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aadiidii
verb dry (something) by artificial heat
bookmarkaagai
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkaasolo
noun mollusk sp.: clam sp. (a type of baasua)
bookmarkadu
noun fishclub (priest)
bookmarkalaa sili
those there were enough
bookmarkalaala
adjective sleep fitfully
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkanga gee
turn one’s attention away from
bookmarkbangongo
noun fish sp.: rabbitfish
bookmarkbe goai (naa huu)
whoever
bookmarkbenu
noun a pandanus plug after it has been chewed; seed of the pandanus
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkbunehulu
adjective slow in running or walking
bookmarkdaahaa modomodo
dabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdae de lodo
be satisfied completely
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine (extending from a fish, etc.)
bookmarkdalodalo i de lodo
pray silently
bookmarkdangada haangoda
noun fisherman
bookmarkdangada henua gee
noun foreigners, strangers
bookmarkdee hanga
adjective
don’t move away from the reef
deehehee
verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself
bookmarkdinana
noun mother (formal)
bookmarkdogi hoda
noun a heavy adze, used for hollowing out logs and the like
bookmarkdoi-giva
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
doolohi
verb chase,run after
bookmarkduadonu
adjective luck, good fortune
bookmarkdungagi
verb nod (one’s head)
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkgaadinga lamallie
noun a coconut with an unusually large-sized kernel
bookmarkgaanoni
noun
an omen of death
gabidia
verb held firmly (by something not part of the human body)
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgaini
any lattice-like arrangement
bookmarkgau lama
noun rachis of the coconut leaf
bookmarkgau mai vaga
noun <= gau mai moni>
bookmarkgavange
adjective
give or bring to (someone)
geugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmark
haa daha
verb the outer coconut palm frond
bookmarkhada
hagabadabaatai
verb
hagabau
verb measure, calculate,estimate
bookmarkhagadaane
verb to act like a human
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagalanea
verb cause to increase in quantity; greedy
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagapunidia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagasaalunga ange
call (someone) by the name of his name-group
bookmarkhagasee
adjective
just barely;
hagassoga
verb
hagatanu iho
verb take a nap
bookmarkhai bao
verb divided into compartments
bookmarkhai me dogaa
behave with embarrassment or shyness
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhano kaba
adjective go immediately
bookmarkhenua i lalo (alodahi)
noun world (lands other than nukuoro)
bookmarkhili de hau
make a hau
bookmarkhoohanga
adjective a nest (of birds); pumice stone (found as driftwood)
bookmarkiga-adagahi
noun
fishsp.: hawkfish (2 sorts)
kalo
verb stir up
bookmarklaagau lui
noun a cross (e.g., of wood)
bookmarklagolagohia
verb wounded in several places or all over
bookmarklao gau-me
verb to grasp a fish by inserting one’s fingers in both gills
bookmarklave
adjective be caught on, stuck on
bookmarkllidi
adjective dressup (esp. in new or very fancyclothes)
bookmarklodo danuaa
adjective contented,happy
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaahuge
mada nnui
adjective having big holes (or entrances, etc.)
bookmarkmagi kino
adjective loss of appetite
bookmarkmagulu
adjective defeated
bookmarkmahuda
adjective be awake for a short time; have one’s eyes open
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmaseu
adjective to scatter (when in a group)
bookmarkmodu mai (adu, ange)
become one’s (your, their) exclusivepossession
bookmarkmoni sulu
noun submarine
bookmarkmoomodu
adjective
muu
adjective utter (words or sounds), reply (tosomeone)
bookmarknao gasi
verb eat messily (by poking at all of thefood instead of touching only the portion to be eaten)
bookmarkngadi moana
noun <= laangai ngadi moana>
bookmarkngudu malie
adjective eloquent (of a person)
bookmarknoho maadai
adjective sit quietly
bookmarknonu
verb filter,sift
bookmarkoho
verb to do something, or go somewhere, early in the morning
bookmarkpaa de mahedua
sneeze loudly
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarksiili
noun a stick used in a children’s game
bookmarksogoisi loo huu
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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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