Entries from Yen 1973 in Pollex-Online
Yen, D. E. and J. Gordon, Eds. (1973). Anuta: a Polynesian Outlier in the Solomon Islands. Pacific Anthropological Records. Honolulu, Department of Anthropology, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Apaa | Storm, big wind |
| Anuta | Api | Fire |
| Anuta | Apiapi. Epiepi (Fbg). | Evening |
| Anuta | Ango | (Curcuma domestica) |
| Anuta | Ara | Wake |
| Anuta | Ariki | Chief |
| Anuta | Aro/aro | Belly, bowels. Belly inside (Fbg). |
| Anuta | Aro. A/aro (Fbg). | To paddle; to go |
| Anuta | Aropa | Pity, compassion. Love, sympathy, affection; gift symbolizing feeling of affection (Fbg). |
| Anuta | Ana | Cave |
| Anuta | Ata | Dawn |
| Anuta | Ate | Liver |
| Anuta | Atu | Line, row |
| Anuta | Au | Sea current |
| Anuta | Papie | Firewood |
| Anuta | Papine | Woman. Female (Fbg). |
| Anuta | Papo | Outside. Outdoors (Fbg). |
| Anuta | Pangai | To feed |
| Anuta | Pangota | Fishing from canoes ; generic for fishing but especially to fish drives on reef |
| Anuta | Pai | Stingray. Ray fish (Fbg). |
| Anuta | Paka- | Causative prefix |
| Anuta | Fakaari | Show, hold up to view |
| Anuta | Pakatiu | North wind. Northwest; wind coming from the northwest (Fbg). |
| Anuta | Para | A fine sleeping mat. Sleeping mat made from pandanus type called *kie* (Fbg). |
| Anuta | Para | Pandanus sp. |
| Anuta | Pare | House. Generic term for a house or building of any sort; to dwell, stay, live, reside; middle-level "descent group" similar in connotation to *api* (Fbg). |
| Anuta | Pana | Bow. Any implement which discharges projectiles (Fbg). |
| Anuta | Pano(pano) | Wash |
| Anuta | Pau | Tie |
| Anuta | Pau | Prefix for flower or leaf garland. Headband (Fbg). |
| Anuta | Pepeeki | How? |
| Anuta | Pe/pero | Light-coloured hair. Lightish brown (used to describe the color of hair which has just started to be bleached with lime) (Fbg). |
| Anuta | Pia | How many? |
| Anuta | Piro | Twist |
| Anuta | Poe | Paddle |
| Anuta | Pora/pora | Spread out |
| Anuta | Poro | Swallow |
| Anuta | Pono | Gather, assemble |
| Anuta | Ponu | Turtle |
| Anuta | Pota | Fishtrap of stones. Stone fish trap set up on reef (Fbg). |
| Anuta | Pou | New |
| Anuta | Pua | Fruit. Often used specifically to denote betel nut; any plant that bears a fruit; to fruit; one's child (Fbg) |
| Anuta | Puri | Turn. To turn something around (Fbg). |
| Anuta | Puru | Body-hair; feathers |
| Anuta | Pu/puru | Wash clothes. To wash an object (other than oneself) (Fbg). |
| Anuta | Puti | Pull up. To pull in a length of line (such as fishing line or anchor line) |
| Anuta | Puti | Banana (Musa sp.) |
| Anuta | Aku | Swordfish, large Needlefish |
| Anuta | Ara | Road |
| Anuta | Ama | Outrigger |
