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 Taga Take off (loin garment, etc.)
Rennellese Taga Crested tern, (Thalassius bergii cristata) [Stephens]
Rennellese Tagae Squirrelfish spp.
Rennellese Tagaha Jaw, whiskers
Rennellese Tagai Whittle, peel, sharpen a point
Rennellese Tagasea Kind of edible reddish sea slug
Rennellese Tagatupuʔa Story, legend, account of any kind, oral tradition, history
Rennellese Tagi Wait
Rennellese Taagia To wait
Rennellese Haka/tagi/ Sennit noose for snaring sharks
Rennellese Tagi Carry, bring
Rennellese Tagie Kind of tree (Terminalia catappa)
Rennellese Tagie Land crab (Cardisoma hirtipes)
Rennellese Taginga Ear
Rennellese Tagitagiʔugi Suckerfish, as on sharks
Rennellese Tago (Colocasia esculenta); a star name.
Rennellese Tagotago Pray
Rennellese Tagu/tagu Begin to be brush-covered, of a fallow garden
Rennellese Tama Child, son of a female
Rennellese Tama Turmeric grater
Rennellese Tamaʔahine Daughter
Rennellese Tamaʔitiʔiti Child, infant, baby
Rennellese Tamaki Very large, important; much, very
Rennellese Tamagiki Children
Rennellese Tama meamea New born child
Rennellese Tama/u Father Problematic
Rennellese Tamate To put out, as a light, fire, torch, or stove; to stop, as an engine, radio, or work; to kill
Rennellese Tami To taste
Rennellese Tamoge Swamp grass with fragrant leaves
Rennellese Tana His, her a-class possession
Rennellese Tena Is both o and a-class Problematic
Rennellese Taanaki Arrive
Rennellese Tane Skin disease with white spots, probably tinea
Rennellese Taʔane Rough, wild, frenzied
Rennellese Tanetane A shrub; either (Delarbrea collina) or (Polyscias cunninghamii)
Rennellese Tanu Bury
Rennellese Tao Spear, dart for fishing, fighting, fowling
Rennellese Taʔo Cook in any way except over an open fire
Rennellese Taʔo/mia Loaded down
Rennellese Ta/taʔo To weigh down
Rennellese Taaʔohi Make fast (as a line); necktie
Rennellese Taʔokete Son of male speaker's *tamana* older than speaker (classificatory brother); daughter of female speaker's *tamana* older than speaker (classificatory sister).
Rennellese Taʔokete Wife of male speaker's *ta'okete* and *taina (classificatory sister-in-law of a male); husband of female speaker's *ta'okete* and *taina* (classificatory brother-in-law of a female). Sometimes used for spouse of older same-sex sibling (ta`aokete) (Elbert 1965:13).
Rennellese Taʔokupu Hip
Rennellese Taʔotaʔo Trumpetfish, Painted Flute-mouth (Aulostoma chinensis), Halfbeak (Hemiramphidae)
Rennellese Tapa Invent a name for someone
Rennellese Tapasi/a Be cut, have a cut (as feet on coral)
Rennellese Tapatapa Crayfish or Spiny Lobster (Panulirus penicillatus)
Rennellese Taapea A parti-coloured sea-snake (Pelamis platurus)
Rennellese Tapu Taboo, forbidden, sacred, restricted