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footpr<strong>in</strong>t <strong>of</strong> a person or animal;<br />

track <strong>of</strong> s.th. N<br />

trak blong<br />

Kwamera: təm̃ hek*<br />

Lenakel: nəm̃ i*<br />

N Tanna: nəm̃ ee<br />

SW Tanna: tam̃ hek*<br />

Vaha: nɨm̃ hle*<br />

Whitesands: təm̃ ei*<br />

for<br />

G<br />

See dative marker (1)<br />

force oneself to do s.th. V<br />

fosem blong mekem<br />

Kwamera: əmaha<br />

Lenakel: hapĩn<br />

N Tanna: ap̃<strong>in</strong><br />

SW Tanna: hapĩn<br />

Vaha: hapĩn<br />

Whitesands: əkeikei†<br />

†See obliged, be<br />

forearm N<br />

han<br />

Kwamera: nei ye rəgɨ*<br />

Lenakel: nɨk le nəlmə*<br />

N Tanna: nɨg ye nelmɨ*<br />

SW Tanna: nai ye<br />

kwerm*<br />

Vaha: nai ye lɨm*<br />

Whitesands: nɨgi ye nəlmɨ*<br />

Lit. wood + toward + arm<br />

forehead; glans penis N<br />

fored<br />

Kwamera: nɨp̃əna*<br />

Lenakel: nɨp̃ənəkɨ*<br />

N Tanna: nɨp̃ɨnəg*<br />

SW Tanna: nɨpãna*<br />

Vaha: nɨpãna*<br />

Whitesands: nɨp̃ənəg*<br />

See also (1) back <strong>of</strong> head; (2)<br />

penis<br />

foreign ADJ<br />

kam long defren ples<br />

Kwamera:<br />

pitoga<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

itugə<br />

itogə<br />

itugə<br />

itogə<br />

itogə<br />

foreigner; white person N<br />

waet man<br />

Kwamera: pitogə<br />

Lenakel: yəmitugə<br />

N Tanna: yetimitugə<br />

SW Tanna: yametugə<br />

Vaha: yatmetogə<br />

Whitesands: yetəmitogə<br />

See also stranger<br />

foreshadow death V/TR<br />

See predict or foreshadow<br />

death<br />

forever ADV<br />

ol taem<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

See still<br />

forget s.th. V/TR<br />

fogetem<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

rerɨn<br />

lilɨn<br />

itulɨn, lilɨn<br />

rerɨn<br />

telɨn<br />

lilɨn<br />

enou-enou<br />

əlu<strong>in</strong><br />

alu<strong>in</strong><br />

ərukɨn<br />

eno-eno kɨn<br />

alulan<br />

for him/her/it; because <strong>of</strong><br />

him/her/it PRO, PREP<br />

from hem<br />

Kwamera: tukwe<br />

Lenakel: ton<br />

N Tanna: ron<br />

SW Tanna: tukun<br />

Vaha: tukun<br />

Whitesands: oni

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