Entries from Davletshin 2013 in Pollex-Online

Albert Davletshin, field notes

Language Item Description
Nuguria Mori/mori Hammock; to swing Problematic
Nuguria Moto (pl. m/moto) Unripe
Nuguria Mouna Mountain, hill (known from other islands); name of an elevated place on the main island...believed to have appeared first from the ocean in creation stories
Nuguria Mua (Be) first; front, in front of, before; in times of creation
Nuguria Mui/mui Plenty in one spot (as six coconut trees together) (vi)
Nuguria Muka/muka Immature coconut (soft shell, has milk but is not tasty)
Nuguria Muri Back, in back of, behind (n.loc.); backwards (adv.)
Nuguria Muri/pura Tail (of birds), rump
Nuguria Murivae Heel
Nuguria Muru/muru Rub with coconut oil
Nuguria Muu/kauhoe Small squid
Nuguria Naa vai e keri Water well
Nuguria Naa vai e puna Spring (place of bubbling in the sea)
Nuguria Naatahi Together
Nuguria Nahau Arrow (made of coconut trunk)
Nuguria Namu Lagoon Phonologically Irregular
Nuguria Naopo Stand neatly (vi) Phonologically Irregular
Nuguria Natu A fruit/nut tree and its fruit (edible) (Tok Pisin bukbuk)
Nuguria Natura A kind of fish, locally called sweet lips Problematic
Nuguria Nau Chew (vt)
Nuguria Nehu Fog, mist
Nuguria Neke Move (vi)
Nuguria N/nini (pass. niini/a) Empty, pour out
Nuguria N/nehu Get dark (in the twilight)
Nuguria Nnia Tree sp. (very hard wood, grows on stones), and its wood Phonologically Irregular
Nuguria Nnohe Small insects which eat leaves Phonologically Irregular
Nuguria Nohu Stonefish
Nuguria Nono Bird sp., Noddy
Nuguria Ohana Nest
Nuguria Oho Wake, awaken, wake up (from sleep)
Nuguria Oi Hey! (used to attract attention)
Nuguria Oka Rafter of house
Nuguria Oko Shell muscle
Nuguria Oko/oko Gather, collect, pick up (shellfish, fruits on the ground)
Nuguria One Sand islets in the sea
Nuguria Ono Fish sp.: Barracuda
Nuguria Oo A kind of small fish used as bait
Nuguria Oo Go (plural)
Nuguria Oo mai Come (from) (plural)
Nuguria Opo (sg.obj.), opo/opo (pl.obj.) Cover (e.g. earth oven), wrap (vt) Uncertain Semantic Connection
Nuguria Ora Life; live, be alive
Nuguria Oro Whet, sharpen (knife, axe)
Nuguria Oro/oro Grate (swamp taro)
Nuguria Ota Eat raw fish
Nuguria Oti (Be) finished, ended
Nuguria Oto A kind of rafter (house roof); to thatch (vt) Phonologically Irregular
Nuguria Paa/nihi Fence, paling (around a village or house)
Nuguria Paa/nihi Fence, paling (around a village or house) Uncertain Semantic Connection
Nuguria Paara/i Paint (vt)
Nuguria Paare/a Push (away) (vt, pass.)