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77<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

asisɨg<br />

sisɨgɨn<br />

sisɨgɨn<br />

sisgɨn<br />

dam (2); not allow any liquid to<br />

spill out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mouth V/TR<br />

blokem wota<br />

Kwamera: rukwehagɨn<br />

Lenakel: sɨgɨn<br />

N Tanna: osɨg<br />

SW Tanna: sɨgɨn<br />

Vaha: sɨgɨn<br />

Whitesands: ahtəsgɨn<br />

See stuck, be (1)<br />

damp, be V/A<br />

i no wet tumas<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

dance V<br />

danis<br />

Kwamera:<br />

Lenakel:<br />

N Tanna:<br />

SW Tanna:<br />

Vaha:<br />

Whitesands:<br />

owipɨn<br />

ənɨmən<br />

əmənieko<br />

owipɨn<br />

owipɨn<br />

oweiwei<br />

orupu, osirɨp<br />

ol nəpuk<br />

ol nəpuən<br />

orpei<br />

olpei<br />

ol nəpuən<br />

dance, k.o. (1) (by women, by<br />

jump<strong>in</strong>g up and down) V/INTR<br />

danis, jamjam (ol woman nomo)<br />

Kwamera: əmako<br />

Lenakel: əmako<br />

N Tanna: əmako<br />

SW Tanna: əmako<br />

Vaha: əmako<br />

Whitesands: əmako<br />

dance, k.o. (2) (by women, for <strong>the</strong><br />

nokiar) N<br />

danis blong ol woman long taem<br />

blong toka<br />

Kwamera: napɨnapɨn<br />

Lenakel: napɨnapɨn<br />

N Tanna: nasapuanɨn<br />

SW Tanna: napɨnapɨn<br />

Vaha: napɨnapɨn<br />

Whitesands: napɨnapɨn<br />

See also dance <strong>the</strong> nokiar<br />

dance<br />

dance; song N<br />

s<strong>in</strong>gs<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Kwamera: nɨpu<br />

Lenakel: nəpuk<br />

N Tanna: napuan<br />

SW Tanna: nɨpei<br />

Vaha: nɨpei<br />

Whitesands: napuən<br />

See also (1) hooked pole; (2)<br />

leaf, k.o. (1); (3) sacred<br />

danc<strong>in</strong>g place; (4) s<strong>in</strong>g songs<br />

dance for exchang<strong>in</strong>g pigs N<br />

See pig exchange dance<br />

dance <strong>the</strong> nokiar dance V/TR<br />

danis toka<br />

Kwamera: fi toka<br />

Lenakel: vus toka<br />

N Tanna: ol toka<br />

SW Tanna: vus toka<br />

Vaha: vus toka<br />

Whitesands: vus toka<br />

Lit. excavate + nokiar<br />

See also dance (2)<br />

danc<strong>in</strong>g place N<br />

See sacred danc<strong>in</strong>g place<br />

dare V/TR<br />

blokem, blokem blong lukluk se bae i<br />

mekem o no?<br />

Kwamera: əni əsei<br />

Lenakel: ən iaoh<br />

N Tanna: ən hio<br />

SW Tanna: əni əhu<br />

Vaha: əni əhu<br />

Whitesands: əni əhu<br />

Lit. s<strong>in</strong>g + downward

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