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adi longo
adjective to tattle
bookmarkalaa naa
those only
bookmarkalohi
noun anything forming a semi-circle
bookmarkaonga
noun sort or degree of daybreak
bookmarkaugaua
verb infected
bookmarkbadodi
verb to jerk to a stop (as at the end of a tether); stumble, trip (fall)
bookmarkbangi mada aasanga
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbogo
verb take something, steal something
bookmarkboo gi dua
the period when the quarter moon appears in the east just before sunrise
bookmarkdaasugi
verb struggle to get free; jerking of the tail
bookmarkdagihia
how many for each
bookmarkdahuli
adjective turn back; change one’s mind
bookmarkdala
noun plantsp.: shrub sp. (ximenia americana l.)
bookmarkdala-moana
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdangada duaagau
adjective an avid fisherman
bookmarkdangada gai dangada
cannibal
bookmarkdangi hhadu
adjective cry for effect
bookmarkdangolia
verb grabbed, fallen upon
bookmarkdao huge
verb to open an earth oven as soon as the food is cooked
bookmarkdogai
noun
transverse tiebeam
dolo mea
noun spiny starfish
bookmarkdua gaahanga
noun one of the lines of which gaahangais composed)
bookmarkdua pada
adjective to plait with thick strands
bookmarkdumugamuga
noun butt
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkgai nnao
adjective exaggerate (esp. in storytelling)
bookmarkgau
noun handle,appendage
bookmarkgau anga
noun thigh
bookmarkgauanga mahagi
noun dislocated thighbone
bookmarkgauligi daane
male child, boy
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkgiivada
adjective good fortune in the future, as revealed by divination
bookmarkgu soe donu
unmistakably, for certain
bookmarkhagabuulinga dangada
noun tribe
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagahedae
verb make equal; go to meet
bookmarkhagahidi i tege
to throw a wrestler using one’s hip
bookmarkhagahodooligi
verb to install as chief
bookmarkhagahonu age lodo
feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
verb producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagasaagule
verb teach how to saagule
bookmarkhagatulu mai
ooze out
bookmarkhai daalanga
adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk animatedly
bookmarkhai dahi doo
trick someone
bookmarkhai me magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhai sogosogo
adjective masturbate oneself
bookmarkhailu
verb wipe oneself (after defecating)
bookmarkhale hagao me
store
bookmarkhano gee
go away
hanu me
adjective a secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhhoda
adjective gasp for breath (once)
bookmarkhhogi
adjective a sharp sound, like the report of a rifle
bookmarkhinangalomalie
adjective feel happy or contented or at peacewith the world
bookmarkhonu ssele
noun turtle of a size suitable for eating(not quite as big as honu tolo)
bookmarkhulu
verb apply liquid on,smear on
bookmarkhuluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkilaage
adjective free of (sickness, hardship)
bookmarkiloo iho
adjective realize, know
bookmarkkai laanui
adjective show-off; a legend concerning the founding of nukuoro
bookmarklima llau
five hundred
bookmarklobadia mai
to have the sail and mast blown down (because the wind came from the side away from the outrigger)
bookmarkloselose-uli
noun fishsp.: trumpetfish
bookmarkmada ligiligi
adjective having small eyes or holes
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmmae tinae
adjective convulsed with laughter
bookmarkmolimoli i tuu gaha
to express coconut oil out of the residue (oda) from which some oil has already been expressed
bookmarknabe
to look under the waistband or belt
bookmarknengenenge
ngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkngadau iho
younger
bookmarkngaue iho
adjective reduce (in rank, price, etc.)
bookmarkngudu leidi
verb be the object of continual gossip; scorned
bookmarkoda
eat something raw
bookmarkodi iho
just finished
bookmarkpada
adjective be coarse in texture, grain, weave, etc.
bookmarksaniba
silversides
bookmarksebugi
numeral billions
bookmarksenga maido
adjective stupidly unafraid of danger (likemaido)
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarksingano
the flower of a pandanus tree
bookmarksobaga
fish sp. tang
bookmarksomo
noun sprouting coconut; white meat of a sprouting coconut
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bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
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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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