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maluilui— turned this way and that way, turned over and over
dibo— infant
bona— a knot tied at the end of a rope or a string to prevent its unravelling
hui hala— ripe pandanus
imu-mea— fish sp.: triggerfish
labu manu— to pet (pets, children, or a member of the opposite sex)
gubu— joint (of the hand or foot); verse (of a song)
duu de --— having plenty of
daadaa mee— carve
haanoa— wash someone's hands (or mouth)
ngaaheahe— taro which is watery or gummy
hhano denga lima— wash one's hands
duu— half (of something like a coconut)
laamaloo— a divination result indicating bad fortune
gapua— large fissures or depressions in the reef (incomplete channels)
hagamaadua— be oldest among
laangi alodahi— every day
aasasi— flee (of a small school of fish)
maau— for you (sg) (alienable)
lodo hinangalosaa— depression (feeling)
goinga o tai— high-watermark
mainu daodao— bait for daodao fishing <a shinyside strip of the tuna or daodao>
menemene— male genital organ
hagailaage— set free
damaa dae— skillful at catching flying fish
hai de biho— act smart (deviously)
ilaage— free of (sickness, hardship)
pulu— to be dry and smooth; satiated; be able to withstand
milo gee— to turn the opposite way
hagao gi daha— sell
savasavala— becoming interested in; getting to enjoy
gabaduu— to sail a canoe against the wind; paddle or pole a canoe against the current
musumusu— whisper
dane— a fungus infection of the skin (consisting of superficial white spots)
anei ai laa— these then were those
kii mai— decreasing
luu duu de maduu— social strata (two) of traditional Nukuoro society
llonga— muscle fatigue
huaalavao— a strong wind
hailu— wipe oneself (after defecating)
masole— scratched, abraded (skin)
hagaabiabinga
hagamalemolemoanga— <var. of hagamalemalemoanga>
lahie— firewood
hagadalea— make someone (singular) tired; punish
kosi— to scratch (once)
badabadai— having a tendency to meddle in others' affairs
hellumi— melee
basa dua nnui— speak undiplomatically
maa— approximately, about; "and others", when following a name
lalo de langi— beyond the horizon, far away from the atoll
moana— open sea, the atmosphere
oho mai— come early
denaa ai huu— that is it then
hagahenua— give land to
saganaa iho goe— watch out!
luilui togo— a measurement of land along the shore <in which the chief had rights> using a punt pole
aamua ange— higher
baabaasi— a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)
koe se aha— who do you think you are
aloalo— to paddle (a canoe)
hagamadua— act like a grown-up (when still a child)
ganoango— yellow
sinaina— having white hair
giligili sau— go around habitually without clothes
maga— throw; donate (to a collection being made)
mounuunu— easily dismantled or pulled apart
masausaua— be good at fighting
baua— figure out, determine
hono— a patch (on clothes, or a canoe, etc.)
taa de lui— to bail water from a canoe
dumulu— July
gaangidi— mango
mangunngungu— crunchy; the sound of something being chewed
hagaaloha— piteous, pitiful
duu-o-de-hine— anything sticky which pulls apart like jelly (applied to certain kinds of sea cucumbers, etc.)
hagatanu iho— take a nap
be laa
dahuli sabonealo— the odor of overripe breadfruit
huluhulua— hairy
tuu banibani— sea cucumber
danuaa ai loo— well, ok (this time, but next time watch it)
lima ma vae ange— work for as a servant
lodo daemaha— feel unhappy or sad
ahiahi danuaa— good evening
malinolino— becoming more and more calm (of weather)
koi— scrape (a single act), scraper
abo donu— good (not evil or false); real; true; well (not sick); considerate; kind; generous
madaduai— tool used to grate coconuts
baba odi— to have been settled for some time
dama naale— a talkative, deceitful person
bogo— take something, steal something
taa malo— wash clothes
veli— sea urchin
gai hagalongolongo— eat sparingly (to save some for others)
dua— east
somo— grow, develop; sprouting coconut, white meat of a sprouting coconut
mmili— to grate, crush, pulverize; rub back and forth in the hands (like a fire drill)
baasi maasina— half moon
deehehee— to make a certain pattern of sounds to call attention to oneself
dau gadea— boom lanyard (of a canoe)
lluhi— an access (of emotion or sensory impression)
daula gage— a rope used to assist the climber of a breadfruit tree
hakaa tuai— to sharpen a coconut grater blade
nevea— be blurred (out of focus)
galaanga— to look for members of the opposite sex by walking around at night
hagamoe— put to bed
adaadamai— recall slightly
baulia— figure out, determine
danngaho— stomach
kumi— to squeeze by grabbing
vede-mea— fish sp.: goatfish
daadaangia— pull continuously
daogubu— waist, circumference
manu-hai-hagahoa— millipede
dada alohagi— trolling
noodanga— bundle, knot; a set of 12 different fishing lures
gaba-moe— fish sp.: cardinal fish
magau danuaa— die peacefully (shown by a beatific facial expression on the corpse and the calmness of the weather)
suulee— fish sp. (var. dabaduu)
hasi— to cut off a taro corm from its stalk
de hine ga haibodu— bride
daodao— fish sp.: wahoo
biliisimani— arrest; lit. tie the hands of
uhi— to replace a ridge pole cover of a thatch house; to cover the sides of a house with plaited green coconut leaves as protection against ghosts
hoe— blisters on the skin caused by sunburn
anaa ai loo— those then are
angaanga madania— fingernail
ahee oo dagodo— how are you
duumono— a type of prepared food made from taro
galo— fish sp.: goatfish
eidu— god, ghost, spirit
oho age— the following morning
too gee— clumsy, unskillful, awkward (not dexterous)
haduhadu— thick (not watery)
hedaadoi— collide
dee manava age— do earnestly
mee— thing
hagadagadaga— go from one place to another, and another, and another, etc.
madalua ma hidu— twenty seven
daangenge— meaty (not having much fat)
hagabiigia— to make sticky
maanga-de-langi— worm sp. (makes a spider-like thread)
tao— spear
seni magau— sleep soundly (owing to exhaustion)
momoa— fish sp.
ege ange— move (something) over
haiva— work, activity, occupation
asu— scoop up (liquids only), spoon
hongagelegele— defecate
ogo— pick up one at a time (by hand)
nnamu hagaduugia— stench
hagasaohia— make oneself available
moomoa— balls of grated taro
kaianeane— show-off
bula de ganomada— get mad
ngolo de usu— snore
vaiduu— lazy
mmenengia mai— discourage (someone) about something
dolona— flooded, washedout
aausanga— way of leaving a wake
badu— kick; hit or tap with the hand or foot
boaa ina— be caught in strong wind or heavy rain
hagaduuhuli— to create a type of wave
sii bido lua— vomiting and having diarrhea at the same time (lit. 'flowing from both ends')
hagamaa— to treat (someone) as a sibling's spouse or spouse's sibling (brother-in-law or sister-in-law) of the same sex
hagadaubulebule— to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
hilo ange— mix with
gaulama— spine of the coconut palm
uludino— shed skin (as reptiles do)
dohu lodo— full to capacity
daadaanga sala— ugly-looking
laaigi— a driftwood plant sp., with an aromatic sap which is used for perfume
lamu— do some bad deed suddenly or by surprise
duumaa— remainder (less than the preceding number); about, approximately
maangoa— to be dry
laudodole— smallness
lede— penetrating cold
lele mouli— surprised
giado manu— the smaller outrigger booms at the ends of the canoe
lebidi— bird sp.: white tern
alaala— fish sp.: jack
mouli age— regain consciousness, rise from the dead
masaala— clear-headed
laelae (gee)— look (funny)
hagadubu gi se --— transfigure into a --
mau— to finish defecating
seesee hagadibabida— waddle
malaangahu— feast held for a newly launched canoe
duu i de liiliagi— equal in status
daa iho— go toward the lagoon (from land)
dono— his/her (for singular, inalienable noun)
dagihia— how many for each
omaadeu— our (plural, exclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
daadaanga— appearance of
hai hagadubu— to fashion a string figure
deebele— table(s)
hagabalagelage— to have come to be unable to walk
gavage— give or bring up
daholaa— December

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