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aha laa
I wonder why
bookmarkahe
verb return, go back
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkao age
daybreak (become daylight)
bookmarkbaasi e haa o de langi
the four quadrants of the sky
bookmarkbabaa
adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions
bookmarkbane
noun the flat top of the shark’s snout
bookmarkbasa hagassee
verb speak so as to change the impression one’s previous words have made
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkdaalonga
noun a wound on the body
bookmarkdagamanga
noun path, route
bookmarkdagilanea
adjective each having a lot
bookmarkdahido lima
noun upper arm
bookmarkdalimasanga
verb way of tying (rope, etc.)
bookmarkdalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdama ssege
noun a foetus which has been aborted
bookmarkdamaa dae
adjective skillful at catching flying fish
bookmarkdaogave
noun
a type of coconuttree
delaa ai huu
that was it (as before)
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
diinei de lodo
become calmer (after being angry)
bookmarkdinihu
verb industrious, hardworking
bookmarkdoga
adjective landon (as a bird lands on the branch of a tree)
bookmarkdoi-giva
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
duugunga o de henua
customs of the island (nukuoro)
bookmarkduunga gima
half of a clam shell
bookmarkgaba aasanga
noun the sides of the watercourses between islets on the atoll
bookmarkgabi saele
adjective carry around holding
bookmarkgadi
verb bite
bookmarkgalohia
verb attractive to members of the opposite sex
bookmarkgau bini baalanga
an iron rod
bookmarkgiado taelodo
noun the outrigger booms toward the center of the canoe
bookmarkgili dabeo
verb a fungus infection of the skin, ringworm
bookmarkgini manu
adjective pick flowers
bookmarkgoai ne siilia
who asked you
gubu vae
noun foot,ankle
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkgumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhaahaangoda
verb to fish first in one place, then in another
bookmarkhagaaloalo-mea
verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagadau-me
adjective enemy; dispute (with someone), argue
bookmarkhagaeidu
verb treat as an eidu
bookmarkhagamanu
verb cause to have disease
bookmarkhagamele
verb
haganaa
verb to calmdown someone who is excited orunhappy
bookmarkhagatulu mai
verb ooze out
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhenga
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkhenua monga
noun land (island) of mountains
bookmarkhhoda age
suck in air (esp. when asleep orunconscious)
bookmarkhilo saele
adjective spread venereal disease
bookmarkhine sala daane
noun nymphomaniac
bookmarkhoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhulidonu
adjective rightsideout (clothes)
bookmarkibu
noun
ioonga
noun way of giving
bookmarkkoi
verb scrape (a single act), scraper
bookmarkkona odi
too much
bookmarklangona iho maahana
feel punished or victimized
bookmarklodo basa
adjective talkative
bookmarklodo kabi
verb filled to capacity
bookmarkmada-givi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmadagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmadaviiga
verb the needle-like spines on daudu fish
bookmarkmahidi
adjective
separated from and curled up from
mami
noun papaya; papaya tree
bookmarkmanu
noun animal, plant, insect (excludes fish and humans)
bookmarkmanu dudu dangada
noun
insectsp. (= manu-de-laama)
manu-manga-lua
noun insectsp.: scorpion
bookmarkmaua
verb to be able to
bookmarkmodomodo mada gii
the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a
bookmarkmoe
adjective closed (e.g. eyes, flowers)
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmouli age
regain consciousness, rise from thedead
bookmarknngie
noun plantsp.: crepemyrtleshrub(pemphis acidula forst.)
bookmarknnoa nounu
verb tied in such a way that pulling the end of the string will undo it
bookmarkodi/b
adjective gone, finished, usedup
bookmarkono-laangi
time noun saturday (’sixth day’)
bookmarkpuugunga
noun the slopes of swellings or protuberances
bookmarksaalua
verb scraped (a little taken away),scratched
bookmarksalulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarkseevoivoi
adjective cry uncontrollably (hystericallyinaccessible)
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarksoe daa dahi
straight as can be
bookmarktugilima
noun elbow
bookmarkulu-davage
Indian coral tree
bookmarkvalagei
whip black coral
bookmarkvilidogi
catterbox, a person who speaks fast
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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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