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abaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkanaa ai huu
those only then
bookmarkaso
noun fish sp., white tip shark
bookmarkatangada
noun generation, age set
bookmarkbalala
verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus
bookmarkbe aha naa huu
whatever; if ever
bookmarkbeluu
noun lizard; gecko
bookmarkbuga
noun plant sp.: tree sp. (pisonia grandis r.b.)
bookmarkdabuna
noun part of the female genetalia
bookmarkdagaligiligi
adjective broken into small pieces
bookmarkdagugu
noun fishsp.: (the native term is appliedto many spp.): damselfish, snapper
bookmarkdaina ahine
noun sisters
bookmarkdala
verb unfasten,undo,untie
bookmarkdama daane
adjective boy, young man
bookmarkdangaligi
noun type of basket
bookmarkdau gadea
noun boom lanyard (of a canoe)
bookmarkdau hoohanga
verb the season during which birds lay eggs
bookmarkdau lango
verb
the season during which flies are most numerous
dee lago dae
not really good or sufficient, etc.
bookmarkdee mahana tae
stay for only a short time
bookmarkdeganoe
noun part of the female genetalia
bookmarkdiibanga goo dii
a game played by children (to determinewho is "it")
bookmarkdiinei mai dege
to round off a sharp edge
bookmarkdogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkdogo
verb to punt (propel a canoe by poling); puntpole
bookmarkdoi-giva
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
doo ai me
<= doo me ai>
bookmarkdoo de hatuli
the’falling of thunder’
doo gaiaa
ambush; attack by surprise or stealth
bookmarkdoo i de...
expulsion or voluntary withdrawal(from a group)
bookmarkdoo ngaiho
adjective the blowing of the wind from the north
bookmarkeidu ai
treat as a totem, worship, treat as asupernatural being
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkgana
noun bad person
bookmarkgano niho
gums of mouth
bookmarkgapese
a method of pole fishing at night (on the seaward reef)
bookmarkgavaligi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgave ua podo
gelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkgili dalo
noun hillock
bookmarkgubu madila
noun a joint of bamboo
bookmarkhaahaula age de me
become bright (with morning sunlight)
bookmarkhaau
verb suckle (at the breast)
bookmarkhagaao
verb cause to be sufficient
bookmarkhagabuua
verb crowd away from
bookmarkhagadau kino
verb hate each other
bookmarkhagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagahi
verb call (someone) once
bookmarkhagaodea
verb the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhagapunidia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagatala gee
wanting always to hagatala
bookmarkhagi ade
adjective insult (someone)
bookmarkhai de gubenga
to use a gubenga for fishing
bookmarkhainamanilaluoo
secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhooholo
verb
hoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkhuaahuu daalo
noun a type of prepared food (like huaahuu, with the addition of bananas or something else sweet)
bookmarkioonga
noun way of giving
bookmarklaagau-bala-uda
noun driftwoodsp. (very soft)
bookmarkllou
verb hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)
bookmarklo te vvela
the hottest part (of the day, of a fire, etc.)
bookmarkmabu
adjective rested
bookmarkmaga tau hoe
to paddle (a canoe) vigorously
bookmarkmahuge
mala
bald
bookmarkmalili gelegele
adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken
bookmarkmassagaila
verb incompletely cooked
bookmarkme gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature
bookmarkmmala dana (dagu) maanga
lose his (my) appetite
bookmarkmodomodo mada gii
the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a
bookmarknebu
verb to do something so earnestly that one has no time to talk; be very busy
bookmarkngudu malie
eloquent (of a person)
bookmarkoo
adjective shout
bookmarksaelea
verb walked upon
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarkse aha au naa
you are wrong that’s not righti don’t agree
bookmarksiia gi moana ngaadai
drift downwind, away from land
bookmarksomo
verb grow, develop; coconut apple
bookmarkssae aalanga
adjective sore in the muscles
bookmarkssea
noun chair
bookmarksuuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
bookmarkvaalanga
made up (of a story only)
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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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