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 | Unafi | Scale of fish |
| Emae | Unu | Moult, shed skin |
| Emae | Unu/sia | Take out, take off, as clothes |
| Emae | Usi/usi | Blue, green |
| Emae | Uta/uta | Unload cargo |
| Emae | Uta | Land side |
| Emae | Uto | Sprouting coconut |
| Emae | -koto | Second person plural possessive suffix |
| Emae | Utu/fia | Draw water |
| Emae | Utua | Exposed flat rock bottom in lagoon |
| Emae | Vae/a | Divide, share out |
| Emae | Vai | Water |
| Emae | Vaka | Canoe, ship |
| Emae | Vakavaka | Rib |
| Emae | Varovaro | Tree sp. |
| Emae | Varu | Eight |
| Emae | Varu/sia | Scrape with a shell, shred coconut |
| Emae | Vana | Sea-urchin sp. |
| Emae | Vao | Bush, forest |
| Emae | Vatuke | Sea urchin sp. with blunt spines |
| Emae | Veka | Banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) |
| Emae | Voro/sia | Spear (by throwing spear) Phonologically Irregular |
| Emae | Veta | Substance huileuse dans la noix germée (Riviere) |
| Emae | Vete/a | Untie |
| Emae | Vevera | Hot |
| Emae | Vii | A tree (Spondias dulcis) |
| Emae | Vili/vili | Bore, drill |
| Emae | Viriviri | Quick; to hurry |
| Emae | Kupu | Joint (in bamboo or sugarcane), section |
| Emae | More/more | Loose |
| Emae | Mutu/kia | To break something |
| Emae | Soko/ia | To husk (coconut) |
| Emae | Magiso | Itchy Phonologically Irregular |
| Emae | Gaatai | Beach; on the beach |
| Emae | Ofato | Larva, grub |
| Emae | Taratara | Rough |
| Emae | Riko/riko | Chase |
| Emae | Piri/tia | Be next to, very close to |
| Emae | Re | Singular definite article Phonologically Irregular |
| Emae | Mua | First, go first, be first |
| Emae | Ara matua | Main road |
| Emae | Fakamaga | Open one's mouth |
| Emae | Soro/a | Wipe |
| Emae | Motomoto | Half-ripe coconut |
| Emae | Ta/tago/-fia | Grope, feel |
| Emae | Iri/iri | (Wind) blow in a draft |
| Emae | Maruu | Easy; wait (a minute) |
| Emae | Ni(i) | This |
| Emae | Naa | There, by you |
| Emae | Too | Sugarcane Phonologically Irregular |
