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aahee maa
about when (future); about how much
bookmarkalaa naa
those only
bookmarkalohaai
verb love intensely
bookmarkbibi-maadau
noun mollusk sp.: arcophagia scobinata
bookmarkbonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkboo adu laa
day after tomorrow at night
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdagodo lalo
adjective seriously ill and not improving
bookmarkdaia e tuaadai
seasick
bookmarkdalepagi
adjective fight hand-to-hand
bookmarkdali
noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi
bookmarkdatada
verb to jerk repeatedly; an intermittent sharp pain
bookmarkdaumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdeainga
noun nothingness
bookmarkdegi
adjective kind, generous, forgiving
bookmarkdinihu
verb industrious, hardworking
bookmarkdogoisi mai
adjective decreasing (in number)
bookmarkdonadona
verb covered with dona
bookmarkduu beleala
noun immature coconutapple
bookmarkduugiva
adjective rough texture, of a plaited object(such as a mat)
bookmarkduugunga o de henua
customs of the island (nukuoro)
bookmarkeu sege
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkgalaanga
verb to look for members of the opposite sex by walking around at night
bookmarkgolomagi iho
adjective to exercise great patience or restraintfor one’s own benefit
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkhaangoda de agau
a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)
bookmarkhadu-uaua
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagabinga
verb name (something)
bookmarkhagabuulinga dangada
noun tribe
bookmarkhagadaahao ai
do something as though it were a game
bookmarkhagadagodo gee ina
change
bookmarkhagaduu de uinga
to place stakes on the sides of uinga
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagamanavasaa
adjective risky,dangerous
bookmarkhagamele
verb
hagasao
verb letout (something), disburse (money)
bookmarkhai damaahine
adjective the relationship between parent and daughter
bookmarkhai dangada
adjective the relationship between relatives, related (of persons)
bookmarkhai me daahea
search for driftwood or other beachedobjects
bookmarkhai mee magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhale denga manu
noun hive (house for animals)
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkhua gulu
noun breadfruit (singular)
bookmarkhuaalavao
verb a strong wind
bookmarkibu
noun
iga-loa
noun fishsp. (a small flying fish)
bookmarkilihia tinae
adjective a stomach distended by gas
bookmarkina
verb to light up an area at night (esp. for hunting land crabs)
bookmarkinai
noun a type of mat
bookmarkkave dahi
adjective do at one time
bookmarklaa ange
and those there
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklanga
verb lift, raise up; copy out (by hand); ship from one place to another
bookmarklangi haanau
noun
a certain kind of rain
llagu
verb claw
bookmarkllilo mai
decreasing (in number); becoming less
bookmarkmaanga booi
noun a fingerful of booi
bookmarkmaaui
verb givebirth to, born
bookmarkmadamataia
verb inclined to be (or easily) mataia
bookmarkmadannia sisi
noun littlefinger
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
noun riddle,parable
bookmarkmmenengia mai
discourage (someone) about something
bookmarkmoana dugidugi
noun far from any land, in the open sea
bookmarkmoni galele
a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmoomodu
adjective
moosugia ange
somewhat moosugia
bookmarkmuga
verb used (or done, heard, or known) over and over until bored with
bookmarkmuimuia
verb be muimui
bookmarkmusa
verb the sound of many little school fish feeding at the surface of the water
bookmarknao gasi
verb eat messily (by poking at all of thefood instead of touching only the portion to be eaten)
bookmarkngadi hanonga
a useless journey
bookmarkngalue mai
decrease
bookmarknngao
verb loud (sound)
bookmarknoho lalo
adjective overloaded (almost to the point of sinking)
bookmarksaavale
verb spit,drool,sputum
bookmarksae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes in sheet metal)
bookmarksala
noun mistake,error,accident
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarksali ssavale
salivate
bookmarksau aloalo
echo
bookmarksseni
tangada maagaga
industrious person
bookmarkubu hhoa
type of prepared food dish made from taro cooked in a half coconut shell
bookmarkulu-dugi
hawk fish
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Nukuoro Talking Dictionary.
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