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aahee naa
then what (distant future)
bookmarkanuanumia age
adjective visibly bobbing up and down in the sea
bookmarkbaalanga tea
noun stainless steel
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkboobodo
adjective occurring at short intervals
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdaba
adjective a flash of light, a blink of an eye
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdagahi ange gi de --
serve as a side dish for
bookmarkdagilagolago
adjective many for each
bookmarkdaholaa/a
noun december
bookmarkdama moemoe sala
noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery
bookmarkdamadaa
verb to have started it; to have begun it
bookmarkdangau-dongi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdau age de inai
be in the lee of the atoll while fishing (i.e., in a place protected from the wind)
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdenaa tagodo
that is the situation...
bookmarkdoo lodolodo
risky,unreliable
bookmarke hanu ana dama
have children
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgai busibusi
verb take the bait tentatively (of fish)
bookmarkgaleve
alcoholic beverage made from the coconut palm
bookmarkgauanga mahagi
noun dislocated thighbone
bookmarkgava-uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkgave lodo
adjective attract attention
bookmarkgio
noun mollusksp.: charonia spp.
bookmarkgohu boo dangodango
a pitch-black night
bookmarkgonogono
adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly
bookmarkguba
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish (the native term is applied to several spp.)
bookmarkhaangoda dua agau
noun fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)
bookmarkhadi modu
adjective sheer drop-off (as at the edge of a cliff)
bookmarkhagabaabaagia
verb make no headway and be carried sideways(by a current or the wind) against a reef, etc.
bookmarkhagabidoa
verb be the last
bookmarkhagadaane
verb to act like a human
bookmarkhagadaudoo
adjective compete to see who is stronger
bookmarkhagadubuna
verb treat as dubuna
bookmarkhagaduu me
adjective miserly
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagamaadau
noun a current which flows to the right
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagamaasui
noun a current which flows to the left
bookmarkhagamalamalama
verb shine
bookmarkhagasugisugi
verb repeatedly shorten or abbreviate
bookmarkhagatevea
verb <= hagatevelia>
bookmarkhai me moolau
an habitually fast worker
bookmarkhai muna
adjective public meeting
bookmarkhale lau
noun thatch-roofed house (of pandanus leafthatch)
bookmarkhano gi bouli gee
to transfigure oneself
bookmarkhebahebaa
adjective crowded together
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkholiage
verb go about something in a complete circle
bookmarkhologemo
adjective
honoa
verb patched
bookmarkhua ai
be inchargeof
bookmarkhua gulu
noun breadfruit (singular)
bookmarkhuaamee mugamuga
hunehune
noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit
bookmarkila
verb a mole (not raised) , or other permanent black spot on the skin
bookmarkkalo
verb stir up
bookmarkkalo gee
strabismus (esp. the form in which one eye is turned outward from the nose); cross-eyed
bookmarklaangihagamouli
time noun saturday (the day on which food isprepared for sunday)
bookmarkmaadau iganibongi
noun a type of fishhook (biggest, for iganibongi fishing)
bookmarkmaanu
adjective to float in place (not drifting) on the surface of the water (with no anchor)
bookmarkmada galisi
noun small green offshoots of the coconut tree trunk
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
bookmarkmadania
noun finger
bookmarkmahola gimoo
adjective to have many dead animals (or fish) lying about
bookmarkmai moni
a type of fishhook (made from pearl shell)
bookmarkmalaangahu
noun feast held for a newly launched canoe
bookmarkmanu-alioo
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmanu-ligi
verb lice (immature); louse (immature)
bookmarkmataia
verb soreness of the eyes after a fishing expedition (from the glare of the sun)
bookmarkme dili dai
any current which flows away from the atoll
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
noun riddle,parable
bookmarkmomme hai lua
a fishing spot (beyond the seaward reef) where either reef or ocean fish canbe found
bookmarkmulu gudu
verb grab while pulling; destroy by falling on or through; break through any obstacles in one’s path
bookmarknanu
adjective grumble, complain
bookmarkngani
adjective going around in a complete circle (likea belt)
bookmarknoho moso
able to support one’s weight (e.g., a branch of a tree)
bookmarkodea
adjective noon, midday
bookmarksali ssaavale
verb salivate
bookmarksaunga
adjective having an unpleasant bodyodor
bookmarkse biho
clever (scheme or trick)
bookmarkse mouli dangada
rascal
bookmarksili muna
adjective inquisitive (prone to ask too many questions)
bookmarksunu
an oil slick on the water’s surface
bookmarktaiseni
adjective sleepy
bookmarktoo gili
wrinkled skin (from age)
bookmarkuhi daguu
turtle ribs, used as knives in rituals
bookmarkunahi
scale (of a fish)
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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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