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 | A/koe | Second person singular free-form pronoun |
| Ifira-Mele | Kofu | Parcel of cooked food |
| Ifira-Mele | Koo | Husking stick |
| Ifira-Mele | Koka | A tree (Bischofia javanica) |
| Ifira-Mele | Koro | Fence round a garden to keep animals out |
| Ifira-Mele | Kor | Second person dual preposed pronoun |
| Ifira-Mele | Koorua | Second person dual pronoun |
| Ifira-Mele | Koom/ia | Suck on something in the mouth |
| Ifira-Mele | Kona/kona | Not sweet, sour, bitter |
| Ifira-Mele | Kooti/a | Cut open cooked food |
| Ifira-Mele | Kot | Second person plural subject clitic pronoun |
| Ifira-Mele | Kooteu | Second person plural cardinal pronoun |
| Ifira-Mele | -ku | First person singular possessive suffix |
| Ifira-Mele | Kuu | Perfective |
| Ifira-Mele | Kuku | Crab sp. , small, red, edible Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | Korii | Dog |
| Ifira-Mele | Kuru | Breadfruit |
| Ifira-Mele | Kumete | Wooden bowl |
| Ifira-Mele | Kumi/a | Strangle |
| Ifira-Mele | Kookomu | Have the mouth full of liquid, rinse mouth, wash something around in the mouth |
| Ifira-Mele | Kutu | Louse |
| Ifira-Mele | I | He, she, it (subject, past tense) Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | A/ia | Third person singular personal pronoun |
| Ifira-Mele | Ifi | Tahitian Chestnut (Inocarpus edulis) |
| Ifira-Mele | Ika | Fish (General term that includes whales and porpoises but not turtles, eels or octopus |
| Ifira-Mele | Iraamutu | Nephew |
| Ifira-Mele | Raamutu | Nephew, niece (term of address) |
| Ifira-Mele | Iri | Fan (n) |
| Ifira-Mele | Ri/fia | To fan |
| Ifira-Mele | Iro | Maggot |
| Ifira-Mele | Ipu | Cup, empty coconut shell |
| Ifira-Mele | Ivi | Bone |
| Ifira-Mele | Raa | That (not close to speaker or hearer) |
| Ifira-Mele | Ra | Third person dual subject clitic pronoun |
| Ifira-Mele | Reaa | Sun |
| Ifira-Mele | Reaa | Day |
| Ifira-Mele | Rafa/a | Spread wings |
| Ifira-Mele | Raga/a | Turn over; take mats out of the house |
| Ifira-Mele | Raa/raga | Weave, plait |
| Ifira-Mele | Raaga/a | Weave, plait |
| Ifira-Mele | Ragi | Sky |
| Ifira-Mele | Raagia | Toast, warm up cooked food |
| Ifira-Mele | Rago | Fly (insect) |
| Ifira-Mele | Raka | Spring up, move away from position Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | Raakau | Tree |
| Ifira-Mele | Karu/karu | Scratch Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | Rara | Coral tree (Erythrina variegata) (FLA) Borrowed Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | Rara | Cook on hot coals, roast |
| Ifira-Mele | Raaua | Third person dual independent pronoun |
| Ifira-Mele | R/rama/ | Fish with torches |
