Entries from Capell 1962 in Pollex-Online
Capell, A. (1962). The Polynesian Language of Mae (Emwae), New Hebrides. Auckland, Linguistic Society of New Zealand.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emae | Namu | Namu/atea. :Fishy-smelling |
| Emae | Namu | Namu/namusauga. :A bit smelly |
| Emae | Nau | Mother |
| Emae | Nea | Thing |
| Emae | Nefu/nefu | Mist, cloud covering mountain |
| Emae | Neve/a | Carry on back with straps |
| Emae | Gi | Article (plural or indefinite mass) Phonologically Irregular |
| Emae | Nifo | Tooth |
| Emae | Niu | Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) |
| Emae | Noo/tia | Bind, tie |
| Emae | Nofo | Be in a place |
| Emae | Nofu | Stonefish |
| Emae | Nonu | (Morinda citrifolia) |
| Emae | Numi-a | Crumple up |
| Emae | Oo | Go (plural of ano) Borrowed |
| Emae | Ofaga | Nest (of bird or animal) |
| Emae | Oso | Parcel, package |
| Emae | One | Sand |
| Emae | Toke /onea/ | Eel sp., white |
| Emae | Ota | Coconut refuse |
| Emae | Oti | Finished, complete |
| Emae | Paa/kia | Slap |
| Emae | Pae | Fence, wall |
| Emae | Pagogo | Fish sp., picot (Siganus sp.), red/white mottled |
| Emae | Bakakau | Wing Phonologically Irregular |
| Emae | Paki | Slap, strike |
| Emae | Pakipaki | Jellyfish sp. |
| Emae | Pakora | Ghost of a murdered person |
| Emae | Paku/paku | Dry (of fruit, coconut) |
| Emae | Paku | Burn (vi) ; burn (vi), be on fire |
| Emae | Pakuu | Sound of impact |
| Emae | Para | Rotten (of fruit) |
| Emae | Bala/bala | Tree fern Problematic |
| Emae | Paragi | A Surgeonfish (Acanthurus sp.) |
| Emae | Pararafa | Base of fallen coconut frond, still attached to tree |
| Emae | Pare | Push aside, bend down |
| Emae | Paroro | Edible sea worm |
| Emae | Paapaa | Flutefish (Fistularia) |
| Emae | Batu | Club |
| Emae | Pe | Like, resembling |
| Emae | Pee | Soft-ripe, of breadfruit |
| Emae | Peka | Flying-fox |
| Emae | Pekapeka | White-rumped Swiftlet and other spp. |
| Emae | Peru/kia | Wind up, coil |
| Emae | Pena/pena | Prepare |
| Emae | Penu/penu | Rubbish |
| Emae | Pepe | Butterfly |
| Emae | Bete/bete | Fat adj. Phonologically Irregular |
| Emae | Pia/pia | Foam on sea |
| Emae | Piri | Stuck |
