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aahee laa
which were those
bookmarkadumodu
noun group of islets; atoll (collection of islets)
bookmarkaligi
adjective priest (of a cult)
bookmarkanaboo nei
tonight (past)
bookmarkbalabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbalia
adjective master navigator (having also the ability to forecast the weather)
bookmarkbasa hagamao lalo
speak humbly
bookmarkbe goai (naa huu)
whoever
bookmarkbigi
adjective be caught between two or more other things
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdaaligi
verb do something seriously; be moved about; a jerky movement, caused by the wind (e.g., the flapping of a sail); work seriously
bookmarkdaalonga
noun a wound on the body
bookmarkdagodo daudahi
adjective having the same characteristics, be alike
bookmarkdalia
noun plantsp.
bookmarkdangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdau namu
noun mosquitonet
bookmarkdee kai laa dangada
so, it’s not so after all (just as we believed at first); no wonder
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdoo i de...
expulsion or voluntary withdrawal(from a group)
bookmarkdugi gee
chase away (in a certain direction)
bookmarkduu donu
adjective vertical
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continueupon
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgaiaa dau bodu
commit adultery
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgalu
noun viscous sputum
bookmarkgau lama
noun rachis of the coconut leaf
bookmarkgaunga
noun the partially burned wood or coconut husk which is left over after a fire
bookmarkgede hangaabo
noun
a type of basket
gii age
cry out softly
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkHadu lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend
bookmarkhagaau gee
bashful, shy (timid about attendingsocial affairs), timid
bookmarkhagabinga
verb name (something)
bookmarkhagadabena iho
adjective prepare oneself, make oneself ready
bookmarkhagaduu dala
adjective angry and ready to fight
bookmarkhagahi
verb call (someone) once
bookmarkhagammahi
verb persevere, try hard to
bookmarkhagammuni
verb hide (something) from
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhai galauna
adjective fish with the galauna net
bookmarkhai vaivai me
have sexual relations
bookmarkhakii gee
<= kii gee>
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhhali lo te laagau
a depression in a log (an abnormal growth)
bookmarkhoe pale
noun a type of canoe paddle designed for steering
bookmarkhuaa bodu
noun family
bookmarkhungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarklaangi dabeo
verb a day which is rainy and stormy
bookmarklaulau hoe
noun the blade of the canoe paddle
bookmarkliagi
verb dump, throwout (discard)
bookmarkma hee
where else
bookmarkmaakau loo dangada
now we’re in trouble
bookmarkmaanadu iho
adjective think about oneself
bookmarkmadaniiga
verb ingrown callus
bookmarkmagi labua gee
upset stomach (nausea)
bookmarkmalaia
adjective have luck which is unexpected (esp. bad, in which case considered retribution for past deeds)
bookmarkmalianoono
lizard fish
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over
bookmarkmami
noun papaya; papaya tree
bookmarkmasavaa alodahi
noun always
bookmarkme holu
noun bow
bookmarkmmadu
noun fishsp.: mojarrafish (= small sugimanga)
bookmarkmoa
noun birdsp.
bookmarkmoana dabeo
verb rough seas
bookmarkmolimoli ngaadai
adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition
bookmarkmoni velovelo
noun a canoe with men going spear fishing
bookmarkmoso
noun black bird species (eats fruit)
bookmarkmuli
adjective debt,owe
bookmarkmuli mai ange
a little later, by and by
bookmarkngaungau
noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)
bookmarknguu
squid
bookmarkniho gaina
noun teeth with cavities
bookmarknoho hagamolomolo
adjective to sit by oneself (away from the main group)
bookmarkodo
verb thatch
bookmarkpee
adjective pass wind (flatus)
bookmarkpoo mai
a unit of measurement (from the end of the extended thumb to the other side of the clenched fist)
bookmarksali ssavale
salivate
bookmarkseni iho
adjective take a nap, stay overnight (away fromhome)
bookmarksiba
verb to move to one side (involuntarily) while walking
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
bookmarkuaasei
a type of small knife
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Nukuoro Talking Dictionary.
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