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locust, k.o. N<br />

lokas<br />

Kwamera: kwəvitarɨg<br />

Lenakel: yawitalɨg<br />

N Tanna: yawitalɨg<br />

SW Tanna: kəntar<br />

Vaha: kəntal<br />

Whitesands: kəntali<br />

log cut <strong>in</strong> half N<br />

See flat piece <strong>of</strong> wood<br />

logjam N<br />

ol wud oli hipap<br />

Kwamera: nɨkavəkavə<br />

Lenakel: nɨkaukau<br />

N Tanna: nɨkəka<br />

SW Tanna: nɨkavəkavə<br />

Vaha: nɨkavəkavə<br />

Whitesands: nɨləsɨg†<br />

†See trash<br />

logjam V<br />

ol wud oli hipap<br />

Kwamera: hatan<br />

Lenakel: hat<strong>in</strong><br />

N Tanna: asgɨn<br />

SW Tanna: haj<strong>in</strong><br />

Vaha: haj<strong>in</strong><br />

Whitesands: agəra<strong>in</strong><br />

loiter; wander V/INTR<br />

go olbaot tumas<br />

Kwamera: ərikəkə<br />

Lenakel: rotələ<br />

N Tanna: eigəs†<br />

SW Tanna: arikəkə<br />

Vaha: əlikəkə<br />

Whitesands: ətowi-təwi<br />

†See look for s.th.<br />

long, be; tall, be V/A<br />

longfala<br />

Kwamera: əp̃əm̃ ɨs<br />

Lenakel: apomh<br />

N Tanna: əfəməh<br />

SW Tanna: apomh<br />

Vaha: ikəlu<br />

Whitesands: əpoməh<br />

See (1) length; (2) shout; See<br />

also small, be<br />

longest one; tallest one N<br />

longfala wan<br />

Kwamera: kəriəp̃əm̃ ɨs<br />

Lenakel: kaiəpomh<br />

N Tanna: kaefəməh<br />

SW Tanna: kaiyəpomh<br />

Vaha: kaiyəlik<br />

Whitesands: kayəpəməh<br />

long time ADV<br />

long taem<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

See also soon<br />

look<br />

terei<br />

nuw<br />

nuwəh, roe<br />

tu<br />

nuwəh<br />

nuwəh<br />

V<br />

See face toward s.o., a<br />

direction (1)<br />

look around V/INTR<br />

lukluk raon<br />

Kwamera: ətui-ətui<br />

Lenakel: eitait-eitait<br />

N Tanna: eam-eam<br />

SW Tanna: ararha<br />

Vaha: alhalha<br />

Whitesands: eraiɨr<br />

See (1) born, be; (2) wake up<br />

look for s.th.; snoop V/TR<br />

lukaotem<br />

Kwamera: eigəs<br />

Lenakel: eigəs<strong>in</strong><br />

N Tanna: eigəs†<br />

SW Tanna: eigəs<br />

Vaha: eigəs<br />

Whitesands: əsal<strong>in</strong>‡<br />

† See loiter<br />

‡See check on<br />

See also search for

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