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abasasa huu
European in manner or appearance
bookmarkaha dea
noun driftwood sp. (white in the center)
bookmarkanaa nei
those now
bookmarkbaieu
noun mollusk sp.: clam sp.
bookmarkbalavini
adjective clumsy, awkward (e.g., in carriage)
bookmarkbono aasanga
adjective a method of fishing (by blocking the channel at high tide)
bookmarkbunua
noun a young bird (of any sp. suitable for being raised as a pet)
bookmarkdaa hatau
verb beat unmercifully
bookmarkdaalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of the coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdahido lima
noun upper arm
bookmarkdale
verb touch (two or more things being in contact); strike (a match)
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdamana
noun father (formal)
bookmarkdaubasa
a great many
bookmarkde hua nei
this size
bookmarkdee ni dago
never mind
bookmarkdegi ange
forgive (someone),pardon (someone)
bookmarkdelaa nei ()
that there is it (is that there it)
bookmarkdenei ange maalie
this is exactly right
bookmarkdilo
verb look at (inspect)
bookmarkdoi
verb
stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps
dolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkdugu dahi
verb accomplish or complete something in asingle effort; fishing with a single line
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkduula
noun the direction from which the wind blows
bookmarkduumaa
unclassified remainder (less than the preceding number); about, approximately
bookmarkgage saali
verb to climb a breadfruit tree using saali
bookmarkgaibea-lausedi
noun trapezeidcrab
bookmarkgalo hagalegunga
adjective to look at a member of the opposite sex in a presumptuous way
bookmarkgammenge-maimai
noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus
bookmarkganae
mullet
bookmarkganae-oo
noun fishsp.: threadfin
bookmarkgango
adjective burned (overcooked food)
bookmarkgasi
noun mollusksp.: asaphis dichotoma
bookmarkgauna
verb invite
bookmarkgoohunga
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkgubu dae
noun intestines which appear to havesegmentation
bookmarkhaale
verb adopt, raise (a child)
bookmarkHadu lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach
bookmarkhagabunidia
verb add up
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagahongagelegele
verb to make a child defecate
bookmarkhagailoo
verb announce
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagaongaonga
verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music
bookmarkhagatau
verb arrange (in order), a program; name one after another; refuse to do one’s part because of someone else’s actions
bookmarkhai hua laa
do indifferently
bookmarkhaingaa me
noun work requiring a large work force
bookmarkhiihidi
verb
huaa bodu
noun family
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkhuuhuli
verb
kosi
noun mollusksp.: cardium sp.
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklodo gapua
noun seaward part of a gapua
bookmarkloigulu
type of prepared food made from breadfruit
bookmarklou gulu
adjective pick breadfruit
bookmarkmadaangahulu
numeral ten (objects)
bookmarkmaduupaa
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkmaholaholadage
adjective being holadage in several places
bookmarkmalo gahu
noun collared shirt
bookmarkmamu
noun fish (generic term)
bookmarkmangoo-dahola
noun fishsp.: blacktipshark
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmasaova balalangi o lote ngadau
noun rainy season
bookmarkmataia mai
seen being mataia
bookmarkme pilo aha
what’s the point of doing this
bookmarkmmoa gango
adjective burned food which has been overcooked
bookmarkmoe baubau
adjective
sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony
moumou
verb wasteful,waste (something)
bookmarkmulegi
verb showoff (in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkngole age
use smallest first
bookmarknoho dodo
coagulation of blood
bookmarkolaa
adjective a sound expressing surprise or disapproval
bookmarksaalinga
noun street; road
bookmarksaaluanga
noun a scratch (on the skin)
bookmarksagisagili
verb to say dirty words to someone
bookmarksali ssaavale
adjective salivate
bookmarksigo ina uavesi
don’t forget
bookmarksii tae
diarrhea which escapes without one realizing (caused by eating oily fish)
bookmarksili
adjective drawing to an end
bookmarksisi galisi
verb striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksseu
push violently
bookmarkssunu
suck, smoke (cigarettes)
bookmarktoo gili
wrinkled skin (from age)
bookmarktubuna aahine
noun grandmother
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Nukuoro Talking Dictionary.
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