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 Uluga Pillow
Tuvalu Uma Greet by pressing noses, kiss
Tuvalu Umaga Pulaka pits, garden; also used for growing taro
Tuvalu Ume (Naso spp.)
Tuvalu Umiti Craving for fish in times of scarcity
Tuvalu Umo Pinch, nip, squeeze
Tuvalu Umoti Cork, to cork
Tuvalu Umu Oven (in earth)
Tuvalu Una Turtle shell
Tuvalu Unafi Fish scale
Tuvalu Unoko Blue
Tuvalu Unu Pull out (e.g. tooth, boundary stone)
Tuvalu Unu Line of people
Tuvalu Uhi Shoot (of coconut tree)
Tuvalu Usi Rich-colored: deep green (of leaves), jet black (of hair)
Tuvalu Uso Placenta
Tuvalu Uso Rectum
Tuvalu Uhu Push
Tuvalu Usu Hurt, ache (NTO) (FFI)
Tuvalu Uta Inland (relative to speaker); shore (from lagoon)
Tuvalu -otou Second person plural possessive suffix
Tuvalu Utu Fill vessel with liquids
Tuvalu Utu Aprion virescens
Tuvalu Utua That part of shore visible at low tide
Tuvalu Utupoto Tie-beam
Tuvalu Vaa/vaa Make growling noise at someone
Tuvalu Vaa Space between
Tuvalu Vae Leg
Tuvalu Velo Tail (not of fish)
Tuvalu Vae lua Half
Tuvalu Vai Water
Tuvalu Vai-uu Milk
Tuvalu Vaivai Dilute with water
Tuvalu Vaka Canoe
Tuvalu Vale/a The left side
Tuvalu Va/vale/ Watery
Tuvalu Vale Mad, foolish
Tuvalu Vali Paint, to paint
Tuvalu Valo Announcement
Tuvalu Valo Kind of crayfish
Tuvalu Valu Eight
Tuvalu Valu Scratch
Tuvalu Vao Forest
Tuvalu Vaha Ocean
Tuvalu Vaahia The space between.
Tuvalu Vavae Milkweed (Asclepius curassavica)
Tuvalu Vave Soon
Tuvalu Vela Hot, heat
Tuvalu Wele Weed with a knife; shave
Tuvalu Oolesi Papaw (Ldn)