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adu laa
after tomorrow, the one after the next one
bookmarkalaa nei
those now
bookmarkanaa ai loo
those then are
bookmarkanei loo
these (here) are the ones
bookmarkbakau dahi de manu
not to go fishing when other groups are going
bookmarkbala
adjective soft, mushy, offering no resistance
bookmarkbangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
bookmarkbigo
adjective bent; bedridden with illness
bookmarkboo adu laa
day after tomorrow at night
bookmarkbunua
noun a young bird (of any sp. suitable for being raised as a pet)
bookmarkdaahanga
verb fool (someone), deceive
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdai bigi
adjective almost (finished or done, etc.); justabout
bookmarkdaleba
verb flap briskly in the wind
bookmarkdalodalo keli
adjective pray earnestly
bookmarkdao o gasoni
noun
a type of a cloud formation
daohi age
donate,contribute
bookmarkdaumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdeainga
noun nothingness
bookmarkdee beaha
all rightit’s nothing
bookmarkdelaa tee madea
hard to tellapart from; resemble closely
bookmarkdele de boialiali
daybreak
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkelaa
a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgabe manava
adjective eat sparingly (just enough to maintain one’s strength), have a snack
bookmarkgali
verb wound around; tied or fastenedtightly
bookmarkgalo de laa
the reddish sky at sunset
bookmarkgau
verb lymphnodes (enlarged)
bookmarkgii talinga
tinnitus
bookmarkgii talinga
adjective tinnitus
bookmarkhadi bodo
adjective breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhagabala
verb allow to become soft; prostrate oneself (esp. to hide)
bookmarkhagadanuaa
verb make good, lead a good life
bookmarkhagadibalia
verb cause to tip to one side
bookmarkhagadubu gina
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahaangoda
verb to teach to fish
bookmarkhagahaunu
verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages
bookmarkhagalongo
verb hear, listen
bookmarkhagatulu mai
ooze out
bookmarkhagi me
verb pick coconuts
bookmarkhai maadua
adjective mention of one’s elders by others
bookmarkhai me gavia
do crazy things
bookmarkhale baalanga
noun frame house
bookmarkhale magi
noun hospital,dispensary
bookmarkhatahata
noun chest (body part)
bookmarkhelii-lausedi
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkhuahua ai
be in charge of, control, lead
bookmarkkii iho
adjective smaller, lesser (in rank, importance,strength, development, etc.)
bookmarkkumi
verb to squeeze by grabbing
bookmarklaanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklagohia
verb wounded
bookmarklalo ade
solar plexus (considered the seat of feeling)
bookmarklama
noun a dry coconut leaf
bookmarklau ligi
verb having small leaves
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklaulau hoe
noun the blade of the canoe paddle
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective large in volume
bookmarkloselose-ganoanga
noun fishsp.
bookmarkluu duu de maduu
social strata (two) of traditional Nukuoro society
bookmarkma tuai
noun coconut grater blade
bookmarkmaanegabo
energetic
bookmarkmada baabaa
noun #NAME?
bookmarkmaea
noun a type of rope (the thickest sort)
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
mahuge
malau
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkmalau
adjective free from (esp. hardship or illnessafter having had it)
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmanavasaa
adjective worried, apprehensive,fearful
bookmarkme duu
noun clitoris
bookmarkmmoa gango
adjective burned food which has been overcooked
bookmarkmoana dabeo
verb rough seas
bookmarknoobiho
adjective be enemies (of individuals only)
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarkogu
pronoun my (for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkono llau
number six hundred
bookmarkpoo
adjective grab or catch in a single act
bookmarksai moni
a fleet of canoes
bookmarkse aha au naa
you are wrong that’s not righti don’t agree
bookmarksinsia
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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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