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54<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

†See breast<br />

Children's talk<br />

nas<br />

nunu<br />

nunu<br />

nunu<br />

nunu<br />

nah*†<br />

brea<strong>the</strong>; have breath<strong>in</strong>g<br />

difficulties V/INTR<br />

pulum w<strong>in</strong>, sotw<strong>in</strong><br />

Kwamera: eiahag<br />

Lenakel: amigh<br />

N Tanna: ameg, eihag<br />

SW Tanna: eihaag<br />

Vaha: eihaag<br />

Whitesands: eihaag<br />

See (1) asthma; (2) alive, be;<br />

(3) life (2)<br />

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

See life (2)<br />

bridge N<br />

See wood bridge<br />

brief ADJ<br />

sotfala<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

kwakwə<br />

ərɨpərɨp<br />

əkəku<br />

kwakwə<br />

kwakwə<br />

əkwəkɨr<br />

bright, be V/A<br />

i saen<br />

Kwamera: akahak<br />

Lenakel: akək<br />

N Tanna: əhagəhag<br />

SW Tanna: khak<br />

Vaha: khak<br />

Whitesands: aghagh<br />

See also (1) dull, be; (2) sh<strong>in</strong>e<br />

broken, be (1)<br />

i brok<br />

V/A<br />

Kwamera: arkwəpɨr†<br />

Lenakel: —<br />

N Tanna: —<br />

SW Tanna: ərhakɨs<br />

Vaha: əthakɨs<br />

Whitesands: əgɨt<br />

†See break (2)<br />

broken, be (2) V/A<br />

See break (1)<br />

broken, be (3) V/A<br />

See cracked, be (2)<br />

bro<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> a female N<br />

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

bro<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> a male N<br />

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

brown; orange ADJ<br />

braon<br />

Kwamera: kəmetə<br />

Lenakel: kɨmɨtə<br />

N Tanna: kəmtə<br />

SW Tanna: kəmtə<br />

Vaha: kəmtə<br />

Whitesands: kəmrə<br />

See rust<br />

brown crab N<br />

See crab, k.o. (brown)<br />

brown goshawk (Accipiter faciatus)<br />

N<br />

igel<br />

Kwamera: kweriə<br />

Lenakel: kwɨriə<br />

N Tanna: kwɨriə<br />

SW Tanna: kweriə<br />

Vaha: kweriə<br />

Whitesands: kweriə<br />

See also Appendix B<br />

bruised, be V/A<br />

i soa an<strong>in</strong>it long sk<strong>in</strong><br />

Kwamera:<br />

əmtəmatə

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