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 | Magaʔe | Distribution of uncooked food with important rituals and dances |
| Rennellese | Maganga | Be powerful, magical, strong, effective; grow or work vigorously |
| Rennellese | Malanga | Appear, as a supernatural guarding a grave; develop, grow... Borrowed |
| Rennellese | Magaga | Charcoal |
| Rennellese | Maagama | Light |
| Rennellese | Maga/magama/ | To be faintly light, as at twilight |
| Rennellese | Maagama | Surface of sea and visible depths Problematic |
| Rennellese | Magau | Squirrelfish spp. |
| Rennellese | Magemage | Clear throat of hoarseness |
| Rennellese | Magemo | Overflow |
| Rennellese | Magie | Generous |
| Rennellese | Maagie | Calm, quiet, meek |
| Rennellese | Magingi | To spill, pour out, have overflown |
| Rennellese | Magiko gua | Full moon |
| Rennellese | Magigi | Fall or break off, as dead leaves, or crab legs |
| Rennellese | Magino | Be calm |
| Rennellese | Mago | Put on or wear a sarong, sarong |
| Rennellese | Magoo | Dead or dry, as leaves |
| Rennellese | Maagoo | Hard |
| Rennellese | Magoaʔa | To be too hot, as one unable to sleep |
| Rennellese | Maagoo | Hard Problematic |
| Rennellese | Magu | Shade, shelter |
| Rennellese | Magu | Protection |
| Rennellese | Maguu | Soft, slack |
| Rennellese | Magumu | Weak, soft |
| Rennellese | Mama | Chew without swallowing |
| Rennellese | Maʔamaʔa | Be light in weight |
| Rennellese | Mamae | Hurt v, pain |
| Rennellese | Mamaha | Heavy, imperfect, poor, sad, |
| Rennellese | Mamagu/nga | Be attractive, handsome, envied; well-being, time of happiness |
| Rennellese | Haka/mamangu/ngaʔaki | Treat well or with respect, even if against one's wishes; pretend agreement |
| Rennellese | Mamaʔo | Be far, distant |
| Rennellese | Mamata | Look at or for, watch |
| Rennellese | Mamate | Die (of more than one person) |
| Rennellese | Mamaba | Yawn |
| Rennellese | Mami | Dead ripe (of berries), fat (of fish or fowl) |
| Rennellese | Mana | To thunder |
| Rennellese | Manaha | Land, property, garden, village; an exogamous descent group |
| Rennellese | Manaʔaki | Be successful with; grant a prayer, respond favourably to worship |
| Rennellese | Manaʔaki/na | Get, see, do for the first time (of something difficult to obtain or do); to succeed; at last, finally |
| Rennellese | Manapau | Kind of burs (sic); (Achyranthes aspera) and (Urena lobata) |
| Rennellese | Maanatu | Remember, think, belief |
| Rennellese | Manaba | Abdomen, navel, navel-cord, breath, fontanel, breathe |
| Rennellese | Manaba | Breath |
| Rennellese | Manaba/ʔanga | Breath, breathing |
| Rennellese | Haka/maanaba/ | Breath |
| Rennellese | Mania/nia | Be ticklish, tickled; have a prickly sensation |
| Rennellese | Maanihi | Be thin (general term) |
| Rennellese | Maanihi | A kind of small, flat fish |
| Rennellese | Manini | Fish sp |
