EnglishAn example search has returned 100 entries
aahee donu
exactly which
bookmarkaalo dahi
verb do at one time
bookmarkabo
adjective capable, correct (suitable), true; feel comfortable
bookmarkaha goi
what next
bookmarkalaa ange huu
that there
alohi
noun anything forming a semi-circle
bookmarkalukaba
verb leave quickly (usually under duress)
bookmarkaoa
verb to inadvertently remain up until daybreak
bookmarkbadotodi
verb move jerkily
bookmarkbangoa
adjective slow down, be exhausted (physically), feel unenergetic
bookmarkbaoa
verb wash up on shore
bookmarkbii
adjective semen, ejaculate
bookmarkbupubu
adjective make a lot of noise (not vocal)
bookmarkdaadaaligidanga
noun the way of being moved about in the air
bookmarkdao badu
noun ridgepole (upper)
bookmarkdau me
verb the sheath of the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkdinae o de laa
ballooning of a sail
bookmarkdogoduli
adjective crouch on all fours
bookmarkdogoisi
adjective few
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkdolonoa
noun
duagi
verb to clean fish (taking the insides out)
bookmarkdube
adjective movements perceived under the covers; the swarming of maggots in meat
bookmarkduu-uli
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkedee maua
impossible
bookmarkgabigabia
verb repeatedly grubbing
bookmarkgabugabu
shore
bookmarkgahuduna
noun ridgepole cover
bookmarkgalisi
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkgalo hilo
verb not cooked completely
bookmarkgapua
verb large fissures or depressions in the reef (incomplete channels)
bookmarkgau dagodo
noun the boom of a sail
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
noun fishsp.: unicornfish
bookmarkgidee iho
adjective be aware of oneself
bookmarkginigini looloa
noun a game played by children
bookmarkgohugohu
adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)
bookmarkgubu lima
noun hand,wrist
bookmarkguduaanga
noun abounding in lice
bookmarkhaaligi
verb wrap from under, wrap around; to line1 something (e.g., a box, with paper)
bookmarkhagaalukaba
verb cause to leave quickly, force out
bookmarkhagabuulinga
noun group of animate things
bookmarkhagadahi
verb a counting system for days, based on the lunar phases
bookmarkhagahoa
noun a boil on the body
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagavvale
verb spiritpossession
bookmarkhai dahi doo
trick someone
bookmarkhai me madua
act grown up
bookmarkhasi
verb to cut off a taro corm from its stalk
bookmarkhhango
verb wakeup (someone)
bookmarkhhoa de biho
fool (someone)
bookmarkhulo saaele
verb wander around
bookmarkivi de biho
noun skull
bookmarkkena
noun pale; whitish yellow
bookmarkkumi tangi
adjective to control one’s crying
bookmarklehua
verb blurred; covered with ashes
bookmarklengisi
noun insectsp.: moth spp.
bookmarklili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarklilo
adjective disappear, vanish; sheltered(from the elements)
bookmarkloha
noun birdsp. (never seen live)
bookmarkloimada
noun tears
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarkmaadau daodao
noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)
bookmarkmadaangahulu
numeral ten (objects)
bookmarkmadohi age
adjective reach halfway up
bookmarkmagaahi
noun embers
bookmarkmalu
verb shade (under trees); lee (of wind)
bookmarkmanu-de-laama
noun any of the small flying insects which swarm near a light
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkme pasa
noun radio
bookmarkme tao
noun dye
bookmarkme vae
noun shoes,slippers
bookmarkmmene
adjective to contract inside of (like a marineinvertebrate inside a shell); detumescence; a sudden loss of desire (e.g., to defecate when people approach)
bookmarkmua mai (adu, ange)
adjective next to me (you, him)
bookmarknebua
verb be nebu
bookmarkngavesi
box, coffin, crate
bookmarkniho kangi
noun tusk
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarkodo
verb to roof (a house), to thatch (a house)
bookmarkoha de nnoho paba
disturb the peace
bookmarkohu
verb a depression in a tree trunk
bookmarkpugu
adjective
swollen
sagulaa-dagua
noun fishsp.
bookmarksalahagi
verb an expedition to look for valuable drifting objects, either in the lagoon or in the open sea near the atoll
bookmarksalu mai
make smaller by planing or scraping
bookmarksengaa
numeral tens of millions
bookmarktangada hai me dabu
cult priest
bookmarkttea
adjective white
bookmarkulu-dugi
hawk fish
bookmarkulumonu
porpoise
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
