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aalohi modu
noun lagoonward of the islets of the atoll
bookmarkaasanga
verb a watercourse between islets on the atoll
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkaoa
verb misshapen fruit
bookmarkbalu daaea
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbolo
verb make a will (for oneself or others)
bookmarkboo adu laa
day after tomorrow at night
bookmarkboo manu
adjective to weed (a garden)
bookmarkdaaia
verb wash clothes completely; scoop upcompletely
bookmarkdamadanga
noun origin, source
bookmarkde hine ga haibodu
noun bride
bookmarkdee gamalie
adjective do very attentively
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdemeelaa
that one over there
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdii de laa
the shining of the sun
bookmarkdilo
verb look at (inspect)
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdoloa
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkdolu llau
number three hundred
bookmarkdookalala
stilts; walk on stilts
bookmarkdoolonga
noun a track left by a crawling thing
bookmarkduunga gima
half of a clam shell
bookmarke dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarkgaadinga hai ngadi ubu
coconut with a shell of a size appropriate for use as a cooking vessel
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgammenge-hai-gili-dabeo
noun mollusksp.: thais luteostoma
bookmarkganae oo
threadfin fish
bookmarkgelegele gumi hue
fine-grained sand
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
gumedi
noun bowl (wooden)
bookmarkhaangoda de boo
a method of fishing (at night, beyond the reef)
bookmarkhadu-i-de-ssala
noun
coralsp.: red organ-pipecoral
haduhadua
verb rocky (full of stones)
bookmarkhagabibi
verb to cook food in an earth oven for a short time (just to heat it up)
bookmarkhagadahi
verb a counting system for days, based on the lunar phases
bookmarkhagadiba
verb incline to one side
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
adjective to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagamaasei mai
make smaller (toward one)
bookmarkhagamaiana
adjective
hagamalemolemoanga
noun
hagamau
verb to strive to become acquainted with
bookmarkhagaobe
verb cause to have obe
bookmarkhagapilo
verb let decay; allow to stink
bookmarkhai damana
adjective the relationship between father (or other male elder) and child (or one treated as child)
bookmarkhai mee magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkheboohagi
adjective fight
bookmarkhemuu
adjective talk to one another
bookmarkhidi de mamu dunu
curling up of fish (when cooked)
bookmarkhiihidi
verb
hiisoa
noun plantsp.: cassythavine(cassytha filiformis l.)
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarkili taalanga
adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk at greatlength
bookmarkkaa
noun mangrovecrab
bookmarkkalo
adjective sharp (as a knife); a sharp pointed canoe (designed to ride easily in rough seas)
bookmarklaangai sahole
noun a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping and biting
bookmarklabodo-sisi
noun eelsp.: snakeeel
bookmarklongoaa
adjective <= longaa>
bookmarkmaagaga dua
to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
mada baabaa
noun #NAME?
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madagauhala
noun the lower abdomen, crotch, pubic area
bookmarkmadila diadia
noun bindings wound around a fishing pole to give it extra strength
bookmarkmaeva
adjective move from one place to another
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun starfish
bookmarkmiili aheahe
adjective a version of the game called miili
bookmarkmuna de henua
noun the nukuoro language
bookmarkngado
adjective come to the end or limit (of something)
bookmarknguua
verb be nguu
bookmarkoo
noun a ration of food for a long canoe voyage
bookmarkpigi
adjective be stuck
bookmarkpungu
adjective
plump
saelea
verb walkedupon
bookmarksagisagili
verb to say dirty words to someone
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarksavali
verb hungry
bookmarksebu
adjective seen on the surface of the sea from time to time
bookmarksii talaa umada
a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast
bookmarksomo
adjective grow, develop; coconutapple
bookmarksula
verb arrive
bookmarksuugulu
verb learn
bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
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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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