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 | Gogohi | Cold Problematic |
| Rennellese | Gonga/ʔa | Do often, go or come often |
| Rennellese | Gongo | Hear, listen, feel, taste |
| Rennellese | Gongo | News, report, message |
| Rennellese | Gongoaʔa | Irritated by noise; nervous, nerve-racking noise |
| Rennellese | Gosogoso | Bunch or cluster, as of coconuts |
| Rennellese | Gou | Long pole for picking breadfruit |
| Rennellese | Goi | To lie |
| Rennellese | Loi | To masturbate (usually, but not exclusively of males Problematic |
| Rennellese | Goʔimata | Tear (from weeping) |
| Rennellese | Goka/goka | Ripple |
| Rennellese | Goku | Bend |
| Rennellese | Gogi | Kind of seaslug not eaten |
| Rennellese | Gogo | Be oily, greasy, rich, very sweet |
| Rennellese | Gogo | To sink, as an outrigger float |
| Rennellese | Gogonga | Portion of a seine...made of bagaitu [vine sp.] and sewed to others to form the finished seine |
| Rennellese | Gogongo | Chant |
| Rennellese | Go/gomi/ | Press down, submerge, sink |
| Rennellese | Gomi | Press a little |
| Rennellese | Goto | Inside, interior, centre |
| Rennellese | Goto | Lagoon inside reef |
| Rennellese | Goto | Thought, intelligence; to think, want, desire; to agree, as lovers |
| Rennellese | Gotu | Desire, want |
| Rennellese | Gotu/ʔaki | Work to finish; desire or do persistently and with fervour |
| Rennellese | Guu/guu | Shake |
| Rennellese | Gua | Hole, pit |
| Rennellese | Gua | Throw up, vomit |
| Rennellese | Gua | Two, second, twice |
| Rennellese | Guani | Associate with (demeaning); tend, as a baby; have as servant; servant |
| Rennellese | Guatuʔu | Northeast wind |
| Rennellese | Gu/guku/ | Gather together |
| Rennellese | Gugu | Barn owl, Tyto alba |
| Rennellese | Gugu | Lash small house-beams to sides and roof |
| Rennellese | Gugu | Calm, sheltered, to leeward |
| Rennellese | Guna (BEL nguna) | (Morinda citrifolia) |
| Rennellese | Gupe | Pacific pigeon, (Ducula pacifica) |
| Rennellese | Gupo | Young of heeqaaika fish |
| Rennellese | Ma | With, and, for, in behalf of |
| Rennellese | Maa | Ashamed |
| Rennellese | Kimaa | First person dual exclusive preposed pronoun |
| Rennellese | -maa(ua) | First person dual exclusive possessive suffix |
| Rennellese | Maʔa | Clean, clear |
| Rennellese | Maʔa | Benefactive preposition, for |
| Rennellese | Maʔaa | Classificatory brother-in-law (am speaking), sister-in-law (woman speaking) |
| Rennellese | Mae | Wilt, be wilted |
| Rennellese | Maeba | Come or go fast; lie spread out |
| Rennellese | Mahaʔa | Crack, split, burst, be cracked, split |
| Rennellese | Mahana | Be warm, as food |
| Rennellese | Maahana | Offering of cooked food for the gods (REN) |
| Rennellese | Mahega | Lie, sit or stand with legs spread |
