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Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

hu<br />

arfwəi<br />

plastic conta<strong>in</strong>er or pipe N<br />

plastik<br />

Kwamera: kosu<br />

Lenakel: kausu<br />

N Tanna: kausu<br />

SW Tanna: kəusu<br />

Vaha: kəusu<br />

Whitesands: kəusu<br />

fr. Fr. caoutchouc ‘rubber’<br />

play V<br />

plei plei<br />

Kwamera: apɨr<br />

Lenakel: aukɨl<br />

N Tanna: ahkul<br />

SW Tanna: əukɨr<br />

Vaha: əukɨl<br />

Whitesands: akul<br />

See also (1) hide-and-seek<br />

game; (2) trick<br />

please; try<strong>in</strong>gly ADV<br />

plis, traem<br />

Kwamera: ro<br />

Lenakel: ru<br />

N Tanna: tu<br />

SW Tanna: ru<br />

Vaha: tu<br />

Whitesands: to<br />

pluck fea<strong>the</strong>rs V/TR<br />

tekemaot feta blong faol<br />

Kwamera: ərm̃ hi<br />

Lenakel: aləmus<br />

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

SW Tanna: ərm̃ ɨs<br />

Vaha: əlm̃ ɨs<br />

Whitesands: ələm̃ ɨs<br />

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

hair on <strong>the</strong> body; (3) hair on<br />

<strong>the</strong> head<br />

pluck <strong>of</strong>f; break <strong>of</strong>f V/TR<br />

brekem lif blong wan tri<br />

Kwamera: apɨrəpɨre<br />

plum<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

N<br />

See dragon plum<br />

pluralizer for some nouns<br />

makem plante<br />

Kwamera: n-<br />

Lenakel: n-<br />

N Tanna: n-<br />

SW Tanna: n-<br />

Vaha: n-<br />

Whitesands: n-<br />

See people<br />

kənɨm<br />

əgənɨm<br />

ətɨm<br />

anɨm<br />

əgənɨm<br />

plural marker NUM MOD<br />

olgeta<br />

Kwamera: me<br />

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

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

SW Tanna: mɨnə<br />

Vaha: mɨnə<br />

Whitesands: mɨn<br />

po<strong>in</strong>t toward s.o. or s.th.<br />

See teach s.o.<br />

poison N<br />

poisen<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

G<br />

V/TR<br />

kakonə<br />

kakonə<br />

nakonən<br />

kakonə<br />

kakonə<br />

nakonəyen<br />

poison fish V/TR<br />

kilim fis wetem poisen<br />

Kwamera: ukune<br />

Lenakel: aun<br />

N Tanna: —<br />

SW Tanna: okun<br />

Vaha: oknə<br />

Whitesands: ɨnpĩ

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