Entries from Elbert 1975-81 in Pollex-Online

Elbert, S. H. (1975-81). Dictionary of the Language of Rennell and Bellona. Copenhagen, The National Museum of Denmark.

Language Item Description
Rennellese Gaʔaa Sun
Rennellese Gaʔaaina To be sunny, exposed to the sun
Rennellese Ga(ha)gaha Be flat, as a table
Rennellese Gahi Hide, concealed, protected
Rennellese Ga/gahi Protect, shield
Rennellese Gaho Stick holding thatch panels
Rennellese Ganga Float, be buoyant
Rennellese Ganga Dig with a digging-stick
Rennellese Ga/ganga Weave
Rennellese Gangi Sky
Rennellese Gango House fly
Rennellese Gango/suki Support v
Rennellese Gaka Step, move (as to another district)
Rennellese Gakagaka Step or move on, as with long steps
Rennellese Gaʔakau Tree, bush, shrub
Rennellese Gaki West or south-west wind
Rennellese Gaga Smoke, as fish on a fire
Rennellese Gaʔagaʔa To be branching, have many branches
Rennellese Gagi Begin a group song Uncertain Semantic Connection
Rennellese Gago Below, under
Rennellese Gago West
Rennellese (Ki)gaa(ua) Third person dual independent pronoun
Rennellese Gama-mea A tree (Aglaia sapindina) used for torches
Rennellese Gama Torch made of coconut leaves
Rennellese Gaamanga To fish by night with torches
Rennellese Ma/gamu Gobble
Rennellese Gamu/gamu Gobble food noisily
Rennellese Ganea Have plenty, abundant, to be
Rennellese Gano Lake
Rennellese Gaoʔa Choke
Rennellese Gaʔohie To be clear weather as after rain
Rennellese Ga(b)oi Good, well, fine, delicious
Rennellese Gapa/gapa To be flat, smooth; to stretch wings (as a hen defending young); to crawl
Rennellese Gapa To flash, as lightning
Rennellese Gape A fish caught in nets, similar to bologhau
Rennellese Gopiti Little tern
Rennellese Gase Kind of common branching coral
Rennellese Gasi Kill many Problematic
Rennellese Gaso Scrotum
Rennellese Gata Tame, unafraid, as a pet or child
Rennellese Gau Leaf, bark, as of hibiscus
Rennellese Gau Counting classifier for tens of mats Problematic
Rennellese Gau Curse mentioning a close relative
Rennellese Gau Size, width, to be of a size
Rennellese Gau/ʔeha Wide
Rennellese Gau/ʔitiʔiti Narrow
Rennellese Gau One hundred
Rennellese Gaʔu Be rewarded, well-supplied with food
Rennellese Gauʔeha Wide
Rennellese Gaungutu Lip, edges of a fish's mouth or a bird's beak; top edges of a canoe or bowl