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 |
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Ifira-Mele | Ru | Third person plural subject clitic pronoun |
Ifira-Mele | Rau | Leaf |
Ifira-Mele | Raufara | Pandanus sp. without thorns, used for weaving |
Ifira-Mele | Raurau | Plant sp. (Heliconia) with large leaves in which laplap is wrapped for cooking |
Ifira-Mele | Laulau | Feast, food set out for eating Problematic |
Ifira-Mele | Rauru | Hair, wig |
Ifira-Mele | Raateu | Third person plural independent pronoun |
Ifira-Mele | Refu | Ashes |
Ifira-Mele | Kela/kela, ke/keela | Small Borrowed |
Ifira-Mele | Rere | Fly |
Ifira-Mele | Refue | A kind of moth |
Ifira-Mele | Reo | Voice (FLA) |
Ifira-Mele | Lepa | Mud Borrowed |
Ifira-Mele | Lepa | Mud Borrowed |
Ifira-Mele | Reu | Very ripe, as a banana |
Ifira-Mele | Reva | Tree (Cerbera sp.) |
Ifira-Mele | -rekina | Off, away, out (verb occurring only as second element of compounds |
Ifira-Mele | Riaki | Tip out |
Ifira-Mele | Rigi/a | Pour out |
Ifira-Mele | Rrika | Experience vertigo or a falling sensation (Cl |
Ifira-Mele | -riki | Small |
Ifira-Mele | Rima | Five |
Ifira-Mele | Rima | Hand-arm |
Ifira-Mele | Riu | Bilge of a canoe |
Ifira-Mele | Riu/a | Turn round (FLA) |
Ifira-Mele | Ro/a | Ant |
Ifira-Mele | Roro | Go walk (pl.) |
Ifira-Mele | Ro/rogo | Hear |
Ifira-Mele | Loimata | A tear |
Ifira-Mele | Roro | Oil |
Ifira-Mele | Ggoro | Sing, song Phonologically Irregular |
Ifira-Mele | Rroi | Coconut cream; put coconut cream on something |
Ifira-Mele | R/roma | High tide, to come in (of tide) |
Ifira-Mele | Lotu | Church, religion Problematic |
Ifira-Mele | Rua | Hole, pit |
Ifira-Mele | R/rua/ | Vomit |
Ifira-Mele | Rua | Two |
Ifira-Mele | Ruga | Top, above |
Ifira-Mele | Rikau | Native cabbage, a spinach-like plant |
Ifira-Mele | Ruru | Sheltered |
Ifira-Mele | A/rumani/ | Anemone (FLA) |
Ifira-Mele | Rupe | Pacific Pigeon (Ducula pacifica) |
Ifira-Mele | Ma | And |
Ifira-Mele | Ma | We, dual exclusive |
Ifira-Mele | Ma | We, dual exclusive |
Ifira-Mele | Ma | For |
Ifira-Mele | Maa | Brother-in-law |
Ifira-Mele | Maea | Rope (European type) |
Ifira-Mele | Mafaki | Fall off |
Ifira-Mele | Mafetue | Sneeze |