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aahee huu
then which
bookmarkaahee maa
about when (future); about how much
bookmarkbaabaa luu lima
clap hands
bookmarkbaalanga
noun
metal (any kind)
badodi gee
to jerk violently
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
bookmarkbalangi
noun fish sp., tang
bookmarkbaleao
noun fish sp., milkfish
bookmarkbolo iho
adjective to make oneself the beneficiary of a will which one has made for another
bookmarkbona
noun a knot tied at the end of a rope or a string to prevent its unravelling
bookmarkboobua
noun dragonfly
bookmarkbooiaa
adjective do something shameful (for shame)
bookmarkbulubulu dangada
noun unimportant person
bookmarkbuni de ua
to be very thirsty
bookmarkdaaligidanga
noun the slope of a canoe’s keel
bookmarkdabagau
noun a type of floor mat
bookmarkdada manu
adjective to snare birds (with a loop on the end of a pole)
bookmarkdagabuli
verb gather together in a group
bookmarkdagugu
noun fishsp.: (the native term is appliedto many spp.): damselfish, snapper
bookmarkdanu de maasina
the setting of the moon
bookmarkdao me hholu
noun arrow (for a bow)
bookmarkdelaa sili
that there is enough
bookmarkdenei sili
this is enough
bookmarkdili dangada
adjective to fail to discharge one’s obligations to help (esp. one’s kin)
bookmarkdogi
noun adze
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkduai lalo vae
noun a type of coconut grater which is placed under the leg
bookmarkduu ange
adjective wait for; resemble someone (owing to a consanguineal relationship)
bookmarkduu beleala
noun immature coconutapple
bookmarkduu hakaa
noun a piece of coconut husk
bookmarkduu inai
gadi
verb bite
bookmarkgai lima lua
eat greedily (with both hands)
bookmarkgalo de laa
the reddish sky at sunset
bookmarkgamalie
adjective do attentively
bookmarkgana
bad person
bookmarkgasi
adjective jump up (with both feet leaving the ground)
bookmarkgau ivi
verb skinny
bookmarkgili dama
verb soft-skinned
bookmarkguba
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish (the native term is applied to several spp.)
bookmarkhadu mada
noun eyeball
bookmarkhagaava age
be relieved for a short time
bookmarkhagadabu
verb restrict
bookmarkhagadaula
verb to anchor
bookmarkhagadogaa dangada
adjective embarrass people by one’s actions
bookmarkhagahana age
recook for several days
bookmarkhagaida de gauvae
to bare one’s teeth (by opening the lips to expose the whole set of teeth)
bookmarkhagamaadua
verb be oldest among
bookmarkhagasaele age
adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagasee
adjective
just barely;
hagasoesoe saele
adjective to walk about without greeting others
bookmarkhagavaiduu
verb to act as though one were lazy
bookmarkhai aha
adjective what relationship
bookmarkhai de hagamaanadu
remembrance, observance of (e.g., a holiday)
bookmarkhai kai
adjective show-off, proud
bookmarkhakohu luu mada
squint (eyes),frown
bookmarkhannoo kaba
go now, right away beat it
bookmarkhano gee
go away
hebahebaa
adjective crowded together
bookmarkhenuu
noun placenta
bookmarkhhoa
verb crack open; break into pieces; cut a hole in
bookmarkhhuge
verb open (something),uncover
bookmarkhologumi
adjective
huaa bodu
noun family
bookmarkhuaahuu daalo
noun a type of prepared food (like huaahuu, with the addition of bananas or something else sweet)
bookmarkieiange
adjective
langi maadolu
noun heavy rain
bookmarklangona
adjective heard,felt
bookmarklauvinivini
verb having kinky hair
bookmarkmalamalama
adjective sparkly; glittery
bookmarkme dili dai
any current which flows away from the atoll
bookmarkmeemouli
noun living thing
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmoe
adjective closed (e.g. eyes, flowers)
bookmarkmolimoli i tuu gaha
to express coconut oil out of the residue (oda) from which some oil has already been expressed
bookmarkmuli madangi
verb sailing downwind
bookmarkngaungau-ulu
noun
odi ai loo
that’s the end that’s all
bookmarksaabudu
noun fishsp. (= large saagahinoa)
bookmarksaiolo duli magaga
noun a type of string figure
bookmarksausau
noun fishsp.: lion-fish
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarkssali dodo
verb bleed
bookmarksua aaleloi
a wrestling maneuver
bookmarksugulu
noun school
bookmarktahi-malama
noun January (’first month’)
bookmarktino boo
full moon (a period comprising two nights)
bookmarktoo gee
clumsy, unskillful, awkward (not dexterous)
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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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