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old woman N<br />

olfala woman<br />

Kwamera: pranemə<br />

Lenakel: prahiəgəlh<br />

N Tanna: pətagwɨhl<br />

SW Tanna: piəwharu<br />

Vaha: pɨtəwhalu<br />

Whitesands: pɨtawəlhi<br />

See (1) grow old (females);<br />

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

woman; (2) old man<br />

omen<br />

one<br />

wan<br />

only<br />

N<br />

See sign<br />

NUM<br />

Kwamera: kwajiə<br />

Lenakel: kəre<strong>in</strong>ə<br />

N Tanna: kitiah<br />

SW Tanna: kɨrikianə<br />

Vaha: kəjikenə<br />

Whitesands: kwajiə<br />

See (1) a; (2) <strong>in</strong>dividually<br />

ADJ<br />

See alone<br />

only ADV<br />

defren, hem wan<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

See alone<br />

on top <strong>of</strong> PREP<br />

antap long<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

əpə<br />

p̃ɨsɨn<br />

p̃ɨsɨn<br />

p̃ɨsɨn əmə<br />

p̃ɨsɨn əmə<br />

p̃ɨsɨn<br />

takure*<br />

tuwi<br />

nətuei*<br />

tokrei<br />

tukul<br />

nowhe*<br />

open (1) (by sw<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g) V/TR<br />

openem<br />

Kwamera: əsəvər<br />

Lenakel: heitə<br />

N Tanna: erəh<br />

SW Tanna: əhitə<br />

Vaha: eitəh<br />

Whitesands: erəh<br />

open (2) (with a flick or twist <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> hand); dedicate a church<br />

build<strong>in</strong>g V/TR<br />

openem<br />

Kwamera: ərui raka<br />

Lenakel: ətitə<br />

N Tanna: əhtərəkɨs<br />

SW Tanna: əsɨkta<br />

Vaha: asɨktakə<br />

Whitesands: əji rəkɨs<br />

open, be V/A<br />

i open<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

opportunity N<br />

See means<br />

əkwaag<br />

owag<br />

owag<br />

əkwaag<br />

əkwaag<br />

owaag<br />

opposite-gender parallel cous<strong>in</strong><br />

N<br />

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

opposite-gender sibl<strong>in</strong>g N<br />

See cross-gender sibl<strong>in</strong>g<br />

orange ADJ<br />

See brown<br />

orchard, plant an V/INTR<br />

See plant an orchard <strong>of</strong><br />

various trees<br />

or else CONJ<br />

See lest

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