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ageli
verb pick head lice
bookmarkaha naa
let’s (later)
bookmarkalaa ai huu
those there only then
bookmarkbaa huu i --
just like
bookmarkbahhaa
adjective to make a sound, like that of a turtle gasping for breath; the sound of air exhaled suddenly
bookmarkbaleao
noun fish sp., milkfish
bookmarkbolo iho
adjective to make oneself the beneficiary of a will which one has made for another
bookmarkbulubuludi
verb keep hugging
bookmarkdaahili lo te gohu
a popular (secular) song
bookmarkdaakodolia
verb
be slept upon for a long time
daalonga
noun a wound on the body
bookmarkdagitilo
verb watchful, be on the lookout, keep aneye on
bookmarkdagu age
say out loud
bookmarkdama legalega
noun baby, infant
bookmarkdogai
noun
transverse tiebeam
dogodogoisi
adjective becoming fewer and fewer
bookmarkduu gili somo
the coconut meat remaining in a germinated coconut after the coconut apple has been removed
bookmarkebuebua
verb covered with ebuebu
bookmarkgabe
verb gouge out
bookmarkgadunga
fire-plow
bookmarkgai ngole
verb wasteful,improvident
bookmarkgiidada
verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)
bookmarkgoloa abasasa
noun european goods or tools
bookmarkgugu iho
adjective useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)
bookmarkhaa leu
noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown
bookmarkHadu lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend
bookmarkhadu me llanga
lay out plaited work
bookmarkhagaamu
verb pay respect to,honor (someone)
bookmarkhagabalagelage
verb to have come to be unable to walk
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagadania
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
adjective chase each other
bookmarkhagaduugau
verb to make a handle for (e.g., a knife); to fasten with pegs
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagalodolodo
verb hope for (want)
bookmarkhagamaanu age
pull oneself up by one’s arms
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagatugu
verb crouch down
bookmarkhanu age
regain
bookmarkhhali lo te laagau
a depression in a log (an abnormal growth)
bookmarkhhanga luu vae
spread one’s legs
bookmarkhhoa de lae
to run into misfortune as a result of one’s evil deeds
bookmarkholi
adjective shape of,form of
bookmarkhulu
verb apply liquid on,smear on
bookmarkhune
noun core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarkhungi
verb tricks of self-defense (some of which are like judo or karate)
bookmarklaagau aalo saelenga
noun thatch rafters on the ends of a house
bookmarklaagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklau maalie
verb neat-appearing hair or feathers
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklaudodole
noun smallness
bookmarklegalega
noun smallness
bookmarkleia
verb be jumped upon; be landed upon
bookmarklodo laanui
adjective large in volume or capacity,spacious inside
bookmarklongosaa
adjective small around, thin
bookmarkmadaanga hulu
number ten
bookmarkmadagauhala
noun the lower abdomen, crotch, pubic area
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagamagalili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmago de henua
noun monsoon winds (from the southwest)
bookmarkmalibilibi
adjective crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmalo maadolu
noun heavy clothing
bookmarkmanu solo laagau
file (for filing wood)
bookmarkme abo donu
real, true
bookmarkmee saabini uga
reel of fishing line (lit. thing to wrap fishing line)
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/13/19
bookmarkmmogo
verb insist upon
bookmarkmulo
verb rollup
bookmarkmulu gudu
verb grab while pulling; destroy by falling on or through; break through any obstacles in one’s path
bookmarkmuna daemaha
noun words which hurt
bookmarknao gasi
verb eat messily (by poking at all of thefood instead of touching only the portion to be eaten)
bookmarkngaage nei
Gilbert Islands
bookmarkngadi biho
noun head
bookmarkngadi gavadu
adjective a gift (to the hearer); a present (to the hearer)
bookmarkngaobo
verb easily bent out of shape
bookmarkngaue mai
to reduce (in price, etc.)
bookmarkoho adu
go early
bookmarkolo
noun beach
bookmarksaalua
verb scraped (a little taken away),scratched
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksamu
verb gossip,slander
bookmarksassabe
adjective about to leave, prepare to leave
bookmarksee
adjective
barely, just barely
sisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarkssaga bau
ssuanga
stained in one place
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
Nukuoro Talking Dictionary.
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages.
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