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alaa sili
those there were enough
bookmarkalo-uli
adjective dark color (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanei ai huu
these only then
bookmarkaoa
verb misshapen fruit
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkava
noun fish sp. (= large tonu, also = large hagaodalolo)
bookmarkboongia
verb be caught by darkness unexpectedly
bookmarkbuu useahi
verb blurred
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdabagau
noun a type of floor mat
bookmarkdalepagi
adjective fight hand-to-hand
bookmarkdama gaiaa
adjective
to hangaround someone’s house in theexpectation of being served food
dangi a beini
to have smelled ripe pandanus
bookmarkdee ni dago
never mind
bookmarkdegi
adjective kind, generous, forgiving
bookmarkdele de boialiali
daybreak
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdoo ade
a joking expression; literally, ’your liver!’
bookmarkdookalala
adjective stilts,walk on stilts
bookmarkdoopeva
noun trick, prank
bookmarkduu-mmea
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkduugunga o de henua
customs of Nukuoro atoll
bookmarke hia
how many
bookmarkga dae ai
until
bookmarkgaligi
adjective covered all over with
bookmarkgalubu
noun a type of toy
bookmarkgammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkganaudogo
noun
an abundance of fish, birds, or otheranimals which are good to eat
geiuli
lizard species
bookmarkgili ulunga
noun pillowcase
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkgodi
verb to trim
bookmarkgolee bugaliaa
gubu dao
noun a join of the spear shaft which is made of two pieces of wood
bookmarkhaahaangoda ange
prowl around (to attack)
bookmarkhaahaula age de me
become bright (with morning sunlight)
bookmarkhadu goinga
noun boundary stone
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagadinoangahulu
verb make a total of ten people
bookmarkhagahaanau
verb to help to deliver a child (as a midwife does)
bookmarkhagalleo
verb to produce many sounds
bookmarkhai dinana
adjective the relationship between mother (or other female elder) and child (or one treated as a child)
bookmarkhai goinga
adjective aggrandizement of one’s land holdings by moving others’ goinga
bookmarkhannoo kaba
go now, right away beat it
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkheehee
adjective cry out
bookmarkholi
adjective shape of,form of
bookmarkhoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkhua o tangada
outcome (of individual effort)
bookmarkhuga
noun fine threads or strands
bookmarkiillangi
noun mollusksp.: conus litteratus
bookmarkilaila
verb having more than one ila
bookmarkkumi tangi
adjective to control one’s crying
bookmarklaamasee
noun a divination result indicating good fortune
bookmarklabaai
verb the confluence, on the reef, of a big wave and the backwash
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarkllahi
noun fishsp. (= small hagaudalolo)
bookmarkllidi
dress up (esp. in new or very fancy clothes)
bookmarkllingi
verb pour out,spill out (sand)
bookmarklodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarkmaava
adjective yawn,belch
bookmarkmada baubau
noun flirtatious
bookmarkmada looloa
adjective longer in comparison with; extendingfarther than appears to be the case
bookmarkmadaa sele
noun loop of a lasso or noose
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmadaangudu
adjective converse with
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
mahedu
adjective folded up,rolled up
bookmarkmaimai mai
become maimai
bookmarkmanu dudu dangada
noun
insectsp. (= manu-de-laama)
manu lele vaaligiligi
noun flying insect
bookmarkme boogia e de eidu
a black spot on the skin (like a bruise) noticed after sleeping
bookmarkmmene ono me
to be unable to go to the toilet, owing to the approach of people
bookmarkmodomodo
muna o tangada
verb speak of the devil
bookmarkngole age
use smallest first
bookmarknguu
squid
bookmarkpelaani
verb fry
bookmarkpugu
adjective
swollen
sai
verb wrap,cover up (with several layers)
bookmarksai moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarksavala
adjective interested in, enjoys
bookmarkSeedaa
October
bookmarksiisiia
verb fished in (place)
bookmarksomo
verb grow, develop; coconut apple
bookmarksou
a gust of wind
bookmarkssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
bookmarkuu
milk
bookmarkvilidogi
catterbox, a person who speaks fast
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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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