EnglishThe Nukuoro Talking Dictionary currently has 2368 entries, with 1082 audio files and 59 images.
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a sleeping mat (child’s)
lillili
adjective easily angered, short tempered
noun fish sp., tang
bua maliaa
noun plant species with white, five-petaled flowers
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/11/15
hiigai
adjective hungry
verb to walk off-balance
balanggede
noun blanket
gooseflesh
gahu
verb wear
verb feel
threadfin fish
the posterior portion of the hermit crab
type of prepared food made from breadfruit
an intermittent downpour of rain - considered an omen of birth, death, or the arrival of a ship
miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value
ili
verb blow
singilidi
noun t-shirt
adu modu
noun atoll (group of islets)
noun shoot from a sprouting coconut
noun maternal uncle
verb born, be
social strata (two) of traditional Nukuoro society
spoil (children), bring up (children) badly.
gilimalali
adjective clean
noun a type of prepared food made from taro
ingoo
noun name
scare (someone); frighten (someone).
verb to be continually walked upon
adu hale
noun village (group of houses)
lui
verb turn (something in a direction); change course. For long objects
ono
number six
laagau mmasa
noun dry wood
adjective capable, correct (suitable), true; feel comfortable
daina
noun brother, sister, sibling, cousin
noun carpenter’s tools
verb do as hard as fast as possible
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
an oil slick on the water’s surface
fill to the brim
umidi
adjective hungry for fish or meat
a pillow made from a pandanus log, having various magical uses
galaahuu
noun cheek
balabala
adjective soft
hagadabena
verb prepare
adj seen on the surface of the sea from time to time
honga
preposition on
noun stain (as for wood)
huaamee daahaa
noun second stage of a green coconut
charlatan
a coconut shell used for expectoration
adjective skinny (people, animals)
noun lip, lips
gaogao
noun, preposition hip; beside
dagua
noun tuna
huaabodu
noun family
mango
noun shark
mee doe
verb remain
have children
luu oogu
pronoun my (for dual, inalienable noun)
noun a part of a traditional loom
noun driftwood sp. (white in the center)
ngadala
noun grouper
shelf, platform, raft, floor (of planks); car: a clam nursery, men’s house
verb prepare oneself, make oneself
giliisi
noun fat
luu olaadeu
pronoun their (for dual, inalienable noun)
hadu manava
noun heart
humai
hebagi
verb fight
musumusu
verb whisper
ou
yes
noun taro fibers
madaono
number sixty
verb open (intransitive, pl.)
Example: Denga abaaba gu maahuge. (The doors are open.)
noun answer
lodo henua
noun forest
hano ge
verb leave
maanadu
verb think
verb wash someone’s hands (or mouth)
noun ant
Example: Photo by David Harrison, 2015
bebe
noun butterfly
to transfigure oneself
madalua maa lima seene
noun quarter
siisii
noun fishing pole
adu hale
noun village, compound (aggregation of houses)
adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
stained in one place
verb provide clothes for
noun sister-in-law
noun legs at the base of a canoe mast
hale gaugau
noun bath house
noun cup
noun brother in law
tibitibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/10/15
dinae
noun stomach
noun suction of a sea current, undertow.
noun pinky finger
taiao danuaa
good morning
the outer corner of the eye
noun animal, plant, insect (excludes fish and humans)
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.
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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 2368 entries, 1082 audio files, and 59 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
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