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aau
verb remove
bookmarkaha goi
what next
bookmarkahee oo dagodo
how are you
bookmarkaigimea
noun plant sp.: wedelia creeper (wedelia biflora (l.) dc.)
bookmarkalahage
adjective wake up (from sleep)
bookmarkanei ai loo
these then are
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbaalanga uli
noun cast iron
bookmarkbaba
adjective level (not bumpy); (any sort of) flat base (esp. the board on which mats are plaited); the consolidated reef under water or sand; the back of a human; the shell of a turtle, crab, etc.; to be ready
bookmarkbie
noun plant sp.: Polynesian arrowroot (tacca leontopetaloides (l.) o.k.)
bookmarkboo dolu de gulu
the third day after breadfruit has been picked (after which it is not good to eat)
bookmarkbulada
noun banana tree fibers (for making cloth)
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdahia
verb
shave
damadaa
verb to have started it; to have begun it
bookmarkdangada abasasa
adjective european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdatada
verb to jerk repeatedly; an intermittent sharp pain
bookmarkdau mamu
verb the season in which fish are abundant
bookmarkdaula
verb rope (heavy); anchored (of ship)
bookmarkde hine hagahaanau
midwife
bookmarkdee madaladala de langi
raining without let-up
bookmarkdelaa ai loo
that was it at last
bookmarkdiinei de madangi
a decrease of wind velocity
bookmarkdogo duu
verb to punt while standing up on the stern gunwales of a canoe
bookmarkdua alohagi
noun fishingline of a size appropriate fortrolling
bookmarkduu malaelae
noun an open field (having no trees)
bookmarkduudae baa
the dust produced by working pearl shell to make a hook
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarkgaanoni
noun
an omen of death
gasigasia
verb rubbed against,scratched
bookmarkgauna
verb invite
bookmarkgobegobe
adjective cough (repeatedly)
bookmarkhagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagadilimangali
verb to teach someone to dilimangali
bookmarkhagasae gili
verb pierce the skin superficially
bookmarkhai daahili
adjective to compose songs
bookmarkhai daalanga
adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk animatedly
bookmarkhai dagelo
adjective deep-bottomed
bookmarkhai mogobuna
adjective the relationship between grandparent and grandchild
bookmarkhaiadaligi
noun the eldest child of the eldest child
bookmarkhaigamaiana
adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important
bookmarkhakaadia
verb make tightly packed
bookmarkhemuu
adjective talk to one another
bookmarkholomanga
noun throat
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkkano avaavaa
verb porous
bookmarkkau gee
adjective not usedto; hard to
bookmarkkii gee
move away from
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklilo bule
adjective covered up completely
bookmarklodo degi
adjective having a forgiving nature
bookmarklodo laanui
adjective large in volume or capacity,spacious inside
bookmarkmaaua
adjective poisoned (by food)
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mada gelegele
noun male child
bookmarkmadaangahulu
numeral ten (objects)
bookmarkmadabuunou
adjective dull (of an edge or point)
bookmarkmagau i togaa
die of shame
magi dehenua
verb have fever
bookmarkmahaa de usu
to have encountered unexpected misfortune
bookmarkmaimai ange
to have been dulled (from having been struck on a hard object)
bookmarkmama
noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmangoo-biho-lua
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmouli dangada
noun delinquent person (periodically exhibiting bad behavior)
bookmarkmuaamoni
noun a song formerly sung while dancing
bookmarkmulo
verb rollup
bookmarknebu
verb to do something so earnestly that one has no time to talk; be very busy
bookmarkngaio-golai
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkngalue ange
increase
bookmarkngaue ange
increase (in price, etc.)
bookmarkoga
verb to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarkosia
verb taken for planting
bookmarksabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksaibo
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarksao de leo
clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksila
verb look for
bookmarksomo haahine
adjective a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarktao tangada
to immerse a person in medication
bookmarktubuna daane
noun grandfather
bookmarkvaagia
found or caught doing something wrong
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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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