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 | Haga/v/vela | Hot (of the weather) |
| Nukuoro | Hagaangiangi | Expose to a breeze |
| Nukuoro | Gainga | Trash, garbage; braided dead coconut fronds used in buttressing the sides of *uinga* |
| Nukuoro | Gainga o de moana | Fish (when abundant in the ocean nearby) |
| Nukuoro | Gelo | Deep; profound (of thoughts or feelings); deepest part of communal fishing net, where the fish are trapped |
| Nukuoro | Geelo/nga | A depression (in the reef or ground etc.) |
| Nukuoro | Dagelo | Bottom, foundation Phonologically Irregular |
| Nukuoro | Henuu | Method of plaiting |
| Nukuoro | Madamada a me | A miscellaneous assortment |
| Nukuoro | Mau | To finish defecating |
| Nukuoro | Oho/oho | Frightened by noise |
| Nukuoro | Laba | A dancing paddle |
| Nukuoro | Laba ngaungau | A stalk of the elephant-ear plant [Alocasia] |
| Nukuoro | Loma | Very calm, silent |
| Nukuoro | Lol/lolo | Oily |
| Nukuoro | Vaa/dagidahi | Scattered (not in a cluster) |
| Nukuoro | Vava | Leaky |
| Nukuoro | Vava de gede | Forgetful (esp. with increasing age) |
| Nukuoro | Vava de gudu | Talkative, indiscreet |
| Nukuoro | Laagau | Wood, stick (of wood) |
| Nukuoro | Mahulu | Wakefulness |
| Nukuoro | Hai hegau | Work (v) |
| Nukuoro | Dau soa | Boyfriend, girlfriend; couple (not married), going steady (of an unmarried couple) |
| Nukuoro | Gango | Burned (overcooked food) |
| Nukuoro | Daudahi | Only, alone (just one) |
| Nukuoro | Malinga/linga | Sideburns (of hair) |
| Nukuoro | Alu/kaba | Leave quickly (usually under duress) |
| Nukuoro | Alu/alu/mia | Send away |
| Nukuoro | Hagalau | Make a total of one hundred |
| Nukuoro | Haga/tugu | To crouch down |
| Nukuoro | Dugu de laa | Lower sail |
| Nukuoro | Duugunga o de henua | Customs of the island (Nukuoro) |
| Nukuoro | Dugu | To permit, allow |
| Nukuoro | Ngaengae | To become dizzy in the water |
| Nukuoro | Boo dolu de gulu | The third day after breadfruit has been picked (after which it is not good to eat) |
| Nukuoro | Hai de boo (o) | Celebrate the birthday (of) |
| Nukuoro | Dau gulu | Breadfruit season |
| Nukuoro | Daa | To wash clothes |
| Nukuoro | Hagalua | Make a total of two |
| Nukuoro | Sigi | Transfer (from one place to another), transplant |
| Nukuoro | Kinei | Here in this place Phonologically Irregular |
| Nukuoro | Kinaa. Ki-na (Crn). | There near you Phonologically Irregular |
| Nukuoro | Kilaa | There in the distance Phonologically Irregular |
| Nukuoro | Gau | Handle; appendage |
| Nukuoro | Ma/lau ngudu | Lips Phonologically Irregular |
| Nukuoro | Daudonu | Gentle, mild-mannered, soft-spoken, Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Nukuoro | Sanga | Have sexual intercourse, fornicate Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Nukuoro | Gina | Fish sp.: rainbow runner Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Nukuoro | Dae/mahadia, -lia | Heavy, oppressive, hard to take |
| Nukuoro | Madi | To add organic material to the taro bog Problematic |
