EnglishAn example search has returned 100 entries
To include audio and images with the results, please narrow down your search.
aagonga i lunga
noun social class of chiefs and priests
bookmarkaalanga
noun member (of the body, a house, etc.)
bookmarkaalohi
noun the portion of the atoll lagoon just lagoonward of the fringing reef
bookmarkaboabongi
adjective easily capsizable
bookmarkahi dangada
noun a (mat) wrapping for dead persons who are disposed of in the sea (precontact custom)
bookmarkalodahi hugadoo
everything, everybody, each and every
bookmarkbaaua
noun fish sp., rabbitfish
bookmarkbalagia a de gaga
noun fish sp., parrot fish
bookmarkdeganoe
noun part of the female genetalia
bookmarkdenga meelaa
those ones over there (plural)
bookmarkduuhia ange
praised (by others)
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarke muni
verb hidden, be
bookmark
gai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgeu de madangi
a change of wind
bookmarkgona
noun belly button
bookmarkgubu daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
noun a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship between kin
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhanngoda dua agau
fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll).
bookmarkhhou
insist upon
bookmarkhonu
green turtle (2 varieties)
bookmarkhonu de maasina
noun full moon
bookmark
huluhulu mata
noun eyebrow
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkkai, dalanga
story
bookmarklanga
verb weave
bookmarklaulau
leuleu
adjective becoming leu (ripe)
bookmarkmadalua maa dahi
number twenty one
bookmarkmadalua maa haa
number twenty four
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkme duu
clitoris
bookmarkmoe danuaa
die in piece
bookmarkmoni lele
airplane
bookmarkngudu ai
act as an interpreter
bookmarkogu
pronoun my (for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkomaau
pronoun our (dual, exclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkouou
adjective Yes! Yes!
bookmarksaa
a share of food (esp. for children)
bookmarksseni
ssuanga
stained in one place
bookmarksugulu
noun school
bookmarktama
noun child
bookmarktangada hai me dabu
cult priest
bookmarkteungaalodo
noun middle (of something round); center
bookmarktino
noun piece; share
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
bookmarkuila
lightning, electricity
bookmarkvilidogi
catterbox, a person who speaks fast
bookmarkThere are currently 2368 entries, 1082 audio files, and 59 images.
All content copyright © Nukuoro community. (2013-2018)
Dictionary produced by Johnny Rudolph, Maynard Henry, Kurt Erwin, Emily Drummond, Gregory D. S. Anderson and K. David Harrison.
Supported in part with funding from a NSF REU Site grant (PI Harrison, Building Digital Tools to Support Endangered Languages and Preserve Environmental Knowledge in Mexico, Micronesia, and Navajo Nation, Award #1461056).
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
how to cite:
Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
Nukuoro Talking Dictionary.
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages.
http://www.talkingdictionary.org/nukuoro
Interface and database design under the direction of Jeremy Fahringer and Swarthmore College ITS.
Supported by
