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144<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

See men<br />

yərman<br />

yerman<br />

yərman<br />

yerman<br />

yetman<br />

yerman<br />

man’s bro<strong>the</strong>r N<br />

See (1) same-gender sibl<strong>in</strong>g;<br />

(2) same-gender younger<br />

sibl<strong>in</strong>g<br />

man’s female parallel cous<strong>in</strong> N<br />

See (1) parallel cous<strong>in</strong>, crossgender;<br />

(2) sister <strong>of</strong> a man<br />

(1)<br />

man’s male parallel cous<strong>in</strong> N<br />

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

man’s sister N<br />

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

many, be V/A<br />

i fulap<br />

Kwamera: pɨk<br />

Lenakel: p̃arh<br />

N Tanna: ep̃ət<br />

SW Tanna: psaah<br />

Vaha: psaah<br />

Whitesands: epət<br />

See also great, be<br />

marriageable young man<br />

See young man<br />

(marriageable)<br />

married, be (1) V/A (INTR)<br />

mared<br />

Kwamera: erə<br />

Lenakel: əroei<br />

N Tanna: ətɨg, ol marit†<br />

SW Tanna: arkurək<br />

Vaha: atkulək<br />

Whitesands: əlis<br />

†fr. Bis. do + married<br />

N<br />

married, be (2) (female) V/A<br />

(INTR)<br />

i mared f<strong>in</strong>is<br />

Kwamera: əkurei raka<br />

Lenakel: —<br />

N Tanna: —<br />

SW Tanna: əkwətə ta<br />

Vaha: əkwətə takə<br />

Whitesands: aharəg rəkɨs<br />

Col.<br />

Lit. sit + already<br />

married, be (3) (male) V/A<br />

(INTR)<br />

mared (boe)<br />

Kwamera: ərer karen<br />

Lenakel: —<br />

N Tanna: —<br />

SW Tanna: ərer karɨn<br />

Vaha: —<br />

Whitesands: ətul kalɨn<br />

Col.<br />

Lit. stand + side<br />

marry V<br />

mared long<br />

Kwamera: era<br />

Lenakel: aviyu<br />

N Tanna: —<br />

SW Tanna: əviyu<br />

Vaha: əviyu<br />

Whitesands: ariuv<br />

mash s.th. (1) (between<br />

f<strong>in</strong>gernails) V/TR<br />

smasem wetem sel f<strong>in</strong>gga<br />

Kwamera: ətmi əteisi<br />

Lenakel: kənmasɨsɨn<br />

N Tanna: əru<br />

SW Tanna: ətməsɨs<br />

Vaha: anməsɨs<br />

Whitesands: anmarɨs<br />

mash s.th. (2) (between <strong>the</strong> hands);<br />

roll s.th. up between <strong>the</strong> hands<br />

V/TR<br />

brekem lif taem yu rabem tufala han<br />

Kwamera: əkwai-əkwai

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