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aboo nei
tonight (future)
bookmarkadudai
noun "islands to the west of nukuoro" (the mortlocks)
bookmarkahe
verb return, go back
bookmarkalahage
adjective wake up (from sleep)
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkau ga humai nei
"i’m going on my way now..."
bookmarkbaalasi saele
shine a flashlight indiscriminately on people
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbakau doo
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkbasa lilo
adjective speak indirectly (so that the meaning is vague)
bookmarkbiigia
verb be stuck to completely
bookmarkbingibingi
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: hernandia tree (hernandia sonora l.)
bookmarkbuudunga
noun pile of, group of
bookmarkdaa taahili
adjective sing a melody
bookmarkdagadagai
adjective tending to dagai
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdagi gee
lead away from
bookmarkdalaa
noun (small) piece of, part of
bookmarkdale pilo
verb a game (like tag), to leave something unfinished after having tried only slightly
bookmarkdaohi i tua
learn by heart
bookmarkdaula duu nui
noun a rope used to lower a bunch of coconuts to the ground
bookmarkde ia
the, thing, it
bookmarkdelaa nei ()
that there is it (is that there it)
bookmarkdenei naa loo
this seems to be
bookmarkdoo mua
adjective very
bookmarkdua gaahanga
noun one of the lines of which gaahangais composed)
bookmarkduadonu
adjective luck, good fortune
bookmarkduha
verb divide among, division (in arithmetic)
bookmarkduugunga o de henua
customs of the island (nukuoro)
bookmarke muni
verb hidden, be
bookmarkgaadu
verb give (colloquial)
bookmarkgabi
verb hold something between two (or more)other things; grab (between other things, e.g., fingers)
bookmarkgau laagau
noun the shaft of a spear
bookmarkgavange
adjective
give or bring to (someone)
giba
verb swelling of the testicles
bookmarkgide gauligi
verb to see from the perspective of a small child
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgolo age
continually golo voluntarily
bookmarkhaangoda ina
<= haangodalia>
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaahiahi
adjective wait until nearly sunset (to do something)
bookmarkhagadaha
verb to stay at a distance; to keep one’s distance
bookmarkhagadau kino
adjective hate each other
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagahoohanga
verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a placefor their nesting
bookmarkhagamaadua
verb be oldest among
bookmarkhagapasa
verb cause several people to speak; mediate an argument so that the disputants will speak to each other
bookmarkhaingaa me
noun work requiring a large work force
bookmarkhakoobai
verb put a hat on (someone)
bookmarkhale baalanga
noun frame house
bookmarkhhanga
split open, open up, or separate, all at once.
bookmarkholasa
a type of mat [made especially for cult houses]
bookmarkhoo senga
adjective shy (especially in the presence of members of the opposite sex), shamed
bookmarkise-ngaio
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkloigulu
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarklomolomosi
verb repeatedly or frequently loomosi
bookmarklongo
adjective hear, feel; news
bookmarklugu
verb take or obtain something by force
bookmarkluu duu
noun covers (of books), two halves
bookmarkmaagau
verb die (plural subj.)
bookmarkmaamaanadu
verb keep thinking about
bookmarkmada galisi
noun small green offshoots of the coconut tree trunk
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
bookmarkmadaangahulu
numeral ten (objects)
bookmarkmadalama
noun Nukuoro (colloquial term)
bookmarkmadohi age
adjective reach halfway up
bookmarkmahaa
adjective broken up, cracked, burst
bookmarkmahulu
noun wakefulness
bookmarkmalo gahu
noun collared shirt
bookmarkmami age
taste (something) a little bit
bookmarkmanavasaa
adjective scared; afraid
bookmarkmanu solo maadau
file (for filing metal)
bookmarkme mmala
noun bile
bookmarkmoa
noun the blossom of the banana tree
bookmarkmoe danuaa
die in piece
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarkodo
verb to roof (a house), to thatch (a house)
bookmarksaalinga
noun street; road
bookmarksavini
adjective run, move fast (as fish, or a canoe)
bookmarksolo
to grate or file something; to launch or beach a canoe by dragging it along the shore; a type of prepared food made from grated taro
bookmarksugi-laagoo
goatfish
bookmarktala
rough in texture (as perceived at one time)
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/10/15
bookmarktubuna aahine
noun grandmother
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