EnglishAn example search has returned 100 entries
aha goi delaa
what was I going to say
bookmarkahi dangada
noun a (mat) wrapping for dead persons who are disposed of in the sea (precontact custom)
bookmarkama
noun outrigger float
bookmarkbaa sala
adjective be clumsy (in physical contest)
bookmarkbaa sege
adjective carom off
bookmarkbusi
noun cat
bookmarkdabagau
noun a type of floor mat
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdama daohi
noun an adopted child
bookmarkdama muli bee
noun the twelfth child born to a couple
bookmarkdangada ngauda
adjective a person who rarely goes fishing, landlubber
bookmarkdaunadi
unclassified would it be better if (implyingdisagreement)...
bookmarkdemeelaa
that one over there
bookmarkdiibuli
noun a doll representing a spirit (from the story of duudebaabaa)
bookmarkdonu gee
misunderstand
bookmarkdonu sala
adjective misunderstand
bookmarkdoo tuugau
a dislocation of the tuugau
bookmarkduage
verb stand
bookmarkduu-hakaa
noun fishsp. (var. of duubaeao)
bookmarke galemu
it’s alright
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgai boo
adjective eat early in the morning
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgalasi
galo ahi
verb sparks
bookmarkgalu
noun viscous sputum
bookmarkganaudogo
noun
an abundance of fish, birds, or otheranimals which are good to eat
gapese
a method of pole fishing at night (on the seaward reef)
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgide gauligi
verb to see from the perspective of a small child
bookmarkgima
noun mollusksp.: horsehoofclam (hippopus hippopus)
bookmarkguani
noun a type of fish trap (with net sides)
bookmarkhaangoda dua agau
noun fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)
bookmarkHadu lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach
bookmarkhagaala
verb make mat sections
bookmarkhagabuulunga
verb accuse (someone) of having had sexual relations with someone else
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagaduai
verb cause to be worn out
bookmarkhagadumanu
verb cause to look like
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagallogo
noun chant (in the old religious ceremony)
bookmarkhagalua (ina)
verb make a total of two
bookmarkhagamaa
verb to rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhaganaa
verb to calmdown someone who is excited orunhappy
bookmarkhagasiilangaa mada
noun the appearance of fish or edible animals in great numbers (an omen of death)
bookmarkhagasula tangada
adjective successfully promote the candidacy ofsomeone (or elect or appoint him) to acoveted position
bookmarkhihi mata
noun eyelash
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklangi haanau
noun certain kind of rain (omen of impending childbirth)
bookmarklatabagea
noun an ornament made of turtle shell
bookmarkllou
hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)
bookmarklodo dama
verb immature in affect
bookmarkluu au
pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmaadau hholu
noun a fishhook made of wire
bookmarkmaalama
verb light (not dark),bright
bookmarkmaalava
verb the fatty part of the turtle
bookmarkmaamaaua
adjective frequently maaua
bookmarkmadaa gai
noun firstfruits
bookmarkmade sala
adjective mistaken (in identifying); mistakesomeone for another
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmasavaa alodahi
noun always
bookmarkmatili mai
remember vividly (after having forgotten); the sprouting of plants, etc., in great numbers
bookmarkme osi
noun a coconuttree seedling
bookmarkmmogo
verb insist upon
bookmarkmmuni
adjective hidden,hide
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmomme hagassoe
noun court (of law)
bookmarkmomme hai lua
a fishing spot (beyond the seaward reef) where either reef or ocean fish canbe found
bookmarkmousi
adjective defeated, lose (battle, game, etc.)
bookmarknanulia
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarkngaholu
adjective bent
bookmarkniho vainu
milk teeth, deciduous teeth
bookmarkohu
a depression in a tree trunk
bookmarksahudu
sea bass
bookmarksamumu
adjective the noise of an explosion or collision<= same meaning as salulu>
bookmarksibasiba
verb walk off-balance
bookmarksugi-laagoo
goatfish
bookmarktoo gili
wrinkled skin (from age)
bookmarkubu hhoa
type of prepared food dish made from taro cooked in a half coconut shell
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
