EnglishYour search for * has returned 100 entries
anei nei
these now
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbabaa
adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions
bookmarkbalagia a de gaga
noun fish sp., parrot fish
bookmarkbangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
bookmarkbonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkbuaalali
verb flood tide
bookmarkbulubulu hegau
noun unimportant work
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdadangi
adjective make noise repeatedly
bookmarkdala-hagalulu-madangi
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdangage age
adjective raise up one’s head from a lowered position
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdaudali i lodo
follow another’s will
bookmarkdee lahilahia
big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective ticklish
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkgelegele gumi hue
fine-grained sand
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhaahaa
verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhaalala
verb stand leaning
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhaduhadua
verb rocky (full of stones)
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb cause taro to be fibrous (e.g., by theplanting method employed)
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagabadabaataianga
noun
hagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagabigobigo
verb wiggle
bookmarkhagadaga ange
increase in
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagadangadanga
verb loosen
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagailangi daahaa
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo, but without somo or mugamuga)
bookmarkhagalagolago
verb cause to increase in numbers, multiply
bookmarkhagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhakaogao
verb to sit on one buttock
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhihi mata
noun eyelash
bookmarkhiihidi
verb
hilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkhine huuhua
noun pregnant woman
bookmarkhoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkhuluhulua
verb hairy
bookmarkitebuubuu
noun insectsp.: grasshopper
bookmarkkaianeane
adjective show-off
bookmarkkano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklaulau hoe
noun the blade of the canoe paddle
bookmarklele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarklulu
verb to shake (something) rapidly
bookmarkmaaloolo
adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
bookmarkmada dao
noun prow of a fast ship
bookmarkmada loolodo
verb a depression in the reef (wherewater accumulates)
bookmark
madamada a me
noun a miscellaneous assortment
bookmarkmagamagalili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmaholaholadage
adjective being holadage in several places
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalianoono
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmanamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmaomao
more and more; diminshing rainfall
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
riddle, parable
bookmarkmmenengia mai
discourage (someone) about something
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmoomoa
noun balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarksausau
noun fishsp.: lion-fish
bookmarksigisigi mai (adu, ange)
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksigisiginga
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
soosobo
adjective
get up
ssuonioni
sand
bookmarktama legalega
infant
bookmarktama legalega eidu
pupil of the eye; a cry of a bird or human that sounds like the cry of a baby; the name of a ghost
bookmarktinana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandmother
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
