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wounded, be (2)<br />

i soa<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

V/A<br />

əfəfau, əmisə<br />

əm̃ həl-əm̃ həl<br />

əm̃ hal-əm̃ hal<br />

əm̃ hir-əm̃ hir<br />

əm̃ hel-əm̃ hel<br />

əmhaliəmhali<br />

wrap a garment or blanket around<br />

oneself V/TR<br />

kavremap (olsem blangket)<br />

Kwamera: arkahu<br />

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

N Tanna: əfɨtai ɨn<br />

SW Tanna: arkawh kɨn<br />

Vaha: alkawəh kɨn<br />

Whitesands: alkahu<br />

wrap hair with hair wrapper<br />

See wrap penis with<br />

pandanus<br />

wrap penis with pandanus; wrap<br />

hair with hair wrapper V<br />

tantanem<br />

Kwamera: ərəri<br />

Lenakel: aru<br />

N Tanna: atu<br />

SW Tanna: əruk<br />

Vaha: ətuk<br />

Whitesands: atu<br />

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

circumcision<br />

wrapper for penis N<br />

See circumcision<br />

wrap s.th. around <strong>the</strong> waist<br />

werem olsem strap<br />

Kwamera: ətouti<br />

Lenakel: ətəut<br />

N Tanna: ɨtəut<br />

SW Tanna: ətəut<br />

Vaha: ətəut<br />

Whitesands: ətəuti<br />

V<br />

V<br />

wr<strong>in</strong>g s.th.; scrub s.th. V/TR<br />

kl<strong>in</strong>im (olsem klos)<br />

Kwamera: əkwrigi<br />

Lenakel: arɨg-arɨg<br />

N Tanna: arɨg-arɨg<br />

SW Tanna: arɨg-arɨg<br />

Vaha: ətɨg-ətɨg<br />

Whitesands: argi-argi<br />

wrist<br />

write<br />

N<br />

See heel<br />

V<br />

See etch<br />

Xanthosoma sagittifolium<br />

See Hong Kong taro<br />

yam (Dioscorea spp.); year; fat<br />

yam<br />

Kwamera: nuk<br />

Lenakel: nuv<br />

N Tanna: nup<br />

SW Tanna: nekw<br />

Vaha: nekw<br />

Whitesands: nu<br />

See also Appendix C<br />

yam mound N<br />

See mound (esp. <strong>of</strong> yams)<br />

yam shoot; flame<br />

faea<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

yam trellis N<br />

bed blong yam<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

N<br />

N<br />

nərami nau<br />

tito<br />

nəmnam<br />

nɨgɨm<br />

nimirao*<br />

nɨmlao<br />

nəmnam<br />

nɨgən<br />

nɨpərpər<br />

nupərəpər<br />

aipiag<br />

nupərpər<br />

N

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