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singa mai (adu, ange)— come carrying
togo haa— fourth (of people)
galo— to show signs of being pregnant; a color change of fruit indicating ripening
hai uaua— dilated veins
hidi de honu— movement of a turtle (when feeding or submerging)
madania teu ngalodo— middle finger
hagaadugaulia
abi— tang (fish species)
gabigabidia— repeatedly held
boo gi dai— the period when the quarter moon appears in the west just after sunset
ono— six
hagaduu ngae— earnestly; to the limits of one's capacity; struggle (e.g., to complete work)
be goai (naa huu)— whoever
dahia— shave
maagu— for me (alienable)
hanuhanu— few; gaining in
hagasee— just barely
doo halehale me— risky, unreliable
leanga— bad person
hilo saele— spread venereal disease
donu ange— understand
aalaa ai— those only
maimai de ngudu— sweet-talker
mousi— defeated, lose (battle, game, etc.)
manava— breath, breathe; having a good lung capacity (able to remain under water for a long time)
iai— be (present), have, there is...
hine— female; woman
madagabubu de maanadu— slow-witted
haihai mee— be doing something suspicious
iai nei— now
hagaduulou— eat ravenously
ditidi— to skim across the surface of land or water
gasia— worthwhile, important, valuable
tau ono pagola— punished for his bad deeds
hiisoa— plant sp.: cassytha vine (cassytha filiformis l.)
muna o tangada— speak of the devil
maomao— more and more; diminshing rainfall
duu nui— to lower a bunch of cut coconuts from a coconut tree with a rope
hagausiusi— becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
biho— head
mmade gimoo— to die in great numbers
gulu malali— breadfruit with smooth skin
gohu boo dangodango— a pitch-black night
bani-magevageva— fish sp. (rare)
llingi— pour out, spill out (sand)
mmae— pain, hurt; withered (of a plant)
nnoa— tie
dau hala— the season during which pandanus fruit of the same type matures
lalau— one after another becoming lau
aausa ina— a sea condition resembling that resulting from a ship leaving a wake
ngaholu— bent
gulu bala— tree-ripened breadfruit
baguu de laa— past noon
nounu— to tie a knot so that it is easily undone (by pulling one end of the string)
nnoo— covetous, envious
aboo— tonight
nngao— loud (sound)
milomilosanga— the way in which a current moves about
hebuihagi— provide an abundance of bait to keep fish in close
hagahaibodu— wedding; perform a wedding
manu hagadigedige— top (toy)
hai dago— ritual observances
baageaa— weak (of a person)
gada-moana— fish sp.: jack
manu-mangamanga— plant sp., pacofern (athyrium sp.)
aalinga— moving around just under the water
hagasegelia— let slip or slide
huligee— turn away from, turn inside out (of clothes)
moomuna— savory, delicious (for meat)
ssogolia— to be ssogo
hagabidoa— be the last
buu unga— an empty seashell; one of (a pair of) diving goggles
makaga lodo— stubborn
hagaabuluanga
aha— what
gaugau— bathe, shower, swim
dangi see— cry aloud for a long time, wail
sasaanimadava— fish sp.: shark sp.
dangada gai dangada— cannibal
madavalu— eighty
ngaue— move (oneself), moved
bou— mast (of a canoe)
osi— a seedling; a shoot (of another plant) set aside for planting a seedling
saalua— scraped (a little taken away), scratched
aalo age— fragrant flower sp.
dababa-gabugabu-tai— fish sp., lizardfish
iai maalie— just about right
se aha deelaa?— what is that (over there)?
dogi hulihuli— a type of adze (with a rotatable head)
taholaa— whale
laulau gai— a canoe used to transport food to a feast
gabi saele— carry around holding
mee-e-ligi— taro corm (small)
lua-baaua— the second number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
doi-avaava— the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
bibi— mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
sigisigi mai (adu, ange)— say bad things about one to one's face
mmea— red
hagaobe— cause to have eye of the taro corm
danuaa huu— it's still ok no wonder
ngudu leidi— be the object of continual gossip; scorned
gede hadu— a type of basket
daadaa— sweat, perspiration
hai me gavia— do crazy things
henua moounga— land with mountains (e.g. Pohnpei, United States)
gabidia— held firmly (by something not part of the human body)
ngalubelube— tremble or vibrate in the air
hagamaamaane— excrement
basa hagamao lunga— speak arrogantly
biigi laanui— boar
baledilo— the stage of plant growth at which immature leaves appear
lou de gaugau dalinga— pull the trigger (of a gun)
duadae— gullible, be a sucker
lodo lagolago— indecisive, undecided
bebe— butterfly
magi hanohano— diarrhea
balu-daaea— fish sp.
semada— tens of thousands
hoohonga— hive, nest
maaguluaa— dislocated (joint of the body)
hagadogoisi— reduce in number, make fewer
hua bugaliaa— Indian mulberry, cheese fruit (fruit); used to treat diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart problems
hagaagiagilau
goloa duu biho— barber's tools
hagauu— suckle, nurse (feed milk)
pugu— swollen (pl.)
mada baubau— flirtatious
diha— move something by using a lever (esp. a pole) on a fulcrum; contradict
ssigo— clever, a fast learner; catch on to, understand
hhadu— invented, made-up (e.g., a story)
dagabe— fish sp., snapper
senga maido— stupidly unafraid of danger (like maido)
anga— the span of the outstretched thumb and little finger; a measurement of one span
gadi— bite
dunu madamada— rare (not cooked thoroughly)
angaanga— measure by spans (anga)
luu alaadeu— their (for dual, alienable noun)
nnadu— to receive a shock (as when hit, or by an explosion)
halehale me— a developing situation
baoa— wash up on shore
duudagi— connect up, join up, continue upon
sali loimada— to tear (in the eyes because, e.g., of smoke)
ngadau iho— younger
ngadi hai bodu— common-law marriage, concubinage
hagamabu age— return to land from sea (esp. of birds)
hagadige de madaangudu— a prolonged conversation (on subjects of little importance)
i de baasi— concerning; at the behest of; under the auspices of
hagadangada— treat someone as a human being
ugu— rub (with pressure, as with sandpaper); the skin of the stingray used for sanding
kai laanui— show-off; a legend concerning the founding of Nukuoro
gano siga— strands (of cloth)
olongaa— plant sp.: tree sp.: a shrubby tree sp. (pipturus argenteus (forst.f.) wedd.)
daula de boo— a rope carried in the canoe (esp. at night) for anchoring or tying canoes together in case of strong wind
dama iai— a person who has done something praiseworthy
hale hongagelegele— outhouse
hilohilo ma eidu— a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
hhuge iho— an opening in the clouds
hai mainu— collect bait
hhadi iho luu vae— take a short break (in work involving standing)
denei ai— therefore (with respect to this here)
manogo— fish sp.: goby
honu malingilingi— fill to overflowing
ua dea— white-throated frigate bird
denei huu— this is it still
iga-loa— fish sp. (a small flying fish)
duliduli— hurting of one's ears from high-pitched noises
hagamadia— show-off
hoohoo— repeatedly hoo, as when trying to scare something
sugimada— the outer corner of the eye; wrinkles at the corner of the eye
hudi— pull (a rope); pull in (fish)
lodo gapua— seaward part of a gapua
baalanga dua hale— metal roofing
luu mee naa— those things by you (dual)
hagalolo— to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food
ssave haula— to roast flying fish (in the fire of a torch)
keeligi— put away against a contingency; take precautions
mmoli— haul (all at once or as fast as possible)
duu mugamuga— half of an unripe coconut; buttock
goede— octopus
dalaa muna— word, phrase
maangalo— sweet
kave houhou— race to take
maahe— decrease (in strength, rate of growth, etc.)
mee hai laangi— calendar
goloa o taane— male genitalia
daabasi— angling for tuna
dalebu— turbulent (air or seas)
holoholoi— the rope tied to palm fronds in scad fishing
gaini— any lattice-like arrangement
daagangaa— kind of, sort of, variety of
agu— say or tell (esp. in confidence)
manaunaua— crazy, insane
manu-mangamanga— starfish
bau ange— capable of, be the equal of
bonga— bent, curved, defective (of fruit)
dagaanga— way of tying the leader to a fish hook
ngani adu— going around in a complete circle toward others; fit around one as a belt etc.
sisi gaadinga— to cut copra
basa soe— say what is on one's mind; speak directly (so that one's meaning is clear)
malo-ngiso— driftwood sp. <used for making planks>

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