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aalanga
noun member (of the body, a house, etc.)
bookmarkaau ai naa
more so
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dua
noun fishsp.: bonito
bookmarkalohaha
noun throat (of fish only)
bookmarkamoamo
verb keep lifting one thing after another
bookmarkanumanga
noun dancing party
bookmarkbaalanga dua hale
metal roofing
bookmarkbiigonga
noun a curve, way of being bent
bookmarkboo adu laa
day after tomorrow at night
bookmarkbuada
verb sling
bookmarkbunei
noun fish sp.: batfish
bookmarkdabagau
noun a type of floor mat
bookmarkdae maduu
noun a method of pulling flying fish into the canoe with a hand net
bookmarkdai deeai
almost none
bookmarkdama dagidahi
noun the only child of a couple
bookmarkdamaa velo
adjective good at spearing fish
bookmarkdao o gasoni
noun
a type of a cloud formation
dau hoohanga
verb the season during which birds lay eggs
bookmarkdauulu
verb verdant (indicating growing well)
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdinoanga hulu
adjective a council (of ten) formerlyhaving broad legislative and judicialpowers on the atoll
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun adze with a small blade for light chipping
bookmarkdogi hakolona
noun adze with a curved blade of the Terebra shell
bookmarkdoo de gulabe
prolapsed rectum
bookmarkdoopeva
verb trick, prank
bookmarkduu de umada
noun a rainbow appearing in the sky
bookmarkduu mmea
sea cucumber species
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continue upon
bookmarkduugunga o de henua
customs of Nukuoro atoll
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgaigai a usu
flatus
bookmarkgaisaa
verb wasteful in preparing food,uneconomical
bookmarkgalagala
noun spongesp. (several spp.)
bookmarkgalo de laa
the reddish sky at sunset
bookmarkganomada
noun eye
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golo me
adjective unforgiving
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagaau aloha
adjective poor (not rich)
bookmarkhagabaangoa
verb causing prostration
bookmarkhagabiigia
verb to make sticky
bookmarkhagahaanau
verb to help to deliver a child (as a midwife does)
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
verb producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagalele mouli
verb startle; surprise (someone)
bookmarkhagammau
verb memorize
bookmarkhagasahu
verb to catch water (in something)
bookmarkhagasemuna
verb make a total of one hundred million
bookmarkhai dama
adjective pregnant
bookmarkhai maa
adjective the relationship of spouse’s sibling tosibling’s spouse
bookmarkhaigabungi
adjective act strangely, act shyly
bookmarkhailu
verb wipe oneself (after defecating)
bookmarkhedau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: alexandrianlaureltree (calophyllum inophyllum l.)
bookmarkhegau
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhelii-baalanga
noun plantsp.: grasssp.
bookmarkhhadu
adjective invented, made-up (e.g., a story)
bookmarkiho daahagi
adjective
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears
kano maailaba
noun the wood next to the core of a tree
bookmarklagolagohia
verb wounded in several places or all over
bookmarklaulau
lele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklligi
adjective
fine (in grain, of hair, etc.); little, small
luu gili
noun labiaminora
bookmarkmaahaa
adjective daybreak
bookmarkmada gapua
noun lagoonward part of a gapua
bookmarkmadaangahulu
numeral ten (objects)
bookmarkmadania teu ngaloto
noun middle finger
bookmarkmage
mahagi
adjective (fruit) picked off (or caused to fall by wind)
bookmarkmalaungudu
noun lip, lips
bookmarkmanu de gabadanga
noun
the bird leading a flock (of ngongo) to a school of fish
manuhi
adjective hemorrhage
bookmarkmouli dangada
noun delinquent person (periodically exhibiting bad behavior)
bookmarkmulo
verb rollup
bookmarknao baasua
verb to collect baasua
bookmarkngauda
adjective an unenthusiastic fisherman
bookmarkngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarkngudula
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkniho gai
noun permanent teeth (appearing afterdeciduous teeth)
bookmarkogo
noun the attachment of a clam to the reef
bookmarkpoo
adjective grab or catch in a single act
bookmarkpuni
adjective
closedup
sausaudia
verb continually blown upon (by the wind)
bookmarksavini
adjective run, move fast (as fish, or a canoe)
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
ssogo
grated raw taro which has dried out
bookmarktoo gili
wrinkled skin (from age)
bookmarktubuna aahine
noun grandmother
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
bookmarkvaga
noun sailing vessel, large canoe, ship
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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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