EnglishThe Nukuoro Talking Dictionary currently has 2373 entries, with 1077 audio files and 71 images.
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mugamuga
noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut; type of huaamee
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
lion-fish
valu
verb (transitive) to grind (coconuts only)
baeao
noun coconut husk
daumaha
noun worship
noun storm
tua de eu
shoulder blade
verb weave
okay; so-so
honu
noun turtle
verb treat as having supernatural power
more so
uiila
noun lightning
mounu
verb (intransitive) break; be dismantled
dark red
deebele
noun tables
noun certain kind of rain (omen of impending childbirth)
fire-plow
noun path, route
vaii doo
noun waterfall
striped (with thin lines)
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
ahinga
noun armpit
bido muna
noun word
leoleo
noun the making of sounds repeatedly; talking
verb to compose songs
verb act like a giant
past noon
hawksbill turtle
lodo
verb (transitive; takes noun or sentence) need; want; like
noun Sunday
daholaa
noun December
noun larger blood vessels
lagolago
adjective plenty; a lot, many
noun a (live) coral formation
noun maternal aunt
walk barefoot, stroll
gahudi
noun banana
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/13/19
verb make many thousands
haanau
verb born, be
beau
noun wave, the surf
vainui
noun coconut water from a mature brown coconut
noun leaves (or hair) that have lost their natural healthy color
noun trick, prank
vai doo
noun waterfall
noun path, route
verb open (intransitive, pl.)
Example: Denga abaaba gu maahuge. (The doors are open.)
verb rain
hakii
noun esophagus; trachea
noun the direction from which the wind blows
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
gaulama
noun thick spine of coconut palm leaf
madaligi
noun January; small dipper
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
noun taro fibers
to control one’s crying
dolodolo
verb move from place to place; crawl
malili
adjective scattered
lua lau
number two hundred
buuludi
verb hug
taane haangoda
noun fisherman
noun urethra
miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value
aloha ai
verb love intensely
noun islet
ganoango
adjective yellow
a canoe going so fast it rides high in water (and is planing)
madaangahulu daalaa buni
noun ten dollar bill
noun dawn
laangi hagamouli
noun Saturday
onge
famine
buulei
noun ring
oou
yes
beebaa
noun book
dala
verb unfasten, undo, untie
galaahu
noun cheek
mada
front
noun mother (formal)
gai ina
verb eat this
famished, ravenous
taina ahine odogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
foot, ankle
o
preposition of
outside
noun paternal grandfather
ngungu
verb chew, masticate (foods that make noise)
gidee
verb see
noun that which has been cooked
lae
noun forehead
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
mmaolunga
adjective high
gili sau
verb undress
adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)
noun bowstring (string of the bow)
tamana odogu bodu
noun father-in-law
hesongi
verb kiss
maoha
verb break (intransitive)
verb have itch
llanga
verb weave
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
There are currently 2373 entries, 1077 audio files, and 71 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.
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