Entries from Fox 1955 in Pollex-Online
Fox, C. E. (1955). A dictionary of the Nggela language (Florida, British Solomon Islands). Auckland, Unity Press.
Language | Item | Description |
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Nggela | Alu/alu | Go quickly, swinging arms; march, as troops |
Nggela | Rau ni/avo/lo | Leaf kite for fishing |
Nggela | Angoango | Yellow |
Nggela | Aho | Good weather |
Nggela | Agu | Gall-bladder |
Nggela | Laku | To turn over leaves Problematic |
Nggela | Alo | Beckon |
Nggela | Arovi | Pity |
Nggela | Lami | Eggs of crab |
Nggela | Ramu | Beat, flog Problematic |
Nggela | Ane | White-ant |
Nggela | Anu | To shake |
Nggela | Ambo | Strike with stick > |
Nggela | Ato | Sago Palm thatch |
Nggela | Eni | This |
Nggela | Papa | Pickaback |
Nggela | Vavine | Cross-sibling |
Nggela | Vanga | Vegetable food, eat |
Nggela | Vangonda | Collect food on reef; anything on reef |
Nggela | Vale | House |
Nggela | Vana | Shoot with a bow |
Nggela | Vano | Go |
Nggela | Vao/vao | Shrub with large leaves; wild banana |
Nggela | Valo | Pierce a hole in a porpoise tooth |
Nggela | Vili | Choose, select |
Nggela | Viri | Entangled; bind round and round (Fox) |
Nggela | Vindi | Spring up |
Nggela | Vitu | Seven |
Nggela | Vohe | Paddle |
Nggela | Vogi | Go back, turn over |
Nggela | Vora | Lay down a mat |
Nggela | Vinau | Go by sea Problematic |
Nggela | Vonu | Turtle |
Nggela | Vonda | Pierce, go through |
Nggela | Vonda | Pierce, go through |
Nggela | Vaolu | New |
Nggela | Vua | Fruit |
Nggela | Vuvu | A worm that bores into wood |
Nggela | Vunga | Shallow |
Nggela | Vungo | Parents-in-law |
Nggela | Vuke | Pull apart; open a book; open eyes or mouth |
Nggela | Vure-hi | Open out (hand), turn over (pages), spread (wings) |
Nggela | Vu/vulu | Head hair |
Nggela | Vundi | A banana, plantain, both plant and fruit |
Nggela | Hei | Who? |
Nggela | Hongo/lato | A tree nettle |
Nggela | Hui | Take down from or off, as off a peg on wall; to unclothe; take hook from mouth of fish; make money payment; redeem, ransom; give one's life for another |
Nggela | Gai | Branching plant, shrub or tree; wood, timber |
Nggela | Karisi | To peel off skin (of a stem or stick) Borrowed |
Nggela | Gaho | A rafter |