Entries from Clark 1998 in Pollex-Online
Clark, R. (1998). A dictionary of the Mele language (Atara Imere), Vanuatu. Canberrra, Pacific Linguistics.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ifira-Mele | Peji | Fat |
| Ifira-Mele | Piipiri | A tree (Hernandia peltata) . Borrowed |
| Ifira-Mele | Pito | Navel |
| Ifira-Mele | Poo | Night |
| Ifira-Mele | Pwogipwogi | Shades of evening at certain season Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | Poi | Dance |
| Ifira-Mele | Pookia | Catch by covering with hand |
| Ifira-Mele | Pora | Coconut leaf mat used in house wall |
| Ifira-Mele | Pon/jia | Block up, close (door) |
| Ifira-Mele | Popo | Decayed, of wood |
| Ifira-Mele | Poo/poto/ | Short |
| Ifira-Mele | Potu | Sleeping-room |
| Ifira-Mele | Pou | Post |
| Ifira-Mele | Poouri | Dark, darkness |
| Ifira-Mele | Puu | Conch shell |
| Ifira-Mele | Puu | Burst, of a pimple, boil |
| Ifira-Mele | Pua | Wild Coconut Palm, perhaps (Veitchia sp.) Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | Puka | Canoe Tree (Gyrocarpus americanus) |
| Ifira-Mele | Puka maapulu | A tree (Pisonia umbellifera) |
| Ifira-Mele | Puku | Knotty (as wood) |
| Ifira-Mele | Purau | Decay, smell |
| Ifira-Mele | Pulepule | Cowrie Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | Puru | Coconut husk |
| Ifira-Mele | Puru/puru, pur/jia | Grab, hold |
| Ifira-Mele | Puupuu | Rinse the mouth, gargle |
| Ifira-Mele | Pusi/a | Squirt |
| Ifira-Mele | Pusi | Pusi. :Sea eel |
| Ifira-Mele | Sasa | Hang out, stick way out (like a dog's tongue) |
| Ifira-Mele | Saa | Bad; ill, sick, hurt; something wrong with |
| Ifira-Mele | Saafure | Strip leaves off something |
| Ifira-Mele | Saaga/ta | Groin |
| Ifira-Mele | Saakaro | Pull Coconut off branch, scoop out banana flesh |
| Ifira-Mele | Sara | Miss (a target) |
| Ifira-Mele | -s/sara | Completely |
| Ifira-Mele | Sara | All, every kind of ?. Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | Saalala | Fish like kuma mackerel, swims at surface. . Borrowed Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | Sale | Walk in free-and -easy way, stroll, float, drift, put out to sea Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | Saaro | Tidal wave Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | Saaruru | Rumble, roar, thud |
| Ifira-Mele | Sami | Drink (some drink) with one's food |
| Ifira-Mele | Sao/a | Scoop up water in a cup |
| Ifira-Mele | Saa-ia | Hit, beat, thrash |
| Ifira-Mele | Sara (trans. saara/a) | Search, look for something |
| Ifira-Mele | Sau | Dew |
| Ifira-Mele | Sau/toga | Gift (freely given) |
| Ifira-Mele | Sau | Blow (of wind) |
| Ifira-Mele | Sau/sau | Evening breeze |
| Ifira-Mele | Sau/marie | Good, kind |
| Ifira-Mele | Sausaa | Bad-tempered Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | Saumwa | Odour, stink Problematic |
