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bicker; argue (1) V/TR<br />

agu<br />

Kwamera: əvisə<br />

Lenakel: əmhou, əmoh<br />

N Tanna: əmhou<br />

SW Tanna: əmhokw<br />

Vaha: əmhokw<br />

Whitesands: —<br />

bicker; argue (2) V/TR<br />

agu<br />

Kwamera: əkraha<br />

Lenakel: —<br />

N Tanna: ərgəhau<br />

SW Tanna: ətgoh<br />

Vaha: ətgoh<br />

Whitesands: orɨgəhu<br />

bicker<strong>in</strong>g N<br />

rao rao<br />

Kwamera: musmus,<br />

munmun<br />

Lenakel: musmus<br />

N Tanna: musmus<br />

SW Tanna: musmus<br />

Vaha: musmus<br />

Whitesands: musmus<br />

See also argument<br />

bid farewell V/TR<br />

talem “Ta ta”<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

big, be V/A<br />

See great, be<br />

əsəkɨr<br />

əwiətu<br />

awiatɨp<br />

awiə<br />

əuklatuə<br />

awiəru<br />

b<strong>in</strong>d a person or animal V/TR<br />

fasem wan anamol o man<br />

Kwamera: —<br />

Lenakel: aikɨpas<br />

N Tanna: aikɨpas<br />

SW Tanna: haikɨpas<br />

Vaha: haikɨpas<br />

bird<br />

Whitesands:<br />

N<br />

See chicken<br />

alis əskasɨk<br />

bird, k.o. (mounta<strong>in</strong>-dwell<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

webbed feet, beak) N<br />

pij<strong>in</strong> blong solwota, i stap flae long<br />

bus<br />

Kwamera: tukɨrkak<br />

Lenakel: tɨkurkak<br />

N Tanna: tɨkurkak<br />

SW Tanna: tɨkɨrkək<br />

Vaha: tɨktɨrkak<br />

Whitesands: tɨkurkak<br />

bird trap N<br />

trap (blong pij<strong>in</strong>)<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

Birgus latro N<br />

See coconut crab<br />

birth, give V<br />

See give birth<br />

Bisch<strong>of</strong>ia javanica N<br />

See Java cedar<br />

bite (1) V/TR<br />

See burn<br />

kwəgkru<br />

noankɨluavən<br />

noanɨkulu<br />

kwənməkuru<br />

kwənməkulu<br />

nanməkulu<br />

bite (2); burn only one side<br />

V/TR<br />

kakae haf<br />

Kwamera: ahi əm̃ eisi<br />

Lenakel: əməkru<br />

N Tanna: atɨp̃<br />

SW Tanna: əkwəru<br />

Vaha: əkwətu†<br />

Whitesands: awərɨs<br />

†See burn completely

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