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 | Kaho | Small runner, parallel to rafters, to which thatch is fixed |
| Tuvalu | Kahoa | Necklace consisting of paa fish-hook |
| Tuvalu | Kahokaho | Rib bones |
| Tuvalu | Kata | Laugh, laughter |
| Tuvalu | Lau katafa | Bird's Nest Fern |
| Tuvalu | Katea | Clear side of canoe and hence righthand side |
| Tuvalu | Kato | Box with lid |
| Tuvalu | Katoa | All, the full complement |
| Tuvalu | Katuli | Portulaca varieties, (Pilea microphylla) |
| Tuvalu | Kau | Be a member of a group, team, crew |
| Tuvalu | Kau | Stick |
| Tuvalu | Kau | Handle; stalk |
| Tuvalu | Kau | Be a member of a group, team, crew etc (Ranby) to join, associate with, to attend, to be included in an activity (Jackson) |
| Tuvalu | Kauvae | Chin |
| Tuvalu | Kaugutu | Edge of box etc.; rim of cup, bowl, etc. |
| Tuvalu | Kaukau | Have a bath |
| Tuvalu | Kaupapa | Reef; flat area of rock |
| Tuvalu | Kauvaka | Crew |
| Tuvalu | Kava | Plant sp. (Piper methysticum) |
| Tuvalu | Ka/kava | Feeling in mouth when thirsty; sour |
| Tuvalu | Kava/liki | Small to medium-sized fish sp. |
| Tuvalu | Kave | To take (Jackson) |
| Tuvalu | Ka/kave/ | Carry |
| Tuvalu | Kave | Sibling |
| Tuvalu | Avega | load, responsibility (Jackson) Problematic |
| Tuvalu | Kavei | Cords used to fasten to tree the stick upon which one stands while picking nuts |
| Tuvalu | Kavei | Tentacle |
| Tuvalu | Kaviki | Seashore crab sp |
| Tuvalu | Ke | So that, in order to |
| Tuvalu | Kea | Thrush |
| Tuvalu | Kea | Small turtle; person with small head |
| Tuvalu | Kefu | Fawn-coloured insect |
| Tuvalu | Kefu/kefu | Light (of any colour) |
| Tuvalu | Kele | Soil. Earth; earthen, clay (adj) (Jsn). |
| Tuvalu | Kelemutu | Earthworm |
| Tuvalu | Keli | Dig |
| Tuvalu | Kemo | Blink (of eye), twinkle (of light) |
| Tuvalu | Kenu | Dig |
| Tuvalu | Kehe | Different, be different |
| Tuvalu | Kete | Basket |
| Tuvalu | Ketu | Hop |
| Tuvalu | Keu | Push one's way |
| Tuvalu | Keu/keu | Try hard, keep trying |
| Tuvalu | Kie | Pandanus variety |
| Tuvalu | Kie | Plaited waist-band; fine mat |
| Tuvalu | Kikii | Sound of a trapped bird, of crying baby with no breath left, of skidding car |
| Tuvalu | Kite | Seer; one who can foretell fishing prospects from weather signs |
| Tuvalu | Kiko | Vagina |
| Tuvalu | Ki/kila | Bald |
| Tuvalu | Kimoa | Rat |
