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taiseni— sleepy
ulumonu— porpoise
sabala— willing to
hai duu— to carry a baby about
hagatolongia— slack off completely on (a rope)
gadiou— plant species with red flowers (native to Pohnpei)
huuhuu— to clap one's wet hands together (to dry them)
hagagudu— cause to have lice (by transfer)
tua— back (body part)
mada tea gee— white as a sheet (of a person)
magi hongagelegele todo— to have bloody stools
lolomango— to clear oil (which is separated from crude coconut oil by heating)
denei naa loo— this seems to be
madaangahulu ma lua malama— December ('twelfth month')
helau— sorcery
veelenga— garden
gubu dae— intestines which appear to have segmentation
ngavesi haangoda— fishing tackle box
mulumulu aamanu— moss (on rocks or coral)
goigoi— bird sp.: polynesian tattler (heteroscelus brevipes)
alukaba— leave quickly (usually under duress)
umiumidi— like (someone or something), feel affection for
odaadeu— our (plural, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
manini— fish sp.: convict tang
hagadagasala— blame (someone), accuse
hagadiingia saele— to go about exposing oneself to the sun's rays
saaliba— rush around (of a group of people)
gelemea— a by-product of the tumeric-making process
daina— brother, sister, sibling, cousin
aude vaavaa— don't talk about this to anyone
duu gaha— a large piece of the portion of the coconut husk from which long fibers are obtained (used for mili gaadinga), or from which sennit fibers are obtained)
hagamadaagi— to teach someone to be the scout in a type of fishing
haele— bring up (children), discipline (children)
haitoga— an opening for a door or window
dui moni— a fleet of canoes (in line)
ili— blow, fan (oneself); inflate (a balloon)
salu mai— make smaller by planing or scraping
dugilima— elbow(s)
madaangahulu seene— dime
longosaa— small around, thin
salau— inclined, slanting, not straight, not perpendicular to
lau-gadaha— plant sp., bird's-nest fern (asplenium nidus l.)
dilia ange— give fish to
uaa— yes; assent to, agree to
hagaao— cause to be sufficient
bagi mada lagolago— machine gun
tino— piece; share
daholaa— whale
hanu ana dama— have children
dee modu— continually
mada gapua— lagoonward part of a gapua
langi moni— the sort of rain which is an omen that a ship will come
daane— man; male
augau— pus
hulu made— the fading of one's hair color (becoming white)
saava— skinny, thin (lacking in flesh)
gammenge-baabaa— mollusk sp., bursidae spp.
hagaduu ngavesi— make boxes
delaa ai huu— that was it (as before)
dala hhua— eruptions on the skin (e.g., hives, insect bites, etc.)
mee o taane— male genital organ
llidi— dress up (esp. in new or very fancy clothes)
hau baba— tie up temporarily (not as securely as if permanently)
ubu— kneecap
gaibea lausedi— trapezoid crab
manu lele— a bird
aagai— continually wanting to eat
bugaliaa— plant sp.: tree sp.: Indian mulberry tree (morinda citrifolia l.)
hai samu— to gossip
momolia— decrease in quantity
onoonogia— an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
hagadolu (ina)— make a total of three
tangada abasasa— a European person (or an American)
saaluanga— a scratch (on the skin)
dolu laangi— Wednesday
kave gi de mahi— obtain by force
basa gee— speak (or express oneself) strangely
boo seniseni— a type of children's game (played in the water, like tag)
aapulu— sink all at once
tili de galauna— set a fishing net
mee hai dago— ritual acts, religious acts
adaada— dawn (first light)
hagaahe mai— return
ssano— know about, be acquainted with
hakaugau— wash someone
budu— the appearance of many fish (or birds, or animals which are good to eat) after a death
hakaligali— grooved
ngadi moana— <= laangai ngadi moana>
mangeo— a large sore (on the body); a blemish (on the skin)
go ai oodou ingoo?— what are your (pl) names?
adaadeu— our (plural, inclusive; for plural, alienable noun)
doo lalo— unsuccessful
dua gi lunga— thicker (line or rope, etc.)
dai sagana iho goe— watchout
daiao age— the following morning
gabi— hold something between two (or more) other things; grab (between other things, e.g., fingers)
tamaahine— girl
hagasabala— talk (someone) into (something)
sunu— an oil slick on the water's surface
tigi galania— far from finished
hesilisilihagi— to pass each other on intersecting courses; dislocated (joint of the body) repeatedly
gi hanu donu huu— any kind whatsoever
hagasemuna— make a total of one hundred million
gubu dolo— a joint of the sugarcane
talinga— ear
duilaa gee— to be exceedingly unsuccessful with members of the opposite sex
duu lellele— apodous sea cucumber
deai loo me— i doubt it
giigii— fish sp.: squirrelfish
balu— to bring one's hands and arms (or wings) down or back once (as in waving, swimming, or the flapping of a bird's wings)
nao baasua— to collect baasua
hili— choose, elect; be choosy about
galo-gila— fish sp.: goatfish
hagavagavaga— punishment of a person by confinement (without food or drink) until his death
aboo nei— tonight (future)
daia e de hegau— overworked
diinei mai— make smaller; decrease
biigi— pig
bili makaga— love
lligi— fine (in grain, of hair, etc.); little, small <pl.>
heboheboohagi— fight frequently
lau— hooked, caught fast on
galabe-duiduia— sea cucumber sp.
too luu bakau— extremely tired
matili mai— remember vividly (after having forgotten); the sprouting of plants, etc., in great numbers
deledele hainga a me— rush because of an emergency
hadu daahili— to make up a song
dama muli bee— the twelfth child born to a couple
mee abo donu— real, true
sili— stopped, ended; drawing to an end; to pass a point (in space) or a stage of development
lolo— oil
aala anaboo— stay up all night (pl.)
mmene ono me— to be unable to go to the toilet, owing to the approach of people
dali hagavagavaga— punishment of a person by confinement (without food or drink) until his death
daabeduge adu ange— take a lot of
hagaditidi vae dahi— hop on one foot
anei ange naa— about this (plural) much more
alohi vae— sole (of foot)
ngaangaa— not sturdy, rickety
hale hadu— a house of brick or cement construction
hagadauaadea— to clear out a place
dolo— the name of a name-group
taiao danuaa— good morning
suisui— become wet
hakii adu— get out
saulolua— fish sp.: triggerfish
ngavalivali— repeatedly bend slightly (as a diving board in use)
mahi loa— tireless
luu dolodolo— the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night
dee ngado mai— forever, eternally
lomolomosi— repeatedly or frequently loomosi
somo dae— fully mature coconut apple
hagahana— reheat or recook food (to preserve it for a longer time)
gi daha— to the outside; in the environs of
sagulaa— fish sp.: sailfish or marlin
hagadaagangaa— kind (of), sort (of), variety (of)
tangada hai sauaa— magician, sorcerer
hagadai— furnish salt to
hagadabena iho— prepare oneself, make oneself
salua— scraped (a lot taken away), peeled (a little amount taken off), planed
gaha paa— a coconut with a small kernel
ngadau age— older
denaa ange maalie— that is exactly right
maanadu bodobodo— limited in intelligence
laangai buusagi— a type of fishing condition in which the sea is boiling with jumping tuna, which are biting at anything
mada loolodo— a depression in the reef (where water accumulates)
dau— beach (a canoe), arrive at (land)
e galemu— it's alright
gogono— moan
hausanga— a wrapping (of string) around the join of a pole
gango— burned (overcooked food)
haahadi— pl. of broken (as a stick), bent up
dangalebu— rough or choppy sea condition
dele de boialiali— daybreak
dua haangoda de boo— fishingline of a size appropriate for a method of fishing (at night, beyond the reef)
hagabasalia— convince someone completely
mao lunga— high, high ranking
sinaa— having white hair
noho gi lalo— sit down
gaavadu— give (to you)
didi— grass skirt (of hibiscus fiber or palm leaf); to wear a grass skirt
bibi-gabugabu-tai— mollusk sp.: a bivalve
hai aoa ina— bear misshapen fruit
sagisagili— to say dirty words to someone
daemahalia— heavy, oppressive, hard to take
hagalagolagoa— cause to be numerous
aoao— continuously sufficient
oia— a sound used to communicate the tiredness of the speaker, or that the speaker recognizes his mistake
hagamalangilangi— please (someone), cheer up (someone); cheerful by nature, joyous
denaa maa— that is about (approximately)
samumu— the noise of an explosion or collision
hhagi gee— turn away from (to avoid), veer
tahi— clean off
hale sseni— sleeping house
anei nei— these now
hakino gee— filthy, disgusting
dogaa ange— feel shy in the presence of
sua bagu— a stain which has left a dry residue
hagaongaonga— moving one's head back and forth in time to music
ma hee— where else

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