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 |
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Emae | Feke | Octopus |
Emae | Fe/fera | Spread one`s legs |
Emae | Fero/fero | Yellow |
Emae | Fenua | Land ; island |
Emae | Maka feo | Type of coral (leaf-like) |
Emae | Fia | Desire, want |
Emae | Fia | How many? |
Emae | Taka/firi/firi-a | To roll |
Emae | Firi/a | To braid |
Emae | Firoa | Snapper (Lethrinus chrysotomus) |
Emae | Finaki | Bird trap |
Emae | Finamatua | Wife, old woman |
Emae | Finematua | Wife, old woman |
Emae | Fiso | Edible wild cane, probably Saccharum edule |
Emae | Fiti | Jump, move very quickly |
Emae | Fitu | Seven |
Emae | Fiu | Tired, full, satisfied |
Emae | Foe | Steering paddle |
Emae | Foi | Unitiser with body-parts (e.g. testicles, calf) |
Emae | Foki | Again |
Emae | Foro/sia | Spread out, as a mat |
Emae | Forau | Travel by canoe |
Emae | Foro/mia | Swallow |
Emae | Fonu | Full |
Emae | Fonu | Turtle |
Emae | Fosa | Child of a man |
Emae | Fota/ia | Squeeze |
Emae | Fotu | A small hole through something |
Emae | Fou | New |
Emae | Fua | Fruit, egg |
Emae | Fua | Unimportant; just, merely |
Emae | Foika | Fish sp. (Carangoides) |
Emae | Fue | Vine sp. (Convolvulus) |
Emae | Fugafare | Reeds in roof of house |
Emae | Fugona | Son-in-law, daughter-in-law |
Emae | Fui | Bunch (of coconuts, breadfruit) |
Emae | Fuu | Cone-shell sp. |
Emae | Fu/fui/-a | Pour water on |
Emae | Fuke/a | Open oven, hands |
Emae | Fu/fura | Swell |
Emae | Furu | Hair of body |
Emae | Furu/na | Wash (a sore or wound) |
Emae | Fune | Core of breadfruit etc.; rotten (yam) |
Emae | Futi/a | Grasp, hold, get |
Emae | Futi | Banana |
Emae | Futu | (Barringtonia asiatica |
Emae | Gaa/ne | Place |
Emae | Ga-vao | The bush |
Emae | Gava/ina | Mark off, measure |
Emae | Gaakau | Belly, guts |