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 | Lagi/lagi | Send on frequent errands |
| Tuvalu | Lagi | An agreement as to how much food should be provided for a gathering in *aahiga*. |
| Tuvalu | Lefu(lefu) | Ashes |
| Tuvalu | Ifo | Bow down in prayer. To beg, humbly request; to give up, capitulate, surrender (Jsn). |
| Tuvalu | Vae lua a poo. Valuaapoo (Jsn). | Midnight |
| Tuvalu | To/togi | Pay or reward Borrowed |
| Tuvalu | Maaina | Light (not dark); shine; understand |
| Tuvalu | Palapala/a | Muddy, swampy. Very dirty (Jsn). Borrowed |
| Tuvalu | Palapala | Mud |
| Tuvalu | Mookalihi | A few Problematic |
| Tuvalu | Hiko | To coil (of string, rope, etc.) |
| Tuvalu | Kofu | Wrap oneself in a mat; garlanded with flowers (of head). |
| Tuvalu | Guu | Grunt, coo |
| Tuvalu | Toga | Place, plot of land. |
| Tuvalu | Togaa/laakau | Flower garden |
| Tuvalu | Puku/puku | Spheroid (like a puku [mouthful] prepared for eating; short and fat (of people) |
| Tuvalu | Folomaga | Roof of mouth |
| Tuvalu | Tumu | Full |
| Tuvalu | Tugia | Set alight, burn (vt) |
| Tuvalu | Pei | Break a vessel (e.g. coconut, head, canoe, cup) |
