Entries from Ranby 1980 in Pollex-Online

Ranby, P. (1980). A Nanumea Lexicon. Canberra, Department of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, The Australian National University.

Language Item Description
Tuvalu Taapui Tie frond round coconut palm to reserve nuts
Tuvalu Tapuvae Calf of leg
Tuvalu Tahi One
Tuvalu ʔta To bail out a boat . Taa
Tuvalu (Ta)tau Proper, necessary; compulsory, must
Tuvalu Tau Wring, squeeze
Tuvalu -ttou First person inclusive plural possessive suffix
Tuvalu Taatou We, us (first person plural inclusive)
Tuvalu Tatuu Stamp
Tuvalu Tau/tau Hanging
Tuvalu Tau Count, read
Tuvalu Tau Anchor, remain still (of school of fish)
Tuvalu Tau- Prefix, a pair, a couple . Prefix indicating a reciprocal pair
Tuvalu Tau/naga Year
Tuvalu Taua War; quarrel, fight
Tuvalu Taaua We two (inc.)
Tuvalu Taui Show unseemly haste to immediately and exactly discharge the obligation to return a gift
Tuvalu Taula Tie up a boat
Tuvalu Taula Anchor
Tuvalu Faka/taaula/ Bodyguard
Tuvalu Taume Fruit-bearing coconut shoot ; spathe of coconut
Tuvalu Taumua Front of a canoe
Tuvalu Tauhunu A tree (Messerschmidia argentea)
Tuvalu Tautai Canoe captain; head fisherman; to steer a canoe
Tuvalu Tavake Tropic Bird (Phaeton sp.)
Tuvalu Tavatava A fish with large fins
Tuvalu Te Definite article singular
Tuvalu Tea White
Tuvalu Tefe Superincise
Tuvalu Tega Hip, hip-bone
Tuvalu Tega Seed; core of breadfruit
Tuvalu Teka A spinning disc used in a game
Tuvalu Teke Prop up; props; fend canoe off rocks
Tuvalu Teke To refuse
Tuvalu Tele Plane wood
Tuvalu Tele To sail
Tuvalu Teu Keep safe; broom; bouquet
Tuvalu Teu/teu Sweep, clean out a house, decorate (NAN)
Tuvalu Teu Clean up, sweep, organize a room, tidy up; a broom; to dress up smartly, to decorate, to make pretty; decoration, vase of flowers; to keep safe, look after (Jackson)
Tuvalu Teu Fish sp.,Trevally, (Caranx ignobilis) (Jackson)
Tuvalu Tii Shine (of sun or moon)
Tuvalu Tiale A tree
Tuvalu Tila Mast
Tuvalu Tili A hand-net; cast a hand-net
Tuvalu Tili Generic term for a variety of hand-nets; cast a hand-net
Tuvalu Tina Wedge, drive a wedge, insert a fillet
Tuvalu Tino Body, person
Tuvalu Tino Indicates ten bonito, or coconuts (above twenty)
Tuvalu Tio Univalve mollusc sp.
Tuvalu Tipa Move in a certain direction