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 |
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Ifira-Mele | Tagi | Weep |
Ifira-Mele | Taiao | Morning |
Ifira-Mele | Taka | Of marriageable age |
Ifira-Mele | Taka | Pair |
Ifira-Mele | Takaa/taka | Stamp |
Ifira-Mele | Takapau | Coconut-frond mat (placed under other mats) |
Ifira-Mele | Taku/a | Say, tell, mention |
Ifira-Mele | A/tara/ | Language |
Ifira-Mele | Tara | Eaves |
Ifira-Mele | Taarai | Scoop out banana flesh |
Ifira-Mele | Taaraki | Fishing net |
Ifira-Mele | Taalapa | Nocturnal octopus sp Problematic |
Ifira-Mele | Tarie | Indian Almond (Terminalia catappa) |
Ifira-Mele | Tupa tarierie | A reef-dwelling red and orange crab, perhaps (Carpilus maculatus) |
Ifira-Mele | Tariga | Ear |
Ifira-Mele | Taro | Taro |
Ifira-Mele | Taaro/a | Spear, throw a spear or knife at something |
Ifira-Mele | Tamaffine | Girl |
Ifira-Mele | Tamaaroa | Young man |
Ifira-Mele | Taafakamatea | Kill Problematic |
Ifira-Mele | Taane | Male |
Ifira-Mele | Tanu/mia | Bury |
Ifira-Mele | Tao/na | To cook |
Ifira-Mele | Taotao | Bonefish (Albula vulpes) |
Ifira-Mele | Tapa/a | Call |
Ifira-Mele | Tapakau | Kind of mat |
Ifira-Mele | Tapasi/a | Break, split, separate |
Ifira-Mele | Tapatapa | A crustacean (Parribacus caledonicus) |
Ifira-Mele | Tapono | Closed, shut |
Ifira-Mele | Tapu | Forbidden, sacred, taboo |
Ifira-Mele | Tasi | One |
Ifira-Mele | Taasi/a | Smooth with knife or plane |
Ifira-Mele | Tata | Be near |
Ifira-Mele | Ttaa | Baler |
Ifira-Mele | Taateu | We (inc.) |
Ifira-Mele | Tau | V.i. hang |
Ifira-Mele | Tau | Land, arrive (after canoe voyage) |
Ifira-Mele | Tau | Year |
Ifira-Mele | Taaua | We two (inc) |
Ifira-Mele | Taauga | Rope or hook for hanging things on. Such food whether hung up or not |
Ifira-Mele | Taunamu | Mosquito net |
Ifira-Mele | Tava | Tree sp. (Pometia pinnata) |
Ifira-Mele | Kasi/tava | Bivalve sp Uncertain Semantic Connection |
Ifira-Mele | Tavivi | Whirlwind Problematic |
Ifira-Mele | Te | Definite article |
Ifira-Mele | Tea/tea | White |
Ifira-Mele | Tefe/tefe | Circumcise |
Ifira-Mele | Mi/jikao/ | Hundred < *rima-tekau |
Ifira-Mele | Tere | Run |
Ifira-Mele | Teetea | White |