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ahee oo dagodo
how are you
bookmarkalaa ai huu
those there only then
bookmarkanga-mea
noun fish sp. (= large dada)
bookmarkaoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkbinga
adjective be named, be called; regarded as
bookmarkbini gaahanga
verb three-ply braiding (of rope)
bookmarkbulubulu maanadu
noun incomplete idea
bookmarkbungaleu
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkdaane honu
noun a person of many accomplishments
bookmarkdae de ua
have a good time
bookmarkdagadagai
adjective tending to dagai
bookmarkdahido lima
noun upper arm
bookmarkdalaehala
verb pricked
bookmarkdama gaiaa
adjective
to hangaround someone’s house in theexpectation of being served food
dangada de henua
noun natives of nukuoro
bookmarkdanuaa mai i hee
good according to whom
bookmarkdao bagu
verb dry out (fish or food to preserve it)
bookmarkdau lango
verb
the season during which flies are most numerous
dogo
verb to punt (propel a canoe by poling); puntpole
bookmarkdoloa
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkdoo i hainga a me
wait for a long time (beyond the timeexpected)
bookmarkdoo me
verb plant things
bookmarkdoonga
noun tools,equipment (incl. fishing gear)
bookmarkdugu de laa
noun lower sail
bookmarkdungagi ange
nod one’s head toward (to beckon orindicate agreement, etc.)
bookmarkduu ange
adjective wait for; resemble someone (owing to a consanguineal relationship)
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarke hia
how much
bookmarkea
adjective to surface (while swimming); to be on the surface of the water; stop swimming
bookmarkgaha biigi
noun a rope for tying pigs
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgelu haiusu
unicorn fish
bookmarkhagaao
verb cause to be sufficient
bookmarkhagabiigia
verb to make sticky
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagadanu
verb sink below the horizon, burrow into the sand
bookmarkhagadau aaloha
adjective love each other (esp. of persons of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagahongagelegele
verb to make a child defecate
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
adjective producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something very sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagalodo
verb to stimulate a desire for
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagamao lalo
verb humble,modest
bookmarkhagasebugi
verb make a total of one billion
bookmarkhai me gaiaa
to be reluctant to express oneself openly (esp. to persons in certain types ofrelationship to one)
bookmarkhaiadaligi
noun the eldest child of the eldest child
bookmarkhano gaogao
adjective move sideways
bookmarkhaoli
verb cover up
bookmarkhebaledage
verb a confluence of currents (making the water choppy)
bookmarkhelii-lausedi
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkheui
verb question (something) carefully
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hungi
verb tricks of self-defense (some of which are like judo or karate)
bookmarkhuuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarkitebuubuu
noun insectsp.: grasshopper
bookmarkivi de biho
noun skull
bookmarkkano maailaba
noun the wood next to the core of a tree
bookmarkkona iho
adjective be too much for one
bookmarklaangidabu
time noun sunday
bookmarklabelabe-tea
noun fishsp.
bookmarklau kohu
adjective
growing well (of plants)
laussoe
adjective having straight hair (not kinky or wavy)
bookmarklavasi
noun a leader (between the hook and the fishing line)
bookmarklii
noun birdsp. (seen only over the ocean)
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarkmaalama dua de laa
the light remaining after sunset
bookmarkmaangalo
verb sweet
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmadangi
verb wind,gas,flatus
bookmarkmaholadage
adjective be holadage
bookmarkmanua
verb diseased
bookmarkmeemouli
noun living thing
bookmarkmilo gee
to turn the opposite way
bookmarkmmaunga
noun way of memorizing, (way of havingmemorized)
bookmarkmosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmuna abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarkngau hala
bite someone
bookmarknigo
verb go around in a circle; wind around
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarkolo
an area in which sand has accumulated; beach; sand spit
bookmarkpelaini
verb to fry
bookmarkpoo ange
touch (someone or something with the hand)
bookmarkpungu
adjective
plump
saabai
verb lift up and carry; carry (a burden)
bookmarksabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksalasalani
verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over
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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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