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aahee ai
then which
bookmarkaahee naa
then what (distant future)
bookmarkaahee nei
then what (immediate future)
bookmarkaheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkalo-mea
adjective reddish color (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkbasa hagamalaia
adjective to curse (someone)
bookmarkbige
noun a strip of land extending into the sea or a swamp
bookmarkbigobigo
adjective bent up (having several bends)
bookmarkboogia mai
be caught doing something wrong
bookmarkbuu useahi
verb blurred
bookmarkdaa de hagallogo
perform certain old religious ceremonies or chants
bookmarkdabaduu
noun fishsp.: (a small suulee or a var. ofsuulee)
bookmarkdauoni
noun fishsp.
bookmarkde ia
the, thing, it
bookmarkdee galemu
never mind, don’t bother
bookmarkdenaa huu
that is it still
bookmarkdiba iho
adjective to tip down; go away from the atoll
bookmarkdili gaiaa
verb sneak a look
bookmarkdoga
adjective landon (as a bird lands on the branch of a tree)
bookmarkdoloa
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkdoloa
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkdoolohi
verb chase,run after
bookmarkduiagi
verb fishing using a whole fish as bait
bookmarkduu inai
eu doo
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkgabuibui
noun a type of prepared food (made with dried taro)
bookmarkgalo
noun fishsp.: goatfish (= small vede)
bookmarkgalo
adjective look at, stare
bookmarkgavia
noun crazy person; insane person
bookmarkhagaago
verb imitate; show, teach; to urge
bookmarkhagaamuli
verb treat as junior
bookmarkhagaasoaso
noun spouse
bookmarkhagaava
verb relieve
bookmarkhagadau gaiaa
adjective steal from one another
bookmarkhagadegelia
verb
hagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagahonu age lodo
verb feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat
bookmarkhagailonga
verb sign,mark,signal,omen
bookmarkhagamalibi
verb rush,speed up
bookmarkhai mainu
verb collect bait
bookmarkhakai-a-bagila
noun mollusksp.: cerithiidae spp.
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhanuhanu
adjective few; gaining in
bookmarkhhadu
adjective invented, made-up (e.g., a story)
bookmarkhhanga
split open, open up, or separate, all at once.
bookmarkhhogi
a sharp sound, like the report of a rifle
bookmarkhhuda
adjective open one’s eyes; awaken for a short time
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarklabagau
adjective carpenter; skillful (at a craft); craftsman
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarkloselose-ganoanga
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmaalie loo
much later
bookmarkmadannia madua
noun thumb
bookmarkmagau danuaa
adjective
die peacefully
malau
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkmalogahu
noun collared shirt
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmanava duuia
adjective nervous, apprehensive (suddenly)
bookmarkmangoo-dahola
noun fishsp.: blacktipshark
bookmarkmanu-a-tababa
noun
plantsp.: cycadplant
mau
adjective get,obtain,caught
bookmarkmmoli
verb haul (all at once or as fast as possible)
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkmodimodi
adjective walk stealthily in a crouch
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarkmuna hai alaa
oh my goodness
bookmarknaa huu
when,if
bookmarkngadaa mai
difficult for me; difficult to come
bookmarknoho mua
adjective overloaded in front (of a canoe)
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
oaa
adjective a sound indicating disagreement ordispleasure; oh my gosh
bookmarkonge
verb famine
bookmarkpaa de mahedua
sneeze loudly
bookmarksaelea
verb walkedupon
bookmarksalaboli
noun may
bookmarksalu mai
make smaller by planing or scraping
bookmarksigo de muna
remember what one has heard
bookmarksiilinga a muna
trial or formal inquiry
bookmarksili iho
adjective have just stopped; calmdown (of a person)
bookmarksoe
adjective straight, not crooked; level
bookmarktalinga
noun ear
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
bookmarkulunga hala
a pillow made from a pandanus log, having various magical uses
bookmarkunumanga
drinking party
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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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