Entries from Feinberg 1977 in Pollex-Online
Feinberg, R. (1977). The Anutan language reconsidered: Lexicon and grammar of a Polynesian Outlier. New Haven, Human Relations Area Files Press.
Language | Item | Description |
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Anuta | Mooni | True, as opposed to a lie Problematic |
Anuta | Mataanga | Twins |
Anuta | Makitanga | Father's sister |
Anuta | Maoa | Arrowroot (Tacca sp.) |
Anuta | Mata | Eye |
Anuta | Mata- | Ten fish |
Anuta | Mataapare | Seaward portion of a house |
Anuta | Mata-penua | East side of island |
Anuta | Matangi | Wind |
Anuta | Matai taringa | Hammerhead shark |
Anuta | Mataku | Afraid, fear |
Anuta | Matariki | Pleiades |
Anuta | Mata-piu | A type of limpet |
Anuta | Matau | Tattooing chisel |
Anuta | Matau | Fish-hook |
Anuta | Matike | Stand erect |
Anuta | Matou | First person exclusive plural pronoun |
Anuta | -matou | First person exclusive plural possessive suffix |
Anuta | Matou | We pl. (exc.) |
Anuta | Mau | Find, discover, become aware of |
Anuta | Maaua | We two (exc.) |
Anuta | Mauakena | White-bodied, red-footed booby (Fbg) |
Anuta | Mea | Thing |
Anuta | Mero | Red |
Anuta | Miro | A kind of tree (Thespesia populnea) |
Anuta | Mioi | Twist something in the hand, wring out |
Anuta | Mimi | Urinate |
Anuta | Miti | Dream |
Anuta | Mo | With, and |
Anuta | Moa | Bud of banana beginning to fruit |
Anuta | Moana | Ocean beyond the reef |
Anuta | Moeranga | Sleeping-place, bed, sleeping mat |
Anuta | Moko | Lizard |
Anuta | Mokopuna | Grandchild (Firth 1954:99) |
Anuta | Morokau | Centipede |
Anuta | Motu | Island |
Anuta | Mua | Before, in front |
Anuta | Muko | First leaf of a young plant |
Anuta | Muri | Back |
Anuta | Muri/ penua | The west side of Anuta |
Anuta | Mu/muni/ | To hide |
Anuta | -na | Third person singular possessive marker |
Anuta | Na | Third person singular preposed subject pronoun |
Anuta | Naaua | Third person dual independent pronoun |
Anuta | Namu | Mosquito |
Anuta | Natu | Fruit tree (Burckella obovata) |
Anuta | Nau | Mother (term of address) |
Anuta | Na | They dual Problematic |
Anuta | Naaua | Third person dual pronoun Problematic |
Anuta | Natou | Third person plual independent pronoun |