EnglishYour search for * has returned 100 entries
aasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkabuabulu
adjective easily sinkable
bookmarkagoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdagodo mahamaha
adjective nice,pleasing
bookmarkdalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdangau-sissisi
noun
deai donu angaanga
nothing at all
bookmarkdiidiinga
noun manner of urinating
bookmarkdogodogoisi
adjective becoming fewer and fewer
bookmarkdudu de niho
a method of treating toothaches in which a burning root (of the aoa tree) is applied to the tooth (which later disintegrates)
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plot
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
gadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagadibadiba de lima
hagadidi
verb to put a grass skirt on someone else
bookmarkhagadinana
verb to treat as dinana
bookmarkhagadoodoo denga muna
boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagaluelueia
verb repeatedly hagalueia
bookmarkhagalulu de madangi
to attract the wind (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamalemolemo
verb
hagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagasoesoe saele
adjective to walk about without greeting others
bookmarkhai sogosogo
verb masturbate
bookmarkhai vaivai me
have sexual relations
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
rust
bookmarkhuaamee daahaa
huugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarkhuuhuu
noun fishsp.: parrotfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkitebuubuu
noun insectsp.: grasshopper
bookmarkkano avaavaa
verb porous
bookmarklabodo-daubulebule
noun eelsp.
bookmarklaelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklaulaunga
noun able to be hooked
bookmarklobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
lolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
maamaadolu
adjective becoming more and more maadolu
bookmarkmaamaanu
remain stationary in the air (like a bird or a helicopter)
bookmarkmaamaasina
verb repeatedly lighted (esp. by moonlight)
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
magamagalili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmaimai mai
become maimai
bookmarkmalianoono
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmalo diadia
noun mending holes in clothes by runningthreads crisscross across the hole
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmangemangeo
verb covered with mangeo
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkmoana dugidugi
noun far from any land, in the open sea
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarkmounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarkngadi diinonga
pagan gods, idols
bookmarkngadi diinonga
noun pagan gods,idols
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksau aloalo
verb echo
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarkseni ahiahi
adjective go to bed early (in the evening)
bookmarksibasiba
verb to walk off-balance
bookmarksigisiginga
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksoesoe
adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight
bookmarksolasola
verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarkssuonioni
sand
bookmarksuisui
become wet
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
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
