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170<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

pam<br />

s<strong>in</strong>ən<br />

as<strong>in</strong>ɨn<br />

s<strong>in</strong>ən<br />

s<strong>in</strong>ən<br />

əfɨgəm<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

əpe<strong>in</strong>ə<br />

eip<strong>in</strong>ə<br />

ape<strong>in</strong>ə<br />

ape<strong>in</strong>ə<br />

ape<strong>in</strong>ə<br />

ape<strong>in</strong>ə<br />

pregnant, be (3) (<strong>of</strong> people) CL<br />

i gat bel<br />

Kwamera: o tɨpɨ*<br />

Lenakel: ol nətɨp*<br />

N Tanna: ol nərpɨ*<br />

SW Tanna: or tɨp*<br />

Vaha: ol nɨkwətp*<br />

Whitesands: ol nərfɨ*<br />

Lit. make + belly<br />

pregnant, be (4) (early stage)<br />

V/TR<br />

mestem manis<br />

Kwamera: əp̃əh məkuə<br />

Lenakel: ap̃əs mouk<br />

N Tanna: ap̃əh məwɨg<br />

SW Tanna: əp̃əh makuə<br />

Vaha: əp̃əh makuə<br />

Whitesands: ap̃əh məwɨg<br />

Lit. miss + month<br />

pregnant, be (5) (late stage)<br />

See heavy, be<br />

V/A<br />

pregnant, be (6) (late stage) V/A<br />

See (1) drop s.th. that is too<br />

heavy; (2) heavy, be<br />

prepare (1) V/TR<br />

mekemrere<br />

Kwamera: əpnəpe<strong>in</strong>ə†<br />

Lenakel: eipnə-eip<strong>in</strong>ə<br />

N Tanna: əpen-əpenə<br />

SW Tanna: apnəpe<strong>in</strong>ə<br />

Vaha: apnəpe<strong>in</strong>ə<br />

Whitesands: ape<strong>in</strong>ə-pe<strong>in</strong>ə†<br />

†See plan ahead (3)<br />

prepare (2); make nice; straighten<br />

up V/TR<br />

mekemrere<br />

press (1) V/TR<br />

pusum daon<br />

Kwamera: ərki<br />

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

N Tanna: ətgi<br />

SW Tanna: arki<br />

Vaha: aki<br />

Whitesands: ətgi<br />

press (2) V/TR<br />

pusum<br />

Kwamera: əki<br />

Lenakel: ərɨk<br />

N Tanna: ətɨg<br />

SW Tanna: ərɨk<br />

Vaha: akətələkɨn<br />

Whitesands: ətɨg<br />

press (3) V/TR<br />

prestem<br />

Kwamera: əpiətər<strong>in</strong>i<br />

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

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

SW Tanna: hatərəkɨn<br />

Vaha: hatələkɨn<br />

Whitesands: əskəlɨm†<br />

†See hold on to s.o. or s.th.<br />

press down V/TR<br />

prestem daon, draonem<br />

Kwamera: <strong>in</strong>hi<br />

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

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

SW Tanna: arkəhu<br />

Vaha: əlkəhu<br />

Whitesands: alkəhu<br />

prestation (esp. <strong>of</strong> food) N<br />

kakae we yu givim<br />

Kwamera: nawau<br />

Lenakel: nowia

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