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 | Katoko | Young stage of kanapu [Brown Booby, Sula leucogaster] |
| Rennellese | Suungagu | Driftwood; to hang on to driftwood or to a life jacket |
| Rennellese | Uagogo | To be noisy, as a dance |
| Rennellese | Oko | To blow, of wind; to be blown upon; wind, air |
| Rennellese | Koo | Exclamation, Coo! (Said if one’s name is called, as “Here I am”) |
| Rennellese | Ogi | To speak ceremonially and humbly...; to beseech, beg for mercy, perform humble acts |
| Rennellese | Koni/koni | Squirm, wriggle |
| Rennellese | Hainga | Doing, action, activity |
| Rennellese | Hakatuʔu | To raise, lift up, elevate, put up, pile up, extend, erect, start, begin; to set, as a net... |
| Rennellese | Paga/paga | Soft, as spoiled baked fish, soaked geemugi nuts |
| Rennellese | ʔApi/tanga | Majority of people, crowd, people; to be many |
| Rennellese | Akonaki | Passive/transitive of ako, to teach. |
| Rennellese | Hui/hui | To hang, cling [ex. clothes on line] |
| Rennellese | Kau ʔaa | Stick fence, as about a garden |
| Rennellese | Kau ngutu | Top of sides, as of canoe (Be) |
| Rennellese | Kau hata | Drying platform for coconut-leaf torches; poles comprising canoe platform |
| Rennellese | Kau taginga | Ear lobe and outer rim |
| Rennellese | Hanonga | A trip to get food (REN); traveling (BEL). |
| Rennellese | A | A-class possessive preposition: of |
| Rennellese | O | Preposition, O-class possessive: of, in honor of |
| Rennellese | Toenga | Remainder, remnants, change |
| Rennellese | Hakabage/bage | To argue, criticize, condemn, object, protest, contradict, blame |
| Rennellese | Eee(e) | Exclamation, as at the beginning of formal greetings and in rituals |
| Rennellese | Hakaʔaagoha | To be pathetic, miserable, pitiful; to grieve, show affection |
| Rennellese | Hakaʔatu | To be in a line or row, or in succession |
| Rennellese | Hesigi | Ask questions, inquire |
| Rennellese | Iho | To go or come fishing (since this is always downward); to have an incline |
| Rennellese | Maʔugago | To be low, humble, meek |
| Rennellese | Haitaina | Younger brother in relationship to his older classificatory brother; younger sister in relationship to her older classificatory sister |
| Rennellese | Kopi | Carry or hold in the hand or fist; cradle, as an infant; hug |
| Rennellese | Gaku | Be abundant, plentiful; bring or collect in great quantities; gather together, as crowds of people |
| Rennellese | Mahiti | To jump up, protrude, become erect; to snap or jerk up |
| Rennellese | Taha | Outside |
| Rennellese | Tuʔa- | Ten (mollusks); classifier for mollusks |
| Rennellese | Tino | To assume the form of |
| Rennellese | Mio | Leak, trickle, spurt, drip Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Rennellese | Tama/ʔaki | Small, insignificant, or pitiful person |
| Rennellese | ʔAbake | To hand or give up, eastward or southward |
| Rennellese | Haka/giagia | To be afraid, startled, astonished; to frighten, be frightening |
| Rennellese | Pingipingi | A beach tree, Hernandia peltata, used for making canoes on Bellona |
| Rennellese | Ngana/ngana | Talk a lot, complain, make trouble, disapprove |
| Rennellese | Pisi | Hit, strike; burst with a sound as rocks in hot fire; break; band; explode; crack, as thunder |
| Rennellese | Ha/kapisi | Hit, beat |
| Rennellese | Giko/giko | To do in a rush, hurry |
| Rennellese | Momo | Small pieces, bits |
| Rennellese | Moʔi | Fine, as hair, sennit, mats or print in a book |
| Rennellese | Moʔi/moʔi | To use sparingly, as food or clothes |
| Rennellese | Taatai | Sling, as for geemugi branches being lowered; hanger, as for a coconut water bottle |
| Rennellese | Kaahanga | Sling for climbing coconut trees or trees with longicorns |
| Rennellese | Kaakenga | Steps, stairway, ladder; small tree used as a step to a larger tree |
