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bangabanga
adjective skinny, shrunken
bookmarkbangadala
noun fish sp.: seabass
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbili
adjective be caught or hung up on something so as unable to fall (as a felled tree)
bookmarkbini
verb braid (rope or hair, etc.), wrap with rope
bookmarkbonaa ua
noun the sheath of the turtle’s neck
bookmarkbooboo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro or breadfruit)
bookmarkdaahili hagadaahao
adjective a song which is for amusement only (one which is not ’serious’, i.e., not religious)
bookmarkdaaligidanga
noun the slope of a canoe’s keel
bookmarkdaamada age
adjective start again
bookmarkdabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdai beau
verb rough seas at a certain time
bookmarkdama lalo
noun a person who has visited other far-awaylands
bookmarkdao ssanga
noun roof support (top) poles, wall plates
bookmarkdao tili
noun a spear or harpoon to which a line is attached
bookmarkdee beaha
all rightit’s nothing
bookmarkdiiloo
verb look after; look at attentively
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdua lligi
adjective thin (line or rope, etc.); fine (thread, etc.); tenderly
bookmarkduudanga daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarke hanu ana dama
have children
bookmarkea gi lunga
to ride high in the water (e.g., of a canoe)
bookmarkga aha
and then did what
bookmarkgadi
verb bite
bookmarkgai de baibu
smoke cigarettes
bookmarkgamedi vai salo
a type of bowl
bookmarkgano siga
noun strands (of cloth)
bookmarkgatae
noun fishingnet (attached to a frame or handle)
bookmarkgili somo
noun the coconut meat of a germinating coconut (after the coconut apple has been removed)
bookmarkgoobai lau
noun a hat made from pandanus leaves
bookmarkgubenga
noun large net for fishing
bookmarkgumedi
noun bowl (wooden)
bookmarkhaalo
verb extend one’s hand, reach out; to expect things from others, and accept too readily
bookmarkhagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagadiidii
verb help to urinate (e.g., by taking a baby outside)
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagagabugabu
verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagahaibodu
verb wedding; perform a wedding
bookmarkhagahaigamaiana
verb treat as important
bookmarkhagalanea
verb cause to increase in quantity; greedy
bookmarkhagamaanadu
verb remember,remind
bookmarkhagammau de ngudu
argumentative in a disrespectful way
bookmarkhagaodea
verb the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhagasaele age
adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagasao
verb letout (something), disburse (money)
bookmarkhagasaulaba
verb treat as saulaba
bookmarkhagasolo age
keep postponing or delaying
bookmarkhale hai niho
dentist’s office
bookmarkhalehale dangada
noun a suspicious character
bookmarkhellumi
verb melee
bookmarkhhudi
verb pull
bookmarkhua-dolo
noun plantsp.: vine (any sort)
bookmarkhugadoo
unclassified all (of things)
bookmarkhulidonu
adjective rightsideout (clothes)
bookmarkhulo
verb
go
ili taalanga
adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk at greatlength
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarkliagi
verb dump, throwout (discard)
bookmarkllea
adjective
say loudly
lou aama
adjective the submerging of the outrigger float
bookmarkmaangoa
adjective to be dry
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa haa
number fourteen
bookmarkmadagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmagi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
magi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkme ssongo aha
useless thing
bookmarkmodu taalonga
adjective to escape (of fish, after having been speared)
bookmarkmoebili
adjective to long for another’s presence at bedtime
bookmarkmomme aadea
noun clearing (e.g., in the woods)
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmoomodu
adjective
ngadi ngavesi
noun an empty box
bookmarkniho kangi
noun tusk
bookmarkoho iho
adjective come ashore early in the morning
bookmarkomada
noun eye region (including eyes, eyelids, eyebrows)
bookmarksau aloalo
verb echo
bookmarksogoisi loo huu
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
Nukuoro Talking Dictionary.
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages.
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