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 | Mumuni | Hide an object |
| Ifira-Mele | Mutu | Fish sp. probably damselfish (Abudefduf sp.) |
| Ifira-Mele | Na | Possessive marker, general |
| Ifira-Mele | -na | Third person singular possessive marker |
| Ifira-Mele | N/namu/ | Have a smell, smell |
| Emae | Namu | Mosquito |
| Ifira-Mele | Namu | Mosquito |
| Ifira-Mele | Nea | Thing |
| Ifira-Mele | Nei | This (near speaker, not near addressee) |
| Ifira-Mele | Nifo | Tooth |
| Ifira-Mele | Giji | Fit, tight, snug (of one thing inside another) |
| Ifira-Mele | Niu | Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) |
| Ifira-Mele | Nuufine | Old woman, wife |
| Ifira-Mele | Nofo | Sit, stay, wait |
| Ifira-Mele | Noko | Buttocks, backside; bottom, end (of a bunch of bananas) |
| Ifira-Mele | Noko | Habitual verbal particle |
| Ifira-Mele | Nunu | (Morinda citrifolia) Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | Nuku | Small island |
| Ifira-Mele | Oo/re | Yes |
| Ifira-Mele | W/oi/woi | Dish of mashed breadfruit and coconut milk |
| Ifira-Mele | W/oki/ | Noise made by Megapode bird Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | W/ora/ | Grow |
| Ifira-Mele | Rogaa | (Pipturus argenteus) |
| Ifira-Mele | Napoo | When (relative) |
| Ifira-Mele | Napoo/naa | Now |
| Ifira-Mele | Wora/One/ | Sand |
| Ifira-Mele | Woonea | Sea eel sp. (white) |
| Ifira-Mele | W/ota/ | Coconut refuse |
| Ifira-Mele | Weji | Finished |
| Ifira-Mele | Weji | All (_ma) |
| Ifira-Mele | Paa | Wall |
| Ifira-Mele | Pekkau | Wing |
| Ifira-Mele | Pakipaki | Jellyfish |
| Ifira-Mele | Pakora | Ghost (of a person killed), murdered person |
| Ifira-Mele | Paku/paku | Dry, withered (of plants, fruit) |
| Ifira-Mele | Paku | Black |
| Ifira-Mele | Para | Glance off surface of water, skid |
| Ifira-Mele | Pali | To fast, particularly to seek visions. |
| Ifira-Mele | Pali raga | Fasting, a retreat in preparation for war Phonologically Irregular |
| Ifira-Mele | Paroro | Red or green marine micro-organism with bad smell that affects the sea from time to time |
| Ifira-Mele | Paroro | Red or green marine micro-organism with bad smell that affects the sea from time to time |
| Ifira-Mele | Patuki | Fish sp. |
| Ifira-Mele | Pawo | Fish sp., Snapper Problematic |
| Ifira-Mele | Pe | Or |
| Ifira-Mele | Pee | Very ripe (of breadfruit) |
| Ifira-Mele | Peau | Wave on the open sea |
| Ifira-Mele | Peefea | How? |
| Ifira-Mele | Penaa/ua | Neck |
| Ifira-Mele | Penu | Dust, rubbish |
| Ifira-Mele | Pepe | Butterfly, moth |
