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aboabongi
adjective easily capsizable
bookmarkalaa ai loo
those there then are
bookmarkalaa naa
those only
bookmarkalobagi
verb a lagoonward sandspit next to a channel between islets on the atoll
bookmarkamo
verb lift up
bookmarkaoa-laosedi
noun gorgonian (coelenterate), false blackcoral
bookmarkbabaiangi
verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)
bookmarkbigobigo
adjective bent up (having several bends)
bookmarkboiboi
adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy
bookmarkbolo iho
adjective to make oneself the beneficiary of a will which one has made for another
bookmarkboobodo
adjective occurring at short intervals
bookmarkbulada
noun banana tree fibers (for making cloth)
bookmarkdaamadaa-sele
noun insectsp.: waterbug
bookmarkdabagau
noun a type of floor mat
bookmarkdaelodo
noun number, figure; the outrigger boombetween the giado madua and the giado manu
bookmarkdagabe
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdagahi ange gi de --
serve as a side dish for
bookmarkdagihia
how many for each
bookmarkdango de langi
downpour (of rain)
bookmarkdanuaa mai i hee
good according to whom
bookmarkdao me hholu
noun arrow (for a bow)
bookmarkdau namu
noun mosquitonet
bookmarkdavage
noun birdsp.: white-tailedtropicbird(phaethon lepturus)
bookmarkdee baa tae
stay for only a very short time
bookmarkdele de gada
smile
bookmarkdenga hhuge --
upward current
bookmarkdiibuli
noun a doll representing a spirit
bookmarkdoo i de...
expulsion or voluntary withdrawal(from a group)
bookmarkduu hagasabasaba
adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continue upon
bookmarkduuli
verb surround
bookmarkgabaduu
verb to sail a canoe against the wind; paddle or pole a canoe against the current
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgeu
verb shake one’s head (once) to one side
bookmarkgiba
verb swelling of the testicles
bookmarkgoa
noun termite
bookmarkgoa
noun termite
bookmarkgolee bukaliaa
gumi
noun a measurement: by tens of fathoms
bookmarkhagaditidi vae dahi
hop on one foot
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhai de boo (o)
celebrate the birthday (of)
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhai vaivai me
have sexual relations
bookmarkhano ahe
adjective echo
bookmarkhhango
verb wakeup (someone)
bookmarkhhano
verb wash one’s own hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhhoda
adjective gasp for breath (once)
bookmarkhie unu
thirsty
bookmarkholo
verb
swallow
honga iainei
at this time,these days
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarkkoli
verb scrape off (with one’s finger), scratch up
bookmarklahu
verb investigate (to prove one’s suspicions)
bookmarklalo ade
solar plexus (considered the seat of feeling)
bookmarklaulau a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarklegalega
noun smallness
bookmarklengisi
noun insectsp.: moth spp.
bookmarklilo bule
adjective covered up completely
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective indecisive,confused
bookmarklua-laangi
time noun tuesday (’second day’)
bookmarkmaalava
verb the fatty part of the turtle
bookmarkmaasae
adjective hatched
bookmarkmahola gimoo
adjective to have many dead animals (or fish) lying about
bookmarkmamu-madohi-lua
noun fishsp.: parrotfish
bookmarkmanava duuia
adjective nervous, apprehensive (suddenly)
bookmarkmanu
noun animal, plant (flora); coral head; throat spacer of a flying fish net; March (month)
bookmarkme hhadu
noun falsehood,lie
bookmarkmolo
noun a noose for fishing
bookmarkmouli dangada
noun delinquent person (periodically exhibiting bad behavior)
bookmarkmulegi
show off (in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkmuna o de henua
a community meeting (for listening to speeches or instructions)
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngadau iho
younger
bookmarknngao dalinga
adjective hurting in the ears from noise
bookmarknoho lalo
adjective overloaded (almost to the point of sinking)
bookmarknoho mua
adjective overloaded in front (of a canoe)
bookmarkodi iho
adjective just finished
bookmarksaniba
silversides
bookmarkse biho
clever (scheme or trick)
bookmarkseseu
verb
push (now and into the future)
sinasinaina
adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
bookmarksomo
verb grow, develop; coconut apple
bookmarkssoi
to foretell a death by words or actions (which cause death)
bookmarkugu
rub (with pressure, as with sandpaper); the skin of the stingray used for sanding
bookmarkvilidogi
catterbox, a person who speaks fast
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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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