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abongi
adjective capsize
bookmarkalaa ai laa
those there then were
bookmarkalamooi
noun june
bookmarkamu ligi
fine threads or hairs or fibers (in feather or leaf); fine-feathered
bookmarkangaanga
adjective measure by spans (anga)
bookmarkbaabaasi
noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)
bookmarkbaadunga
noun punishment
bookmarkbuudunga
noun pile of, group of
bookmarkdaahaa modomodo
daalo
verb stab,skewer
bookmarkdabanimeeli
adjective payment for medical treatment
bookmarkdai sagana iho goe
watchout
bookmarkdangalebu de me
bad weather
bookmarkdanuaa ai loo
well, ok (this time, but next timewatch it)
bookmarkdenaa ange naa
about that
denei huu
this is it still
bookmarkdinae o ssaiolo
<= dinae o de laa>
bookmarkdoo de ssui
still damp (but becoming dry)
bookmarkdugu de gumigumi
allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven
bookmarkduugiva
adjective rough texture, of a plaited object(such as a mat)
bookmarkduusaba
noun a type of musical instrument (a stretched palm leaf jiggled while blown against)
bookmarkgabetili
noun parent-in-law
bookmarkgadoi
verb
a type of coconut with an edible husk
gai mamu dua nnui
to eat fish up (not saving any for later)
bookmarkgaiaa dau bodu
commit adultery
bookmarkgalo gila
goatfish
bookmarkgana
noun bad person
bookmarkganabu
noun the base of a coconut tree trunk
bookmarkgauasa
noun the pectoral fin of a fish and the surrounding flesh
bookmarkgauligi mai ange
the one next younger still
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
noun fishsp.: unicornfish
bookmarkgeu de madangi
a change of wind
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkginadoa
verb a boil on the body that is hard and painful, and which will not come to a head
bookmarkginigini looloa
noun a game played by children
bookmarkgubu dolo
noun a joint of the sugarcane
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhaangoda de agau
noun a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)
bookmarkhadu o de mamu
noun the hard stomach-like organ of certain fish
bookmarkhagadogoisi
verb reduce in number, make fewer
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagagabugabu
verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagailangi-bangi
noun a type of prepared food (bangi soaked in coconut milk)
bookmarkhagallogo
verb chant (in the old religious ceremony)
bookmarkhagalua (ina)
verb make a total of two
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagamabua
verb cause to hagamabu
bookmarkhagamadia
adjective show-off
bookmarkhagamalibi
verb rush,speed up
bookmarkhagasugi
verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname
bookmarkhale baalanga
noun frame house
bookmarkhano mouli
verb disappear alive, especially into another world
bookmarkhebahebaa
adjective crowded together
bookmarkheehee
adjective cry out
bookmarkieiangi
adjective recovered from illness
bookmarkkano made
adjective slightly aged meat
bookmarklabua gee (lodo)
having an upset stomach; to be on the point of nausea
bookmarklalo ade
noun solarplexus (considered the seat of feeling)
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklengi
adjective bloated, inflated, swollen up, bulging
bookmarklleu luu mada
swelling of the eyes (after crying)
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
maava age
belch
bookmarkmadagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmalaungudu
noun lip, lips
bookmarkmaleva
adjective present1 (not absent)
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmanenga
noun fishsp. (= a very large balagia, 3-4 feet long)
bookmarkmee
noun thing
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmoni
noun canoe
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarknoho lalo
adjective overloaded (almost to the point of sinking)
bookmarkse hono
fit well or properly
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarksii
adjective a stream or jet of water; dysentery
bookmarksongagi
a bad sort of person
bookmarktabuvae
noun toe
bookmarktao o de me holu
noun arrow
bookmarkudo
the soft wood around the center of a tree trunk
bookmarkvai nui
coconut water from a mature brown coconut
bookmarkvasega
apprehensive, nervous, anxious (in social contexts)
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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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