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Kwamera: əm̃ ai<br />

Lenakel: əm̃ ai<br />

N Tanna: əm̃ e<br />

SW Tanna: əm̃ ai<br />

Vaha: əm̃ ai<br />

Whitesands: əm̃ ei<br />

chew leaves and spit on for<br />

medic<strong>in</strong>al purposes V<br />

kakae lif blong mekem i s<strong>of</strong>s<strong>of</strong><br />

Kwamera: əjai<br />

Lenakel: əjai<br />

N Tanna: aria<br />

SW Tanna: əjai<br />

Vaha: əjai<br />

Whitesands: agə<br />

See gr<strong>in</strong>d<br />

chew partially V/TR<br />

kakae hafwe nomo<br />

Kwamera: ahi əfifi<br />

Lenakel: əwɨl-əwɨl<br />

N Tanna: awlh-awlh<br />

SW Tanna: əkwopɨrpɨr<br />

Vaha: əkwopɨlpɨl<br />

Whitesands: awəhli awəhli<br />

chicken; bird N<br />

faol<br />

Kwamera: menu, reyə<br />

Lenakel: mənɨk<br />

N Tanna: mənɨg<br />

SW Tanna: man<br />

Vaha: manə<br />

Whitesands: mənɨg<br />

See also summon chickens<br />

chief (1) N<br />

jif<br />

Kwamera: yeni<br />

Lenakel: yeni<br />

N Tanna: yeni<br />

SW Tanna: yeni<br />

Vaha: yeni<br />

Whitesands: yeni<br />

Lit. spokesman<br />

chief (2); leader N<br />

jif, bigman<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

See also ruler<br />

child (1) N<br />

pik<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>i<br />

Kwamera: tɨni<br />

Lenakel: —<br />

N Tanna: —<br />

SW Tanna: tɨni<br />

Vaha: tɨni<br />

Whitesands: —<br />

See also grandchild<br />

child (2) N<br />

pik<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>i<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

†See boy (2)<br />

child (3) N<br />

pik<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>i<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

yemasori<br />

yemasur<br />

etəmyasol<br />

yemehuə<br />

yetmasol<br />

etəmyasoli<br />

nərɨ*†<br />

nɨrɨ*<br />

nətɨ*<br />

narɨ*<br />

natɨ*<br />

nətɨ*<br />

yəkunouihi<br />

koviəswas<br />

suakəku<br />

kwajikovə<br />

kwajikenoeno<br />

yepou<br />

child, illegitimate N<br />

See illegitimate child<br />

childhood N<br />

See smallness<br />

child <strong>of</strong> fa<strong>the</strong>r’s bro<strong>the</strong>r N<br />

See parallel cous<strong>in</strong>, cross-

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