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 | Tii | (Cordyline sp.) |
| Ifira-Mele | Jii | (Sun) shine |
| Ifira-Mele | Tiare | Gardenia |
| Ifira-Mele | Jivijivi | Fish category including Zanclus, Zebrasoma, Platax and similar spp Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | Sikotara | Kingfisher (Halcyon sp.) Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | Tira | Mast |
| Ifira-Mele | Tiro/a | Look down at something |
| Ifira-Mele | Sinae | Guts Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | Tina- [FIL], a/tna- (old form) [MEL] | Mother Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | Too | Pregnant |
| Ifira-Mele | Too | Your, sing. intimate |
| Ifira-Mele | Toa | Ironwood (Casuarina equisetifolia) |
| Ifira-Mele | Toe/toe | Long Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Ifira-Mele | Toetoe | Long (older form) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Ifira-Mele | Tootoe | Long Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Ifira-Mele | Toga | Foreign country Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | Togo | Mangrove |
| Ifira-Mele | Tooso/na | Haul, drag |
| Ifira-Mele | Toka | Remain, be located |
| Ifira-Mele | Toko- | Human prefix |
| Ifira-Mele | Tokolau | Northwest wind Borrowed |
| Ifira-Mele | Tora | Erect (of penis) |
| Ifira-Mele | Toro | Sugarcane |
| Ifira-Mele | Toru | Three |
| Ifira-Mele | Too/tonu/ | Straight, true, correct |
| Ifira-Mele | Tonu | Groper |
| Ifira-Mele | Toto | Blood |
| Ifira-Mele | Tu | Pron. we (inclusive, plural i, subject ii) |
| Ifira-Mele | Tuukere | Green-winged ground pigeon, (Chalcophaps indica) |
| Ifira-Mele | Tuu | Stand |
| Ifira-Mele | Tuu/jia | Cut |
| Ifira-Mele | T/tua/ | Outermost part of reef |
| Ifira-Mele | Tuasi | Shellfish sp. used for scraping; cocnut shredder (of shell) |
| Ifira-Mele | Tuuai | Old (of things); long ago |
| Ifira-Mele | Tuaki/a | Bite off piece of something tough |
| Ifira-Mele | Fei/tuetnana | Be related as mother's brother, sister's child |
| Ifira-Mele | Tufa/kina | Give out, distribute |
| Ifira-Mele | Tuugia | Put on the fire, burn; light (fire, lamp) |
| Ifira-Mele | Tui/a | Sew, string |
| Ifira-Mele | Tukaa/umu | Firebrand Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | Tuukere | Green-winged ground pigeon, (Chalcophaps indica) |
| Ifira-Mele | Tuki/a | Hit, pound, knock on (door) |
| Ifira-Mele | Jikuku | Kind of fish (small, black or blue, found in tidal pools) Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | Tule | Nod, doze off Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | An/tuumaa/ | Connects tens to units |
| Ifira-Mele | Tuumau | Forever |
| Ifira-Mele | T/tunu/ | To roast |
| Ifira-Mele | Tupa | Crab, generic term |
| Ifira-Mele | Tupu | Grow (of a person) |
| Ifira-Mele | Jipua | A type of supernatural creature (not harmful) that may visit people in their sleep |
