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abongi
adjective capsize
bookmarkahulu
noun fish sp.: goat fish (=madulilau sisisi)
bookmarkalaa ai huu
those there only then
bookmarkalaa ange
and those there
bookmarkalohaai
verb love intensely
bookmarkanei huu
these (here) only are the ones
bookmarkaugaua
verb infected
bookmarkavaava
verb full of holes
bookmarkbolebole
adjective
trembling
bono aasanga
adjective a method of fishing (by blocking the channel at high tide)
bookmarkbooiaa
adjective do something shameful (for shame)
bookmarkdabuia
verb to dabui at one time
bookmarkdanuaa huu
it’s still ok no wonder
bookmarkdanudanu
verb to bury a great many, to keep going down (so that it becomes hidden from view)
bookmarkdee lago dae
not really good or sufficient, etc.
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdiibuli
noun a doll representing a spirit
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdoo gaiaa
verb attack by surprise or stealth; ambush
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkduu taelodo
obtain one’s quota
bookmarkduu-uli
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgaadinga osi
a coconut selected as a seedling
bookmarkgaligi
adjective covered all over with
bookmarkgau
noun people (as a collective, e.g. the Nukuoro people)
bookmarkgavia
noun crazy person; insane person
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkgide gauligi
verb to see from the perspective of a small child
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkgoloa lalo
noun gear obtained from foreign lands
bookmarkgubu
noun joint (of the hand or foot); verse (of a song)
bookmarkhadi aho
adjective
hadu muna
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
noun cushionstarfish
bookmarkhagaadugau
verb arrange things in a row or line
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
bookmarkhagadinoangahulu
verb make a total of ten people
bookmarkhagaduasala
verb suffer,punish
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagailonga ange agina
assign (someone) to; use something as a landmark
bookmarkhagame ange laa
a little later
bookmarkhagatugu tai
ebbing of tide
bookmarkhai goinga
adjective aggrandizement of one’s land holdings by moving others’ goinga
bookmarkhai sala
adjective mistake,error
bookmarkhano gi bouli gee
to transfigure oneself
bookmarkhano muhuu loo
let’s see...
bookmarkhhoa de lae
to run into misfortune as a result of one’s evil deeds
bookmarkhuuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarkila
verb a mole (not raised) , or other permanent black spot on the skin
bookmarkili luu bongaa usu
ivi ngongo
noun collarbone
bookmarkkoi
verb scrape (a single act), scraper
bookmarkllahi
adjective thin (pl.)
bookmarkmaahe
adjective decrease (in strength, rate of growth, etc.)
bookmarkmadaangudu
adjective converse with
bookmarkmadohi iho
adjective to reach halfway down
bookmarkmagau i togaa
die of shame
magi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
magulu
adjective defeated
bookmarkmanu aabi
kite
bookmarkmasa
adjective empty,low (tide)
bookmarkmassagalala
verb burned (food)
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
noun riddle,parable
bookmarkme tao
dye
bookmarkmee saabini uga
reel of fishing line (lit. thing to wrap fishing line)
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/13/19
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmoaga
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmomme hai lua
a fishing spot (beyond the seaward reef) where either reef or ocean fish canbe found
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkmulegi
verb showoff (in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkngadi biho
noun head
bookmarkngaue ange
increase (in price, etc.)
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarkniho kangi
noun tusk
bookmarkohu
a depression in a tree trunk
bookmarksaga gi daha
saga away from; extend out in space
bookmarksagulaa-dagua
noun fishsp.
bookmarksai
noun group of (e.g., agu sai ’my children’)
bookmarksauvalovalo
verb echo
bookmarkse mouli dangada
rascal
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarkssuugulu
noun school
bookmarkvalaai tao
dye
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
Nukuoro Talking Dictionary.
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