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aalohi
noun the portion of the atoll lagoon just lagoonward of the fringing reef
bookmarkabi
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkadi
verb relate news or gossip
bookmarkalo maliae
noun coconut meat (fully mature) of good quality for eating
bookmarkalukaba
verb leave quickly (usually under duress)
bookmarkbaalasi de ada
to take a picture
bookmarkbaleao
noun fish sp., milkfish
bookmarkbalu
verb to bring one’s hands and arms (or wings) down or back once (as in waving, swimming, or the flapping of a bird’s wings)
bookmarkdaa de gaehala
to swing a jump rope made of gaehala
bookmarkdaa donu taahili
sing on-key
bookmarkdaedae
adjective to reach many places
bookmarkdagai
adjective move jerkily, flail (one’s legs), flounder about
bookmarkdango
noun cat’s-eye (of a shell); operculum of a gastropod
bookmarkdanu de bela
spade up taro plots, adding mulch
bookmarkdanuaa ai loo
well, ok (this time, but next timewatch it)
bookmarkdee lago dae
not really good or sufficient, etc.
bookmarkdelaa huu
that was it just as before
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
bookmarkdulagi ange
look like
bookmarkduu o de hine
noun anything sticky which pulls apart like jelly, as certain kinds of sea cucumbers etc.
bookmarke galemu
it’s alright
bookmarkege
verb raise up (so that higher)
bookmarkgabou
noun fishsp.: scad
bookmarkgalubu
noun a type of toy
bookmarkgau lama
noun rachis of the coconut leaf
bookmarkgili hau
noun the inner bark of the hibiscus
bookmarkgoso
adjective bothered, annoyed
bookmarkgu odi mai ogu
i have done all i could
bookmarkhadu mada
noun eyeball
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagadau tugi
adjective punch each other
bookmarkhagadibadiba de lima
hagadinoangahulu
verb make a total of ten people
bookmarkhagaduasala
verb suffer,punish
bookmarkhagaduugau
verb to make a handle for (e.g., a knife); to fasten with pegs
bookmarkhagaholau
verb banish from the island (in a canoe with no paddle or food)
bookmarkhagakona
verb become (or make) much worse
bookmarkhagasiva (ina)
verb make a total of nine
bookmarkhai hegau ai
verb borrow
bookmarkhai kai
adjective show-off, proud
bookmarkhai maadua
adjective mention of one’s elders by others
bookmarkhakaunuunu
verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)
bookmarkhhuge
verb open (something),uncover
bookmarkholiagi
verb
hono
verb a patch (on clothes, or a canoe, etc.)
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkiholia
verb useful for climbing down
bookmarkkalo
adjective sharp (as a knife); a sharp pointed canoe (designed to ride easily in rough seas)
bookmarkkano mugamuga
adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)
bookmarkkave dahi
adjective do at one time
bookmarklaagau aalo saelenga
noun thatch rafters on the ends of a house
bookmarklai
noun forehead
bookmarklaumele
noun fishsp.: tang (2 sorts)
bookmarklipaidonga
noun mollusksp.: turbo petholatus
bookmarklua-laangi
time noun tuesday (’second day’)
bookmarkmadaangahulu-ma-dahi-malama
time noun november (’eleventh month’)
bookmarkmadau-dalinga
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmadohi
adjective middle (of something long and thin),halfway; to have gone halfway, to reach the halfway point
bookmarkmaege
verb raised up
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmahana
adjective hot (weather)
bookmarkmalimalino
verb becoming more and more malino
bookmarkmamu-madohi-lua
noun fishsp.: parrotfish
bookmarkmasimasi
noun dolphin
bookmarkme hagasili
noun a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)
bookmarkmee saabini uga
reel of fishing line (lit. thing to wrap fishing line)
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bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmmogo
verb insist upon
bookmarkmoe iho
adjective sleep for a short time, nap; sleep overnight in place other than one’s usual sleeping place
bookmarkngadi daumaha
adjective religions which are not in the judaeo-christian tradition, pagan cults
bookmarkngadi me
noun nothing,unimportant,useless,worthless
bookmarkngavesi haangoda
noun fishing tacklebox
bookmarkngudu maimai
adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome
bookmarkni aha
what are these
bookmarknoho
verb stay, sit, stop; freeze,coagulate; live (at); remain(somewhere); be situated
bookmarknoho hagamolomolo
adjective to sit by oneself (away from the main group)
bookmarkoda
grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed
bookmarkodo
verb thatch
bookmarkodomalie
adjective delicious (of coconut apples only)
bookmarkolo
noun beach
bookmarksali ssaavale
adjective salivate
bookmarkse goo
adept at
bookmarksugulu
noun school
bookmarktaane sauaa
shark (euphemism)
bookmarktainaahine madua
noun elder sister
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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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