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 | Iva | Nine |
| Anuta | One. Onge (Fbg). | Famine |
| Anuta | Oka/oka | Horizontal rafter |
| Anuta | Oka | To husk coconut |
| Anuta | Toka/i | Stab. Spear, puncture (Fbg). |
| Anuta | Ui | Bone Problematic |
| Anuta | Ka | Future verb aspect marker |
| Anuta | Kapika | (Syzygium malaccensis) |
| Anuta | Ka/kaa/ti | Burnt (of food) |
| Anuta | Kainga | Home ; not used |
| Anuta | Kaia/kaiaa | Steal |
| Anuta | Kake | Climb |
| Anuta | Karae | Bird sp. |
| Anuta | Karapau | Upper cheek |
| Anuta | Karaka/rapai | (Acalypha grandis) |
| Anuta | Karaka/ravatua | (Euphorbia aloto) |
| Anuta | Kamakama | Crab sp. |
| Anuta | Kanae | Mullet |
| Anuta | Kapakau | Wing |
| Anuta | Kapia | Lime for chewing with betel nut |
| Anuta | Kapu | Cover up body |
| Anuta | Kato | Support for roof thatch |
| Anuta | Kati | Bite. To cut something with the teeth, as in biting through a piece of cord, or octopus tentacle which is to be used as bait (Fbg) |
| Anuta | Kau | Bunch, cluster |
| Anuta | Kaute | (Hibiscus rosa sinensis) |
| Anuta | Kawakawa tua. Kavakavaatua (Fbg). | (Euphorbia atoto) |
| Anuta | Kawapui. Kauapui (Fbg). | Alpinia sp. |
| Anuta | Kenu | Disturb earth with foot |
| Anuta | Kete | Basket. A type of deep, narrow coconut leaf basket...can be tied around the waist (Fbg). |
| Anuta | Keu | Reject, rebuff ; pull something away. |
| Anuta | Ki | To, towards. (Talk) about (Fbg). |
| Anuta | Kiato | Outrigger boom |
| Anuta | Rau/kie | Pandanus sp. for fine mats |
| Anuta | Kie | Ceremonial pandanus skirt; fine mat |
| Anuta | Kikira. (Ma)kirakira (Fbg). | Shiny |
| Anuta | Kopu | Parcel of food. To put on a covering (as to cover oneself with blankets); to parcel something (as when wrapping food in a large leaf) (Fbg). |
| Anuta | E/kona | Sour, bitter |
| Anuta | Koni/koni | Copulate |
| Anuta | Ku | Perfect |
| Anuta | Kukuti | Snare net used by women fishing |
| Anuta | Kumete | Wooden food bowl |
| Anuta | Kumi | Seek. To search for something (Fbg). |
| Anuta | Ipi | Tahitian Chestnut (Inocarpus fagiferus) |
| Anuta | Ira | Birthmark. Mole (on a person's skin) (Fbg). |
| Anuta | Inu | Drink |
| Anuta | Io | Yes |
| Anuta | Ipu | Toy top made from coconut shell |
| Anuta | Ie | Fish sp., Piper |
| Anuta | Raa | Sun |
| Anuta | Ra/ranga. Raa/ranga (Fbg). | Weave. To plait mats or baskets or sunvisors (Fbg). |
