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aalohi
noun the portion of the atoll lagoon just lagoonward of the fringing reef
bookmarkabuabulu
adjective easily sinkable
bookmarkahi tugi
noun ignite a fire by making sparks with a stone
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkbau
adjective to be worth it
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbolebole
adjective
trembling
daane dau
noun a person of importance (speciallyaccomplished)
bookmarkdangau-laha
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdaogoli
noun plantsp.: swamptaro(cyrtosperma chamissonis), also the corm of this plant
bookmarkdatada de galomada
twitching of an eye
bookmarkdiimolalaaidu
noun the tenth child of a couple
bookmarkdohi dilo
verb to strip dilo (to make plaited hats, etc.)
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkduu beleala
noun immature coconutapple
bookmarkduu i de liiliagi
equal in status
duu ngavesi
cover of a box
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continueupon
bookmarkga-hudi
banana
bookmarkgage
verb climb; climb up on
bookmarkgamai
adjective
bring to me, carry to me
gana
bad person
bookmarkgelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkgemo
adjective fast, swift
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkgio
noun mollusksp.: charonia spp.
bookmarkgoloa duu biho
barber’s tools
bookmarkgoloa lalo
noun gear obtained from foreign lands
bookmarkhaanialo
verb a bracing cross-beam <>
bookmarkhagaava
verb make a channel
bookmarkhagabala
verb allow to become soft; prostrate oneself (esp. to hide)
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagaduasala
verb suffer,punish
bookmarkhagaduu me
miserly
bookmarkhagahaa (ina)
verb make a total of four
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagamabu iho
adjective rest for a short time
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagaodi
verb end of (e.g., time)
bookmarkhagaongaonga
verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music
bookmarkhagapunidia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhai dahi heohi
maintain one’s position in an argument(against contrary positions)
bookmarkhai huaabodu
treat someone (including one’s spouse) as a relative by not asking permission to use or borrow property; treat a relative as belonging to another family altogether
bookmarkhakai-a-bagila
noun mollusksp.: cerithiidae spp.
bookmarkhakii gee
<= kii gee>
bookmarkhala a buadaia
noun a log used as a lever or fulcrum
bookmarkhedau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: alexandrianlaureltree (calophyllum inophyllum l.)
bookmarkhenua i lalo (alodahi)
noun world (lands other than nukuoro)
bookmarkhhoda
adjective gasp for breath (once)
bookmarkhhuge iho
adjective an opening in the clouds
bookmarkholiage
verb go about something in a complete circle
bookmarkhungi
verb tricks of self-defense (some of which are like judo or karate)
bookmarkhuuhuge
verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)
bookmarklagi
noun pertaining to the open sea
bookmarklahhie
noun firewood
bookmarklele tua
adjective to pull a back muscle (or pinch a nerve) and thus collapse
bookmarklengisi
noun insectsp.: moth spp.
bookmarkllidi
dress up (esp. in new or very fancy clothes)
bookmarklodo basa
adjective talkative
bookmarkmaadau gina
noun a type of fishhook (for gina fishing)
bookmarkmaaui
verb givebirth to, born
bookmarkmadangi
noun air
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
bookmarkmasagi
noun a dance (an ancient type)
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
bookmarkmuli mai ange
a little later, byandby
bookmarkmuli sua hadu
noun reefward of the storm beach; beach rock
bookmarkngaio-golai
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkngalue ange
increase
bookmarkngaungau-ulu
noun
ngavesi
box, coffin, crate
bookmarkngudu maimai
adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome
bookmarknnoa nounu
verb tied in such a way that pulling the end of the string will undo it
bookmarkolaa
a sound expressing surprise or disapproval
bookmarkpili
adjective boring
bookmarksai moni
a fleet of canoes
bookmarkse hono
fit well or properly
bookmarksese
verb walk
bookmarksigi manu
adjective to transplant a plant
bookmarksongagi
a bad sort of person
bookmarkssave
flying fish
bookmarktama legalega eidu
pupil of the eye; a cry of a bird or human that sounds like the cry of a baby; the name of a ghost
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
Nukuoro Talking Dictionary.
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages.
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