EnglishAn example search has returned 100 entries
aoao
verb becoming daylight
bookmarkbaa ssalu
adjective carom off violently
bookmarkbaba
noun fish sp., squirrelfish
bookmarkbasa hagassee
verb speak so as to change the impression one’s previous words have made
bookmarkboolaa
adjective a type of sound, indicating surprise
bookmarkbuada
verb sling
bookmarkbubu
adjective move about
bookmarkdaabasi
verb angling for tuna
bookmarkdaaligi
verb do something seriously; be moved about; a jerky movement, caused by the wind (e.g., the flapping of a sail); work seriously
bookmarkdaane mada daua
noun bravest in war
bookmarkdaasugi
verb struggle to get free; jerking of the tail
bookmarkdaea
adjective to have arrived at
bookmarkdagisoa
adjective many (people) at each (time or place, etc.)
bookmarkdagodolia
verb
be slept upon for a long time
dala-hagalulu-madangi
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdangage dua
verb bend one’s head backwards
bookmarkdangidangi keli
adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech
bookmarkdau (umu)
noun a cover for an earth oven
bookmarkdee beaha
all rightit’s nothing
bookmarkdele de longo
spread news or rumors
bookmarkdenei laa ()
this is that (is this that)
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut
bookmarkdoo tahulinga
adjective bad-mannered
bookmarkdoolohi
verb chase,run after
bookmarkduu baeao
noun piece of coconut husk
bookmarkduudangaa solo
noun a package of solo (food) wrapped in coconut leaves and heated; flashlightbattery
bookmarkeu sege
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkgaalauanga
gabaduu
verb to sail a canoe against the wind; paddle or pole a canoe against the current
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgabugabu
shore
bookmarkgada
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkgalemu
unclassified
gea
hawksbill turtle
bookmarkgi hanu donu huu
any kind whatsoever
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhadu alo
noun the bottom portion of a fish
bookmarkhadu daahili
adjective to make up a song
bookmarkhagaalo-uli
verb cause to be dark (of fully mature coconutmeat)
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagadau kino
verb hate each other
bookmarkhagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagailangi daahaa
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo, but without somo or mugamuga)
bookmarkhagamaadua
verb be oldest among
bookmarkhagili
verb speak (or sing) with phelgm in one’s throat
bookmarkhai dauaa
verb be in a wrinkled condition
bookmarkhai de eidu
one of two children’s games
hai me balavini
to conduct oneself clumsily
bookmarkhai moumou
verb use wastefully
bookmarkhai naa hanu me
something will happen...
bookmarkhaigamaiana
adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important
bookmarkhale haahine
noun a house of prostitution
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhanonga
noun trip1, journey
bookmarkhaula
verb setfireto (causing large flames); light (a lamp)
bookmarkhhagi
verb make a sharp turn; hagi at one time
bookmarkhhagi de baa galele
jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth
bookmarkhodu
adjective sighted, appear
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarkhuuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarkilihia tinae
adjective a stomach distended by gas
bookmarklaangai sahole
noun a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping and biting
bookmarklanga
verb lift, raise up; copy out (by hand); ship from one place to another
bookmarklanga
verb weave
bookmarklele biho
adjective dive head first
bookmarklima dangada ina
a patient of one healer who has been treated by another healer
bookmarklima llau
five hundred
bookmarkllidi
dress up (esp. in new or very fancy clothes)
bookmarkloadu
adjective
go (toward the hearer)
lode
inside
bookmarklodo laanui
adjective large in volume or capacity,spacious inside
bookmarkmaahe
adjective decrease (in strength, rate of growth, etc.)
bookmarkmada mmea
adjective dark red
bookmarkmanu aabi
noun kite
bookmarkmao lunga
adjective high,high-ranking
bookmarkmasavaa danuaa
noun a time of peace
bookmarkmoni dui
a canoe rigged for casting for tuna
bookmarkmouli
adjective living, alive; life; life-style; that on which life seems to depend (e.g., favorite food or activity); life-principle (spirit, soul, etc.)
bookmarkngadi hanonga
noun a useless journey
bookmarknoho ai
occupy or live in (a place)
bookmarksege gee
slip or slide away from
bookmarksilisilivaahea
verb frequently silivaahea
bookmarkssoi
to foretell a death by words or actions (which cause death)
bookmarkThere are currently 7247 entries, 1078 audio files, and 74 images.
All content copyright © Nukuoro community. (2013-2018)
Dictionary produced by Johnny Rudolph, Maynard Henry, Kurt Erwin, Emily Drummond, Gregory D. S. Anderson and K. David Harrison.
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:
Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
Nukuoro Talking Dictionary.
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages.
http://www.talkingdictionary.org/nukuoro
Interface and database design under the direction of Jeremy Fahringer and Swarthmore College ITS.
Supported by
