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 | Maata/a | Watch (something happening) |
| Ifira-Mele | Mata | Raw, unripe, unready |
| Ifira-Mele | Matagi | Wind |
| Ifira-Mele | Mataisau | Carpenter, person skilled in canoe-building, house-building, carving, etc |
| Ifira-Mele | Mataku | Afraid, frightened |
| Ifira-Mele | Matala | Split open Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | Matariki | The Milky Way |
| Ifira-Mele | Mataau | Anchor Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | Matau | Right (not left) |
| Ifira-Mele | Mate | Die |
| Ifira-Mele | Majira | Bamboo knife or scraper |
| Ifira-Mele | Maatoru | Thick (of board etc.) |
| Ifira-Mele | Mu | First person exclusive plural pronoun |
| Ifira-Mele | Maateu | We (exc.) |
| Ifira-Mele | Maatuu | Dry |
| Ifira-Mele | Matua | Old, mature, ripe |
| Ifira-Mele | Matuku/tea | White Reef Heron |
| Ifira-Mele | Mau | Unbroken, in one piece, all together |
| Ifira-Mele | M/mau | Find (vi) |
| Ifira-Mele | Maaua | We two (exc) |
| Ifira-Mele | Mauga | Mountain |
| Ifira-Mele | Mau-tikitiki | Legendary hero |
| Ifira-Mele | Maavae/vae | Coming apart (of canoe) |
| Ifira-Mele | Mea | Red |
| Ifira-Mele | Mea | Gills |
| Ifira-Mele | Nea | Thing Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | Miro | A shore tree |
| Ifira-Mele | Mimi | Urine, urinate |
| Ifira-Mele | Misi/laki | Have something on the mind, be constantly thinking about |
| Ifira-Mele | Moa | Fowl |
| Ifira-Mele | Moa | End |
| Ifira-Mele | Muana | Ocean |
| Ifira-Mele | Moe | Sleep, lie down |
| Ifira-Mele | Moega | Fine mat for honoured guests |
| Ifira-Mele | Moeraga | A sleeping-place |
| Ifira-Mele | Meemeji | Dream |
| Ifira-Mele | Mwoli | Orange |
| Ifira-Mele | Moori/a | To offer, present |
| Ifira-Mele | Morokau | A large-leafed arboreal vine (Epipremnum pinnatum) |
| Ifira-Mele | M/mono | Cork |
| Ifira-Mele | Moto | Unripe (melon, pawpaw, banana) |
| Ifira-Mele | Motu | Be severed, cut off, broken |
| Ifira-Mele | Moa | Forward, front Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | Moa | Postposed particle, please, if you don't mind |
| Ifira-Mele | Moaaki/na | Lead, precede, go before Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | Muri | Behind, after; to follow |
| Ifira-Mele | Muri | Rear, back end |
| Ifira-Mele | Funu/mui | Young woman (between puberty and marriage) Borrowed Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | Mulu | To shed one's skin, moult |
| Ifira-Mele | M/muru/ | Warm oneself at a fire |
