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 | Muka | Knob on distal end of paddle Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tuvalu | Tautafa | Next to, adjacent |
| Tuvalu | Tili | Fertile, conceiving readily (of women) |
| Tuvalu | Talatala | Rough surfaced |
| Tuvalu | Tupu | Be exceeded (of numbers). Tekau tupu More than twenty. |
| Tuvalu | Teenaa | That (near you); there (near you) |
| Tuvalu | Maili | Increase (of wind) |
| Tuvalu | Peelaa | Like that yonder |
| Tuvalu | Taa/taa | Sweat |
| Tuvalu | Palapala | Mud |
| Tuvalu | Tata | Pull out (as of knife from sheath, tooth from jaw) |
| Tuvalu | Tautali | To follow |
| Tuvalu | Fakamaa/gina | Be caused embarrassment |
| Tuvalu | Fule | Withdraw foreskin |
| Tuvalu | Tute | Fish sp., garfish |
| Tuvalu | Paa | Slight depression in a tree trunk; defects or blemishes in a canoe due to using misshapen wood; defect in a family group |
| Tuvalu | Paki | Touch; sudden hand or arm movement |
| Tuvalu | Paki/paki | Sexual intercourse |
| Tuvalu | Paa | Beat a gong for dancing; hit (of falling object) |
| Tuvalu | Galue/lue | Swing to and fro; loose |
| Tuvalu | Galue | To move oneself; work |
| Tuvalu | Fakakaa | Light fire or lamp |
| Tuvalu | Ake | Drift ashore |
| Tuvalu | Faiga | Method |
| Tuvalu | Fai/faiga | Deed |
| Tuvalu | Fakatuu | To erect |
| Tuvalu | Fakatau (mai, atu) | Buy, sell |
| Tuvalu | Fakavale/vale | Foolishness; act like a lunatic; have epileptic fits; have crazy spells |
| Tuvalu | Taulekaleka | Pretty |
| Tuvalu | Ifo | Bow down in prayer |
| Tuvalu | Ifo | Downwards |
| Tuvalu | Ai aa | Why? |
| Tuvalu | Lelehu | Yellow of skin or eyes Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tuvalu | Maulalo | Deep (of water or holes); high (of cliffs, trees etc. when speaker is at the top); low |
| Tuvalu | Faka/maulalo | Humble, humility |
| Tuvalu | Tafa | Outside |
| Tuvalu | Tali | Reply, answer |
| Hawaiian | Puupuu | Bunch, tuft, bundle, as of grass; bouquet... |
| Tuvalu | Puupuu | Kaleve [coconut juice] container made from shell of green nut fitted with string handles |
| Tuvalu | Tana | His, her, its (sg. possessed) |
| Tuvalu | Ga/gana | Language |
| Tuvalu | Kamai | Fish sp., mackerel |
| Tuvalu | Mahagi | Blown by the wind; to stop raining |
| Tuvalu | Li/liko | Notify; persuade |
| Tuvalu | Kaakega | Place to climb; notches cut in a perpendicular tree to assist ascent; a ladder |
| Tuvalu | Mafaga | Be peeling (of skin) |
| Tuvalu | Pati/pati | Region above nape of neck |
| Tuvalu | Pili | Near |
| Tuvalu | Laalaa | Dorsal fin |
| Samoan | Si/siʔi | To make a fringe |
