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 | 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) |
| Nukuoro | Sigi | To tack a canoe (by transferring the mast from one end of the canoe to the other) |
| Nukuoro | Sulu de laa | The setting of the sun |
| Nukuoro | Beaha | To be in a serious condition, critically ill or injured Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Nukuoro | Ni | Belonging to |
| Nukuoro | Hailu | Wipe oneself after defecating |
| Nukuoro | Bolobolo | A type of basket |
| Nukuoro | Daamada. Tamata (Crn). | Start; the beginning (of an event) Phonologically Irregular |
| Nukuoro | Daabui | Enclose |
| Nukuoro | He/bui/hagi | Provide an abundance of bait to keep fish in close Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Nukuoro | Hagaodi | End of (e.g. time); last (one) |
| Nukuoro | Hagaodi/a | Finish up, be last |
| Nukuoro | Hagahula | The sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth |
| Nukuoro | Hagauu | Suckle, nurse (feed milk) |
| Nukuoro | Haga/l/ligi | Make very small |
| Nukuoro | Dangaloa | Silver bush (Sophora tomentosa); earthworm; shooting star |
| Nukuoro | Hai | Be in the relationship of; have a ___ |
| Nukuoro | Huluhulu mada | Eyebrows |
| Nukuoro | Hagadonu | Trust, believe; interpret; support as witness |
| Nukuoro | Hagatoo donu | Swear to the truth of; promise, contract with |
| Nukuoro | Hagadubu | Transfigure; make a string figure |
| Nukuoro | Manua | Diseased |
| Nukuoro | Duudanga | A (big) piece of; verse (of a song) |
| Nukuoro | Goinga | A boundary marker (of stone) |
| Nukuoro | Manu aabi | Kite |
| Nukuoro | Madaligi | Skilful at craft work, craftsmanlike; craftsman |
| Nukuoro | Goloa hai umu | Implements and supplies needed in connection with use of the earth oven |
| Nukuoro | Hagasugi | Shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname |
| Nukuoro | S/solo | Wipe |
| Nukuoro | Dai | Almost, nearly |
| Nukuoro | Suunugi | Skewer, hold something down with the end of a long implement |
| Nukuoro | Loonaa | The sticking of food in the throat (which is cleared by washing it down with liquid) |
| Nukuoro | Bau/bau | Bad |
| Nukuoro | Daa (dau) | Chanting (of old chants) |
| Nukuoro | Daa taahili | Sing a melody |
| Nukuoro | Modomodo | A nearly mature coconut... |
| Nukuoro | Namuaa | A sore on the lips (believed to result from missing a meal) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Nukuoro | Nga/logu | Push in, crumple up, bend out of shape (temporarily) |
