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 | 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 |
| Ifira-Mele | Teerogo | Surgeonfish sp. (Acanthurus lineatus) |
| Ifira-Mele | Usu | Nose |
| Ifira-Mele | Aasa/ga | Open sea Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | Aami/a | Bring, attract Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | Fiji/kauga | Slave |
| Ifira-Mele | Fiji/kauga | Slave |
| Ifira-Mele | Feiga/atasi | The same (vi) |
| Ifira-Mele | Fei/kaunaga | Employee, someone who works for someone else |
| Ifira-Mele | Fuata | School (of fish); sons of a chief Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Ifira-Mele | Ga/ia | To (directional preposition) |
| Ifira-Mele | Kena | Worn-out (mat) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Ifira-Mele | Kiri/kina | Set up a post in the ground... |
| Ifira-Mele | Ki/roto | Middle child |
| Ifira-Mele | Koo/ia | Ask persistently Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Ifira-Mele | Koonova | Tree sp., possibly *Pilocalyx*... Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | Kuumwia | Speak angrily to, scold, tell off, abuse Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | Kunu/a, kunu/kunu | Pummel, wrestle (with), tussle, cuddle Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | Maga/asia | Draw (bow) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Ifira-Mele | Matuku/tuku | (Flower) beginning to close |
| Ifira-Mele | Mee/mea | Flower (gen) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Ifira-Mele | Rog/mwiji/kina | Relish, enjoy the taste of something Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | Maari/ga | Light (from something) |
| Ifira-Mele | Pwau/raa/rave | Trap (for birds or pigs) |
| Ifira-Mele | Sasa | Fresh-water fish sp.... Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | Save | Get stuck, caught; run aground, wash up on reef Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | Taai/a | Gather up, scoop up (a granular substance such as sand, gravel, or rice). Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | Tapui/a | Choose, decide on (especially of young people choosing a partner of the opposite sex). |
| Ifira-Mele | Taa/muu/muu | Deep, low-pitched (voice). |
| Ifira-Mele | F/fana (trans. fanaia) | Shoot with bow and arrow |
| Ifira-Mele | Puku | Knotty (as wood) |
| Ifira-Mele | Faafine | Women (pl. of ffine) |
| Ifira-Mele | Foromaga | Throat |
| Ifira-Mele | Figoo-, figoa- | Parent- or child-in-law |
| Ifira-Mele | Ruu | Definite article, dual |
| Ifira-Mele | Taka | Pair, couple (constantly together); age |
| Ifira-Mele | Tokolau | North wind Borrowed |
| Ifira-Mele | Fittai | Kill (vi) |
