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176<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

yesukw<br />

kahau<br />

kahap<br />

yahuk<br />

yahuk<br />

kahau<br />

read<br />

V/TR<br />

See count<br />

ready for harvest<strong>in</strong>g, be<br />

(INTR)<br />

See ripe, be<br />

V/A<br />

rattle (1) (as <strong>of</strong> an eng<strong>in</strong>e runn<strong>in</strong>g)<br />

V/INTR<br />

mekem noes<br />

Kwamera: ərkərɨk<br />

Lenakel: ərkərɨk<br />

N Tanna: ilɨk-ilɨk,<br />

ərkərɨk<br />

SW Tanna: ərkərɨk<br />

Vaha: ərkərɨk<br />

Whitesands: əgarkərək<br />

See also make noise<br />

rattle (2) V/INTR<br />

mekem noes<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

əpərək-əpərək<br />

əpələk-əpələk<br />

alpətəg<br />

əpɨrɨk-əpɨrɨk<br />

əpəlɨk-əpəlɨk<br />

əpələk-əpələk<br />

rattle (3) (loudly) V/INTR<br />

mekem noes<br />

Kwamera: əvirəgrəg<br />

Lenakel: aviləgələg<br />

N Tanna: aviləgləg<br />

SW Tanna: ahirəgrəg<br />

Vaha: ol təlɨgalu†<br />

Whitesands: afiləgləg<br />

†Lit. make + noise<br />

raw ADJ<br />

oli no kukum yet<br />

Kwamera: mera, fɨtə,<br />

ərp̃ə<br />

Lenakel: mɨrə<br />

N Tanna: mɨtə<br />

SW Tanna: mɨrə<br />

Vaha: mɨtə<br />

Whitesands: mɨtə<br />

See also f<strong>in</strong>ished cook<strong>in</strong>g, be<br />

rebuke V<br />

toktok strong long<br />

Kwamera: əgkiari skai<br />

Lenakel: əkar auskausɨk<br />

N Tanna: agət skasɨk<br />

SW Tanna: əgkiar skai<br />

Vaha: əgkiat skai<br />

Whitesands: əghaji əskasɨk<br />

Lit. talk + strong<br />

recent; nearby ADV<br />

naoia nomo<br />

Kwamera: pɨpehe<br />

Lenakel: pe am huə<br />

N Tanna: əh huə<br />

SW Tanna: pəpə<br />

Vaha: hiə-hiə<br />

Whitesands: papa<br />

reciprocation; revenge N<br />

samt<strong>in</strong>g we yu swapem<br />

Kwamera: tai*<br />

Lenakel: tai*<br />

N Tanna: nɨtai*<br />

SW Tanna: tai*<br />

Vaha: nɨtai*<br />

Whitesands: nɨtai*<br />

See also unequal<br />

reciprocation <strong>of</strong> gifts<br />

reciprocation <strong>of</strong> gifts N<br />

See unequal reciprocation <strong>of</strong><br />

gifts<br />

red, be V/A<br />

red<br />

Kwamera: —<br />

Lenakel: ləuləu<br />

N Tanna: asia<br />

SW Tanna: əwhao

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