu
clitoris
bookmarkme hagasili
noun a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmoloa
verb knotted (of hair)
bookmarkmonilele
noun airplane
bookmarknamu
noun mosquito
bookmarkngadi moana
noun <= laangai ngadi moana>
bookmarknodi
verb to tie a knot in the hair
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarkpale age (iho)
steer toward (away from) land
bookmarkpula
adjective open one’s eyes widely; to lightup suddenly; insectsp.: a phosphorescent insect
bookmarksiga de mamu
an escape of fish from a fishing net (through its holes)
bookmarksigale
scull (a boat)
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarksseni
ssoi
to foretell a death by words or actions (which cause death)
bookmarkuadanga
an intermittent downpour of rain - considered an omen of birth, death, or the arrival of a ship
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