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 | Kaku | Touch (of fingertips, when an object is encircled by hands or arms) |
| Tuvalu | Maalu | Wet Phonologically Irregular |
| Tuvalu | Naa | Near you |
| Tuvalu | Nuti/nuti | Prepare a banana leaf for wreath-making by rubbing between hands until soft; rub and squeeze clothes under water |
| Tuvalu | Pago | Plant sp., a rush (Cyperus odoratus) Phonologically Irregular |
| Tuvalu | Tuli vae | Knee |
| Tuvalu | Fihu | Tie paa lure to line Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tuvalu | Fa(k)aloo | To stretch (limbs) |
| Tuvalu | Alofi lima | Palm |
| Tuvalu | Hola | Flee, escape |
| Tuvalu | Malie | Gentle, calm, quiet |
| Tuvalu | Malie | Pleasant. To be satisfied (Jsn). |
| Tuvalu | Gafulu | Ten |
| Tuvalu | Kelekelea | Soiled, dirty |
| Tuvalu | Ivi tuahivi | Spine Problematic |
| Tuvalu | Maua | Get, find, have, possess |
| Tuvalu | Totolo [in Eng-Tuv] | Creep (of insect) |
| Tuvalu | Aava | Polite, respectful ; honour, respect |
| Tuvalu | Tai mate | Smooth low tide |
| Tuvalu | Maa | Fish sp. |
| Tuvalu | Koko | Dented, concave; a pool or pond |
| Tuvalu | Faka/maalama/lama | Explain, translate |
| Tuvalu | Ofo | Spring up in surprise |
| Tuvalu | Putu | Too close |
| Tuvalu | Faka/putu | Gather up fruit, shellfish, etc.; put in bundles |
| Tuvalu | Lagi/lagi | Send on frequent errands |
| Tuvalu | Lapa | Address a person by the wrong name |
| Tuvalu | Moikao tuhi | First finger |
| Tuvalu | Vaavaa, vava | Apart, different |
| Tuvalu | Vava mamao = vaavaa mamao | Far different |
| Tuvalu | Laakau | Stick; penis |
| Tuvalu | Laakau hika | (Bed of) fire plough |
| Tuvalu | Kalapa | Fish sp. |
| Tuvalu | Maafuu | Sleepy, weary Phonologically Irregular |
| Tuvalu | Faka(le)lehi | Deceive, trick |
| Tuvalu | Faifekau | Messenger, pastor |
| Tuvalu | Muka | Brittle, beginning to break (e.g. of branch) |
| Tuvalu | Tautafa | Next to, adjacent |
| Tuvalu | Tau(ga)hoa | Friend |
| Tuvalu | Oka | Coconut husk; to husk, to punch |
| Tuvalu | Kauamo | Shoulder pole |
| Tuvalu | Tuku/tuku | Put further in (as fishing line in water) |
| Tuvalu | Poo | Day (as time unit) |
| Tuvalu | Tau | Fruit marking prefix |
| Tuvalu | Tau/iva | Nine (of fruit); group of nine (fruit) |
| Tuvalu | Hiki | Shift a house; replant |
| Tuvalu | Nanu | Speak gibberish, or indistinctly. To be incoherent, to mumble (Jsn). |
| Tuvalu | Ui/ga | Meaning. About, concerning, regarding; personality, character, behaviour(Jsn). |
| Tuvalu | Kiki | To eat one food with another; to mix foods in the mouth. Protein (may refer to meat, fish or anything else eaten with rice, *pulaka* etc.; to eat protein or other food with rice (Jsn). |
| Tuvalu | Kiina/ga | Non-vegetable food contributed by family to communal feast (consists of pork, fish or chicken and forms part of the *fakaluaga*). |
