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aloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkaloha gelo
noun profound affection
bookmarkalohi vae
noun sole (of foot)
bookmarkau
pronoun I, me
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarkduula
noun the direction from which the wind blows
bookmarkgadunga
fire-plow
bookmarkgano dea
the soft wood just under the bark of a tree
bookmarkgava dea
reef heron - white phase
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goluu
pronoun you (dual)
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkgubu daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagadau bale
verb cooperate; help one another
bookmarkhagadiinonga
verb treat as having supernatural power
bookmarkhagadinoangahulu
verb make a total of ten people
bookmarkhagammae lodo
verb insult (someone)
bookmarkhagasele age
verb make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagausi
darkening of the sky or clouds (a sign of impending rain)
bookmarkhahine
woman
bookmarkhakaanunu
verb breastfeed
bookmarkhelau
noun sorcery
bookmarkhenua gelegele
atoll.
bookmarkholau
canoe house
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkili taalanga
talkative, chatterbox, talk at great length
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarklima llau
five hundred
bookmarkllama
verb fish for flying fish (at night)
bookmarklodo danuaa
adjective happy
bookmarkloigulu
type of prepared food made from breadfruit
bookmarklongohio
verb feel
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
social strata (two) of traditional Nukuoro society
bookmarkmaalava
the fatty part of the turtle
bookmarkmalo gulu
barkcloth, made from the inner skin of the breadfruit
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
starfish
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkme mmilo
current (in the sea)
bookmarkmuaamoni
a song formerly sung while dancing
bookmarkmuli mai ange
a little later, by and by
bookmarkoha
break, break up, destroy; damage, ruin
bookmarksaaluanga
a scratch (on the skin)
bookmarksahudu
sea bass
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarksavini
verb run
bookmarksigo de muna
remember what one has heard
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksiilinga a muna
trial or formal inquiry
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksobaga
fish sp. tang
bookmarksugi launui
noun the tip of the coconut palm leaf
bookmarksugimada
the outer corner of the eye
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uaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
bookmarkuli
adjective black
bookmarkvalea
moldy; to have been in place for a long time
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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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