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alaa ai laa
those there then were
bookmarkaloalo
verb to paddle (a canoe)
bookmarkao age
daybreak (become daylight)
bookmarkbabu
adjective the noise of one hard object struck against another (as the snapping of fingers)
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
bookmarkbalabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkbalu malau
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbangongo
noun fish sp.: rabbitfish
bookmarkbasa hagassee
verb speak so as to change the impression one’s previous words have made
bookmarkbiia
verb get wet
bookmarkboi dugidugi
noun idiot
bookmarkdaahinga
noun way of brushing off or sweeping
bookmarkdaalea
adjective
tired
dagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdaina hahine
noun sister, female cousin
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdanudanu
verb to bury a great many, to keep going down (so that it becomes hidden from view)
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkdaumaha de manu
noun christmas eve fete in the church at which "santa claus" appears
bookmarkde ngago
noun brain
bookmarkdeai loo me
i doubt it
bookmarkdumanu sala
adjective bad situation; poor in appearance
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarkebuebua
verb covered with ebuebu
bookmarkgaba-moe
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkgai samusamu
verb eat left-overs (that most people wouldthrow out)
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkgannui ngadaa
adjective a coconut which has less gannui than would be expected at its stage of maturity
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hagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagadumanu
verb cause to look like
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagasula tangada
adjective successfully promote the candidacy ofsomeone (or elect or appoint him) to acoveted position
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai baasi
adjective take sides against, oppose
bookmarkhai gainga
adjective make an area messy by throwing trasharound
bookmarkhai me a leangi
bad-mannered
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhauhausanga
noun
heloongoi
adjective fit together with (match) each other; have an understanding with one another (e.g., as do lovers); understand one another
bookmarkhenua gelegele
atoll.
bookmarkhhanga lua
verb split in two
bookmarkhhoa
verb crack open; break into pieces; cut a hole in
bookmarkhiidagi
verb
huaahuu daalo
noun a type of prepared food (like huaahuu, with the addition of bananas or something else sweet)
bookmarkhuaalavao
a strong wind
bookmarkhulo saaele
verb wander around
bookmarki hee ai goe
you lose
bookmarkioonga
noun way of giving
bookmarkkona iho
adjective be too much for one
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarklau manu
noun leaf of a plant
bookmarklaudodole
noun smallness
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarkloonaa
verb the sticking of food in the throat (which is cleared by washing it down with liquid)
bookmarkluu odaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for dual, inalienable noun)
bookmarkmada galisi
noun small green offshoots of the coconut tree trunk
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
bookmarkmadagauhala
noun the lower abdomen, crotch, pubic area
bookmarkmadalua maa lima
number twenty five
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmadila diadia
noun bindings wound around a fishing pole to give it extra strength
bookmarkmaege
verb raised up
bookmarkmagamagalili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmalingilingi
adjective spill out little by little
bookmarkmamu-honga-dai
noun fishsp.: anchovy , silversides (small)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun starfish
bookmarkmassagalala
verb burned (food)
bookmarkmaunga
noun way of becoming accustomed to
bookmarkme hhadu
noun falsehood,lie
bookmarkmmala
bitter; sour; unlucky
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmmano
adjective thousands
bookmarkngalue mai
decrease
bookmarknguua
verb be nguu
bookmarkolaadeu
pronoun their (for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkoso
verb smell (something) by sniffing,kiss(polynesian style)
bookmarkpee
adjective pass wind (flatus)
bookmarkseaamonga
noun a unit of (twenty) coconuts for makinghuaahuu
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarksio
noun waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind
bookmarktabuvae
noun toe
bookmarktama
noun child
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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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