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 | Taina | Sibling of the same sex |
| Tuvalu | Taka | Unmarried, an unmarried adult |
| Tuvalu | Taka | Rope sandal |
| Tuvalu | Taka | Snood of fish-hook |
| Tuvalu | Kapau | Large coarse mat |
| Tuvalu | Takele/papa | Rocky floor of sea-bed depressions |
| Tuvalu | Taketake | White-capped Noddy (Anous minutus) |
| Tuvalu | Taku | Say, tell, acknowledge |
| Tuvalu | Taku | My |
| Tuvalu | Takua la, takua nei | It's not as if... (Jackson) |
| Tuvalu | Tala | Narrate, narration |
| Tuvalu | Ta/tala/ | Open |
| Tuvalu | Talafa | Beard |
| Tuvalu | Talai | Hew, carve |
| Tuvalu | Tala/talaamoa/ | (Timenia americana) |
| Tuvalu | Feke talava | Tarawa Octopus, which has more arms and stays in a cave during the day |
| Tuvalu | Talava | Element in house-frame (Koch 1961:116). Laths of split pandanus lashed on top of the rafters and under the thatch ribs (Kennedy 1931:269) |
| Tuvalu | Fale /talavai/ | Dispensary Problematic |
| Tuvalu | Fakata/tali/ | Wait on! |
| Tuvalu | Tali | Convey piecemeal, carry |
| Tuvalu | Tali | Container (for fekei, pig-trough etc.) |
| Tuvalu | Taliga | Ear |
| Tuvalu | Talo | (Colocasia sp.) |
| Tuvalu | Ta/talo/ | Pray |
| Tuvalu | Taalo | To wave the hand |
| Tuvalu | Tamafafine | Daughter |
| Tuvalu | Tamaafine | Daughter, unmarried woman |
| Tuvalu | Taamaki | Plan revenge |
| Tuvalu | Tamaliki | Children |
| Tuvalu | Tamaliki | Child |
| Tuvalu | Tamana | Father |
| Tuvalu | Tamatama | A plant (Achyranthes canescens) |
| Tuvalu | Tamate | To kill, murder, execute; to turn off, shut off |
| Tuvalu | Tane | A skin disease |
| Tuvalu | Taane | Male |
| Tuvalu | Taanoa | Large oval bowl for mixing food |
| Tuvalu | Tanu | Bury |
| Tuvalu | Tao | Spear, fishing spear |
| Tuvalu | Ta/tao | Squash flat with weights |
| Tuvalu | Tao/mi | Press down |
| Tuvalu | Tao/maga | Coconut leaves to cover canoe |
| Tuvalu | Takete | Sibling of the same sex (= taina). |
| Tuvalu | Tapa/hi | Labia majora Problematic |
| Tuvalu | Tapa | Proclaim |
| Tuvalu | Tapapa | Shark (that has flush jaws) ; shark with large head |
| Tuvalu | Tapatapa | Kind of sea crab |
| Tuvalu | Tapi | Wash hands or anus ; dash water on something |
| Tuvalu | Tapi | Wash hands or anus |
| Tuvalu | Taapola | Basket of plaited Coconut frond |
| Tuvalu | Taapui | Tie frond round coconut palm to reserve nuts |
