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126<br />

house, k.o., that is round N<br />

raon haos<br />

Kwamera: nim̃ ə tɨkiskisi<br />

Lenakel: nim̃ ə tɨkiskis<br />

N Tanna: nim̃ ə tɨkiskis<br />

SW Tanna: nim̃ ə tɨkiskis<br />

Vaha: nim̃ ə tɨkiskis<br />

Whitesands: nim̃ ə tɨkiskisi<br />

housefly N<br />

flae<br />

Kwamera: yeg<br />

Lenakel: kiəg<br />

N Tanna: kiag<br />

SW Tanna: ierəg<br />

Vaha: ieləg<br />

Whitesands: kiəg<br />

See also (1) firefly; (2) fruit<br />

fly; (3) horsefly<br />

house for circumcision (for hid<strong>in</strong>g)<br />

N<br />

haos blong sakomsaes<br />

Kwamera: nim̃ ə nurur<br />

Lenakel: —<br />

N Tanna: —<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

nim̃ ei<br />

nəvhagə<br />

im̃ ə nəvhagə<br />

nim̃ ei<br />

nəvhagə<br />

nim̃ ənfagə<br />

house for newborns N<br />

haos blong woman i jas bonem<br />

pik<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>i<br />

Kwamera: nim̃ əmtəmeitə<br />

Lenakel: nim̃ amɨtə<br />

N Tanna: nim̃ amɨtə<br />

SW Tanna: nim̃ əmtə<br />

Vaha: nim̃ əmtə<br />

Whitesands: nim̃ amrə<br />

Lit. house + blood<br />

See newly born, be<br />

how INT<br />

olsem wanem?<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

how many/much<br />

hamas<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

huh?<br />

ei?<br />

INTJ<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

-əf-<br />

-hətol-<br />

-arhol-<br />

-hawor-<br />

-əhol-<br />

-ərholə-<br />

INT<br />

kevə<br />

kuh<br />

kuvɨh<br />

kuvhuun<br />

kuvɨh<br />

kuvɨh<br />

ei<br />

ei<br />

ei<br />

ei<br />

ei<br />

ei<br />

hum; murmur V/INTR<br />

mekem noes be maot i no open<br />

Kwamera: əmnəmun<br />

Lenakel: amun-amun<br />

N Tanna: əmnamun<br />

SW Tanna: ətmunmun<br />

Vaha: əmnəmɨn<br />

Whitesands: ətag-ətagət<br />

human ADJ<br />

blong man<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

humble, be V/A<br />

t<strong>in</strong>gt<strong>in</strong>g i daon<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

kɨjir<br />

til<br />

etəm<br />

jir<br />

jil<br />

itəmi<br />

vəhi irap<br />

atukw<br />

os iao atu

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