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adu
noun fishclub (priest)
bookmarkadu laa
after tomorrow, the one after the next one
bookmarkalaa donu
those there only
bookmarkalahage
adjective wake up (from sleep)
bookmarkaonga
noun sort or degree of daybreak
bookmarkbaadunga
noun punishment
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbasaa
verb be talked into
bookmarkbula de ganomada
get mad
bookmarkbupubu
adjective make a lot of noise (not vocal)
bookmarkbuu ili
dahido vae
noun the back of the thigh
bookmarkdala-moana
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdalaa manu
noun piece of broken glass
bookmarkdaleba
verb flap briskly in the wind
bookmarkdanu de bela
spade up taro plots, adding mulch
bookmarkdaogili
noun
dau looloa
adjective to tie at the end of a long tether
bookmarkdee vasu
fearless (socially); inconsiderate
bookmarkdele
verb move from one place to another; to sail (a canoe); be transmitted; slipout of one’s hands (e.g., a line on which a big fish has been caught)
bookmarkdengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdiibanga goo dii
a game played by children (to determinewho is "it")
bookmarkdili dagidahi age
release one at a time or intermittently or sporadically
bookmarkdoli de henua
to defeat all comers
bookmarkdungagi ange
nod one’s head toward (to beckon orindicate agreement, etc.)
bookmarkduu ngavesi
noun a cover of a box
bookmarkduugunga o de henua
customs of the island (nukuoro)
bookmarkgaigai a usu
flatus
bookmarkganae-oo
noun fishsp.: threadfin
bookmarkgango
adjective burned (overcooked food)
bookmarkgano agau
noun reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgau lama
noun rachis of the coconut leaf
bookmarkgini hua o hegau
to receive the rewards of work well done (or punishment for evil deeds)
bookmarkgoloa hai hegau
noun tools (for work)
bookmarkgoo
noun taro spade
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkhagabaa
verb to crack (as a nut)
bookmarkhagabala
verb allow to become soft; prostrate oneself (esp. to hide)
bookmarkhagalalo
verb angling (a fishing method)
bookmarkhagamao lunga
verb arrogant,haughty,overbearing,proud
bookmarkhagamau
verb to strive to become acquainted with
bookmarkhagamuliagi
verb cause to be last
bookmarkhagasugi ange
to use an abbreviated name or acronym
bookmarkhai gainga
adjective make an area messy by throwing trasharound
bookmarkhai mainu
verb collect bait
bookmarkhemuu
adjective talk to one another
bookmarkhhao tuula
adjective to sail so as to fill one’s sails with wind (sailing crosswind)
bookmarkhoe pale
noun a type of canoe paddle designed for steering
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkhuna
verb
hide
kadi gauve
to clench one’s teeth from the cold
bookmarkkangi baasi lua
adjective double-edged
bookmarkkumi
verb to squeeze by grabbing
bookmarklau de madila
a tuna of fair size
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklodo llidi
adjective a dandy (always wanting to llidi)
bookmarklunga age
up a little
bookmarkmada-galisi
the stem of the coconut
bookmarkmadalua maa siva
number twenty nine
bookmarkmadea
verb identify,recognize
bookmarkmalui
adjective turned (in a direction), reversed, transpose
bookmarkmamu-duagaa
noun fishsp.: stingray
bookmarkmanu
noun animal, plant, insect (excludes fish and humans)
bookmarkme maaguluaa
noun dislocated joint (of the body)
bookmarkmmoli gee
haul away from
bookmarkmoso
noun black bird species (eats fruit)
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmule
adjective slow; late
bookmarkngae
mollusk
bookmarkngau hala
verb bite someone
bookmarkngauda
inland of; landlubber
bookmarknoho baba
live peacefully
bookmarknoho hagamaaiongi
adjective to sit as though stunned (i.e., as though hagamaaiongi)
bookmarkogo
verb pick up one at a time (by hand)
bookmarkoo
adjective fit to (or into)
bookmarksali tae
adjective intractable watery diarrhea
bookmarksigale
scull (a boat)
bookmarksinga gee
lean away from
bookmarktolu-laangi
Wednesday (’third day’)
bookmarkuu
milk
bookmarkvakaa
be in trouble, in danger, or in a precarious situation
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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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