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 | Kiina/ga | Non-vegetable food contributed by family to communal feast (consists of pork, fish or chicken and forms part of the *fakaluaga*). |
| Tuvalu | Lagi/lagi | Send on frequent errands |
| Tuvalu | Lagi | An agreement as to how much food should be provided for a gathering in *aahiga*. |
| Tuvalu | Lefu(lefu) | Ashes |
| Tuvalu | Ifo | Bow down in prayer. To beg, humbly request; to give up, capitulate, surrender (Jsn). |
| Tuvalu | Vae lua a poo. Valuaapoo (Jsn). | Midnight |
| Tuvalu | To/togi | Pay or reward Borrowed |
| Tuvalu | Maaina | Light (not dark); shine; understand |
| Tuvalu | Palapala/a | Muddy, swampy. Very dirty (Jsn). Borrowed |
| Tuvalu | Palapala | Mud |
| Tuvalu | Mookalihi | A few Problematic |
