Entries from Fox 1978 in Pollex-Online
Fox, C. E. (1978). Arosi Dictionary. Canberra, Pacific Linguistics.
Language | Item | Description |
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Arosi | Afu | Offspring, have offspring. |
Arosi | Rami | Eggs of crab |
Arosi | Ane | White-ant |
Arosi | Sane | White-ant |
Arosi | S/ae | Mind, heart, thought (used only in phrases) |
Arosi | S/au | Rare (except in names where it is common) |
Arosi | S/awa/ | Mullet |
Arosi | Baha | Pickaback |
Arosi | A/hoʔi | Return |
Arosi | Hono | Shut |
Arosi | Hua-i-ika | Carved fish, of spear-rest (Fox) Problematic |
Arosi | Hura- | Go out, come forth (in compounds) |
Arosi | Garogaro-na | The side, ribs of a man |
Arosi | Garo-na | The side of a house |
Arosi | Gasigasi | A sp. of yam (Fox Problematic |
Arosi | Kuka | Generic term for crab |
Arosi | ʔUbena | Large net |
Arosi | A/rite | Nit |
Arosi | Mami | fresh, not salt, sweetened |
Arosi | Manu | To float in water or air |
Arosi | Mataʔi | Malaria |
Arosi | Maa | Hole, opening, mesh of net (Osmond 1993) |
Arosi | Dangi | Wind |
Arosi | M/ora | Real, true Problematic |
Arosi | Tale | Go round corner out of sight, go in crowd on path Problematic |
Arosi | Tare | Flow as water, saliva. |
Arosi | Aruaru | Breeze (Geraghty 1990) |
Arosi | Tau | To lift up |
Arosi | Sisi/apiro | Limpet |
Arosi | Siwi | Species of parrot, scarlet |
Rotuman | Tau | Learn, study, practise, teach b. Borrowed |
Arosi | Onu, onumi (vt) | To suck Problematic |
Arosi | Usu | Push, pull, persevere |
Arosi | Wawe | Stale food Problematic |
Arosi | Wawena | Saliva Problematic |
Arosi | Wawera | Slime. Problematic |
Arosi | Weri | Thick, black millipede said to squirt a dye that blinds |