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 | ʔUke | Be many or large |
| Rennellese | Uga | Flame, shine, flash |
| Rennellese | Uga | Yellow-red, ochre, violet |
| Rennellese | ʔUga | Lobster, crayfish |
| Rennellese | Uge | Penis |
| Rennellese | ʔUgi | Black, dark blue, brown, darkish colour, dirty |
| Rennellese | Ugu | Spread or rake, as oven stones |
| Rennellese | ʔUgu | Head, hair of the head |
| Rennellese | ʔUgu | Garden or planted clump of plants, trees |
| Rennellese | -ugua | Second person dual possessive suffix |
| Rennellese | ʔUgua | General name for some trevallis |
| Rennellese | ʔUgunga | Pillow |
| Rennellese | ʔUguʔugu | Outer barrier reef |
| Rennellese | ʔUgu matuʔa | Firstborn of classificatory siblings |
| Rennellese | ʔUgupoko | Skull |
| Rennellese | Uma(a) | Attachment of shoulder to arm |
| Rennellese | ʔUmanga | Garden as for yams or taro |
| Rennellese | ʔUmata | Rainbow |
| Rennellese | ʔUme | Perhaps unicorn fish |
| Rennellese | Umege | Traditional and usually meaningless chorus |
| Rennellese | Umi | Suck, hold in mouth |
| Rennellese | ʔUmiti | Crave flesh foods |
| Rennellese | ʔUmuti | Stopper, lid, cap, to have such |
| Rennellese | ʔUmu | Earth oven; saucepan |
| Rennellese | ʔUmu | Ring around the moon or sun |
| Rennellese | ʔUnahi | Scale (v) fish, scales |
| Rennellese | ʔUnoko | Black and blue, as a bruise |
| Rennellese | Unu | Tale off, remove, pull out, peel |
| Rennellese | Usi | (Evodia longifolia) |
| Rennellese | Usi | Banana plant whose suckers are left to grow. |
| Rennellese | ʔUsi | Blue, as ocean or sky, green, as grass |
| Rennellese | Uso | Heart, centre, interior, soul |
| Rennellese | Usuusu | Urge, incite, invoke, encourage. |
| Rennellese | Usu | Come or go as guest, or as raiders |
| Rennellese | Uta | Put Aboard canoe or ship |
| Rennellese | ʔUta | Ashore, seashore |
| Rennellese | ʔUto | Sponge, of coconut |
| Rennellese | -utou | Second person plural possessive suffix |
| Rennellese | Utu | Get food, including fish; to harvest Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Rennellese | Utu | Harvest, get food |
| Rennellese | ʔUtu | Fill with liquid |
| Rennellese | ʔUtu | A large fish with a long body, probably green Job fish, Aprion virescens |
| Rennellese | Utua | Point, cape |
| Rennellese | Baa | Deliberate, discuss |
| Rennellese | Baa | Open sea; distance, to be at a distance |
| Rennellese | Baʔe | Leg, foot |
| Rennellese | Vaʔegangi | Horizon |
| Rennellese | Ika baengo | Possible Wedge-tailed Blue Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus) Problematic |
| Rennellese | Bae | Separate v. or get rid of |
| Rennellese | Baaenga | Area under eaves; appropriation, share |
