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ahi tugi
noun ignite a fire by making sparks with a stone
bookmarkaloalo me
noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll
bookmarkalobagi
verb a lagoonward sandspit next to a channel between islets on the atoll
bookmarkamu
verb twirl fibers (with ina); fibers for the manufacture of rope or cloth, etc.
bookmarkbeluu
noun lizard; gecko
bookmarkbuu unga
noun an empty seashell; one of (a pair of) diving goggles
bookmarkdaabasi
verb angling for tuna
bookmarkdaalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of a coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdada moni
adjective
to beach a canoe without using runners
dagaanga
noun way of tying the leader to a fish hook
bookmarkdagabe
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdagodo hai sala
fornication
bookmarkdagu hahine
my "daughter" or "mother" (not one’s natural mother)
bookmarkdaha de hia maa
about what time is it
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdangau-laha
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdao bou
noun ridgepole support (end)
bookmarkdelaa maa
that there was about (approximately)
bookmarkdugu dahi
verb accomplish or complete something in asingle effort; fishing with a single line
bookmarkduu baebae
adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)
bookmarkduugunga o de henua
customs of Nukuoro atoll
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgaba taiao
noun early morning
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgai baalau
verb eat messily (getting food on one’s face); make a mess (esp. involving liquid or organic material)
bookmarkgaime
verb eat (intransitive)
bookmarkgalavagu
noun spongesp.
bookmarkgalo hilo
verb not cooked completely
bookmarkganimua
noun the eldest child of a couple
bookmarkgannui mada makaga
gannui which is firm
bookmarkgau
noun grouping (of people)
bookmarkgea
hawksbill turtle
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkhadu daahili
adjective to make up a song
bookmarkhadu goinga
noun boundary stone
bookmarkHadu lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend
bookmarkhagadaha
verb to stay at a distance; to keep one’s distance
bookmarkhagahana iho
verb record for a little while
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
adjective producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something very sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagamalemolemoanga
noun
hagaoda tugi
noun a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and grated coconut)
bookmarkhagauda de hau
put on a hau
bookmarkhagavagavaga
verb punishment of a person by confinement (without food or drink) until his death
bookmarkhai aoa ina
bear misshapen fruit
bookmarkhai de eidu
one of two children’s games
hano de leebunga
run (of a color); fade (of a color)
bookmarkhedogi
noun the sound of tapping
bookmarkheduge
noun slate-pencilurchin
bookmarkhhanga de ngudu
open one’s mouth
bookmarkhidi
verb
to topple over
hiloa
noun fishsp.
bookmarkhonu de maasina
noun full moon
bookmarkkii ange
increase
bookmarkkini
noun plantsp.: treesp.: terminaliatree (terminalia samoensis rech.)
bookmarklagohia
verb wounded
bookmarklaso
the posterior portion of the hermit crab
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklimadi
verb do fast or quickly
bookmarkmadaangahulu-malama
time noun october (’tenth month’)
bookmarkmagi luduludu
adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person
bookmarkmaleasa
noun fishsp. : tang (a kind of igauli)
bookmarkmanu hao vai
noun a bottle (of glass)
bookmarkme hagasili
a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)
bookmarkme vae
shoes, slippers
bookmarkmolimoli ange
take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)
bookmarkmomme hagadaahao
noun playground
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkmulegi
verb showoff (in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkngadi me
noun nothing,unimportant,useless,worthless
bookmarkngago
noun brain; egg
bookmarkngaio
needlefish
bookmarkngalue de hakii
dislocated larynx
bookmarknounu
po
verb touch
bookmarksali ssavale
salivate
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarksauduu
noun mermaid
bookmarkssanu
lick
bookmarktangada dee doo gi de me
uncouth person
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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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