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aahee huu
then which
bookmarkaloha gelo
noun profound affection
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkbelu
noun lizard sp.
bookmarkbodu
noun spouse
bookmarkbunehulu
adjective slow in running or walking
bookmarkbuubuu
verb divination
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdagaa
verb a leader (for a fishline, made of olonga)
bookmarkdai deeai
almost none
bookmarkdeengaa gamalie
adjective let’s do it attentively
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdiinei mai dege
to round off a sharp edge
bookmarkdoga
noun a (live) coral formation
bookmarkdoo sala
adjective accidentally
bookmarkdubua
noun a person of extraordinary ability
bookmarkduu-o-de-hine
noun anything sticky which pulls apart like jelly, as certain kinds of sea cucumbers etc.
bookmarkgaba
adjective flap (as wings)
bookmarkgadunga
fire-plow
bookmarkgai de henua
noun native food (not imported)
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgalo
adjective look at, stare
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
unicorn fish
bookmarkguani
noun a type of fish trap (with net sides)
bookmarkhaa manu
noun the young (of an animal) born at the same time (e.g., a litter, etc.); the offspring of (sharing the characteristics of)
bookmarkhaanialo
verb a bracing cross-beam <>
bookmarkhadi
adjective broken (as a stick), bent up
bookmarkhaduhadu
verb thick (not watery)
bookmarkhagaalukaba
verb cause to leave quickly, force out
bookmarkhagadegi
verb praise (god only)
bookmarkhagadidi
verb to put a grass skirt on someone else
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagaduu me
adjective miserly
bookmarkhagaduumaa
verb add a portion
bookmarkhagahala
noun a sleeping mat
bookmarkhagaiho
verb show (someone) how to climb down
bookmarkhagalegunga
adjective showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagalolo
verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
verb attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamade
verb do as hard or fast as possible
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagammae manava
verb tease cruelly
bookmarkhagasegelia
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhagavogi
verb a whistle (made with the lips)
bookmarkhai ngadaa
adjective difficult
bookmarkhakide gauligi
adjective spoil children
bookmarkhevaalogi
adjective the screaming of many people at the same time
bookmarkhhango
verb wakeup (someone)
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkivi a duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarkkano avaavaa
verb porous
bookmarklauvinivini
verb having kinky hair
bookmarklili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarklimadi
verb do fast or quickly
bookmarklugu me
adjective having a tendency to take by force
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
social strata (two) of traditional Nukuoro society
bookmarkmaadau daabasi
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaasae
adjective hatched
bookmarkmamu-honga-dai
noun fishsp.: anchovy , silversides (small)
bookmarkmanu-de-laama
noun any of the small flying insects which swarm near a light
bookmarkme hagasahu vai
gutter (under the eaves of a house)
bookmarkme maaguluaa
noun dislocated joint (of the body)
bookmarkmoloa
verb knotted (of hair)
bookmarkmua mai (adu, ange)
adjective next to me (you, him)
bookmarkmuli mai loo
much later
bookmarkmuu-madagao
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarknnoa nounu
verb tied in such a way that pulling the end of the string will undo it
bookmarknoho muli
adjective overloaded in the stern (of a canoe)
bookmarknoho senga (adu)
adjective be ignorant (of what is happening)
bookmarkoda
verb eat (something) raw
bookmarkono
noun fishsp.: barracuda
bookmarkouou
adjective Yes! Yes!
bookmarksaaluanga
noun a scratch (on the skin)
bookmarksau aloalo
echo
bookmarkse aha
what is it
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarksigi manu
adjective to transplant a plant
bookmarksisi gaadinga
to cut copra
bookmarktaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for singular noun)
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
Nukuoro Talking Dictionary.
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