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 | Moe | Sleep, lie down, have sex |
| Rennellese | Moenga | Fine mat |
| Rennellese | Moe totogo | Steal up and sleep with a lover who is asleep |
| Rennellese | Moko | Geckos, (Gekkonidae) |
| Rennellese | Moko/moko | To desire; thought; throat |
| Rennellese | Moge/moge | Smooth, slippery |
| Rennellese | Mogi | Citrus sinensis |
| Rennellese | Mogi | Hard, calloused Problematic |
| Rennellese | Mogi | Dance gesture with folded hands |
| Rennellese | Momo | Be broken into pieces |
| Rennellese | Momoe | Sleep; have sexual relations |
| Rennellese | Momona | Fat |
| Rennellese | Moso | Sooty rail, (Porzana tabuensis) |
| Rennellese | Moso | Be cooked, be decided |
| Rennellese | Moti | To clear (of rain) |
| Rennellese | Motimoti | Sprinkle slightly before clearing |
| Rennellese | Moto | Green and nearly fully formed (bananas, corn, nuts); green but good to drink of (coconuts, oranges); nearly fully formed but not ready to harvest (yams, taro etc) |
| Rennellese | Motu | Break, sever, as a string |
| Rennellese | Motu | Island |
| Rennellese | Muu | Medium sized fish |
| Rennellese | Muu | Coo quietly (pigeons and doves) |
| Rennellese | Muʔa | Front, before, ahead |
| Rennellese | Muʔa | Particle following nouns and verbs, expressing doubt, uncertainty, hesitation and deference |
| Rennellese | Muʔaʔaki | To lead, direct |
| Rennellese | Muko | Shoots (of coconut palm, taro, pandanus etc.); base of coconut frond; watery interior of young banana stalk |
| Rennellese | Mukomuko | Coconut when shell soft and flesh beginning to form |
| Rennellese | Mugi | Rear, follow, go behind |
| Rennellese | Mugi | Tuber, as of taro |
| Rennellese | Mugi baʔe | Heel, as of foot or shoe |
| Rennellese | Mumuni | Hide (intransitive) |
| Rennellese | Muna | Say, tell |
| Rennellese | Musu/musu | Sob, pant for breath |
| Rennellese | Mutie | General name for grasses |
| Rennellese | Mutu | Kind of small fish caught in nets and on the reef |
| Rennellese | Na | Clitic suffix to the demonstrative teia- and to nouns: near you, there by you, you there |
| Rennellese | Na | Past punctual tense |
| Rennellese | -na | Third person singular |
| Rennellese | Naa/naa | Embarrassed, shamed, reserved; to hesitate; kinship deference |
| Rennellese | Naʔe | Because, lest |
| Rennellese | Naʔa/naʔa | Use cautiously, keep, set aside |
| Rennellese | Namu | Smell |
| Rennellese | Namu | Mosquito |
| Rennellese | Naʔa | Know, etc Problematic |
| Rennellese | Naʔanaʔa | Careful, cautious, wary; wonder, speculate, suppose Problematic |
| Rennellese | Nao | Remove innards, as of tridacna |
| Rennellese | Naapaʔa | Accident, accidental injury, hit or injure by accident |
| Rennellese | Nape | To break, as a gentle wave; to be hit, as by a wave; to fold shut, as a net to catch fish |
| Rennellese | Nati | Firmly attached |
| Rennellese | Natu | Squeeze, knead, express with the hands |
| Rennellese | Natu | A tree (Burckella obovata); its wood is used for paddles |
