Entries from Carroll & Soulik 1973 in Pollex-Online
Carroll, V. and T. Soulik (1973). Nukuoro Lexicon. Honolulu, University Press of Hawaii.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nukuoro | Hua dolo | Plant sp. -- vine (any sort) Problematic |
| Nukuoro | Buu | The head of an octopus; bladder, balloon... |
| Nukuoro | Semada | Tens of thousands |
| Nukuoro | Ungaa lodo | Middle part (of something round) Phonologically Irregular |
| Nukuoro | Ua lolo | A disturbance in the sea caused by schools of big fish feeding on little fish |
| Nukuoro | Goo | A sound made to indicate one’s presence (in response to being called from afar) |
| Nukuoro | Hagaduu | Construct, set up, build |
| Nukuoro | Hainga | Law, procedure, rule |
| Nukuoro | Bala. Para/para (Crn). | Soft, mushy |
| Nukuoro | Hanonga | Trip, journey |
| Nukuoro | Hagavvale | Spirit possession |
| Nukuoro | Gai | But, and, then, so |
| Nukuoro | Nogo | Past progressive aspect marker |
| Nukuoro | Ee | Vocative particle |
| Nukuoro | Hagaaloha | Piteous, pitiful |
| Nukuoro | Hagaadu/gau | Arrange things in a row or line |
| Nukuoro | Laanui. Nanui (Crn). | Big, large (sing.) |
| Nukuoro | Iho | Get down, climb down |
| Nukuoro | Lahulahu | Bird sp., Wandering Tattler? (Heteroscelus incanus) Phonologically Irregular |
| Nukuoro | Mao lalo | Deep; low (in status) Phonologically Irregular |
| Nukuoro | Haga/mao lalo | Humble, modest Phonologically Irregular |
| Nukuoro | Hai daina | The relationship between siblings or cousins |
| Nukuoro | Hulo | Run (pl.) |
| Nukuoro | Daha | Outside |
| Nukuoro | M/mili | Crush, pulverise; rub back and forth in the hands, like a fire drill |
| Nukuoro | M/milo | Flow of current |
| Nukuoro | Laso | Posterior portion of hermit crab |
| Nukuoro | Buu | Bladder, balloon...any other round, hollow, inflatable object |
| Nukuoro | Booboo | Massage |
| Nukuoro | Manege | Better than; capable at (almost anything) |
| Nukuoro | Bingibingi | Tree sp. (Hernandia sonora) |
| Nukuoro | Lii | Bird sp. (seen only over the ocean) |
| Nukuoro | Momo | Little, small amount |
| Nukuoro | Imu/mea, imu/uli | Triggerfish spp. |
| Nukuoro | Gai malie | Good at food preparation, not wasteful |
| Nukuoro | S/sogo | Grated raw taro which has dried out |
| Nukuoro | Gaahanga | A rope used to assist in climbing |
| Nukuoro | Gaagenga | Ladder, stairway |
| Nukuoro | Mahanga | Be split open |
| Nukuoro | Lo gunga | Inside the corner of |
| Nukuoro | Ngaa | Fish sp. |
| Nukuoro | Ngae | Giant clam sp. Phonologically Irregular |
| Nukuoro | (Ng)au | I Problematic |
| Nukuoro | Bao/a | Wash up on shore |
| Nukuoro | Boongia | Be caught by darkness unexpectedly |
| Nukuoro | Niho ngalo | Molar |
| Nukuoro | S(s)ano | Know about, be acquainted with |
| Nukuoro | Sebu | Seen on the surface of the sea from time to time Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Nukuoro | Sigi | A technique of finishing a mat edge |
| Nukuoro | Sigi | To assist in the delivery of a baby (by manually extracting it from the birth canal) |
