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adudai
noun "islands to the west of nukuoro" (the mortlocks)
bookmarkagule
verb pick head lice
bookmarkamuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkbido abongi
capsize eventually
bookmarkbulu
noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk
bookmarkbunaa
noun the trail left behind a canoe paddle in the water (or a similar disturbance of the water)
bookmarkbuu
adjective come out from (like smoke or pus); be forced out of
bookmarkdaagina
verb towing; dragging
bookmarkdaalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of the coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdaavalo
adjective make a great deal of noise (vocal)
bookmarkdagihia
how many for each
bookmarkdagodo daudahi
adjective having the same characteristics, be alike
bookmarkdahuli
adjective turn back; change one’s mind
bookmarkdai beau
verb rough seas at a certain time
bookmarkdali
noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi
bookmarkdaogoli
noun plantsp.: swamptaro(cyrtosperma chamissonis), also the corm of this plant
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkdenga hhuge --
upward current
bookmarkdogaa
adjective bashful, ashamed, shy, embarrassed
bookmarkdogo duu
verb to punt while standing up on the stern gunwales of a canoe
bookmarkdohu ange
sufficient for
bookmarkdua gaahanga
noun one of the lines of which gaahangais composed)
bookmarkdulivai
noun a type of coconut (reddish in color)
bookmarkduu baebae
adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)
bookmarkduugiva
adjective rough texture, of a plaited object such as a mat
bookmarkgaa lava
and then
bookmarkgaadinga gaha paa
noun a coconut with an unusually small-sized kernel
bookmarkgahuduna
noun ridgepole cover
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgaiaa dau bodu
commit adultery
bookmarkgaloi
gamedi vai salo
a type of bowl
bookmarkgannui mada makaga
gannui which is firm
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkgubenga
noun large net for fishing
bookmarkhadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkhagaaoa
verb cause to have been sufficient, relieve
bookmarkhagabaa
verb to crack (as a nut)
bookmarkhagabidoa
verb be the last
bookmarkhagaboongia
verb remain somewhere until dark
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagaduu ngavesi
adjective make boxes
bookmarkhagamade
verb do as hard as fast as possible
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagamoolau
verb hurry, rush
bookmarkhagao ngadaa
adjective expensive
bookmarkhagaobe
verb cause to have obe
bookmarkhagaoda
noun a type of prepared food (a kind of dalogo made without water)
bookmarkhagasabala
verb talk (someone) into (something)
bookmarkhai dauaa
verb be in a wrinkled condition
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun fishsp.: flatfish
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhonu tolo
noun a turtle of the largest size
bookmarkhua nnui
adjective having large fruit or nuts (of trees)
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huaamee daahaa
ise ngaio
noun needlefish
bookmarkkangi de hagasaele
a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
bookmarkkave dahi
adjective do at one time
bookmarklagohia
verb wounded
bookmarklahhie
noun firewood
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu
bookmarklodo basa
adjective talkative
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkmaalama
verb light (not dark),bright
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmanenga
noun fishsp. (= a very large balagia, 3-4 feet long)
bookmarkmangoo-biho-lua
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmanu solo maadau
file (for filing metal)
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkmau
adjective
usual
neveia
verb be neve
bookmarkngudu malie
eloquent (of a person)
bookmarknounu
oha de nnoho paba
disturb the peace
bookmarkolonoa
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarkpugu
adjective
swollen
saaluanga
noun a scratch (on the skin)
bookmarksalasalahagi
verb repeatedly salahagi
bookmarksali dodo
adjective bleed
bookmarksenga
crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarkula de gili
inflammation; red in the face; sunburned
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
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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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