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aahulu
verb to leave food cooking overnight
bookmarkalava
noun fish sp.: shark sp.
bookmarkalobagi
verb a lagoonward sandspit next to a channel between islets on the atoll
bookmarkaloha ina
helpful toward
bookmarkamu
verb twirl fibers (with ina); fibers for the manufacture of rope or cloth, etc.
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkbaalasi ange
compete hard against (as in team sports)
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
bookmarkbalagelage
adjective crippled and unable to walk
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbuulou
verb cover up (by wrapping up with one layer); to catch by scooping up (e.g., with a net or basket)
bookmarkdaaligidia
verb to have been moved about by the wind
bookmarkdaelodo gi lunga
a large number of
bookmarkdagitilo
verb watchful, be on the lookout, keep aneye on
bookmarkdala-hagalulu-madangi
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdalodalo
verb pray
bookmarkdamaa hine
noun girl,young woman,daughter
bookmarkdangada de henua
noun natives of nukuoro
bookmarkdangalebu
verb rough or choppy sea condition
bookmarkdangalebu de me
bad weather
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdaogoli
noun plantsp.: swamptaro(cyrtosperma chamissonis), also the corm of this plant
bookmarkdau
noun cover for an earth oven
bookmarkdau age
to beach (a canoe) on land; reach land
bookmarkdau ama
noun the mast stay tied to the outrigger boom
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdogaa
adjective bashful, ashamed, shy, embarrassed
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkdugu de gubenga
set a gubenga net
bookmarkee laa
so
bookmarkgada-laagau-ngaadai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgai de baibu
smoke cigarettes
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgalo sugi mada
glimpse
bookmarkgano agau
noun reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgili hano
verb separation of the hard interior parts of the tree trunk
bookmarkgubu vae
noun foot,ankle
bookmarkhaangoda de agau
a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)
bookmarkhaangoda dua agau
fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)
bookmarkhaelu
verb var. of hailu
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagadai
verb furnish salt to
bookmarkhagadotodi
verb walk with a limp (temporarily)
bookmarkhagaduugau
verb to make a handle for (e.g., a knife); to fasten with pegs
bookmarkhagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
bookmarkhagalanea
verb cause to increase in quantity; greedy
bookmarkhagaloa
verb groove; a path (lengthwise) in the taro bog
bookmarkhagamaalama
verb brighten,illuminate
bookmarkhagasoa
verb go with someone; cause to increase innumber
bookmarkhai de gubenga
to use a gubenga for fishing
bookmarkhai me galasi
to steal after having sort of asked for
bookmarkhai me magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhanonga
noun trip1, journey
bookmarkhau manu
noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace
bookmarkhenua gee
foreign lands
bookmarkhhedu
verb fold up (several folds), roll up
bookmarklanga
verb weave
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklie
noun lice eggs
bookmarkllilo
adjective able to be hooked
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective indecisive,confused
bookmarklodo llidi
adjective a dandy (always wanting to llidi)
bookmarkloha
bird species
bookmarkluu gili
noun labiaminora
bookmarkmaagila
verb to appear to be barely separated (as islets on the atoll when seen from a distance); parted slightly
bookmarkmada-umanga
noun the bud of a cyrtosperma taro corm
bookmarkmagi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
maholadage
adjective be holadage
bookmarkmahole
adjective peeled (a great amount having been taken off)
bookmarkmalala
noun ashes
bookmarkmalau
adjective free from (esp. hardship or illnessafter having had it)
bookmarkme naa gi...
I wish that...
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarkmoni deledele
noun sailing canoe
bookmarknoho
verb settle somewhere; live somewhere
bookmarksago
verb tough (like meat); stiff (like a heavy fishing pole)
bookmarkse mouli dangada
rascal
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarksobo de laa
rising of the sun
bookmarksussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarktolu-laangi
Wednesday (’third day’)
bookmarkuhe
wasteful of taro when peeling it
bookmarkuludino
shed skin (as reptiles do)
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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