Entries from Bruce Biggs, field notes in Pollex-Online
Language | Item | Description |
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East Futuna | Maʔuli | Life, alive ; vivre, vivant; vivres; vie; vie sociale |
East Futuna | Mounu | Bait |
East Futuna | Maa/unu/unu | Soft (of old bark-cloth and Pandanus mats) |
East Futuna | Maʔutofu | A plant (Urena lobata) |
East Futuna | Mavae | Separated, parted; leave ; décoller (avion), quitter |
East Futuna | Maavae | Separate, dispersed ; |
East Futuna | Mavete | Be separated (as a leaf from its stalk), loosened, untied (as hair) ; se disperser, être dispersé, s'effondrer |
East Futuna | Maveu/veu | Disordered, in disarray (of people) |
East Futuna | Mea | Gills |
East Futuna | Neʔa | Thing Phonologically Irregular |
East Futuna | Mei | From |
East Futuna | Meʔe/meʔi | Almost, nearly |
East Futuna | Me/mene/ | Find unattractive, withdraw from |
East Futuna | Mili | Stroke, rub gently; anoint; lotion |
East Futuna | Milo | Tree sp., (Thespesia populnea) |
East Futuna | Miti | Polynesian Starling |
East Futuna | Miti/miti | Suck, lick |
East Futuna | Mo | And, together with . Avec; aussi; et (relie deux verbes) |
East Futuna | Mo | For |
East Futuna | Moga | Adam's apple |
East Futuna | Moe | Lie down, sleep |
East Futuna | Moelaga | Sleeping mat |
East Futuna | Moemiti | Dream |
East Futuna | Moifi | Fart (may be EUV borrowing) |
East Futuna | Moko | Large black skink |
East Futuna | Momoko | Cold |
East Futuna | Mo(le)/mole | Smooth, without hair |
East Futuna | Mo/moli/ | Offer, present |
East Futuna | Molokau | Centipede. Mille-pattes de terre, noir (Mfr). |
East Futuna | Momo | Crumble or break into small fragments |
East Futuna | Moomona | Red meat in lobster and crab |
East Futuna | Moso | Starling, small, black |
East Futuna | Muʔa | Before, in front; past time (future in certain contexts) |
East Futuna | Muʔaki | En premier lieu, d'abord |
East Futuna | Mui | Assemble, gather together |
East Futuna | Mulivai | Mouth of river |
East Futuna | Muna | Cheeky; speak impudently; be disobedient (of a child) |
East Futuna | Naa | Lest |
East Futuna | Namo | Large shallow area on reef. Partie en creux du platier qui reste recouverte d'eau (entre le tu'a tete et la plage) (Mfr). |
East Futuna | Namu/kuu | Bad odour, flavour |
East Futuna | Nani | Whine, cry, for attention |
East Futuna | Na/nao | Grope for in hole. Introduire la main dans qqch.; attraper qqch. en mettant la main dans un trou (Mfr). |
East Futuna | Nuanua | Rainbow |
East Futuna | Nuku | Village name |
East Futuna | O | Sequential same-actor verbal particle, and, then . Pour; et; modalité aspectuelle du successif ou du consécutif |
East Futuna | ʔOso | Provisions for a journey |
East Futuna | ʔOki | To finish, end. Finir (i le V) (Mfr). |
East Futuna | ʔOne | Sand |
East Futuna | ʔO/ʔono | Small fish sp. Poisson: "poisson lézard" (Saurida gracilis) Problematic |
East Futuna | ʔO/ʔono/ | Look at |