EnglishAn example search has returned 100 entries
abo
adjective capable, correct (suitable), true; feel comfortable
bookmarkago i tua
learn by heart
bookmarkalaa naa loo
those there seem to be
bookmarkbodubodu
verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.
bookmarkboo seniseni
noun a type of children’s game (played in the water, like tag)
bookmarkdaahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdaane abo donu
noun gentleman,person who is good
bookmarkdaelodo dau
noun a large enough number to "count"
bookmarkdangodango
verb repeatedly grab
bookmarkdau gadea
noun boom lanyard (of a canoe)
bookmarkdee gagu
adjective uncouth
bookmarkdee gamalie
adjective do very attentively
bookmarkdele de ada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkdenei ange naa
about this
diiloo
verb look after; look at attentively
bookmarkduulua
noun fishsp.: jack (= large alaala)
bookmarke lodo goe
watchout
bookmarkgaadinga gaha paa
noun a coconut with an unusually small-sized kernel
bookmarkgabia
verb held firmly (under the arm or between the fingers, etc.)
bookmarkgabidia
verb held firmly (by something not part of the human body)
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgalo-gila
goatfish
bookmarkganaudogo
noun
an abundance of fish, birds, or otheranimals which are good to eat
gapua
verb large fissures or depressions in the reef (incomplete channels)
bookmarkgauea
noun birdsp.: white-rumpedswift1 (apus pacificus) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkgidigidi
verb short
bookmarkgini manu
adjective pick flowers
bookmarkgumedi vai solo
noun a type of bowl
bookmarkhadugolaa
noun
any stone of volcanic origin
hagabaulia
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagabuulunga iho
adjective to hagabuulunga oneself
bookmarkhagadau gaiaa
adjective steal from one another
bookmarkhagadege
verb cause to wiggle the hips once
bookmarkhagahhano
verb show someone how to wash his hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagammuni iho
adjective keep to oneself (what one has done)
bookmarkhagamoni
verb provide a canoe for
bookmarkhagamuli
verb be late, tarry
bookmarkhagasegea
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhagassogalia
verb
hai aoa ina
bear misshapen fruit
bookmarkhai be se manu
promiscuous (especially if indiscreetor known to have sexual relations with one’s own relatives)
bookmarkhao
verb drill through,burrow
bookmarkhoohonu
verb
hoosenga
adjective shy,embarrassed,bashful
bookmarkhuaalanga
noun a type of coconuttree
bookmarkiai maalie
adjective just about right
bookmarkilihia ssave
adjective the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)
bookmarklangi maadolu
noun heavy rain
bookmarklua llau
number two hundred
bookmarklunga age
up a little
bookmarkmaadau duiagi
noun a fishhook of a special type (for duiagi fishing)
bookmarkmaanga booi
noun a fingerful of booi
bookmarkmadannia i lodo
noun middlefinger
bookmarkmaduilau
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmagi dabeo
menstruation
bookmarkmagi iviivi
adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
bookmarkmago de me
a worsening condition of the weather
bookmarkmaimai ange
to have been dulled (from having been struck on a hard object)
bookmarkmama
noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)
bookmarkmanga
noun a branch, part of (something havingcoordinate parts)
bookmarkmanu-gili-maau
noun plantsp.: heliotrope(tournefortia argentea l.,= messerschmidia argentea l.)
bookmarkmau
adjective get,obtain,caught
bookmarkme
moemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmoolau huu
punctual
bookmarkmoole
noun
muli mai ange
a little later, byandby
bookmarkoho age
the following morning
bookmarkoia
adjective a sound used to communicate the tiredness of the speaker, or that the speaker recognizes his mistake
bookmarkpaa de hoa
happy (lit., ’to slap one’s sides’)
bookmarksalani ange
just a little salani
bookmarksalu mai
make smaller by planing or scraping
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarksigale
verb scull (a boat)
bookmarksii tae
adjective diarrhea which escapes without onerealizing (caused by eating oily fish)
bookmarkssaga bau
tala
rough in texture (as perceived at one time)
bookmarktubuna daane
noun grandfather
bookmarkulumonu
porpoise
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
bookmarkvasu ai
like it
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
