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 | Ura | Lobster, crayfish, shrimp |
| Ifira-Mele | Uru | First-born Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | Uruga | Pillow |
| Ifira-Mele | Uru | Eldest, firstborn |
| Ifira-Mele | Umu | Earth oven |
| Ifira-Mele | Una | Fish scale |
| Ifira-Mele | Unu | Drink |
| Ifira-Mele | Uuta | Shore, inland |
| Ifira-Mele | Uto | Coconut with edible husk |
| Ifira-Mele | Utu/fia | Fill |
| Ifira-Mele | Tufi/a | Fetch, draw (Water) |
| Ifira-Mele | Vae | Leg |
| Ifira-Mele | Vaero | Feather |
| Ifira-Mele | Vai | Fresh water |
| Ifira-Mele | Vaka | Old word for canoe |
| Ifira-Mele | Vaakure | Search head for lice |
| Ifira-Mele | Vakure/a | Search head for lice |
| Ifira-Mele | Vare | Soft inner meat of sprouting coconut |
| Ifira-Mele | Varo | Call (esp. to inform others of one's approach) |
| Ifira-Mele | Varovaro | Shrub (probably Premna sp.) |
| Ifira-Mele | Varu | Eight |
| Ifira-Mele | Varu/varu | Scrape, shred coconut |
| Ifira-Mele | Vaanaga | Speak |
| Ifira-Mele | Vera | Burn, be on fire |
| Ifira-Mele | Lesi | Papaw (Ldn) |
| Ifira-Mele | W/woro | To spear Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | Vete/a | Untie, unwind, loosen, forgive |
| Ifira-Mele | Vvera | Hot |
| Ifira-Mele | Viri | Turn, turn around, spin |
| Ifira-Mele | Fuji | Banana, generic |
| Ifira-Mele | Si/isi (vi), siia (vt) | Cut out coconut meat, make copra |
| Ifira-Mele | Usi/a | Follow, go along Borrowed |
| Ifira-Mele | Fia-kai | Be hungry |
| Ifira-Mele | Soro/na | To grate (yams etc.) |
| Ifira-Mele | M/mara | Sour, bitter, salty, hot (in taste), unsweetened (tea) |
| Ifira-Mele | Fiiru | Hat |
| Ifira-Mele | Mataa/utu | Point, headland |
| Ifira-Mele | Tara/una/na | Scale fish, remove scales |
| Ifira-Mele | Saai | Not exist, not be; no |
| Ifira-Mele | Kapi | Too tight (clothing), overcrowded (canoe) |
| Ifira-Mele | Taao/a, t/tao | Count, read (old word) Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | I/tua | Outside, out |
| Ifira-Mele | Fago | Any musical instrument, but esp. mouth-organ Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | (K)kau | To swim; swimming |
| Ifira-Mele | Fakatettere | Practise sailing; learn to sail; try out new sail |
| Ifira-Mele | Aasaga | Open sea |
| Ifira-Mele | Karu/karu | Kind of seaweed |
| Ifira-Mele | Nea/a | Do, make, work (on garden), write (letter), put Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | Pagausu | Nostril |
| Ifira-Mele | Fia | Few. not enough |
