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make s.th. level V<br />

See spread out s.th.<br />

make tw<strong>in</strong>e; twirl tw<strong>in</strong>e V/TR<br />

mekem twaen<br />

Kwamera: ərəri<br />

Lenakel: —<br />

N Tanna: —<br />

SW Tanna: eit<br />

Vaha: eit<br />

Whitesands: er<br />

make unconscious; frighten <strong>of</strong>f<br />

V<br />

mekem i fraet, mekem i slip we i haf<br />

ded<br />

Kwamera: əsuapɨr<br />

Lenakel: mɨseai<br />

N Tanna: —<br />

SW Tanna: əsuapɨr<br />

Vaha: əsuapɨl<br />

Whitesands: əghi<br />

See also fear<br />

make walls with wild cane<br />

mekem wol wetem wel ken<br />

Kwamera: arɨp<br />

Lenakel: alial<br />

N Tanna: əru<br />

SW Tanna: ariar<br />

Vaha: alial<br />

Whitesands: arɨgi<br />

make war; fight<br />

rao rao<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

V<br />

ərɨwagɨn<br />

əluakɨn<br />

ələwagɨn<br />

arəwagɨn<br />

aləwagɨn<br />

aləwagɨn<br />

Malay apple (Syzygium<br />

malaccensis) N<br />

nakavika<br />

Kwamera: nəvə<br />

Lenakel: nəkəuk<br />

N Tanna: nɨgavɨg<br />

V/TR<br />

SW Tanna: nəvə<br />

Vaha: navə<br />

Whitesands: nɨgəvɨg<br />

See also Appendix C<br />

male animal N<br />

See animal (4)<br />

male parallel cous<strong>in</strong> <strong>of</strong> a woman<br />

N<br />

See parallel cous<strong>in</strong>, crossgender<br />

malnourished, be (1) V/A<br />

bunbun<br />

Kwamera: əvirɨg<br />

Lenakel: avilɨg<br />

N Tanna: avilɨg<br />

SW Tanna: əvirɨg<br />

Vaha: əvilɨg<br />

Whitesands: avilɨg<br />

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

hungry, be<br />

malnourished, be (2) V/A<br />

bunbun<br />

Kwamera: —<br />

Lenakel: —<br />

N Tanna: —<br />

SW Tanna: akirus<br />

Vaha: akilus†<br />

Whitesands: akilkili†<br />

†See sk<strong>in</strong>ny, be<br />

man (1) N<br />

man<br />

Kwamera: yemə†<br />

Lenakel: us<br />

N Tanna: suah<br />

SW Tanna: kwən<br />

Vaha: kwən<br />

Whitesands: suah<br />

†See person from<br />

See also (1) old man; (2)<br />

woman<br />

man (2); husband<br />

man<br />

N

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