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anaa ai huu
those only then
bookmarkaoao
verb becoming daylight
bookmarkaovaa
noun hour
bookmarkbaa hagasalau
adjective make contact with while not aligned
bookmarkbadai gee
extremely meddlesome
bookmarkbalagelage
adjective crippled and unable to walk
bookmarkbalu
verb to bring one’s hands and arms (or wings) down or back once (as in waving, swimming, or the flapping of a bird’s wings)
bookmarkbalu malau
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbangoa
adjective slow down, be exhausted (physically), feel unenergetic
bookmarkbapabu
adjective the staccato sound of one hard object being struck against another
bookmarkbili makaga
love
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdagodo adu
appear there (from here)
bookmarkdaleba
verb flap briskly in the wind
bookmarkdama de gaehala
noun a raincloud (dropping its rain) seen in the distance
bookmarkdangalebu de me
bad weather
bookmarkdau
pronoun your (singular; for singular, alienable noun)
bookmarkdeai loo me
i doubt it
bookmarkdenei ai
therefore (with respect to this here)
bookmarkdiilaulauhai
noun the seventh child of a couple
bookmarkdoha
verb to spreadout (something)
bookmarkdoo gaiaa
verb attack by surprise or stealth; ambush
bookmarkduu de ogaanga
having husked many coconuts (as evidenced by the many husks lying about)
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarkduuli
verb surround
bookmarkeidu ai
treat as a totem, worship, treat as asupernatural being
bookmarkgai de baibu
smoke cigarettes
bookmarkgai ngaadahi
adjective a distribution of fish to the whole island population
bookmarkgalagala
noun spongesp. (several spp.)
bookmarkganae
noun fishsp.: mullet
bookmarkganaudogo
noun
an abundance of fish, birds, or otheranimals which are good to eat
gano siga
noun strands (of cloth)
bookmarkgau lama
noun rachis of the coconut leaf
bookmarkgavange
adjective
give or bring to (someone)
gili agau
verb a moss-like covering of the reef; fish which live on the reef
bookmarkgubu dao
noun a join of the spear shaft which is made of two pieces of wood
bookmarkhagaaloalo-mea
verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagadau kino
verb hate each other
bookmarkhagaduu ssaalanga
adjective search intently for
bookmarkhagaholau
verb banish from the island (in a canoe with no paddle or food)
bookmarkhagalima (ina)
verb make a total of five
bookmarkhagamanavasaa
risky, dangerous
bookmarkhagasebugi
verb make a total of one billion
bookmarkhaha
noun mouth odor
bookmarkhale o de henua
community meeting house
bookmarkhedogi
noun the sound of tapping
bookmarkhenua i lalo (alodahi)
noun world (lands other than nukuoro)
bookmarkhidu-limu
time noun the seventh number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkhonohono
verb having hono in several places
bookmarkhuaaboo
noun the whole night long
bookmarkhuaahenua
noun community
bookmarkhuahua ai
be in charge of, control, lead
bookmarki ama
on the same side of a canoe as theoutrigger float
bookmarkivi sulu
noun a dislocation of bones such that the ends overlap (corrected by pulling)
bookmarkkini
verb pick at one time,pinch at one time
bookmarklaagau lui
noun a cross (e.g., of wood)
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklau kena
noun leaves (or hair) that have lost their natural healthy color
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
lodo mao lunga
characteristically hagamao lunga; egotistical, self-centered, arrogant inspirit
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarkma te duge
noun the point of a madaa duge
bookmarkmaahaa
adjective daybreak
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmaamaangalo
verb becoming more and more sweet
bookmarkmaava
yawn
bookmarkmai i daha
from outside
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun starfish
bookmarkmau goloa
adjective rich in material possessions
bookmarkmuli sua hadu
noun reefward of the storm beach; beach rock
bookmarkngisi
verb a squeaking sound
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarkoa
gunwales (at the top of the canoe)
bookmarkodi sango
adjective completely cleaned up or finished; all gone; each and every oneall gone
bookmarkpago
adjective the sound of any sudden violent contact; the sound of an explosion
bookmarkpula luu mada
excited with joy
bookmarksaalingaa nui
noun the rainwater which flows down a bent coconut tree (collected for drinking)
bookmarkseni tao
sleep soundly
bookmarksingano
the flower of a pandanus tree
bookmarkssuugulu
noun school
bookmarksuugulu
verb learn
bookmark
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
Nukuoro Talking Dictionary.
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages.
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