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Kwamera: uvnihi, əghan<br />

Lenakel: asɨgəvɨn<br />

N Tanna: asɨgəvɨn<br />

SW Tanna: sɨgəvɨn<br />

Vaha: sɨgəvɨn<br />

Whitesands: sɨkovɨn<br />

See also try hard<br />

impede V<br />

See prohibit (1)<br />

impersonal marker G<br />

makem se yumi no save se hu ya i<br />

mekem<br />

Kwamera: k-<br />

Lenakel: k-<br />

N Tanna: k-<br />

SW Tanna: k-<br />

Vaha: k-<br />

Whitesands: k-<br />

See also animal marker<br />

important ADJ<br />

See beloved<br />

<strong>in</strong>cantation uttered with kava N<br />

prea long speret (blong kava o<br />

Matiktik)<br />

Kwamera: tamafa<br />

Lenakel: tamavhə<br />

N Tanna: tamafə<br />

SW Tanna: tamavhə<br />

Vaha: tamavhə<br />

Whitesands: təmafə<br />

fr. Pol.<br />

See also kava (ceremonial)<br />

<strong>in</strong>crease V<br />

See climb<br />

<strong>in</strong>dented, be (1)<br />

olsem nambuton<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

V/A<br />

pisu, pəg<br />

pisu<br />

ɨrukrukɨn<br />

pisu<br />

pisu<br />

pisu<br />

<strong>in</strong>dented, be (2) V/A<br />

See collapsed, be<br />

<strong>in</strong>dependent, become V<br />

See become <strong>in</strong>dependent<br />

<strong>in</strong>dex f<strong>in</strong>ger N<br />

nambawan f<strong>in</strong>gga<br />

Kwamera: pɨsesə<br />

Lenakel: huatɨkunar<br />

N Tanna: yəgətun<br />

SW Tanna: kosəsiwə<br />

Vaha: kosəsiwə<br />

Whitesands: yəgətun<br />

See also (1) f<strong>in</strong>ger; (2) little<br />

f<strong>in</strong>ger; (3) middle f<strong>in</strong>ger; (4)<br />

r<strong>in</strong>g f<strong>in</strong>ger; (5) thumb<br />

Indian mulberry tree (Mor<strong>in</strong>da<br />

citrifolia) N<br />

mor<strong>in</strong>da, yalatri<br />

Kwamera: nowes<br />

Lenakel: —<br />

N Tanna: —<br />

SW Tanna: nowiəs<br />

Vaha: nowiəs<br />

Whitesands: nowiəs<br />

See also Appendix C<br />

<strong>in</strong>direct object marker G<br />

See dative marker (2)<br />

<strong>in</strong>dividually ADV<br />

wan wan<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

See one<br />

riji-riji<br />

kɨmarir<br />

atit<br />

rikrik<br />

jikjik<br />

kəjiə-kəjiə<br />

<strong>in</strong>form V<br />

talem save<br />

Kwamera: ni əsas<br />

Lenakel: əni əsas<br />

N Tanna: —<br />

SW Tanna: ni əsaah

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