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52<br />

bounce s.th. V<br />

mekem samt<strong>in</strong>g i jiamjiam<br />

Kwamera: own-ow<strong>in</strong>i<br />

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

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

SW Tanna: əsian-əsian<br />

Vaha: əsian-əsian<br />

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

bow<br />

bo<br />

N<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

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

str<strong>in</strong>g blong bo<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

nɨfagə<br />

nəvhagə<br />

nɨfagə<br />

nəvhagə<br />

nəvhagə<br />

nɨfagə<br />

kwətawɨr<br />

tawɨl<br />

ətawɨl<br />

kwətawɨr<br />

kwətawɨl<br />

tawɨl<br />

boy (1) N<br />

boe<br />

Kwamera: tamaruə†<br />

Lenakel: usuas<br />

N Tanna: suakəku<br />

SW Tanna: pɨkwarien<br />

Vaha: kwələkweih<br />

Whitesands: suakəku<br />

†See young man<br />

boy (2) (affectionate term <strong>of</strong><br />

address) N<br />

boe<br />

Kwamera: nərɨ*†<br />

Lenakel: kuku<br />

N Tanna: kuku<br />

SW Tanna: kuku<br />

Vaha: kuku<br />

Whitesands: kuku<br />

†See child (2)<br />

See also girl (2)<br />

boys N<br />

yangfala man<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

nəkwe<strong>in</strong><br />

kom<strong>in</strong>usuəs<br />

nəsualkələh<br />

nɨpɨkwarien<br />

nɨkwələkweih<br />

nəsualkələh<br />

boy’s bro<strong>the</strong>r N<br />

See same-gender sibl<strong>in</strong>g<br />

boy’s female parallel cous<strong>in</strong> N<br />

See parallel cous<strong>in</strong>, crossgender<br />

boy’s male parallel cous<strong>in</strong> N<br />

See parallel cous<strong>in</strong>, samegender<br />

boy’s sister N<br />

See parallel cous<strong>in</strong> (1)<br />

braids <strong>in</strong> hair N<br />

See circumcision<br />

bra<strong>in</strong> N<br />

bre<strong>in</strong><br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

branch (esp. taro)<br />

han blong taro<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

kwera*<br />

nəurək<strong>in</strong> la*<br />

nouta*<br />

kura ira*<br />

n<strong>in</strong>kutə ila*<br />

nouta*<br />

N<br />

pav<br />

nəpav<br />

noanpav<br />

kwenpav<br />

kwenpav<br />

nɨpav<br />

branch; coconut cluster N<br />

See coconut cluster branch

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