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aagonga i lalo
noun social class of those who know magic
bookmarkaha bagua
noun driftwood sp. (resembles bagua)
bookmarkahi dangada
noun a (mat) wrapping for dead persons who are disposed of in the sea (precontact custom)
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkaloha gelo
noun profound affection
bookmarkbabu daaea
noun fish sp., snapper
bookmarkbauanga
noun worth, value
bookmarkbili makaga
love
bookmarkbodu
noun spouse
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkcome
humai
bookmarkduu de umada
noun a rainbow appearing in the sky
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgabinivali
a kind of ancient song
bookmarkgabola
flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgaolama
noun spine of the coconut palm
bookmarkgili dalo
hillock
bookmarkgoloa labagau
noun carpenter’s tools
bookmarkhadu goinga
noun boundary stone
bookmarkHadu-lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend.
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put someone into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagahaibodu
verb wedding; perform a wedding
bookmarkhagahala
a sleeping mat
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai mee magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhuaamee mugamuga
i dai nei
Mortlock Islands
bookmarkivi a duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarklahhie
noun firewood
bookmarkmada-galisi
the stem of the coconut
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa haa
number fourteen
bookmarkmanu somo
noun tree, plant
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ngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkoga
to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksaagule
pick head lice
bookmarksenga
crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk
bookmarkseni
sleep
bookmarksinga gee
lean away from
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarksuugulu
verb learn
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
bookmarktangada adi longo
gossipy person, telltale
bookmarkteungaalodo
noun middle (of something round); center
bookmarkteve de gili
gooseflesh
bookmarktoo gili
wrinkled skin (from age)
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
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uli
adjective dark (in color), blackened; covered with (people, flies, etc.)
bookmarkuubiho
head-first presentation of a fetus at birth
bookmarkvaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
bookmarkvelo de hagasii
a type of game
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
Nukuoro Talking Dictionary.
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages.
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