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 | Kaiaa | Steal |
| Tuvalu | Kai malie | Eat sparingly; generous. Of kindly disposition (Jsn). |
| Tuvalu | Kaitaua | Be angry |
| Tuvalu | Kaitoa | Serves you right |
| Tuvalu | Kaka | Fibre from coconut trunk |
| Tuvalu | Kkafi | Capable, knowledgable, skilful |
| Tuvalu | Kaai | Play games (NUI) |
| Tuvalu | Kkano | Meat, flesh |
| Tuvalu | Kakau | Swim |
| Tuvalu | Kaakii | Throat |
| Tuvalu | Kaku | To touch (of fingers when something is encircled by hands) |
| Tuvalu | (Fatu)/kalaa/ | Hard, black stone |
| Tuvalu | Kalaafau | Cheek |
| Tuvalu | Kalaga | Shout |
| Tuvalu | Kalakalaapuhi | (Acalypha grandis) |
| Tuvalu | Kalava | Skin of green coconut midrib |
| Tuvalu | Kalea | Spider-shell (Lambis sp.) |
| Tuvalu | Kaleve | Fresh juice from coconut spathe |
| Tuvalu | Kali | Pillow |
| Tuvalu | Kalihi | Skink |
| Tuvalu | Kalihi | Use Hibiscus bark as a spacer in net-making so as to make the net invisible to fish |
| Tuvalu | Kamakama | Crab sp |
| Tuvalu | Kaamata | Begin |
| Tuvalu | Kamo/kamo | Quick movements of the hand (e.g. tap rapidly; turn hand rapidly as in knuckle-bones; a brief, sly wave) |
| Tuvalu | Kamu | Coral |
| Tuvalu | Kana | Rub smooth; file or rub with feo |
| Tuvalu | Mana | If Problematic |
| Tuvalu | Kanase | Fish sp. . Problematic |
| Tuvalu | Kaniva | The Milky Way |
| Tuvalu | Kanofi | Flesh, of fruit, animal, man ; soft meat of drinking coconut (Niutao) |
| Tuvalu | Kanofi | Eyeball |
| Tuvalu | Kaanoni | Add perfume to oil |
| Tuvalu | Kaokao | Side, coast ; armpit |
| Tuvalu | Ka/kapa | Reach for |
| Tuvalu | Kapa/kapa | Grope (as though blind or in the dark) |
| Tuvalu | Kapakapa | Grope (as though blind or in the dark) Problematic |
| Tuvalu | Kapakau | Wing, arm, lateral fin |
| Tuvalu | Kapatiko | (Lethrinus elongatus) |
| Tuvalu | Kape | Poke out with finger, as fish eye, for example |
| Tuvalu | Kapi | To pass loincloth between legs and tie at the back |
| Tuvalu | Kapo | Catch and hold animates |
| Tuvalu | Kapoa | Ground Shark |
| Tuvalu | Kapu | Cuplike container; mouthful |
| Tuvalu | Kapu | Covered |
| Tuvalu | Kaapui | Tie coconut leaves around the base of tree as prohibition |
| Tuvalu | Kahi | Mussel |
| Tuvalu | Kasi | A fish |
| Tuvalu | Kaho | Small runner, parallel to rafters, to which thatch is fixed |
| Tuvalu | Kahoa | Necklace consisting of paa fish-hook |
| Tuvalu | Kahokaho | Rib bones |
