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alaala
adjective sleep fitfully
bookmarkalohi
noun anything forming a semi-circle
bookmarkaugau
verb pus
bookmarkbaalanga uli
noun cast iron
bookmarkbaguu
adjective fall over (as a felled tree); tip over; lean (in one direction)
bookmarkbogi
verb to plant taro slips
bookmarkbonga
adjective bent, curved, defective (of fruit)
bookmarkboo i lalo o tangada
the last days of a person’s life
bookmarkboogia mai
be caught doing something wrong
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdadau
adjective hit repeatedly (on one occasion)
bookmarkdaea
adjective to have arrived at
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdagimomo
adjective few for each one
bookmarkdalodaloa
verb pray for
bookmarkdaubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdinae o de laa
ballooning of a sail
bookmarkdohe
noun mollusk sp., bivalve sp.
bookmarkdoopeva
verb trick, prank
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkdungu
verb smell (something)
bookmarkgalavalava
the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgaleve
alcoholic beverage made from the coconut palm
bookmarkganae oo
threadfin fish
bookmarkgano
noun flesh of,meat of
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgobegobe
adjective cough (repeatedly)
bookmarkgolomagi iho
adjective to exercise great patience or restraintfor one’s own benefit
bookmarkguani
noun a type of fish trap (with net sides)
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhagaahe mai
adjective return to the fold
bookmarkhagabala
verb allow to become soft; prostrate oneself (esp. to hide)
bookmarkhagabudu me
adjective selfish
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagahongagelegele
verb to make a child defecate
bookmarkhagalegunga
adjective showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagalloba ange
to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkhagamahana
verb heat
bookmarkhagaoda-lolo
noun fishsp. (= large llahi)
bookmarkhai vaivai me
have sexual relations
bookmarkhala langa goobai
noun a form for plaiting hats
bookmarkhale maadenga
noun mortuary house
bookmarkhano ahe
adjective echo
bookmarkhhau
verb tie up,fasten by tying (wrapping)
bookmarkhodu
adjective sighted, appear
bookmarkhua nnui
adjective having large fruit or nuts (of trees)
bookmarkidi
verb to husk (a coconut) with one’s teeth
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkkangi de hagasaele
a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
bookmarkkeeligi
verb put away against a contingency; take precautions
bookmarklau me
noun adjacent (of taro plots only)
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklodo mao lalo
characteristically hagamao lalo; self-effacing, meek in spirit
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
social strata (two) of traditional Nukuoro society
bookmarkmaanessala
adjective to mistake something (or someone) forsomething (or someone) else
bookmarkmagi haahine
adjective menstruation
bookmarkmai moni
noun a type of fishhook (made from pearl shell)
bookmarkmanga lua tae
noun cleft in the buttocks
bookmarkmanu-manga-lua
noun insectsp.: scorpion
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmasavaa
noun time when, time of; between, amongst
bookmarkmatili
adjective come up quickly (like fast-sproutingplants or a quickly erupting skin disease)
bookmarkme abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarkmmanu
verb do (something)
bookmarkmulegi
verb showoff (in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkngadau iho
younger
bookmarkngadi biho
noun head
bookmarkngudu gaiaa
verb charlatan
bookmarknguua
verb be nguu
bookmarkolo
noun an area in which sand has accumulated;beach, sandspit
bookmarkoo iho (age)
adjective able to enter, going up (down)
bookmarksabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarkSeedaa
October
bookmarkseni tao
adjective sleep soundly
bookmarksisi baalasi
verb printing (block letters)
bookmarksoosobo
adjective
get up
sseu
push violently
bookmarktahi-laangi
noun Monday (’first day’)
bookmarktangada maagaga
industrious person
bookmarktubuna aahine
noun grandmother
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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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