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Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

scrape V/TR<br />

See peel (1)<br />

ətɨk<br />

əru<br />

harɨg<br />

halɨg<br />

əu<br />

scrape coconut with <strong>the</strong> teeth<br />

V/TR<br />

spunum wetem tut<br />

Kwamera: əghi<br />

Lenakel: əgəlh<br />

N Tanna: əgɨlh<br />

SW Tanna: əgər<br />

Vaha: əgəl<br />

Whitesands: əgɨlh<br />

scratch s.th. V<br />

See shave s.th. <strong>of</strong>f<br />

scrotum N<br />

See testicles<br />

scrub s.th. V/TR<br />

See wr<strong>in</strong>g s.th.<br />

sea cucumber (Parastichopus<br />

californicus) N<br />

si kukomba<br />

Kwamera: kipori<br />

Lenakel: sɨko<br />

N Tanna: sɨkəu<br />

SW Tanna: sɨkək<br />

Vaha: kipor<br />

Whitesands: kipori<br />

sea life N<br />

gras blong solwota<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

ur sei təsi<br />

noanu tehei<br />

lɨm̃ ɨs†<br />

kapa* ker<br />

tahik<br />

kapa* ket<br />

tahik<br />

kɨgɨt raha<br />

nɨtəhi<br />

†See seaweed<br />

Lit. house + BEN + ocean<br />

search for (1) V/TR<br />

lukaotem<br />

Kwamera: ətui, egəs<br />

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

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

SW Tanna: arha kɨn<br />

Vaha:<br />

alha kɨn<br />

Whitesands: əsa lan<br />

search for (2) birds, nests, eggs<br />

V/TR<br />

lukaotem pij<strong>in</strong> o eg long bus<br />

Kwamera: əmtəpu<br />

Lenakel: amrəp<br />

N Tanna: amɨrɨp<br />

SW Tanna: amrəp<br />

Vaha: amtəp<br />

Whitesands: amtɨpi<br />

seaweed N<br />

gras blong solwota<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

†See sea life<br />

yeimhə<br />

lɨm̃ ɨs<br />

lɨm̃ ɨs†<br />

rɨm̃ ɨs<br />

lɨm̃ ɨs<br />

lɨm̃ ɨs<br />

second person dual object pronoun<br />

PRO<br />

See you (6)<br />

second person dual possessive<br />

pronoun PRO<br />

See your (2)<br />

second person dual subject pronoun<br />

PRO<br />

See you (2)<br />

second person plural object pronoun<br />

PRO<br />

See you (8)

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