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182<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

əurɨk<br />

əulɨk<br />

oli<br />

rotten, be (2) (<strong>of</strong> wood) V/A<br />

i roten<br />

Kwamera: mərɨr<br />

Lenakel: mɨr, əmrəmɨr<br />

N Tanna: mətu, fɨrəl<br />

SW Tanna: mətɨt<br />

Vaha: əmnəmɨt<br />

Whitesands: əmnəmɨt<br />

See also mound for plant<strong>in</strong>g<br />

rotten, be (3) (<strong>of</strong> wood) V/A<br />

i no gud<br />

Kwamera: məru-məru<br />

Lenakel: magɨt<br />

N Tanna: mət-mət,<br />

mətu<br />

SW Tanna: marɨmar<br />

Vaha: matə-matə<br />

Whitesands: mətɨg<br />

See s<strong>of</strong>t, be; See also tree;<br />

wood<br />

rotten, s.th. N<br />

See pulp, dirty<br />

round, be V/A<br />

raon wan<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

əpɨrpru<br />

əwətə-wətə<br />

otota<br />

əkwətə-kwətə<br />

əkwətə-kwətə<br />

əharəg-əharəg<br />

round house N<br />

See house, k.o., that is round<br />

N Tanna: atip̃<br />

SW Tanna: hakw<br />

Vaha: hakw<br />

Whitesands: arəpẽi<br />

rub one's eyes V<br />

ravem ae<br />

Kwamera: —<br />

Lenakel: r<strong>in</strong>-r<strong>in</strong><br />

N Tanna: ɨt<strong>in</strong>-ɨt<strong>in</strong><br />

SW Tanna: r<strong>in</strong>-r<strong>in</strong><br />

Vaha: j<strong>in</strong>-j<strong>in</strong><br />

Whitesands: t<strong>in</strong>-t<strong>in</strong><br />

See also eye<br />

Rubus moluccanus N<br />

See wild raspberry<br />

ru<strong>in</strong>; destroy V/TR<br />

spolem<br />

Kwamera: oraha<br />

Lenakel: oltat<br />

N Tanna: ərəkɨn<br />

SW Tanna: oriah<br />

Vaha: oliah<br />

Whitesands: ərəkɨn<br />

ru<strong>in</strong> s.th. by add<strong>in</strong>g too much<br />

coconut to it V/TR<br />

See smash s.th. (2)<br />

rule V<br />

rulum<br />

Kwamera: ərɨmənu<br />

Lenakel: arəmərə<br />

N Tanna: ərəmərə<br />

SW Tanna: armaru<br />

Vaha: ətɨmnə<br />

Whitesands: armənɨg<br />

See power; authority (2)<br />

row<br />

N<br />

See l<strong>in</strong>e (2)<br />

rub V<br />

ravem<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

əhakwi<br />

təpĩ<br />

ruler N<br />

big man<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

yermənu<br />

yerəmərə<br />

yərəmərə<br />

yermaru<br />

yatɨmnə

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