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 Tunu Cook
Tuvalu Tupa Crab sp
Tuvalu Tupe Throw
Tuvalu Tupu Grow; shoot (of plant)
Tuvalu Tupua God; pre-christian wooden gods
Tuvalu Tutu Set alight; moxibustion, cauterization. To burn fragrant leaves so as to get a nice smell (Northern) (Jsn).
Tuvalu -u Second person singular possessive 0
Tuvalu Uu Bundle of sticks
Tuvalu Ua/ua Vein, artery, sinew, tendon
Tuvalu Ua Neck
Tuvalu Kaile Small immature coconut
Tuvalu Ufi Yam
Tuvalu Ufi Covered part of canoe, fore and aft
Tuvalu Ufu Masturbate
Tuvalu Uga Shellfish sp.; crab sp
Tuvalu Ua Rain
Tuvalu Uka Fishing line
Tuvalu Ukau Pus
Tuvalu Uke Numerous, plentiful
Tuvalu Ula In flames; burn with a flame
Tuvalu Ula Lobster
Tuvalu Ule Penis
Tuvalu Uli Steer
Tuvalu Ulu Head
Tuvalu Ulu Grove of trees
Tuvalu -luu, -(o)lua Second person dual possessive suffix
Tuvalu Ulua Trevalli
Tuvalu Ulugaa- Prefix used to denote married couple
Tuvalu Uluga Pillow
Tuvalu Uma Greet by pressing noses, kiss
Tuvalu Umaga Pulaka pits, garden; also used for growing taro
Tuvalu Ume (Naso spp.)
Tuvalu Umiti Craving for fish in times of scarcity
Tuvalu Umo Pinch, nip, squeeze
Tuvalu Umoti Cork, to cork
Tuvalu Umu Oven (in earth)
Tuvalu Una Turtle shell
Tuvalu Unafi Fish scale
Tuvalu Unoko Blue
Tuvalu Unu Pull out (e.g. tooth, boundary stone)
Tuvalu Unu Line of people
Tuvalu Uhi Shoot (of coconut tree)
Tuvalu Usi Rich-colored: deep green (of leaves), jet black (of hair)
Tuvalu Uso Placenta
Tuvalu Uso Rectum
Tuvalu Uhu Push
Tuvalu Usu Hurt, ache (NTO) (FFI)
Tuvalu Uta Inland (relative to speaker); shore (from lagoon)
Tuvalu Uu Caught between two things
Tuvalu Uu In the vicinity of, by way of