EnglishAn example search has returned 100 entries
aasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkabo sala
adjective mean (by nature), unkind
bookmarkadu laa
after tomorrow, the one after the next one
bookmarkalahenua
noun plot of (bush) land, acreage
bookmarkbaalasi saele
shine a flashlight indiscriminately on people
bookmark
bebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbelabela
verb dirty (like bela)
bookmarkbogi
verb to plant taro slips
bookmarkbuge
noun a bump on a tree trunk
bookmarkdaagami
noun bodyguard, soldier
bookmarkdaha de hia maa
about what time is it
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdao hagamaadau
noun a spear with a barb
bookmarkdau balabala
adjective slack (of rope)
bookmarkdenaa ange naa
about that
devedeve
adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)
bookmarkdogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkdoo
verb get down, get off; take up a stringfigure (from another’s hands); fall;plant (something); drop down
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkdugu dahi
verb accomplish or complete something in asingle effort; fishing with a single line
bookmarkdugu de gumigumi
allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven
bookmarkeidu ai
treat as a totem, worship, treat as asupernatural being
bookmarkgahaalava
adjective orange-colored (like a certain variety of coconut)
bookmarkgaigai a usu
flatus
bookmarkgalu
noun viscous sputum
bookmarkgau
verb lymphnodes (enlarged)
bookmarkgau bini
noun a tool used in braiding rope
bookmarkgau dagodo
noun the boom of a sail
bookmarkgauna
verb invite
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgelemea
noun a by-product of the tumeric-making process
bookmarkgide malie
adjective get in the habit of
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgili hau
noun the inner bark of the hibiscus
bookmarkgona
noun belly button
bookmarkgoohunga
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkgumedi vai solo
noun a type of bowl
bookmarkhadu lunga
noun a stone used to crush hermit crabs(for bait)
bookmarkhaele sala
spoil (children), bring up (children) badly.
bookmarkhagaahi
verb provide fire to or for; hungry; eatsomething
bookmarkhagadama
verb treat as a child
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
verb chase each other
bookmarkhagadili
verb produce offspring
bookmarkhagadubu o de ahi
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahaunu
verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages
bookmarkhagahebaa ngudu
adjective converse (conversation)
bookmarkhagamaalama
verb brighten,illuminate
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagapiigia
verb make stuck to
bookmarkhagasemuna
verb make a total of one hundred million
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
procrastinate (about work); refuse toparticipate in work
bookmarkhageli
verb a sort of sound in ancient chants
bookmarkhesilihagi gee
to have hesilihagi by aconsiderable distance
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa haa
number fourteen
bookmarkmadi
verb to add organic material to the taro bog
bookmarkmagulugulu
adjective to despair (of attaining success)
bookmarkmahedua
sneeze
bookmarkmahole
adjective peeled (a great amount having been taken off)
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkme gu modu
decision
bookmarkmee duu
noun clitoris
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmolo
verb to make a knot of hair
bookmarkmonilele
noun airplane
bookmarkmusa
verb the sound of many little school fish feeding at the surface of the water
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngaage
downtown.
bookmarkngali
grind
bookmarkngalue mai
decrease
bookmarkngau hala
verb bite someone
bookmarkngu te lodo
noun the edge of the lagoon reef
bookmarknngaoa
verb noisy (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarkpala de langi
it’s raining
bookmarkpanga
adjective
sae mai
break through the bush (toward one)
bookmarksalibaadaa
verb a type of low cloud
bookmarksenga
crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk
bookmarksivi
adjective giveup
bookmarksomo boi
adjective grow abnormally (having defects)
bookmarksongagi
noun a bad sort of person
bookmarktainadaane madua
noun elder brother
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
bookmarkThere are currently 7247 entries, 1078 audio files, and 74 images.
All content copyright © Nukuoro community. (2013-2018)
Dictionary produced by Johnny Rudolph, Maynard Henry, Kurt Erwin, Emily Drummond, Gregory D. S. Anderson and K. David Harrison.
Supported in part with funding from a NSF REU Site grant (PI Harrison, Building Digital Tools to Support Endangered Languages and Preserve Environmental Knowledge in Mexico, Micronesia, and Navajo Nation, Award #1461056).
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
how to cite:
Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
Nukuoro Talking Dictionary.
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages.
http://www.talkingdictionary.org/nukuoro
Interface and database design under the direction of Jeremy Fahringer and Swarthmore College ITS.
Supported by
