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 | Mata | Door |
| Ifira-Mele | Tuku/a | Take down/off (something hanging) |
| Ifira-Mele | Tuku/ukina | To lower, let down |
| Ifira-Mele | Tafa tʔtai | Sea shore |
| Ifira-Mele | Poo- | Prefix to numerals: in (so many) days, (so many) days from now (in the future): pootoru, three days from now |
| Ifira-Mele | Gaaipu | Cup, empty coconut shell |
| Ifira-Mele | Kiinei | Here (near speaker) |
| Ifira-Mele | Kiinaa | Here, there (near addressee) |
| Ifira-Mele | Kiiraa | There |
| Ifira-Mele | Matega | Death |
| Ifira-Mele | Fano | Tree sp. (Ochrosia) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Ifira-Mele | Gaa/rafi | Well-used everyday mats Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Ifira-Mele | Goria | Gnaw, nibble |
| Ifira-Mele | Guu/guu | Fresh-water fish sp. Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | Ka/nuumwia | Crumple up, squeeze, strangle Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | Kau | Skin disease (possibly elephantiasis) |
| Ifira-Mele | Kono/kono | Kind of fighting spear Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Ifira-Mele | Puurou | To cover (e.g. someone sleeping) |
| Ifira-Mele | Rraa/ia | Scatter (of a school of fish) |
| Ifira-Mele | Taa/muu/muu | Deep, low-pitched (voice) |
| Ifira-Mele | Tuutaki | Joint (of body) |
| Ifira-Mele | Tuutaki/na | To join (vt). |
| Ifira-Mele | Kai/nuumwia | To ask (a person) for (something) Phonologically Irregular |
