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 | Hue | A beach vine, (Ipomoea pes-caprae) |
| Rennellese | Huhu | Scold, rant, damage, ransack, have sex relations etc. Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Rennellese | Huhu | Rough, of sea; splash, of wave |
| Rennellese | Hunga | Son-in-law, daughter-in-law |
| Rennellese | Hungabai | Parent-in-law |
| Rennellese | Hui | Cluster or bunch, as of baga [Barringtonia], baghu [Pandanus sp.], kala [Pandanus sp.]; string, as of fish; fruit, as of pandanus |
| Rennellese | Huu | A kind of conical shell |
| Rennellese | Hu/huʔi/ | Wash hands, clothes, dishes |
| Rennellese | Huʔi/huʔi/ | Dip into water |
| Rennellese | Huka | Unplaited strips extending from plaited part of mat |
| Rennellese | Huka/atai | Surface of the sea |
| Rennellese | Huke | Open v, as an oven |
| Rennellese | Hu/huke/ | Untie or loosen; undress, take off, pull out; unfurl, as sails |
| Rennellese | Huga | Ulcer, as in pubic area, neck, or armpit |
| Rennellese | Huge | To fell (as coconut trees by one in mourning) |
| Rennellese | Huge hakatamana | Cut off fronds by one in mourning |
| Rennellese | Hugi | Push v, shove, roll, throw, turn over |
| Rennellese | Hugi | All, everyone, freely, do unanimously |
| Rennellese | Hugu | Body-hair, feathers |
| Rennellese | Hugu | Anoint or rub, as with perfume or turmeric; dye (hair) |
| Rennellese | Huuna/ki | Hide v., conceal |
| Rennellese | Huna | Put on loincloth, trousers |
| Rennellese | Husi | Swamp n, especially wet-land taro patch |
| Rennellese | Husu | Box v |
| Rennellese | Huti | Pull out, pluck, pick |
| Rennellese | Huti | Banana or plantain |
| Rennellese | Hutu | (Barringtonia asiatica |
| Rennellese | -nga | Nominaliser |
| Rennellese | Ngaa/ekeeke | Pant, breathe hard |
| Rennellese | Na(a) | Plural definite article preceding nouns Phonologically Irregular |
| Rennellese | Ngaha | Portion of food |
| Rennellese | Ngako | Fat, grease, pus, marrow... |
| Rennellese | Ngagi/ngagi | To bite while holding , in the hand, as a papaya |
| Rennellese | Ngago | Disappeared, forgotten |
| Rennellese | Ngago | Double-headed Parrot-fish (Bolbometopon muraticus) |
| Rennellese | Ngagu | Wave (of sea) |
| Rennellese | Ngague/gue | Move about, as to work; beat, as pulse; wiggle |
| Rennellese | Ngaague | Prepare, make ready; be ready, prepared |
| Rennellese | Ngana/ngana | To gurgle; make noises; be noisy |
| Rennellese | Ngao | Molar tooth |
| Rennellese | Tapu/ngao | Sole of foot, footprint, steps in coconut trunks for climbing |
| Rennellese | Ngaoaʔa | Rocky, piled with rubbish |
| Rennellese | Ngaoʔi | To move a little |
| Rennellese | Ngaoʔia | To be tired, sore, sickly |
| Rennellese | Ngasau | Arrow |
| Rennellese | Ngaʔese(ʔese) | Rustle, tap |
| Rennellese | Ngasogo | Change, shift, as wind |
| Rennellese | Ngasogo | Go or move slowly; grow as a child or plant, gain weight |
| Rennellese | Ngatae | Tree with large heart-shaped leaves and red flowers |
| Rennellese | Ngaatai | Seaward area and its people |
