Nukuoro English

noun having lots of roots

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 7

noun dawn

Speaker: Maynard Henry

noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 9

toenail

Speaker: Maynard Henry

noun toenail

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 13

noun fingernail

Speaker: Johnny Rudolph

noun dead body

noun long boat-like basket made from coconut palm

Speaker: Johnny Rudolph

noun slipper lobster

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 36

verb raise (a flag)

Speaker: Mina Lekka

noun dollar bill

Speaker: Mina Lekka

fan

grass skirt

Speaker: Mina Lekka

noun butterfly fish

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 57

noun mother (formal)

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 59

very big giant

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 59

noun blood

Speaker: Mina Lekka

verb move from place to place; crawl

Speaker: Johnny Rudolph

pronoun your (plural; for singular noun)

Speaker: Johnny Rudolph

noun butt

Speaker: Johnny Rudolph

bubbles

Speaker: Mina Lekka

noun breast, bosom

Speaker: Johnny Rudolph

bird species

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 83

mucus

Speaker: Maynard Henry

noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking

noun, preposition hip; beside

Speaker: Johnny Rudolph

adjective narrow (skirts, fabric, road)

Speaker: Johnny Rudolph

chin

Speaker: Kurt Erwin

noun beard (lit. hair on the chin)

Speaker: Johnny Rudolph

chest

Speaker: Johnny Rudolph

verb critical of others

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 104

verb to treat as an eldest child

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 142

verb cause to have skin disease

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 143

verb urinate

Speaker: Johnny Rudolph

verb complete (something); kill (someone)

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 179

adjective mean; inconsiderate

verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 221

a sky covered with rain clouds

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 221

adjective muscular

Speaker: Johnny Rudolph

noun bath house

Speaker: Mina Lekka

atoll (literally, sand island)

Speaker: Mina Lekka

eyebrow

Speaker: Kurt Erwin

rust

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 243

noun hive, nest

Speaker: Johnny Rudolph

noun eyebrow

Speaker: Johnny Rudolph

the flower of the coconut tree

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 247

the flower of the coconut tree

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 247

adjective plenty; a lot, many

Speaker: Ruth Rudolph

inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 256

hundreds and hundreds

Speaker: Ruth Rudolph

noun serving dish basket made from coconut palm

Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/10/15

noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 257

noun skirt; sewn skirt

Speaker: Ruth Rudolph

insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 259

noun the making of sounds repeatedly; talking

Speaker: Ruth Rudolph

adjective dexterous; quick

Speaker: Mina Lekka

calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 263

verb measure off in fathoms

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 265

oily

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 265

oil

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 265

a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 265

adjective tall; long

adjective long

Speaker: Johnny Rudolph

trembling

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 266

pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for dual, alienable noun)

Speaker: Ruth Rudolph

noun tool used to grate coconuts

Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/10/15

adjective cowardly (concerning others or supernaturals)

Speaker: Mina Lekka

noun fifty dollar bill

Speaker: Mina Lekka

adjective cold

Speaker: Johnny Rudolph

adjective frequently magalili

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 279

adjective beautiful

Speaker: Johnny Rudolph

adjective the sound of something being chewed

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 288

noun flying insect

adjective frequently manuhi

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 288

noun carved object; the act of carving

Speaker: Mina Lekka

adjective becoming more round, spherical

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 296

to carry things repeatedly / in multiple trips from one place to another

Speaker: Mina Lekka

a name children tease each other with

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 299

adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a diving board in use)

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 311

adjective Yes! Yes!

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 317

verb perspire

Speaker: Mina Lekka

verb walk

say bad things about one to one’s face

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 327

a fine jet of water

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 328

noun fishing pole

Speaker: Johnny Rudolph

adjective stopped, ended

Speaker: Ruth Rudolph

noun plant species with white fragrant flowers

Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/11/15

Speaker: Mina Lekka

striped (with thin lines)

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 330

a young breadfruit tree

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 330

adjective alone, only, by oneself; each

Speaker: Mina Lekka

orphaned

Speaker: Johnny Rudolph

not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 331

completely wet all over

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 334

noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport

Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/10/15

noun maternal grandmother

noun maternal grandmother

Speaker: Kurt Erwin

buttocks

Speaker: Maynard Henry

crave (for food)

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 338

vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament

Source: Vern & Soulik 1973, p. 338

verb like (someone or something), feel affection for

Speaker: Mina Lekka