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aapulu
adjective sink all at once
bookmarkaausanga
noun way of leaving a wake
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkangi
verb blow gently (of wind); a disturbance (of the water)
bookmarkbaa ange
close to, near to
bookmarkbala langi
noun rain
bookmarkbasa baubau
verb speak badly of someone
bookmarkbogi
verb to plant taro slips
bookmarkboo gi dai
the period when the quarter moon appears in the west just after sunset
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkbunaa
noun the trail left behind a canoe paddle in the water (or a similar disturbance of the water)
bookmarkdaabeduge
verb work seriously
bookmarkdabeo
verb unclean,unkempt
bookmarkdaladala
adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdalahalu
noun plantsp.: treesp. (allophylustimorensis (dc.) bl.)
bookmarkdaula luu hadu
noun testicle cords
bookmarkdiinei de madangi
a decrease of wind velocity
bookmarkdilimangali
verb
to catch flying fish
doo sala
adjective accidentally
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkdugu de laa
lower sail
bookmarkduudae nguu
noun the inky excretion of the squid
bookmarkgabi saele
adjective carry around holding
bookmarkgada-laagau-ngaadai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgai me
adjective eat food
bookmarkgau
noun people (as a collective, e.g. the Nukuoro people)
bookmarkgoloa hebagi
noun arms (tools of war)
bookmarkgoononga gee
to setarecord
bookmarkhaahaango
verb wakeup (someone) insistently
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhagaaligi
verb install as a priest (of a cult)
bookmarkhagabalabala
verb make loose; make soft; be a defeatist
bookmarkhagabolo
verb to include in one’s will
bookmarkhagaboongia
verb remain somewhere until dark
bookmarkhagadabu
verb restrict
bookmarkhagaduu de uinga
to place stakes on the sides of uinga
bookmarkhagallogo
noun chant (in the old religious ceremony)
bookmarkhagaluelueia
verb repeatedly hagalueia
bookmarkhagalulu de madangi
to attract the wind (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhaha
noun mouth odor
bookmarkhai me gavia
do crazy things
bookmarkhelui
adjective diminution of
bookmarkhoea
verb covered with sunburn blisters
bookmarkhonu tai
adjective high tide
bookmarkhooia donu huu
at the best possible time or place
bookmarkkena
noun pale; whitish yellow
bookmarkkii mai
verb decreasing
bookmarklaagau-bala-uda
noun driftwoodsp. (very soft)
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarkloha
noun birdsp. (never seen live)
bookmarkluu ana
pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmaanadu bodobodo
adjective limited in intelligence
bookmarkmanava duuia
adjective nervous, apprehensive (suddenly)
bookmarkmangemangeo
verb covered with mangeo
bookmarkmasausaua
verb be masausau
bookmarkmasavaa alodahi
noun always
bookmarkmatili
adjective come up quickly (like fast-sproutingplants or a quickly erupting skin disease)
bookmarkmau
adjective to finish defecating
bookmarkme abasasa
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkme hagaahulu
prepared food
bookmarkmmae tinae
adjective convulsed with laughter
bookmark
nabe
to look under the waistband or belt
bookmarkngadoa
verb to have ngado
bookmarkngalue age
increased,augmented
bookmarkngani mai
ngani toward oneself; fit (of clothes)
bookmarkngaungau-ulu
noun
ngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarkobe
noun eye of the taro corm
bookmarkoda
noun grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarkpasalia
verb be talked about (many persons or things)
bookmarkseesee hagadibadiba
adjective waddle
bookmarksio
noun waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind
bookmarksisi
noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.
bookmarksisi
verb write
bookmarksomo
adjective grow, develop; coconutapple
bookmarktilo ange
verb nurse; look after
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
bookmarkvalea
moldy; to have been in place for a long time
bookmarkvelo de hagasii
a type of game
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Nukuoro Talking Dictionary.
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