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aahee maa
about when (future); about how much
bookmarkaalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkaasolo
noun mollusk sp.: clam sp. (a type of baasua)
bookmarkago i me
copy, imitate
bookmarkbaageaa iho
adjective weakening (becoming weaker)
bookmarkbaalanga tea
noun stainless steel
bookmarkbaasi masui
adjective left side, left-handed
bookmarkbae mamu
noun fish weir
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bolengia
verb do something without reflection
bookmarkboolonga
noun testament
bookmarkbunei
noun fish sp.: batfish
bookmarkbungaleu
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkdaane mada duulanga
noun a person able to do things others cannot
bookmarkdaedae
verb to catch continuously with a hand net
bookmarkdangada madua
adjective old person,adult
bookmarkdangi a beini
to have smelled ripe pandanus
bookmarkdau hala
verb the season during which pandanus fruit of the same type matures
bookmarkdaula de boo
noun a rope carried in the canoe (esp. at night) for anchoring or tying canoes together in case of strong wind
bookmarkdii ange
a method of fishing in which the lure at the end of the pole is jerked to attract fish
bookmarkdohi lau
verb to strip pandanus leaves (to make mats, etc.)
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkdoo lalo
verb unsuccessful
bookmarkdui mamu
noun a string of fish
bookmarkdungudungua
verb repeatedly smell (something)
bookmarkduu donu
adjective vertical
bookmarkduu gaha
noun a large piece of gaha (used for mili gaadinga), or from which sennit fibers are obtained)
bookmarkduu-o-de-hine
anything sticky which pulls apart likejelly (applied to certain kinds of seacucumbers, etc.)
bookmarkgaba de aasanga
noun a side of the watercourses between islets on the atoll
bookmarkgango
adjective burned (overcooked food)
bookmarkganimuli
noun the second child of a couple
bookmarkgiado
noun outriggerboom
bookmarkgili belu
verb dead epidermis (can be peeled withoutpain)
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)
bookmarkhadu solo bulaga
a taro grater made from a certain type of coral
bookmarkHadu-lehu
the name of a ghost in Nukuoro legend.
bookmarkhagaaoa
verb cause to bear misshapen fruit(e.g., by not picking in bunches)
bookmarkhagabuulinga
noun group of animate things
bookmarkhagadabanimeeli
verb to make payment for medical treatment
bookmarkhagadagodo
verb cause to lie down or remain; illustrate by examples
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagalongolongo ngadaa
adjective slow to respond to suggestions or commands (because resisting)
bookmarkhagamabu
verb rest, relax, quit (a job)
bookmarkhai me
industrious
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhale duu biho
barbershop
bookmarkhenua gai dangada
noun land of the cannibals’ (esp. new guinea)
bookmarkhholu
verb bend
bookmarkhuda
noun
hulo
verb
go
huuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkidi
verb to husk (a coconut) with one’s teeth
bookmarkivi sulu
noun a dislocation of bones such that the ends overlap (corrected by pulling)
bookmarkkona ange
become much worse
bookmarklanga
verb lift, raise up; copy out (by hand); ship from one place to another
bookmarklaulau
lele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklilolilo
adjective in a sheltered place
bookmarklimilimi
noun coralsp.: brain coral
bookmarkllidi
adjective dressup (esp. in new or very fancyclothes)
bookmarklodo laanui
adjective large in volume or capacity,spacious inside
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarklou
a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick breadfruit; pull down
bookmarklua lodo
adjective undecided
bookmarkmaalama
verb light (not dark),bright
bookmarkmadaa hadu
noun grater (metal) attached to a board forgrating taro
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madohi lua
adjective middle (of something long and thin),halfway
bookmarkmahana age
heartburn <>
bookmarkmalo gulu
noun
barkcloth
mana
noun supernatural power
bookmarkmanu-de-hala
noun insectsp.: walkingstick (a very large grasshopper-like insect)
bookmarkmasagi
noun a dance (an ancient type)
bookmarkmau
adjective
usual
moana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
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ngaue age
increase (in rank or price, etc.)
bookmarkngavesi
box, coffin, crate
bookmarknoholia
verb occupied
bookmarknuinui
noun a special kind of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarkolaa
adjective a sound expressing surprise or disapproval
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarkoo
pronoun your (singular; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkse mouli dangada
rascal
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarkubu
noun cup
bookmarkvaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
bookmarkvasu ai
like it
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Nukuoro Talking Dictionary.
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