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knee; elbow N<br />

joen long leg o han<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

nɨkru*<br />

nəulɨ*<br />

nulɨ*<br />

nɨkur*<br />

nɨkul*<br />

nəulɨ*<br />

knot <strong>in</strong> wood N<br />

joen long wud<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

nukupẽ*<br />

nɨpur*<br />

nɨpur*<br />

nɨpkur*<br />

nɨpkulɨ*<br />

nɨpri*<br />

kneel V/INTR<br />

bodaon<br />

Kwamera: nɨm̃ <strong>in</strong>ukrhɨ*<br />

Lenakel: s<strong>in</strong>əulɨ*<br />

N Tanna: ɨs<strong>in</strong>pən nulɨ*<br />

SW Tanna: ənɨmkur<br />

Vaha: ənɨmkulɨn<br />

Whitesands: asiolɨn<br />

Lit. bury + ankle<br />

knife<br />

naif<br />

N<br />

Kwamera: nau<br />

Lenakel: nau<br />

N Tanna: mai<br />

SW Tanna: nau<br />

Vaha: nau<br />

Whitesands: nau<br />

See bamboo; See also (1)<br />

circumcise; (2) sharpen a<br />

knife; (3) scoop s.th. out (3);<br />

(4) smash s.th. open (1)<br />

knock down s.th. <strong>in</strong> a tree (as birds<br />

or fruit) by throw<strong>in</strong>g an elongated<br />

object V/TR<br />

stonem, kilim blong i foldaon<br />

Kwamera: osiə raka<br />

Lenakel: ohita<br />

N Tanna: agəpis<br />

SW Tanna: əwhita<br />

Vaha: huə takə<br />

Whitesands: owi rəkɨs<br />

knot <strong>in</strong> a rope, make a V/TR<br />

See tie a knot <strong>in</strong> a rope<br />

know<br />

V<br />

See able, be<br />

lame person or animal; tame<br />

animal (1) N<br />

handikap<br />

Kwamera: kəvəvə<br />

Lenakel: kəvə-kəvə<br />

N Tanna: —<br />

SW Tanna: kəvəvə<br />

Vaha: kəvəvə<br />

Whitesands: rərə<br />

See also (1) quadriplegic; (2)<br />

wild animal<br />

lame person or animal; tame<br />

animal (2) N<br />

bodi i slak<br />

Kwamera: yəpou<br />

Lenakel: —<br />

N Tanna: yapou<br />

SW Tanna: yəpou<br />

Vaha: yəpou<br />

Whitesands: yəpou<br />

See tired<br />

land; island N<br />

graon, aelan<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

landowner N<br />

See dweller<br />

tənəm̃ erɨs<br />

nɨtən<br />

nɨtən<br />

tanə<br />

tanə<br />

təni<br />

knot <strong>in</strong> muscle N<br />

See testicle (2)<br />

large seed belong<strong>in</strong>g to a fruit<br />

See seed (large)<br />

N

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