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aalanga
noun member (of the body, a house, etc.)
bookmarkalaa loo
those (there) were the ones
bookmarkamo
verb lift up
bookmarkbadotodi
verb move jerkily
bookmarkbalangi
noun fish sp., tang
bookmarkbebea
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind of, sort of, variety of
bookmarkdaamadaa-sele
noun insectsp.: waterbug
bookmarkdaga
verb go from one place to another in a group
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdaiao age
the following morning
bookmarkdale gaiaa
verb provoke a fight by banging againstsomeone (as children do); hit and run
bookmarkdalebu
verb turbulent (air or seas)
bookmarkdaogili
noun
dee gagu
adjective uncouth
bookmarkdelaa huu
that was it just as before
bookmarkdenei maa
this is about (approximately)
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
bookmarkdolo
noun
plantsp.: sugarcane
donu gee
misunderstand
bookmarkdugu de gumigumi
allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarkgaagose
sea cucumber
bookmarkgabaduu
verb to sail a canoe against the wind; paddle or pole a canoe against the current
bookmarkgadoa
verb to be overdue for parturition
bookmarkgamedi
noun
gaunga
noun the partially burned wood or coconut husk which is left over after a fire
bookmarkgave ua loa
a long-distance footrace
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkhaelu
verb var. of hailu
bookmarkhagaali
verb to mention or expose something just enough so that the remainder is obvious
bookmarkhagabaangoa
verb causing prostration
bookmarkhagabungubungulia
verb cause to be expanded
bookmarkhagadeai
verb cause to become non-existent
bookmarkhagamaaiongi
adjective depressed (mentally); unable to think,move, or talk (as a result of psychic depression or trauma)
bookmarkhagamalamalama
verb shine
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagao ngaohie
adjective inexpensive
bookmarkhagapuunia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagasenga
verb fool (someone),deceive,trick (someone)
bookmarkhagasugi ange
to use an abbreviated name or acronym
bookmarkhai gaavenga
verb restless (of a child)
bookmarkhai me moolau
an habitually fast worker
bookmarkhalehale me donu huu
surprisingly, it turned out to be possible
bookmarkhegide
adjective see each other; meet up with
bookmarkhhogi
a sharp sound, like the report of a rifle
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkhuuhuna
adjective
hide
ihoiholia
verb useful for climbing down repeatedly
bookmarkiloo iho
adjective realize, know
bookmarklaalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklaangai huli de moana
a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping (showing their white bellies) and biting
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklale
noun fishsp. (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
castes (two) of aboriginal nukuoro society
bookmarkluungagi
verb to be in a place protected from the wind, lee
bookmarkma te hakii
the uvula and the adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkmada tea gee
white as a sheet (of a person)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa siva
number nineteen
bookmarkmadaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmadaoaligi
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkmagalili mai
flow (of tide)
bookmarkmahuge, huge
open
bookmarkmai ange laa
the next (one) following the one in question
bookmarkmalo diadia
noun mending holes in clothes by runningthreads crisscross across the hole
bookmarkmanini
noun fishsp.: convicttang
bookmarkmoahulu
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmui
verb gathered around (something)
bookmarkngadi hai bodu
common-law marriage, concubinage
bookmarkngae
noun mollusksp.: giantclam sp.
bookmarkngago gaagoo
noun chicken egg
bookmarkngalue iho
adjective reduced,decreased
bookmarkngauda
adjective an unenthusiastic fisherman
bookmarkngu te
niho hagadolo
noun incisor teeth
bookmarknonu
verb filter,sift
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarksalasalani
verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over
bookmarksao gainga
adjective sweep or cleanup trash
bookmarksii valavala
adjective spray
bookmarksomo
noun sprouting coconut; white meat of a sprouting coconut
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/10/15
bookmarktainadaane o dogu bodu
noun brother in law
bookmarkua
noun neck
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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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