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aamanu
verb coral (growing live on the reef); coralhead
bookmarkaduhenua
noun group of islands or atolls; archipelago
bookmarkalaa ange huu
that there
anuanumia age
adjective visibly bobbing up and down in the sea
bookmarkbaanabu
noun
stone (from banaba
bido dagi
follow in order to spy on
bookmarkbili
adjective be caught or hung up on something so as unable to fall (as a felled tree)
bookmarkbouli
adjective darkness (of or pertaining to)
bookmarkbulubulu hegau
noun unimportant work
bookmarkdae gi oona
be tops
bookmarkdagosala
verb death, die (of a person)
bookmarkdangada lo te gohu
noun unenlightened person
bookmarkdanuaa huu
it’s still ok no wonder
bookmarkdaula luu hadu
noun testicle cords
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdibaa dodo
verb a clot of blood
bookmarkdinana mai i daha
stepmother
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdoo
noun an evil scheme
bookmarkdulagi sala
adjective bad situation; presenting a poor appearance (esp. when ill)
bookmarkduugunga o de henua
customs of Nukuoro atoll
bookmarkduuhua
adjective single, unmarried
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarkgalamata
noun eye
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkgalevaleva
noun birdsp.
bookmarkgauligi daane
noun male child,boy
bookmarkgava uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkgili hau
noun the inner bark of the hibiscus
bookmarkgohu boo dangodango
a pitch-black night
bookmarkhadi bodo
noun breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhagabadabaataianga
noun
hagabasa
verb cause someone to speak; convince
bookmarkhagadabanimeeli
verb to make payment for medical treatment
bookmarkhagadubuna
verb treat as dubuna
bookmarkhagalagolago
verb cause to increase in numbers, multiply
bookmarkhagammidi
noun suction of a sea current, undertow.
bookmarkhagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhagatulu mai
verb ooze out
bookmarkhailu
verb wipe oneself (after defecating)
bookmarkhau baba
verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)
bookmarkhebuihagi
verb provide an abundance of bait to keep fish in close
bookmarkhhadi
verb snapped off
bookmarkhhali lo te laagau
a depression in a log (an abnormal growth)
bookmarkhhola
verb hola at one time
bookmarkhihi mata
noun eyelash
bookmarkhua i gadea
the side of the main body of the canoe away from the outrigger float
bookmarkhuahuaa me
noun
huligee
turn away from, turn inside out (of clothes)
bookmarkhuuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarklabua gee (lodo)
having an upset stomach; to be on the point of nausea
bookmarklaosedi
noun seawater
bookmarklau de madila
a tuna of fair size
bookmarklodo degi
having a forgiving nature
bookmarklodo gi lunga
ambitious for a superior position
bookmarklou
verb a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick (breadfruit), pull down
bookmarkmaailaba
noun axis (or long thing through the center of something)
bookmarkmagini
adjective a sudden pain while moving the body (as with a pinched nerve, or a muscle spasm); a sound like that made by snapping one’s fingers
bookmarkmagona
adjective extraordinary,outstanding,unusual
bookmarkmanu-kono
noun
pigeon
maomao
more and more; diminshing rainfall
bookmarkmee hai ada
camera
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)
bookmarkmoe dige
adjective to roll away from one’s bedding while sleeping (on the floor)
bookmarkmoea
verb a person who is able to catch many flying fish (because the fish seem not to awaken at his approach)
bookmarkmoloa
verb knotted (of hair)
bookmarkngaangailu
noun hair (on the head)
bookmarkngaolo
adjective to make noise (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarkniho gai
noun permanent teeth (appearing afterdeciduous teeth)
bookmarknngao
verb loud (sound)
bookmarknngao dalinga
hurting in the ears from noise
bookmarkoa
noun gunwales (at the top of the canoe)
bookmarkse hagabau
do deliberately (esp. something bad); willful, mean
bookmarkseni tao
adjective sleep soundly
bookmarksinga mai (adu, ange)
come carrying
bookmarksomo
verb grow, develop; coconut apple
bookmarksongagi
noun a bad sort of person
bookmarksula
verb arrive
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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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