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adiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkagu iho
say to oneself
bookmarkahu
noun islet
bookmarkanaa loo
these (there) were the ones
bookmarkanaboo nei
tonight (past)
bookmarkao ina
inadvertently remain up until daybreak (=aoa)
bookmarkaoa
verb to inadvertently remain up until daybreak
bookmarkbau ange
capable of, be the equal of
bookmarkbaua
verb figure out, determine
bookmarkbiho o de agoago
topic of a sermon
bookmarkdaahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdaahili hagadaahao
adjective a song which is for amusement only (one which is not ’serious’, i.e., not religious)
bookmarkdaane mada duulanga
noun a person able to do things others cannot
bookmarkdamadanga
noun origin, source
bookmarkdamana
noun father (formal)
bookmarkdanuaa ai loo
well, ok (this time, but next timewatch it)
bookmarkdaubasa
a great many
bookmarkdelaa tee madea
hard to tellapart from; resemble closely
bookmarkdenga meenaa
those ones (plural)
bookmarkdihidihi
noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkdiibanga goo dii
a game played by children (to determinewho is "it")
bookmarkdili bala
adjective collapse (of persons)
bookmarkdogodoganga
noun
plantsp.
doo tuugau
a dislocation of the tuugau
bookmarkdooa
verb planted
bookmarkduu mmea
sea cucumber species
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkduuhua
adjective single, unmarried
bookmarkduumaa
unclassified remainder (less than the preceding number); about, approximately
bookmarke aha goe
how about
bookmarkgaa, ula
verb burn (intransitive)
bookmarkgaalau-ango
noun plantsp.: tumeric plant (curcuma sp.)
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
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galoa
verb attractive to members of the opposite sex
bookmarkgaunga
noun the partially burned wood or coconut husk which is left over after a fire
bookmarkgavaausu
noun plantsp.: treesp.: barringtoniatree (barringtonia asiatica (l.) kurz)
bookmarkgieuli
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkgina
noun fishsp.: rainbowrunner
bookmarkginigini loola
a game played by children
bookmarkhaanoa
verb wash someone’s hands (or mouth)
bookmarkHadu lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend
bookmarkhagaahe mai
adjective return to the fold
bookmarkhagadama
verb treat as a child
bookmarkhagadau aaloha
adjective love each other (esp. of persons of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagadonu muna
adjective act as an interpreter
bookmarkhagaduu me
miserly
bookmarkhagagalauna
verb teach to use galauna
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagailangi
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhagasoa
verb go with someone; cause to increase innumber
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai de gubenga
to use a gubenga for fishing
bookmarkhai lodo
resentful
bookmarkhai me madua
act grown up
bookmarkhano muhuu loo
let’s see...
bookmarkhegau
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhevaalogi
the screaming of many people at the same time
bookmarkhulu manu
noun feathers
bookmarkhune
noun core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarkise-ngaio
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkkii
adjective win,overcome
bookmarklanibene
adjective separation in coconut oil (when it is aging)
bookmarklaohie de me
good weather (dry)
bookmarklau henua
verb waves of sufficient size to wash overall land on the atoll; tidalwave
bookmarklau kohu
adjective
growing well (of plants)
llena
verb stretch; raise one’s eyebrows
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarkmaduupaa
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkmagi i de makama
menstruation
bookmarkmahole
adjective peeled (a great amount having been taken off)
bookmarkmalingi
adjective spilled, poured out
bookmarkmalo gahu
noun collared shirt
bookmarkngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarkngadi ngavesi
an empty box
bookmarkngago
noun brain; egg
bookmarkngaio
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarknngolo
adjective a steady sound (e.g., of a machine, of rain, or of vibration)
bookmarkoaa
adjective a sound indicating disagreement ordispleasure; oh my gosh
bookmarkono
barracuda
bookmarksavaa
adjective soon (will happen)
bookmarkse biho
clever (scheme or trick)
bookmarksenga manu
stupid (like an animal)
bookmarkseseu
verb
push (now and into the future)
tinana o dogu bodu
noun mother-in-law
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
bookmarkuhado
large white worm species
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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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