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48<br />

bite (3); burn a hole <strong>in</strong>to s.th.<br />

V/TR<br />

bonem hol long wan samt<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Kwamera: ahi ərori<br />

Lenakel: əwətei<br />

N Tanna: arerəh<br />

SW Tanna: əkwəteih<br />

Vaha: əkwəptai<br />

Whitesands: arerəh<br />

bite (4) V/TR<br />

See prey on<br />

bit<strong>in</strong>g ant N<br />

See ant (bit<strong>in</strong>g)<br />

bitter/chalky, be<br />

kon kon<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

V/A<br />

əpkenɨn<br />

kɨnən<br />

agɨn<br />

əpɨknən<br />

əpɨknən<br />

apkɨnən<br />

black, be V/A<br />

blak<br />

Kwamera: pitəv<br />

Lenakel: apɨn<br />

N Tanna: apɨn<br />

SW Tanna: apɨg<br />

Vaha: apɨg<br />

Whitesands: apɨn<br />

See also (1) sky (1); (2) white,<br />

be<br />

black and white, be (chicken)<br />

V/A<br />

blak mo waet faol<br />

Kwamera: piri-piri<br />

Lenakel: pipi<br />

N Tanna: —<br />

SW Tanna: pipi<br />

Vaha: pipi<br />

Whitesands: pipi<br />

black dove<br />

nawimba<br />

N<br />

Kwamera: keiri<br />

Lenakel: yelu<br />

N Tanna: yelu<br />

SW Tanna: yeru<br />

Vaha: yəlu<br />

Whitesands: ilu<br />

See also (1) dove (1); (2) redbellied<br />

fruit-dove<br />

black palm N<br />

blak pamtri<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

nɨkweto<br />

nuto<br />

nuto<br />

nɨkto<br />

nɨkto<br />

nɨmto<br />

black palm branch (for grat<strong>in</strong>g)<br />

N<br />

han blong blak pam<br />

Kwamera: rɨgi nɨkweto<br />

Lenakel: —<br />

N Tanna: —<br />

SW Tanna: kɨrmə<br />

Vaha: kɨlmə<br />

Whitesands: kɨlmə<br />

bland, be; bad tast<strong>in</strong>g, be<br />

i no swit<br />

Kwamera: siu<br />

Lenakel: siu<br />

N Tanna: ɨsiu<br />

SW Tanna: əhiu<br />

Vaha: əhiu<br />

Whitesands: siu<br />

See also tasty, be<br />

blaspheme V<br />

See slander (1)<br />

Blattidae N<br />

See cockroach<br />

bleat<br />

V/INTR<br />

See belch<br />

V/A

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