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midget; mythical dwarf N<br />

sotfala man<br />

Kwamera: yəp̃ər<br />

Lenakel: yəp̃ər<br />

N Tanna: yəp̃ət<br />

SW Tanna: yap̃ər<br />

Vaha: yap̃ər<br />

Whitesands: yəp̃ər<br />

mid-rib <strong>of</strong> coconut leaf N<br />

See coconut leaf mid-rib<br />

milk<br />

N<br />

See breastmilk<br />

millipede N<br />

See caterpillar<br />

miracle N<br />

See sign<br />

miss s.th. round that was thrown<br />

V<br />

sakem, be mestem<br />

Kwamera: arkwai<br />

Lenakel: əpkatəvh<br />

N Tanna: atego,<br />

əmkarəp<br />

SW Tanna: əpkərhav<br />

Vaha: əpkai<br />

Whitesands: əmkarəpə<br />

See also (1) throw s.th. round<br />

and miss; (2) shoot an arrow<br />

and miss<br />

miss <strong>the</strong> road V<br />

mestem rod<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

†See lost, be<br />

əvi oweni<br />

əlwei†<br />

osarəpən<br />

arhokɨn<br />

alhokɨn<br />

əmkarəpə<br />

miss when shoot<strong>in</strong>g an arrow<br />

V/TR<br />

See shoot an arrow and miss<br />

miss when throw<strong>in</strong>g s.th. round<br />

V/TR<br />

See throw s.th. round and<br />

miss<br />

mistake V<br />

mestem<br />

Kwamera: arip̃ɨn<br />

Lenakel: eukakiə<br />

N Tanna: akiah<br />

SW Tanna: akiah<br />

Vaha: akiah<br />

Whitesands: akiəh<br />

See also speak mistakenly<br />

mixed, be; colorful, be V/A<br />

i miks miks<br />

Kwamera: pɨri-pɨri<br />

Lenakel: pɨlh-pɨlh<br />

N Tanna: pɨlh-pɨlh<br />

SW Tanna: pirh-pirh<br />

Vaha: piləh-piləh<br />

Whitesands: pil-pil<br />

mix th<strong>in</strong>gs toge<strong>the</strong>r (1) V/TR<br />

miksem<br />

Kwamera: aspen<br />

Lenakel: asɨpien<br />

N Tanna: eapətɨp<br />

SW Tanna: asɨpien<br />

Vaha: asɨpien<br />

Whitesands: asɨpien<br />

See also toge<strong>the</strong>r<br />

mix th<strong>in</strong>gs toge<strong>the</strong>r (2); carry<br />

th<strong>in</strong>gs toge<strong>the</strong>r (1) V<br />

miksem<br />

Kwamera: miksem†,<br />

joenem†<br />

Lenakel: os ət<strong>in</strong><br />

N Tanna: ətip<strong>in</strong><br />

SW Tanna: vəh [OBJ]<br />

məuəji<br />

Vaha: vah əuji<br />

Whitesands: oriarun‡<br />

†fr. Bis.<br />

‡See cracked, be (1)

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