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 | Tee/pipi, to/pipi | Vine sp. with very large black seeds Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Emae | Pisi | Splash |
| Emae | Bito | Navel Phonologically Irregular |
| Emae | Poo | Night |
| Emae | Bogibogi | Tomorrow Phonologically Irregular |
| Emae | Pookia | Catch with cupped hand |
| Emae | Po/poko/ | Hollow |
| Emae | Pora | Plaited panel of green coconut fronds |
| Emae | Poroaki/na | Say goodbye to v.t. |
| Emae | Poro/poroaki | Say goodbye v.i. |
| Emae | Pono/ponotia | Mend |
| Emae | Po/pono/ | Lid, cap (on bottle) |
| Emae | Popo | Rotten wood |
| Emae | Pauri | Dark |
| Emae | Puu | Conch shell |
| Emae | Puaka | Pig |
| Emae | Puga | Coral |
| Emae | Puka | (Gyrocarpus americanus) (Clk) |
| Emae | Puka pipiri | A tree (Pisonia umbellifera) (Clk) |
| Emae | Puulau | Vulva (old word) Problematic |
| Emae | Pure | Small cowrie |
| Emae | Puurourou | Very leafy (of tree) Problematic |
| Emae | Pulu | Coconut husk |
| Emae | Puupuu | Rinse one's mouth |
| Emae | Pusi/a | Spew, blow out, spit out |
| Emae | Pusi | Parasitic worm |
| Emae | Saa | Come out, emerge, appear |
| Emae | Saa/ti | Bad Problematic |
| Emae | Saa/ia | To tear, make a hole in |
| Emae | Saere | Walk, walk about |
| Emae | Saafure | Strip off leaves, twigs |
| Emae | Safure/a | Strip off leaves and twigs |
| Emae | Saga | Work, activity |
| Emae | Saakiri | Look for |
| Emae | Sara/a | Miss |
| Emae | Salato | Nettle tree Phonologically Irregular |
| Emae | Saaro | Scrape pandanus leaves for making mats |
| Emae | Kai/samu/ | Eat meat only |
| Emae | Sao/fia | Drive, herd (fish or animals) |
| Emae | Sapa | Malformed (limb), slightly crooked |
| Emae | Sapai/a | Carry in one's arms |
| Emae | Saaputu | A snapper (Lethrinus lentjan) |
| Emae | Sau/ririki | Breeze |
| Emae | Sauga | Smell (v.i.), have a smell |
| Emae | Sausau | Angry |
| Emae | Sausaurere | Rascasse (Pterois lunulata) |
| Emae | Saavaki | Sea-urchin sp. |
| Emae | See | Flower |
| Emae | See | Grasshopper (?) (Clk) |
| Emae | See | Not |
