EnglishYour search for * has returned 100 entries
adaada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkadiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dua
noun fishsp.: bonito
bookmarkaladoidoi
noun iron (a piece of)
bookmarkalili
noun mollusk sp.: turbo argyrostoma
bookmarkalohaha
noun throat (of fish only)
bookmarkanaange laa hanu
a little while ago
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
bookmarkbalagelage
adjective crippled and unable to walk
bookmarkbuubuulia
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdagodo daudahi
adjective having the same characteristics, be alike
bookmarkdangada abasasa
adjective european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkdee adagaigaina
a great many; serious
bookmarkdibidibi
noun a square ball (for tossing about) plaited of pandanus leaves
bookmarkdolodolo o de ava
noun <= luu dolodolo>
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkduuduu lagi
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkgai hagadoedoe
verb eat sparingly (to save for later)
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgammenge-maimai
noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaangoda dugidugi
adjective a method of fishing (night fishing outside the reef, using hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhagadidi
verb to put a grass skirt on someone else
bookmarkhagadiidii
verb help to urinate (e.g., by taking a baby outside)
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagasugisugi
verb repeatedly shorten or abbreviate
bookmarkhai sogosogo
adjective masturbate oneself
bookmarkhoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkhuluhulu mata
noun eyebrow
bookmarkhungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhuuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarkhuuhuu
noun fishsp.: parrotfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkihoiholia
verb useful for climbing down repeatedly
bookmarklaalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarklaulau
lavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarklolo
oil
bookmarklolo
noun oil
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)
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaahaa
adjective daybreak
bookmarkmada baabaa
noun #NAME?
bookmarkmadolidolia
adjective very madolidoli
bookmarkmagaugau
adjective easily faint or lose consciousness;mortality-prone (e.g., of a family)
bookmarkmagi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
magulugulu
adjective to despair (of attaining success)
bookmarkmainu daodao
malibilibia
adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmasaova balalangi o lote ngadau
noun rainy season
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmomo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarkmomo loo huu
just a very little
bookmarkmugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
muli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarksoosobo
adjective
get up
ssali dodo
verb bleed
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun maternal uncle
bookmarkThere are currently 7247 entries, 1078 audio files, and 74 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
