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aasolo
noun mollusk sp.: clam sp. (a type of baasua)
bookmarkaau
verb remove
bookmarkalukaba
verb leave quickly (usually under duress)
bookmarkbaa age
shallow (e.g., waters)
bookmarkbelu
noun lizard sp.
bookmarkboaa
verb be caught in a storm
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkbou
noun mast (of a canoe)
bookmarkdaaligidia
verb to have been moved about by the wind
bookmarkdagodo mai
appear from yonder
bookmarkdaiao age
the following morning
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdamana
noun father (formal)
bookmarkdangada abasasa
adjective european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdangada henua gee
noun foreigners, strangers
bookmarkdangi buada
adjective the noise made by a fast-moving projectile
bookmarkdau bodu
adjective married man or woman
bookmarkdogi
noun adze
bookmarkdola
adjective erection (of penis)
bookmarkdoo gaiaa
verb attack by surprise or stealth; ambush
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkgaavadu
verb give
bookmarkgabidia
verb held firmly (by something not part of the human body)
bookmarkgabuibui
noun a type of prepared food (made with dried taro)
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgalo
verb stir
bookmarkgano niho
noun gums (of mouth)
bookmarkgasa
adjective run aground
bookmarkgauvae
noun jaw; a set of false teeth
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgii talinga
tinnitus
bookmarkgu odi ange ona
he has done all he could
bookmarkhaa llau
number four hundred
bookmarkhagabalabala
verb make loose; make soft; be a defeatist
bookmarkhagabiiginga
noun way of making sticky
bookmarkhagadaemaha
verb put weight on, make unhappy
bookmarkhagadinana
verb to treat as dinana
bookmarkhagaduu i luu goo
hagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagahedae
verb make equal; go to meet
bookmarkhagamaamaanadu
verb keep reminding or keep remembering
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagamoolaua
verb cause to hurry
bookmarkhagannagi
verb lean against
bookmarkhagasahu
verb to catch water (in something)
bookmarkhagasegesege ange
allow someone to do as he pleases
bookmarkhale lau
noun thatch-roofed house (of pandanus leafthatch)
bookmarkhue
noun plantsp.: vine sp. (several spp.)
bookmarkhuuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarkiga
noun fish (archaic, except in compounds)
bookmarkila
verb a mole (not raised) , or other permanent black spot on the skin
bookmarkinai
noun a type of mat
bookmarklagolagoanga
noun way of being many
bookmarklangi haanau
noun
a certain kind of rain
lau ngago
noun the fatty tissue of a fish or animal
bookmarklima-laangi
time noun friday (’fifth day’)
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
social strata (two) of traditional Nukuoro society
bookmarkmaahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmaanga booi
noun a fingerful of booi
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmadania
noun finger
bookmarkmagalili mai
flow (of tide)
bookmarkmagamagalili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagau de lima
a paralyzed arm
bookmarkmainu
noun bait (on the hook)
bookmarkmalo aahine
noun dress
bookmarkmanava bodo
adjective shortness of breath
bookmarkmanu-solo-maanu
jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower that burrows into the sand when touched
bookmarkmao denga ssave
a scarcity of ssave
bookmarkmasavaa alodahi
noun always
bookmarkme madaali
noun a ripe coconut (= gaadinga) of poor quality
bookmarkmmenengia mai
discourage (someone) about something
bookmarkmoana dabeo
verb rough seas
bookmarkmoosugia ange
somewhat moosugia
bookmarkmuna daemaha
noun words which hurt
bookmarkmuna pada
noun harsh words
bookmarkngudu maimai
adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome
bookmarkodea
noon, midday
bookmarkodomalie
adjective delicious (of coconut apples only)
bookmarkoha de ganomada
to work on a craft item (e.g., a canoe) with a model in mind of the finished product which is different from that of the person who began the work
bookmarksae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes in sheet metal)
bookmarksai
noun group of (e.g., agu sai ’my children’)
bookmarksalaa
flying fish
bookmarksaulaba
noun parent-in-law, child-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law
bookmarksauligi
noun a type of adze (with a rotatable head)
bookmarksaunoa
intensifier very
bookmarkssunu
suck, smoke (cigarettes)
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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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