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aha goi delaa
what was I going to say
bookmarkalaa naa
those only
bookmarkalualumia
verb
sendaway
anaa ange naa
about that
anei ange
and these (here)
bookmarkanga iho
noun self-awareness
bookmarkange laa
the next but one
bookmarkbaa age
shallow (e.g., waters)
bookmarkbaa hagasalau
adjective make contact with while not aligned
bookmarkbidoa
verb lift or hold one end of something
bookmarkbilibili-hadu
noun fish sp. (trachinotus bailloni)
bookmarkbogo
verb take something, steal something
bookmarkbuadalia
verb cast with a sling
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdalaa ubu
noun charcoal from the coconut shell
bookmarkdalangasau
verb be quick-witted in an emergency
bookmarkdangada duaagau
adjective an avid fisherman
bookmarkde gai i mua
favorite food
bookmarkde ulu hagabolebole
topmost part of any standing object
bookmarkdee adahaia
very; very bad
bookmarkdee mahana tae
stay for only a short time
bookmarkdelaa ange maalie
that there is exactly right
bookmarkdenei sili
this is enough
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdiingia
verb to be exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdinana mai i daha
stepmother
bookmarkdoa agalala
noun very big giant
bookmarkdodi
adjective have a limp (physical condition)
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdolo
adjective creep (a very slow movement over the ground)
bookmarkdonu gee
misunderstand
bookmarkdua gina
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for gina fishing
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of women in childbirth)
bookmarkgada gimoo
adjective smile (esp. for no good reason or whenembarrassed)
bookmarkgaigai a usu
flatus
bookmarkgalo ahi
sparks
bookmarkgannui mada makaga
gannui which is firm
bookmarkgide sala
adjective misidentify
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkhadu me llanga
lay out plaited work
bookmarkhagabaubau
verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately
bookmarkhagaingoo ai
called by (named)
bookmarkhagalanea
verb cause to increase in quantity; greedy
bookmarkhagalloba ange
verb to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe).
bookmarkhagalulu de madangi
to attract the wind (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagangaue
verb move (something)
bookmarkhagassoe
verb straighten out; decide an issue (byhigher authority)
bookmarkhagassui age
eat or drink just a little bit
bookmarkhageli
verb a sort of sound in ancient chants
bookmarkhai de eidu
one of two children’s games
hano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhhola mai saiolo
to allow the sail to fill with wind, holding on to the boom sheet (after luffing)
bookmarkhobulaa
adjective a sound uttered esp. when liftingsomething
bookmarkholo
verb
swallow
hulu manu
noun feathers
bookmarkilihia ssave
adjective the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)
bookmarkiviivia
verb skinny,thin (person),emaciated
bookmarkkangi odi
adjective too sharp
bookmarkkano mouli
noun fresh meat (including fish)
bookmarklaagau aalo saelenga
noun thatch rafters on the ends of a house
bookmarklalo ade
noun solarplexus (considered the seat of feeling)
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkmadalama
noun tip of coconut palm leaf
bookmarkmaduilau
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmaeva
adjective move from one place to another
bookmarkmagi hai dama
morningsickness (of pregnancy)
bookmarkmaholadage
adjective be holadage
bookmarkmahuge
maluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmanogo
noun fishsp.: goby
bookmarkmanu
noun animal, plant (flora); coral head; throat spacer of a flying fish net; March (month)
bookmarkmasa boo
adjective mornings following nights during which the tide has gone out (which are good for looking for fish trapped on the reef)
bookmarkmau ange huu
usually
bookmarkmuaamoni
noun a song formerly sung while dancing
bookmarkngadaa mai
difficult for me; difficult to come
bookmarkngaoloa
verb noisy (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarkniho
noun tooth, teeth
bookmarkniho hagadolo
noun incisor teeth
bookmarkoho mai
come early
bookmarksassabe
adjective about to leave, prepare to leave
bookmarkseaamonga
noun a unit of (twenty) coconuts for makinghuaahuu
bookmarksege de gauanga
dislocated thighbone
bookmarksii bido lua
vomiting and having diarrhea at the same time (’flowing from both ends’)
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksou hahine
noun a steady, light gust of wind
bookmarktubuna aahine
noun grandmother
bookmarkvalu llau
number eight hundred
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Nukuoro Talking Dictionary.
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