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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkala galigi
noun a method of mat making
bookmarkaladoidoi
noun iron (a piece of)
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkbaleao
noun fish sp., milkfish
bookmarkdaalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of a coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdada age
verb raise (a flag)
bookmarkdolo mea
noun spiny starfish
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarkduugunga o de henua
customs of Nukuoro atoll
bookmarkeba
a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkgabola
flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgaime
verb eat (intransitive)
bookmarkgalavalava
the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkhaale
verb adopt, raise (a child)
bookmarkhagaditidi mai de moni
a canoe going so fast it rides high in water (and is planing)
bookmarkhagalongo
verb hear, listen
bookmarkhai me
industrious
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhatinga
noun crook of the knee or elbow
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkkii ange tanuaa
verb to make something better; to better
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llidi
dress up (esp. in new or very fancy clothes)
bookmarklou
a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick breadfruit; pull down
bookmarkluu odaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for dual, inalienable noun)
bookmarkmagini
a sudden pain while moving the body (as with a pinched nerve, or a muscle spasm); a sound like that made by snapping one’s fingers
bookmarkmalo gahu
noun collared shirt
bookmarkmanadu
verb think
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
mantis shrimp
bookmarkme bouli
the deepest part of the lagoon
bookmarkme duu
clitoris
bookmarkmilosanga
the way in which a current flows
bookmarkmouli danuaa
easy living, a good life
bookmarkodea
noon, midday
bookmarkoga
to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarksiba
verb to move to one side (involuntarily) while walking
bookmarksolo
to grate or file something; to launch or beach a canoe by dragging it along the shore; a type of prepared food made from grated taro
bookmarksou
a gust of wind
bookmarksugulu
noun school
bookmarksuisui
become wet
bookmarktaina aahine
noun sister
bookmarktangada hagaai
poor fellow!
bookmarktangada hai sauaa
magician, sorcerer
bookmarkudua
promontory, peninsula
bookmarkuli
adjective black
bookmarkvalea
moldy; to have been in place for a long time
bookmarkvinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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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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