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alaala
noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)
bookmarkaladoidoi
noun iron (a piece of)
bookmarkangiangi
verb blow with increasing force (wind); blow continuously (wind); fan
bookmarkbabaa
adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions
bookmarkbagibagi de me
all of a sudden (violent actions)
bookmarkbani-gegeva
noun
belubelu
noun fish sp.: scad
bookmarkbigibigia
verb covered with something sticky
bookmarkbigobigo
adjective bent up (having several bends)
bookmarkbuaalali
verb flood tide
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdaahaa
dada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdadangi
adjective make noise repeatedly
bookmarkdaedae
adjective to reach many places
bookmarkdahadaha
verb an embankment around a taro plot
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
degidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdibidibi
noun a square ball (for tossing about) plaited of pandanus leaves
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkdungudungua
verb repeatedly smell (something)
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
duuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgai dagidagi
verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkgivigivi
noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagaaloalo-uli
verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)
bookmarkhagabibi
verb to cook food in an earth oven for a short time (just to heat it up)
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
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hagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagagalauna
verb teach to use galauna
bookmarkhagailangi daahaa
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo, but without somo or mugamuga)
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamalemolemo
verb
hagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhagangadi me
verb treat as unimportant; to sacrifice (not thinking of oneself)
bookmarkhagao baubau
adjective low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship between kin
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarki de -- sogosogo
apiece, each
bookmarkkave houhou
verb race to take
bookmarklaanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklele age
regain consciousness; epilepsy; surfacing (of flying fish)
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarklingilingia
verb pour little by little
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklolo hai haahine
noun a lovepotion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarkloulou
to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkloulou
verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmadagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmadannia sisi
noun littlefinger
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmahaahaa
adjective
maholahola danuaa age
revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)
bookmarkmalinolino ~ malimalino
verb becoming more and more calm (of weather)
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmanamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmassaganga
verb to be very dry
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
bookmarkmaunuunusi
adjective
mmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmoni galele
a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkmuimuia
verb be muimui
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarknaamulolo
noun
ramrod;
ngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarksau aloalo
echo
bookmarksausau
noun fishsp.: lion-fish
bookmarksigisigi mai (adu, ange)
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksisi galisi
verb striped (with thin lines)
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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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