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alaa loo
those (there) were the ones
bookmarkalaala
noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)
bookmarkaoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkbahhaa
adjective to make a sound, like that of a turtle gasping for breath; the sound of air exhaled suddenly
bookmarkbalu malau
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbasa gauligi
adjective to imitate a child’s manner of talking; babytalk
bookmarkbau iho
adjective capable only of looking after oneself (not others)
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkboaa ina
adjective be caught in strong wind or heavy rain
bookmarkdala hhua
verb eruptions on the skin (e.g., hives, insectbites, etc.)
bookmarkdalebu
verb turbulent (air or seas)
bookmarkdama adu hale
noun a child who wanders around to the homesof others
bookmarkdangada ssigo
noun clever person
bookmarkdangau-laha
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdao tili
noun a spear or harpoon to which a line is attached
bookmarkdau lango
verb
the season during which flies are most numerous
degidegi
adjective having a kind or generous nature
bookmarkdelaa nei ()
that there is it (is that there it)
bookmarkdele de gada
smile
bookmarkdeledele saele
adjective walk around aimlessly; be spread allover (of news)
bookmarkdenei naa loo
this seems to be
bookmarkdiidiinga
noun manner of urinating
bookmarkdoga
noun a (live) coral formation
bookmarkdonu gee
misunderstand
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarkgadea
noun the side of the canoe away from the outrigger float
bookmarkgai lima lua
eat greedily (with both hands)
bookmarkgai samusamu
verb eat left-overs (that most people wouldthrow out)
bookmarkgalo saele
adjective look around (moving one’s body about)
bookmarkgau hadu
noun the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgelegele gumi hue
fine-grained sand
bookmarkgolee bugaliaa
haa-laangi
time noun
thursday
Hadu lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend
bookmarkhagabiiginga
noun way of making sticky
bookmarkhagadaemaha
verb put weight on, make unhappy
bookmarkhagadali
verb accumulate (bring together); gather up; imprisonment (short term)
bookmarkhagadegelia
verb
hagadubu o de adu
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduu dala
adjective angry and ready to fight
bookmarkhagahale
verb begin to form (of a situation)
bookmarkhagailangi daahaa
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo, but without somo or mugamuga)
bookmarkhagasiilangaa mada
noun the appearance of fish or edible animals in great numbers (an omen of death)
bookmarkhagatulu mai
verb ooze out
bookmarkhagauda i tege
carry a basket, etc., on one’s hip
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai lodo
resentful
bookmarkhai maalisa
having an overhanging reef shelf
bookmarkhesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkhhaa
verb blossom forth
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkholo
verb
swallow
honu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkhuahua ai
be in charge of, control, lead
bookmarkidi
verb to husk (a coconut) with one’s teeth
bookmarkkaba donu
wait!
bookmarkkeli
adjective root around (disturbing the coral layer of a yard by shuffling, or by pawing the ground)
bookmarklele tua
adjective to pull a back muscle (or pinch a nerve) and thus collapse
bookmarklludu
verb take all (of something)
bookmarkluu odaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for dual, inalienable noun)
bookmarkmaagila
verb to appear to be barely separated (as islets on the atoll when seen from a distance); parted slightly
bookmarkmaahe
adjective decrease (in strength, rate of growth, etc.)
bookmarkmahole
adjective peeled (a great amount having been taken off)
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligiligi
noun flying insect
bookmarkmasalia
verb empty of water
bookmarkmassanganga
adjective apart, widely spaced
bookmarkme gu modu
decision
bookmarkmee
noun thing
bookmarkmogo
noun shoot from a sprouting coconut
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)
bookmarkolonoa
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkpago
adjective the sound of any sudden violent contact; the sound of an explosion
bookmarkpigi
adjective be stuck
bookmarksaaluanga
a scratch (on the skin)
bookmarksaaluanga
noun a scratch (on the skin)
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksiilinga a muna
trial or formal inquiry
bookmarksolasola
verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarkssomo
suck one’s finger
bookmark
uila
lightning, electricity.
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Dictionary produced by Johnny Rudolph, Maynard Henry, Kurt Erwin, Emily Drummond, Gregory D. S. Anderson and K. David Harrison.
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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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