Entries from Ranby 1980 in Pollex-Online
Ranby, P. (1980). A Nanumea Lexicon. Canberra, Department of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, The Australian National University.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tuvalu | Matau | Fishhook |
| Tuvalu | Matau | Right (not left) |
| Tuvalu | Matau | Clever, experienced, right hand Problematic |
| Tuvalu | Mate | Die, dead. death; funeral wake |
| Tuvalu | Mate | Extinguished |
| Tuvalu | Mate | To guess, a guess |
| Tuvalu | Matika | Come to a standing position |
| Tuvalu | Mativa | Poor |
| Tuvalu | Maatolu | Thick; third night of the moon |
| Tuvalu | -motou | First person exclusive plural possessive suffix |
| Tuvalu | Maatou | We (exc.) |
| Tuvalu | Matuu/tuu | Recede temporarily (of rain) Problematic |
| Tuvalu | Matua | Old (of people) |
| Tuvalu | Maatua | Mother, parents |
| Tuvalu | Matuku | Reef Heron (Egretta sacra) |
| Tuvalu | Mau | Firm; snagged |
| Tuvalu | M/mau | Attached, fixed, closed; tight |
| Tuvalu | Mau | Grip tight, hold fast |
| Tuvalu | Mau aluga | Important |
| Tuvalu | Maaua | We two (exc.) |
| Tuvalu | Mauga | Mountain |
| Tuvalu | Maui | Left (not right) |
| Tuvalu | Maumau | Useless |
| Tuvalu | Poo mauli | Monday Problematic |
| Tuvalu | Mauli | Sneeze Problematic |
| Tuvalu | Fua/mauli/ | Testicle Problematic |
| Tuvalu | Maunu | Bait |
| Tuvalu | Maunu | Pulled up (of a plant) |
| Tuvalu | Maavaa | To have a gap between |
| Tuvalu | Mavae | Separated, parted |
| Tuvalu | Maavava | Yawn |
| Tuvalu | Maavaava | Yawn |
| Tuvalu | Me | Whether, if . Either; or; because; whether |
| Tuvalu | Me he mea | If |
| Tuvalu | Mea/mea/ | Red, as sunburnt skin |
| Tuvalu | Mea | Thing |
| Tuvalu | Mei | Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) |
| Tuvalu | Mai | The breadfruit tree |
| Tuvalu | Mmelo | Reddish |
| Tuvalu | Migi/migi | Curly (of hair) |
| Tuvalu | Mili | Rub with flat of hand |
| Tuvalu | Milo | Tree sp |
| Tuvalu | Mi/milo | To braid ? |
| Tuvalu | Mimi | Urinate |
| Tuvalu | Mio/mio | Whirlpool |
| Tuvalu | Miha | Flow meagrely, of sap |
| Tuvalu | M/misa/ | Disturb surface of ocean (as by a shoal of fish) |
| Tuvalu | Faka/mihi/ | Dream or think of someone dead or absent |
| Tuvalu | Miti | Dream |
| Tuvalu | Miti | Sip, suck up |
