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 | Hiki | Shift a house; replant |
| Tuvalu | Nanu | Speak gibberish, or indistinctly. To be incoherent, to mumble (Jsn). |
| Tuvalu | Ui/ga | Meaning. About, concerning, regarding; personality, character, behaviour(Jsn). |
| Tuvalu | Kiki | To eat one food with another; to mix foods in the mouth. Protein (may refer to meat, fish or anything else eaten with rice, *pulaka* etc.; to eat protein or other food with rice (Jsn). |
| 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 |
