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aalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkbagekege
verb move jerkily (as when stumbling)
bookmarkbagibagi de me
all of a sudden (violent actions)
bookmarkbangadala
noun fish sp.: seabass
bookmarkbodu
noun spouse
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkdaalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of the coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdabuna
noun part of the female genetalia
bookmarkdaelodo dee odi ange
oddnumber
bookmarkdagilanea
adjective each having a lot
bookmarkdai sagana iho goe
watchout
bookmarkdaina ahine
noun sisters
bookmarkdangaligi
noun a type of basket
bookmarkdee hagabaulia
underestimate,misjudge
bookmarkdenei ai
therefore (with respect to this here)
bookmarkdenei sili
this is enough
bookmarkdilidili-dogi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkdinae o ssaiolo
<= dinae o de laa>
bookmarkdoa
noun giant
bookmarkdodi
adjective have a limp (physical condition)
bookmarkdogoduli
adjective crouch on all fours
bookmarkdoli age
adjective obtain the smallest first
bookmarkdolo
adjective creep (a very slow movement over the ground)
bookmarkduosi
adjective servant
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)
bookmarkgai hagassii
verb eat messily (letting the food fall from one’s hands and mouth)
bookmarkgainga o de moana
fish (when abundant in the ocean nearby)
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgalo ahi
sparks
bookmarkgave lodo
adjective attract attention
bookmarkgede maduu
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgide malie
adjective get in the habit of
bookmarkgolomagi
verb patient, (not impetuous); restrained (not prone to act on impulse)
bookmarkhadi aho
adjective
hadi de uga
the curvature of a fish line when angling (due to underwater currents)
bookmarkHadu-lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend.
bookmarkhagaaloalo-uli
verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)
bookmarkhagaau aloha
adjective poor (not rich)
bookmarkhagadau bale
verb cooperate; help one another
bookmarkhagadauaadea
verb to clear out a place
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagamalemalemo
verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)
bookmarkhagammidi
noun suction of a sea current, undertow.
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagaodia
verb finish up, be last
bookmarkhagapago donu
adjective fortunate result
bookmarkhagi me
adjective pick coconuts
bookmarkhemuu
adjective talk to one another
bookmarkhhanga de ngudu
open one’s mouth
bookmarkhidi taelodo
adjective the weight (on a balance) used as a standard measurement
bookmarkhongagelegele
iainei donu
right now
bookmarklaso
the posterior portion of the hermit crab
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklodo gi lunga
ambitious for a superior position
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarklugu me
adjective having a tendency to take by force
bookmarkmaava
adjective yawn,belch
bookmarkmada gide
adjective sharp-eyed, goodat finding things
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmadohi iho
adjective to reach halfway down
bookmarkmalaia
adjective have luck which is unexpected (esp. bad, in which case considered retribution for past deeds)
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over
bookmarkmaluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmateedea
verb pustular
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmoni lele
airplane
bookmarkmugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
namuaa
verb a sore on the lips (believed to result from missing a meal)
bookmarkngudu gaiaa
verb charlatan
bookmarkngudu malie
eloquent (of a person)
bookmarkoaa
adjective a sound indicating disagreement ordispleasure; oh my gosh
bookmarksabo
verb do slowly
bookmarksagisagili
verb to say dirty words to someone
bookmarksalaboli
noun may
bookmarkse gainga
abundant
bookmarksisi
verb to move one end of something long and thin by pressure on the other end; to lift a fishing pole; to write (with a pen or pencil); cut copra
bookmarksoe lodo modu
to remain (or sit, or stand) motionless (as when praying)
bookmarksomo haahine
a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarkssave
flying fish
bookmarksunu
an oil slick on the water’s surface
bookmarkunusaagi
deception
bookmarkvelo de hagasii
a type of game
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
Nukuoro Talking Dictionary.
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