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alaa muhuu
how about those there
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkange laa
the next but one
bookmarkaoa
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: banyan tree (Ficus prolixa Forst.)
bookmarkbaadunga
noun punishment
bookmarkbalagia
noun fish sp.
bookmarkboo mai ange laa
the second night following
bookmarkdaadaaligidanga
noun the way of being moved about in the air
bookmarkdalabaimanugadele
adjective sharp (as a knife)
bookmarkdalimasanga
verb way of tying (rope, etc.)
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdango de langi
downpour (of rain)
bookmarkdau balabala
adjective slack (of rope)
bookmarkdauaa
verb wrinkled
bookmarkde eidu pale
fortunately, luckily
bookmarkdeai me ao ai
useless
bookmarkdebeaha
okay; so-so
bookmarkdee vaaseegina
hardly able to wait for
bookmarkdiibuli
noun a doll representing a spirit (from the story of duudebaabaa)
bookmarkdiinonga-o-salo
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdilimangali
verb
to catch flying fish
dogo duu
verb to punt while standing up on the stern gunwales of a canoe
bookmarkdua saali
noun one of the lines of which saaliis composed
bookmarkdulagi sala
adjective bad situation; presenting a poor appearance (esp. when ill)
bookmarkduugia i de gai
be tired of eating a particular kind of food
bookmarkduuli
verb surround
bookmarkgaagaasia
verb rubbed against (of lines only)
bookmarkgai me
adjective eat food
bookmarkgalasi
gava-uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkgolo age
continually golo voluntarily
bookmarkgoloa hai hegau
noun tools (for work)
bookmarkgubo
verb work with concentration in the midstof a group
bookmarkhagaau
verb to create an ocean current
bookmarkhagabibi
verb to cook food in an earth oven for a short time (just to heat it up)
bookmarkhagadama
verb to treat as a child
bookmarkhagadogaa dangada
adjective embarrass people by one’s actions
bookmarkhagalima (ina)
verb make a total of five
bookmarkhagalleo
verb to produce many sounds
bookmarkhagalloba ange
verb to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe).
bookmarkhagasaangia
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhagasoe ange
aim at
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhidu-malama
time noun july (’seventh month’)
bookmarkholehole
verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)
bookmarkholo gumi
adjective
hua
verb come out in front; sing (a song); bear (fruit); a swelling (on the skin, or of dough, etc.);a swell (of the sea)
bookmarkhudaa moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarki ono daha
at his place, with him
bookmarkinau
verb to look for coconut crabs at night with a light
bookmarkkave gi de mahi
obtain by force
bookmarkladi
verb initiate, begin, start
bookmarklaudodole
noun smallness
bookmarklele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarklloba
adjective
fluttering rapidly (of a sail in the breeze);
llobo
verb to put something in something else
bookmarkllohi
verb erosion of sand or soil (esp. of the beach by wave action)
bookmarklodo gaiaa
adjective competitive, envious, desirous of retaliating
bookmarklodo haa
loha
verb fathom (the span of one’s outstretched arms)
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarkloloa
adjective tall; long
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarkluu au
pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmaanga
noun mouthful or spoonful of food
bookmarkmaangalo
sweet
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmaoha saele
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmateedea
verb pustular
bookmarkme gee
a coconut without any meat
bookmarkmimi
adjective urinate
bookmarkmoeagi
verb do by stealth
bookmarkmui
verb gathered around (something)
bookmarknengenenge
ngaa
noun fishsp.
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarkngaungau
noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)
bookmarkni aha
what are these
bookmarkniigoi
verb wind around (of a rope, etc.)
bookmarkoda
noun grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarkpaa
adjective explode,burst
bookmarksaibo saele
adjective rush around aimlessly (of a group of people)
bookmarksalua
verb scraped (a lot taken away),peeled (alittle amount taken off),planed
bookmarksengaa
numeral tens of millions
bookmarksomo boi
grow abnormally (having defects)
bookmarktulungaahi
noun hearth, cooking pit/fire
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Nukuoro Talking Dictionary.
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