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 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
Rennellese Nabe Be clever, skilful Problematic
Rennellese (ʔI)/nee Exclamation: Isn't it so? What do you think?
Rennellese Nehu Be poor-sighted, blurred
Rennellese Nei This, here, now
Rennellese Neeke/a Carried off, as by a wave
Rennellese Neneba Be senile
Rennellese Nebe Carry strapped to the back
Rennellese Ni Some (paucal)