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aau ai naa
more so
bookmarkalaa ange huu
that there
alukaba
verb leave quickly (usually under duress)
bookmarkanga dua
adjective an adze blade which is set at a right angle to its handle
bookmarkangiangi
verb blow with increasing force (wind); blow continuously (wind); fan
bookmarkaoa
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: banyan tree (Ficus prolixa Forst.)
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbangi dua beau
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbigi
adjective close to (in meaning); about to (in time)
bookmarkbiigonga
noun a curve, way of being bent
bookmarkbini dali gadaha
a method of braiding dali into string to make a bird snare; six-ply braiding (of rope)
bookmarkboi
adjective
abnormal
boi dugidugi
noun idiot
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkbouli gee
an alternative mode of existence (such as the world of ghosts)
bookmarkbulabula
adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)
bookmarkdala
adjective
tame
daogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdau dinae
noun a period during which many women arepregnant at the same time
bookmarkdau duadae
be a sucker, be fooled easily
bookmarkdelaa ai laa
that there was it
bookmarkdelaa ange maalie
that there is exactly right
bookmarkdenga meelaa
those ones over there (plural)
bookmarkdodi
adjective have a limp (physical condition)
bookmarkduagi
verb to clean fish (taking the insides out)
bookmarkdugidugi tugi lau
dungudungu
verb have a good sense of smell
bookmarkgana
noun bad person
bookmarkgano niho
gums of mouth
bookmarkgauligi mai ange
the one next younger still
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkhadu daahili
adjective to make up a song
bookmarkHadu-lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend.
bookmarkhagaaigoli
noun a food tree on another’s land
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagaloosi
verb guard, watch, keep an eye on
bookmarkhagamaadua
verb be oldest among
bookmarkhagamadua
verb act like a grown-up (when still a child)
bookmarkhagammae lodo
insult (someone)
bookmarkhagasabala
verb talk (someone) into (something)
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhai me gavia
do crazy things
bookmarkhai ngadaa
adjective difficult
bookmarkhakoobai
verb put a hat on (someone)
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhano laa uda
adjective go on foot
bookmarkhhola
verb hola at one time
bookmarkhonga de masavaa
at the time of
bookmarki de baasi
concerning; at the behest of;under the auspices of
bookmarkigohinga
noun way of using igohi
bookmarkkaba donu
wait!
bookmarkkangi baasi lua
adjective double-edged
bookmarklaba
noun a dancingpaddle
bookmarklaelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarklahu
verb investigate (to prove one’s suspicions)
bookmarklipaidonga
noun mollusksp.: turbo petholatus
bookmarklluhi
adjective an access (of emotion or sensory impression)
bookmarklodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarkmadahuuhua
verb pimple
bookmarkmalele
adjective completed
bookmarkmalua
noun vagina
bookmarkmanu gaugau
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmasagi
a dance (an ancient type)
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkme mmilo
current (in the sea)
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmmae tinae
adjective convulsed with laughter
bookmarkmmano
noun thousands
bookmarkmoele
noun a lie (an untruth)
bookmarkmoosee
verb not quite cooked (of anything but fish)
bookmarkmouli
verb to live; be alive
bookmarknabe
verb to hook under the waistband or belt
bookmarkngadi vai
noun a coconut shell used for water storage(on fishing trips)
bookmarkngauda
inland of; landlubber
bookmarknoho maadai
adjective sit quietly
bookmarkpogo
verb crumpled up
bookmarksao de leo
clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice
bookmarksobaga
fish sp. tang
bookmarksobaga
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarktainaahine o dogu damana
noun paternal aunt
bookmarkuu
milk
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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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