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 | Haalo | Flatten and smooth coiled Pandanus strand by running stick along it |
| Tuvalu | Halu | Comb |
| Tuvalu | Halu/halu | Scrape, rub hand over face |
| Tuvalu | Ama | Wife (jocular) |
| Tuvalu | Hamu | Eat only one food at a time |
| Tuvalu | Hao | Escape, be safe |
| Tuvalu | Hapo | Catch a thrown object |
| Tuvalu | Ssaga | Beam, rafter that runs the length of a house |
| Tuvalu | Hahake | Extreme end of land |
| Tuvalu | Hahala | Search for, find |
| Tuvalu | Hahave | Flying-fish |
| Tuvalu | Hau | Dew |
| Tuvalu | Haa/hau | Strike frequently |
| Tuvalu | Sau | Come, arrive (sg.) ; carry |
| Tuvalu | Hau | Carry in one hand |
| Tuvalu | Hau/hau | Carry in two hands |
| Tuvalu | Haavale | Spittle |
| Tuvalu | He(he)e | Be wrong; cowardly |
| Tuvalu | See | Insect found on coconut trees, toddy bug (Bsr) |
| Tuvalu | Hee | Negative, not, be not the case |
| Tuvalu | Heke | Travel with wave (on canoe or surfboard) |
| Tuvalu | Hele | Bird trap (consists of string and stick, the bird's legs becoming snared in loops of string) |
| Tuvalu | Hele | Trip opponent in wrestling |
| Tuvalu | Hele | Axe |
| Tuvalu | He/hele/ | Cut off a piece |
| Tuvalu | Hega/hega | Yellow |
| Tuvalu | Heu | Scoop into a net (of birds, fish) |
| Tuvalu | Hii | Fish with a rod, especially for Bonito |
| Tuvalu | Hii | Spurt |
| Tuvalu | Higa | To topple |
| Tuvalu | Hika | Make fire by friction |
| Tuvalu | Hiki | Lift |
| Tuvalu | Hiko | Catch a thrown object; juggle; lift cooked food from fire or oven with a stick |
| Tuvalu | Hikuleo | The quality of voice that distinguishes one speaker from another |
| Tuvalu | Hikumata | Outer ends of eyebrows |
| Tuvalu | Hina | Grey-haired |
| Tuvalu | Hinu | Oil, grease, fat; oily |
| Tuvalu | Hipa | Small Flying-fish sp |
| Tuvalu | Tuu/hipa | Slant, oblique |
| Tuvalu | Hihi | Raise, draw up, hoist up |
| Tuvalu | Hihi | (Terebra maculata) [l.] |
| Tuvalu | Sisi | To cut with a knife; to cut the coconut flesh from the shell |
| Tuvalu | Hi/hiu | Be wet |
| Tuvalu | Hoo/hoo | Move oneself or another person |
| Tuvalu | Tau/hoa/ | Friend |
| Tuvalu | Hoa | Opposite number in visiting party; opponent in fishing |
| Tuvalu | Hogi | Touch noses |
| Tuvalu | Hohogi | Smell |
| Tuvalu | Soi | To take sides with a friend in a fight or argument |
| Tuvalu | Hoko | Join; perform an action without a break |
