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 Gauʔitiʔiti Narrow
Rennellese Gaugau Basket of cooked food, plate, dish; to place food in baskets for offerings
Rennellese Gaumea Genitalia, lit. surface redness Problematic
Rennellese Gaupata A tree, (Macaranga tanarius)
Rennellese Kigatou Third person plural independent pronoun
Rennellese Gaba Large
Rennellese Gaba Fold as a loincloth several times around body
Rennellese Gaabaki Uninhabited, empty, to desert
Rennellese Gabe Be caught on, entangled
Rennellese Gabenga A small, rare fish
Rennellese Gea Speak, words, speech
Rennellese Gehu Ashes
Rennellese Genga Prepared turmeric
Rennellese Gei Pendant of whale's bone
Rennellese Leka Small portion, to be small
Rennellese Geke Bend, bending Problematic
Rennellese Gege Jump, fly, leap, swing
Rennellese Geʔo Voice, sound, noise, pronunciation
Rennellese Geʔo Guard, rule v, protect, govern
Rennellese Gepe Struck, devastated, broken into bits
Rennellese Gepo Hasten ripening by burying or tying in a basket, as bananas
Rennellese Ge/geu/ Ripen, fully ripe, to be
Rennellese Geugeu Portion of tapa or cloth used for burning treatment of the sick
Rennellese Geba Soar, fly evenly, as flying fish or plane
Rennellese Geba A tree, (Cerbera spp.)
Rennellese Gii Wind v, tie v, as a cord in making a net
Rennellese Giaki Lift up, swing, fling, reject
Rennellese Giakina Washed ashore, cast up
Rennellese Gie Louse egg, nit
Rennellese Gihu/tia Startled, shocked
Rennellese Gi/gingi Pour, as in or out
Rennellese Gi/gika To quake, as with fear, especially of falling from a height
Rennellese Giki Small
Rennellese Giku Land
Rennellese Gigi Ripple v., twirl
Rennellese Gigo Be lost, disappeared
Rennellese Gima Five
Rennellese Gima Hand, arm
Rennellese Gimu Kinds of seaweed
Rennellese Gipi/gipi Fold, as a mat, tapa etc.
Rennellese Gipi Break, fold
Rennellese Gito Begin to form, of leaves
Rennellese Giu Bilge, interior of basket, bowl
Rennellese Giu Return v, go back
Rennellese Gibai Urinate
Rennellese Goo Ant
Rennellese Goa Length, tallness
Rennellese Goʔata Kind of small ant
Rennellese Goha Fathoms of line or distances
Rennellese Gobe Bend, pull off (as breadfruit)