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aagonga i lunga
noun social class of chiefs and priests
bookmarkaboabongi
adjective easily capsizable
bookmarkaheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkaloage
anaa ai huu
those only then
bookmarkanuanumia age
adjective visibly bobbing up and down in the sea
bookmarkbagekege
verb move jerkily (as when stumbling)
bookmarkbau iho
adjective capable only of looking after oneself (not others)
bookmarkboobosu
adjective
dada saele
adjective always being borrowed
bookmarkdaelodo gi lunga
a large number of
bookmarkdagu hahine
my "daughter" or "mother" (not one’s natural mother)
bookmarkdahea iho
adjective drift toward the place where the speaker is not
bookmarkdahuli
adjective turn back; change one’s mind
bookmarkdalepagi
adjective fight hand-to-hand
bookmarkdangada de henua
noun natives of nukuoro
bookmarkdangau-ngudu-aahua
noun
dee vasu
fearless (socially); inconsiderate
bookmarkdilia ange
give fish to
bookmarkdoga de manu
nesting of gadada, or gaalau, or gailulu
bookmarkdua daabasi
noun the size of fishing line appropriate for tuna fishing
bookmarkdugu de gumigumi
allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven
bookmarkduu de umada
noun a rainbow appearing in the sky
bookmarkduu munimuni
hide and seek (game)
bookmarkege
verb raise up (so that higher)
bookmarkgai busibusi
verb take the bait tentatively (of fish)
bookmarkgaso
roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)
bookmarkgini manu
verb pick flowers
bookmarkgohu de lodo
ignorant
bookmarkgubu daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarkgubu vae
foot, ankle
bookmarkhadi
adjective broken (as a stick), bent up
bookmarkhagaamu
verb pay respect to,honor (someone)
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagadau gaiaa
adjective steal from one another
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagahaanau
verb to help to deliver a child (as a midwife does)
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamuliagi
verb cause to be last
bookmarkhakaogao
verb to sit on one buttock
bookmarkhedangisi
adjective to make noise by scraping things together (e.g., the grinding sound of jaws)
bookmarkhhoa de lae
to run into misfortune as a result of one’s evil deeds
bookmarkhhuda
adjective open one’s eyes; awaken for a short time
bookmarkholo gumi
adjective
ilihia ssave
the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)
bookmarkisiisi luu gauanga
to tear off (a person’s) legs
kii mai
verb decreasing
bookmarklaagau lui
noun a cross (e.g., of wood)
bookmarklaanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklodo me muimui
in the bush (uncleared area)
bookmarkmadaa hadu
noun grater (metal) attached to a board forgrating taro
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madannia
noun finger
bookmarkmadaviiga
verb the needle-like spines on daudu fish
bookmarkmahuge
manavanava gimoo
adjective panting (as when short of breath)
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligiligi
noun flying insect
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
starfish
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
noun riddle,parable
bookmarkmomme
a place
bookmarkmugamuga
noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut; type of huaamee
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkngadi dangada
noun an ordinary person, commoner; a person of slight social value
bookmarkngadi gavadu
adjective a gift (to the hearer); a present (to the hearer)
bookmarkngudu leia
be the object of continual gossip
bookmarknguu
squid
bookmarknoho dodo
coagulation of blood
bookmarkodea
adjective noon, midday
bookmarkoho boo
adjective to oho while still dark
bookmarksali ssaavale
adjective salivate
bookmarkse gainga
abundant
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarksomo dae
noun fully mature coconutapple
bookmarktoo gee
clumsy, unskillful, awkward (not dexterous)
bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
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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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