EnglishAn example search has returned 100 entries
aliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkanaa donu
those only
bookmarkangi
verb blow gently (of wind); a disturbance (of the water)
bookmarkaovaa
noun hour
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbungubungu
adjective
plump
daaligi
verb do something seriously; be moved about; a jerky movement, caused by the wind (e.g., the flapping of a sail); work seriously
bookmarkdaane masana
noun good one
bookmarkdaba de ganomada
instantaneous, in the blinking of an eye
bookmarkdamaa dae
adjective skillful at catching flying fish
bookmarkdanuaa huu
it’s still ok no wonder
bookmarkdanuaa sili
adjective good enough
bookmarkdatanu
noun fishsp. (a sort which burrows in the sand)
bookmarkdauaabulu
verb nearly sunk
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkdaumaha hagalava
noun evensong (last service of the day)
bookmarkde eidu pale
fortunately, luckily
bookmarkdee anga
forgetful, absent-minded
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody
dua duiagi
noun fishingline of the largest size (on which a whole belubelu is used as bait)
bookmarkduu de umada
noun a rainbow appearing in the sky
bookmarkgaadinga hai ngadi ubu
coconut with a shell of a size appropriate for use as a cooking vessel
bookmarkgai salusalu
verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)
bookmarkgau
verb lymphnodes (enlarged)
bookmarkgau
noun people (as a collective, e.g. the Nukuoro people)
bookmarkgava-dea
reef heron - white phase
bookmarkgide eidu
verb to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgohu de lodo
ignorant
bookmarkgolo me
adjective unforgiving
bookmarkgoosuu
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkhagaaligi
verb install as a priest (of a cult)
bookmarkhagabuulunga iho
adjective to hagabuulunga oneself
bookmarkhagadagodo gee ina
change
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagadogoisi
verb reduce in number, make fewer
bookmarkhagaduu ngae
adjective earnestly; to the limits of one’s capacity; struggle (e.g., to complete work)
bookmarkhagahedae
verb make equal; go to meet
bookmarkhagahulu
verb make a total of ten
bookmarkhagalalo
verb angling (a fishing method)
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagamanida
verb lift (something) up
bookmarkhagasaele age
adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhaingaa me
noun work requiring a large work force
bookmarkhano laa
previous
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkhhanga
split open, open up, or separate, all at once.
bookmarkholehole
verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)
bookmarkholiage
verb go about something in a complete circle
bookmarkhologumi
adjective
hulu
verb apply liquid on,smear on
bookmarki hee ai goe
you lose
bookmarklaagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklaudodole
noun smallness
bookmarkleba
verb flap in the wind (like a flag)
bookmarkloage
adjective
go (up or toward the village, or land)
luu duu
noun covers (of books), two halves
bookmarkmaadau gina
noun a type of fishhook (for gina fishing)
bookmarkmaadegadega
noun birdsp.: a young bird (still unable to fly) of any bird sp.
bookmarkmaanga
noun mouthful or spoonful of food
bookmarkmagau loo au
now i’m really in trouble
bookmarkmanogo
noun fishsp.: goby
bookmarkmee duu
noun clitoris
bookmarkmee hai ada
camera
bookmarkmoenga
bedclothes, bedding; a place for sleeping
bookmarkmomme hagassoe
noun court (of law)
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkngadi biho
noun head
bookmarkngae
noun mollusksp.: giantclam sp.
bookmarkouou
adjective Yes! Yes!
bookmarkpuli
verb grab up all at once
bookmarksabo
verb do slowly
bookmarksahole
noun fishsp.: mountainbass
bookmarkse aha
what is it
bookmarkse gainga
adjective abundant
bookmarksii bido lua
vomiting and having diarrhea at the same time (’flowing from both ends’)
bookmarksiisiia
verb fished in (place)
bookmarksio
noun waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind
bookmarksisi
noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.
bookmarksolo
verb to grate or file (something); to launch or beach a canoe by dragging it along the shore; a type of prepared food (made from grated taro)
bookmarksolovaani
thin and straight (of a person); having flat buttocks (considered ugly)
bookmarksugimada
the outer corner of the eye
bookmarktainaahine madua
noun elder sister
bookmarktainaahine o dogu bodu
noun sister-in-law
bookmarktugilima
noun elbow
bookmarkThere are currently 7247 entries, 1078 audio files, and 74 images.
All content copyright © Nukuoro community. (2013-2018)
Dictionary produced by Johnny Rudolph, Maynard Henry, Kurt Erwin, Emily Drummond, Gregory D. S. Anderson and K. David Harrison.
Supported in part with funding from a NSF REU Site grant (PI Harrison, Building Digital Tools to Support Endangered Languages and Preserve Environmental Knowledge in Mexico, Micronesia, and Navajo Nation, Award #1461056).
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
how to cite:
Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
Nukuoro Talking Dictionary.
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages.
http://www.talkingdictionary.org/nukuoro
Interface and database design under the direction of Jeremy Fahringer and Swarthmore College ITS.
Supported by
