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alaa ange maalie
those there are exactly right
bookmarkaladoidoi
noun iron (a piece of)
bookmarkanaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkanei sili
these were enough
bookmarkbagia
verb be hit (by wind, bullet, spear, etc.)
bookmarkbasa pada
adjective speak harshly
bookmarkbau
adjective to be worth it
bookmarkbige
noun a strip of land extending into the sea or a swamp
bookmarkboaa ina mai
prevented from coming by being caught in a storm
bookmarkbuu-ili
noun fish sp.
bookmarkdaa donu taahili
sing on-key
bookmarkdabui
verb to splash water on something with the hand
bookmarkdae banibani
noun the white excretion of the banibani
bookmarkdahulihuli donu
adjective
be careful
dau ngaadahi
adjective equally apportioned
bookmarkde ia
the, thing, it
bookmarkdee anga
forgetful, absent-minded
bookmarkdee gagu
adjective uncouth
bookmarkdiilaulauhai
noun the seventh child of a couple
bookmarkdogo
verb to punt (propel a canoe by poling); puntpole
bookmarkdubua
noun a person of extraordinary ability
bookmarkdugu de laa
lower sail
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows; the place of, the track of
bookmarke hia
how many
bookmarkege iho
adjective lower (something)
bookmarkgaadinga hai ngadi ubu
coconut with a shell of a size appropriate for use as a cooking vessel
bookmarkgabanibaonga
noun room (of a house)
bookmarkgamai
adjective
bring to me, carry to me
gannui koi
noun gannui which has been scraped out of the shell to be eaten
bookmarkgave ala
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkgio
noun mollusksp.: charonia spp.
bookmarkgoosuu
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkHadu-lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend.
bookmarkhagabunidia
verb add up
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagadegelia
verb
hagagapua
verb to create gapua
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagalaangaa
verb teach to plait (mats, etc.)
bookmarkhagalele mouli
verb startle; surprise (someone)
bookmarkhagamoe
verb put to bed
bookmarkhagasebugi
verb make a total of one billion
bookmarkhagasegedia
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhagasomo de alelo
stickout one’s tongue
bookmarkhagasugi
verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhagauu
verb suckle,nurse (feed milk)
bookmarkhai moni
adjective sailor
bookmarkholehole
verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishingpole
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkkaa
noun mangrovecrab
bookmarkkii ange
increase
bookmarklaamasee
noun a divination result indicating good fortune
bookmarklauvinivini
verb having kinky hair
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarkllena
verb stretch; raise one’s eyebrows
bookmarklolo hai haahine
noun a lovepotion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarklou
verb a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick (breadfruit), pull down
bookmarklunga ange
up more
bookmarkmaamaanadu
verb keep thinking about
bookmarkmaava
yawn
bookmarkmada udua
noun the point of a promontory or peninsula (esp. if large)
bookmarkmahuge
manga lua tae
noun cleft in the buttocks
bookmarkmanu ina
adjective <= manua>
bookmarkmasa boo
adjective mornings following nights during which the tide has gone out (which are good for looking for fish trapped on the reef)
bookmarkmee
noun thing
bookmarkmimi
adjective urinate
bookmarkmonilele
noun airplane
bookmarkmoomoa-uliuli
noun fishsp.: boxfish (dark blue)
bookmarkngadi basa
adjective small talk; idle conversation
bookmarkngae
noun mollusksp.: giantclam sp.
bookmarkngauda
adjective an unenthusiastic fisherman
bookmarkngole
verb use up, use unwisely (not saving some for later), waste
bookmarknngali
verb to take a bite out of something held in the hand (food only)
bookmarkono
numeral six
bookmarkoo
adjective shout
bookmarkpono
verb to close
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksaugalo
verb stir
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarksisi lima
verb longhand (writing)
bookmarkssigo
clever, a fast learner; catch on to, understand
bookmarktangada dee doo gi de me
uncouth person
bookmarkvakaa
be in trouble, in danger, or in a precarious situation
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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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