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agu age
say out loud
bookmarkanaboo nei
tonight (past)
bookmarkbaa sala
adjective be clumsy (in physical contest)
bookmarkbasa lilo
adjective speak indirectly (so that the meaning is vague)
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkbono aasanga
adjective a method of fishing (by blocking the channel at high tide)
bookmarkboo gi dai
the period when the quarter moon appears in the west just after sunset
bookmarkbulubuludi
verb keep hugging
bookmarkdaane hebagi
adjective soldier
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdala-hagalulu-madangi
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdama de bialodo
noun
deformed foetus
dangau-paava
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdaodao
noun fishsp.: wahoo
bookmarkdauaahe
adjective gather or pleat in material; feathers of a rooster standing out on its neck (when angry); festooned with (e.g., flags)
bookmarkdaubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdauleelage
noun fishsp.: blenny
bookmarkde hine ga haibodu
noun bride
bookmarkdelaa huu
that was it just as before
bookmarkdenei muhuu
how about this one
bookmarkdoga de manu
nesting of gadada, or gaalau, or gailulu
bookmarkdogoisi loo huu
very few
bookmarkdoo ade
dua alohagi
noun fishingline of a size appropriate fortrolling
bookmarkdubua
noun a person of extraordinary ability
bookmarkduu gaha
noun a large piece of gaha (used for mili gaadinga), or from which sennit fibers are obtained)
bookmarkduu mugamuga
half of an unripe coconut; buttock
bookmarke dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarkgadoi
verb
a type of coconut with an edible husk
gai hagassii
verb eat messily (letting the food fall from one’s hands and mouth)
bookmarkgamu
verb coral (any kind)
bookmarkgauligi daane
noun male child,boy
bookmarkgave ua loa
a long-distance footrace
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
noun fishsp.: unicornfish
bookmarkgeu
verb shake one’s head (once) to one side
bookmarkgolomagi iho
adjective to exercise great patience or restraintfor one’s own benefit
bookmarkhaangoda de agau
noun a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)
bookmarkhaangodalia
verb a suitable (place) for fishing
bookmarkhagaada
verb give a picture to
bookmarkhagaao
verb cause to be sufficient
bookmarkhagadaemaha
verb put weight on, make unhappy
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagamaamaalama
verb shine on continuously
bookmarkhagasaagule
verb teach how to saagule
bookmarkhailu
verb wipe oneself (after defecating)
bookmarkhale gai
noun restaurant
bookmarkhano gee
go away
holiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkigauli-sissisi
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkkana adu
perhaps; watch yourself
bookmarklaagau hagadauaadea
noun a cross beam lashed to a tree to facilitate climbing it
bookmarkmaatogo
verb discourage someone (verbally)
bookmarkmadaala
adjective able to remain awake for a long time
bookmarkmadaangahulu-ma-dahi-malama
time noun november (’eleventh month’)
bookmarkmalau
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmangoo-biho-lua
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmanu dabeo
verb trees and shrubs which grow as weeds
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkmao lunga
high, high-ranking
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmasaia
verb trapped by low water (e.g., canoes, or fish on the reef at low tide)
bookmarkme duu
clitoris
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmuna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarkmusu
verb whispering
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarknehu
verb clear (in focus)
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarkosi
a seedling; a shoot (of another plant) set aside for planting a seedling
bookmarkpalo
noun a watery area extending into a land area (e.g., a bay)
bookmarksaba
verb capable (of a person)
bookmarksaiolo
noun
a sail
sali de usu
runny nose
bookmarksauduu
mermaid
bookmarkssave
flying fish
bookmarkssii
a hissing sound used to indicate disapproval
bookmarkssuanga
stained in one place
bookmarktao o de moso
coconut frond spine which has fallen and stuck upright in the ground
bookmarkteve
adjective hair or feathers standing on end
bookmarkvalea
moldy; to have been in place for a long time
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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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