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aausa ina
a sea condition resembling that resulting from a ship leaving a wake
bookmarkaboabo
adjective become accustomed to
bookmarkalaa maa
those there were about (approximately)
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkaloage
ava
adjective relief, be relieved
bookmarkbaani
adjective lie down
bookmarkbale-masevaseva
noun
bani-gegeva
noun
bauanga
noun worth, value
bookmarkbe...be
either...or
bookmarkbelubelu
noun fish sp.: scad
bookmarkbula
adjective a flash (e.g., of light); a quick glance; to light (a torch)
bookmarkdaahanga
verb fool (someone), deceive
bookmarkdaamada age
adjective start again
bookmarkdaba
adjective a flash of light, a blink of an eye
bookmarkdagu made
perhaps,maybe
bookmarkdaha de hia maa
about what time is it
bookmarkdalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdau masa
noun the season during which tides are lowest
bookmarkdauaalo
verb steady paddling
bookmarkdoloa
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkduadonu
adjective luck, good fortune
bookmarke dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarkea
adjective to surface (while swimming); to be on the surface of the water; stop swimming
bookmarkgahuduna
noun ridgepole cover
bookmarkgai hagalongolongo
verb eat sparingly (to save some for others)
bookmarkgaleu
adjective a change of wind direction
bookmarkgalubu
a type of toy
bookmarkgau
noun people (as a collective, e.g. the Nukuoro people)
bookmarkgavaligi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgelemea
noun a by-product of the tumeric-making process
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
noun fishsp.: unicornfish
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgoobai dada
noun umbrella
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagaheohi
verb to correct (someone or something)
bookmarkhagaloa
verb groove; a path (lengthwise) in the taro bog
bookmarkhagamaiana
adjective
hagammau
verb memorize
bookmarkhagasiilangaa mada
noun the appearance of fish or edible animals in great numbers (an omen of death)
bookmarkhai ganabu
verb the stage in the development of a coconut tree in which ganabu begins to develop
bookmarkhakaa tuai
to sharpen a coconut grater blade
bookmarkhakide gee
spoil (a child)
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhebuihagi
verb provide an abundance of bait to keep fish in close
bookmarkhegabidi
verb packed closely together; crowdedtogether in a small place
bookmarkhiie unu
verb thirsty, be
bookmarkhine huuhua
noun pregnant woman
bookmarkhoohonu
verb
hoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarki hee ai goe
you lose
bookmarkiho daahagi
adjective
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears
ilaage
adjective free of (sickness, hardship, etc.)
bookmarkinai
noun a type of mat
bookmarkkii
verb move away
bookmarklagalagai
verb a method of plating coconut palm fronds
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarkllingi
verb pour out,spill out (sand)
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagaugau
adjective easily faint or lose consciousness;mortality-prone (e.g., of a family)
bookmarkmahana
adjective hot (weather)
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkme dili uda
noun an ocean current which comes towards the atoll
bookmarkmmudi
adjective sprinkling (of rain)
bookmarkmolimoli i tuu gaha
to express coconut oil out of the residue (oda) from which some oil has already been expressed
bookmarkmuli mai ange
a little later, by and by
bookmarkngaio-golai
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarkngudu leia
be the object of continual gossip
bookmarkoga
verb to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarkoo
adjective fit to (or into)
bookmarkoo tanga
adjective too big (clothes), spacious
bookmarkpada
adjective be coarse in texture, grain, weave, etc.
bookmarksaibo saele
adjective rush around aimlessly (of a group of people)
bookmarksali tae
adjective intractable watery diarrhea
bookmarksamu
verb gossip,slander
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarktao tangada
to immerse a person in medication
bookmarktea age laangi
noun dawn
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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