Kapingamarangi talking dictionary

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version 1.0, 7.2013

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Kapingamarangi

The Kapingamarangi Talking Dictionary currently has 2476 entries, with 804 audio files and 276 images.
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dolobidi [+]

n.    white tern

Scientific name: Sterna sumatrana sumatrana

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by 澎湖小雲雀 June 22, 2013 via Flickr License: BY-NC-SA


Semantic domains:

  • birds
baba langi [+]

n.    blue sky

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,


Semantic domains:

  • natural world
baahu [+]

n.    large clam

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • fish and marine life
gono duu [+]

n.    mountain, hill

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Naval Surface Warriors June 15, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • natural world
nia big etulo ane [+]

   These three pigs

hoe [+]

n.    paddle

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Travis S. December 2, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • tools
bongongo-loubuge [+]

n.    rabbitfish

Scientific name: Siganus puellus

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Jan Messersmith November 29, 2006 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • fish and marine life
moua-gai [+]

n.    brown booby

Scientific name: Sula leucogaster plotus

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Ischaemum byrone (Sula leucogaster plotus). Location: Pauwalu Pt., Maui, HI USA. Photo by Forest & Kim Starr October 12, 2002 via Wikimedia Commons License: CC BY 3.0


Semantic domains:

  • birds
akau [+]

   lagoon

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • seascape
gaahiga [+]

n.    coral formation

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Matt Kieffer October 4, 2009 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • ocean/sea
Togo Manini [+]

   name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • place names
magamaga [+]

n.    starfish

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by NOAA Photo Library September 24, 2010 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • fish and marine life
biridi [+]

   bridge

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Example: Photo by Stefan Krasowski February 3, 2009 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0

Di Tuu [+]

   name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • place names
Togo Manga i Dai [+]

   name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • place names
gawidi [+]

n.    ghost crab

Scientific name: Ocypodinae sp.

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by beautifulcataya May 1, 2005 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • fish and marine life
kobai llang [+]

n.    woven hat for fishermen (lit. hat-weave)


Semantic domains:

  • material world
ngadala-dee [+]

n.    sea bass

Scientific name: Epinephelus fuscoguttatus

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Malcomle Brown February 14, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY-ND 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • fish and marine life
gimoo [+]

n.    mouse; lizard

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Anna Lee May 6, 2008 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • insects/reptiles
dada [+]

n.    red snapper

Scientific name: Lutjanus vaigiensis

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Florida Fish and Wildlife Center April 3, 2012 via Flickr License: CC BY-ND 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • fish and marine life
gau tuluman [+]

n.    knife handle


Semantic domains:

  • tools
tiuto [+]

n.    grasshopper


Semantic domains:

  • insects/reptiles
galia [+]

n.    gecko

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • insects/reptiles
Tuluaa Hadu [+]

   place name on Kapinga inner reef

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • place names
baalabu [+]

n.    crown of thorns starfish

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Matt Kiefer December 5, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • fish and marine life
uu [+]

n.    coconut crab

Scientific name: Birgus latro

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Example: Photo by Drew Avery February 18, 2007 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • fish and marine life
Hagalabulabu [+]

   name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • place names
nonu [+]

   plant with leaves and fruit (bad smelling) used for medicinal purposes (ointment for burns, mixed as part of a medicinal drink for stomach illness)

Scientific name: Morinda citrifolia

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Example: Photo by lizmcc / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org


Semantic domains:

  • botany
  • medicine
galau [+]

n.    nylon on fishing line


Semantic domains:

  • tools
Herekoro [+]

   an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • place names
Takenge [+]

   an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • place names
hoehoe [+]

n.    flower of the Clerodendrum inerme

Scientific name: Clerodendrum inerme

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Lauren Gutierrez February 4, 2012 via Flickr License: CC BY-ND 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • plants
heleheu [+]

n.    pandanus fruit

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • plants
bagaike [+]

   spider

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

tono niu [+]

n.    coconut stump


Semantic domains:

  • coconuts
Tipae [+]

   an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • place names
gimo [+]

n.    skink species

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • insects/reptiles
pandau [+]

n.    pandanus leaf for wrapping, sticky


Semantic domains:

  • plants
moko reu [+]

   yellow black tip reef shark

Scientific name: Carcharhinus melanopterus

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Example: Photo by craigjhowe / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org


Semantic domains:

  • animals
ruwa [+]

   grave

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

waeang [+]

n.    spider conch

Scientific name: Lambis

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • fish and marine life
biiki [+]

noun    boar

Speaker: Hawortson Heinrich

Example: Photo by: Jörg Hempel July 16, 2007 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Di Udua Damana [+]

   place name on Kapinga outer reef

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • place names
moua [+]

n.    frigate bird

Scientific name: Fregata sp.

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Sophie Robson February 11, 2007 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • birds
moko henua [+]

   white tip shark

Scientific name: Triaenodon obesus

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Example: Photo by eschlogl / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org


Semantic domains:

  • animals
ula [+]

n.    tufted spiny lobster

Scientific name: Panulirus penicillatus

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by NOAA Photo Library October 25, 2010 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • fish and marine life
baa [+]

n.    oysters


Semantic domains:

  • fish and marine life
roahi [+]

   rope

ngatalate [+]

n.    speckled blue grouper; greasy grouper

Scientific name: Epinephelus cyanopodus; Epinephelus tauvina

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • fish and marine life
Di Waawa Di Malua [+]

   place name on Kapinga inner reef

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • place names
hagadili [+]

   garden

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Example: Photo by tata_aka_T December 2, 2008 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0

manga [+]

n.    branch

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Leonora Enking February 3, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • plants
Tetau [+]

   an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • place names
dala-kala [+]

n.    plant

Scientific name: Curcuma domestica

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Kware Ji April 22, 2012 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • plants
bolobolo [+]

   basket

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Takairongo [+]

   an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • place names
baba hale [+]

n.    floor (house)

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,


Semantic domains:

  • material world
moeho [+]

n.    Micronesian starling

Scientific name: Aplonis opaca

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • birds
Matuketuke [+]

   an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • place names
heleheu [+]

n.    ripe pandanus fruit

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Pomelo (Citrus maxima) fruit from Kerala. Public Domain Photos Blog: Krishna. Flickr. via Flickr


Semantic domains:

  • food
hoi [+]

n.    pushing paddle


Semantic domains:

  • tools
bongo [+]

   hole

tubu [+]

n.    coconut that is sprouting


Semantic domains:

  • coconuts
cockgalegoo [+]

   rooster sound


Semantic domains:

  • onomatopoeia
haadee [+]

n.    driftwood

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Sharon Ann March 31, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY-ND 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • ocean/sea
nia big luri etulo ane [+]

   These three black pigs

Nikuhatu [+]

   an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • place names
duuaganga [+]

n.    coconut husk

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,


Semantic domains:

  • coconuts
manu mamaangi [+]

n.    bird

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by tropical.pete September 28, 2007 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • birds
walengaa [+]

n.    shrub

Scientific name: Pipturus argenteus

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Lauren Gutierrez October 12, 2009 via Flickr License: CC BY-ND 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • plants
daalo mangamanga [+]

v.phrase    to go spearfishing

hau [+]

   hibiscus

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Example: Photo by danaleeling / iNaturalist, CC0: via inaturalist.org


Semantic domains:

  • botany
Kapingamarangi [+]

   Kapingamarangi

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • place names
gawid [+]

n.    ghost crab

Scientific name: Ocypodinae sp.

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Example: Photo by beautifulcataya May 1, 2005 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • fish and marine life
manu [+]

noun    bird

Speaker: Hawortson Heinrich

Example: Photo by Eric Savage March 2, 2008 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0

moana [+]

n.    ocean, sea

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Matt Kiefer October 7, 2009 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • ocean/sea
Pepeio [+]

   an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • place names
Lui Waga Halau [+]

   name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • place names
Tirakaume [+]

   an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • place names
moeng [+]

n.    mat for sleeping on a bed


Semantic domains:

  • material world
emu [+]

n.    rippled triggerfish; yellowmargin triggerfish; titan triggerfish

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Example: Pseudobalistes fuscus; Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus; Balistoides viridescens


Semantic domains:

  • fish and marine life
gimo budi [+]

n.    rat

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Example: Photo by Cliff November 1, 2007 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0

mee gai [+]

n.    food

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Tara Stum December 22, 2010 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • food
Togo Damana [+]

   name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • place names
deduu [+]

n.    chicken

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,


Semantic domains:

  • birds
gologolo [+]

n.    plant

Scientific name: Fimbristylis cymosa

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Forest and Kim Starr February 12, 2001 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gimo [+]

n.    lizard

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • insects/reptiles
mangha [+]

noun    branch

Speaker: Hawortson Heinrich

Example: Photo by Leonora Enking February 3, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0

beau [+]

n.    wave

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Mike Hauser October 2, 2013 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • ocean/sea
naniaga [+]

n.    mangrove


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gontu [+]

n.    mountain

Example: 110616-O-ZZ999-032. Naval Surface Warriors. Flickr. via Flickr


Semantic domains:

  • natural world
bikinak [+]

n.    small clam

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • fish and marine life
tu di loa [+]

v.    cut rope

memaloo [+]

n.    centipede

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • insects/reptiles
makamak [+]

n.    starfish

Scientific name: Asteroidea sp.

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Example: Photo by NOAA Photo Library September 24, 2010 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • fish and marine life
Tagabiga [+]

   place name on Kapinga inner reef

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • place names
lowada daua [+]

n.    red warrior ant

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich


Semantic domains:

  • insects/reptiles
aalo [+]

vt.    paddle

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Travis S. December 2, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC 2.0

laagauhau [+]

   Stick used for pushing the boat out

hadu [+]

n.    stone

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Example: Photo by tata_aka_T December 2, 2008 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0


Semantic domains:

  • natural world
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All content copyright © Kapingamarangi community. (2013)
Dictionary produced by Howartson Heinrich, Gregory D. S. Anderson and K. David Harrison. (2013).
Supported in part with funding from a NSF REU Site grant (PI Harrison, Building Digital Tools to Support Endangered Languages and Preserve Environmental Knowledge in Mexico, Micronesia, and Navajo Nation, Award #1461056).
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
how to cite: Anderson, Gregory D.S., Howartson Heinrich and K. David Harrison. 2013. Kapingamarangi Talking Dictionary. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/kapingamarangi

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There are currently 2476 entries, 804 audio files, and 276 images.

All content copyright © Kapingamarangi community. (2013)
Dictionary produced by Howartson Heinrich, Gregory D. S. Anderson and K. David Harrison. (2013).
Supported in part with funding from a NSF REU Site grant (PI Harrison, Building Digital Tools to Support Endangered Languages and Preserve Environmental Knowledge in Mexico, Micronesia, and Navajo Nation, Award #1461056).
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
how to cite: Anderson, Gregory D.S., Howartson Heinrich and K. David Harrison. 2013. Kapingamarangi Talking Dictionary. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/kapingamarangi

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