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a’oh

[aʔo] phr. no

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

a’pei

v. scrape ashes off (of roasted taro)

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

a’tamod

v. cut

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

abäng

n. Ficus aspera

Example: Juice squeeved from leaves: conjunctivitis

Speaker: Bradacs 2011, p. 443

acal

adj. crooked

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

aces

v. bite, sing

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

aces nohos

[aɣes nohos] phr. I eat/bite a banana

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

aces nohranitai

[aɣes noraŋitei] phr. sing a song

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

acesare

adj. sun just down

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 48

achachadaliek

adj. tempestuous at sea

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 48

achem

v. remove skin of coconut using a stick

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

acrac

baby crawling

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

actak

adj. happy

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

ad tasvii

[aθ tasvi] v. break strong things (like a branch, etc.)

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

adala

v.n. go forth

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

adap̃oi

v. cover

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

ade

v. go down

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

ae

v. fly

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

ae

[ahe] v. prepare soil for taro planting, by removing the topsoil, putting down special leaves, and replacing topsoil

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

aelan panadol

n. Grewia inmac

Example: Leaf: infusion taken internally against pain

Speaker: Bradacs 2011, p. 442

afwafwa

n. beat coconut fiber

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 127

ages

v. remove shell of horse-chestnuts by biting; to shell "inmop"

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

ago

v. make

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

ahcaliek

n. second growth of taro

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

ahced inpece

v.a. pass over or through a country

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

ahcedwei

v.n. go in and out among

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

ahco

v.a. reach summit; also "eliaujai"

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

ahei

v. climb

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

aheijid

v.n. go past

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 154

ahen hen

v. to fish (in the deep sea)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

ahi

[ahi] adj. white (color)

Speaker: David Nasauman

ahii

n. white (color)

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

ahii

white

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

ahlaadaig

adj. driven to and fro with the wind

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

ahlau ijo

v.n. go out

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

ahlau se

v.n. go down

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 154

ahlaujai

v.n. go up

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 154

ahod

v. to weave, to plait

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

ahpeto

v. taro; yams

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 54

ahtaredei

v.n. go though, as the land

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 154

ahtowan

v. to weed

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 68

ahwai lelcai

v. to plant weeds; to make a wilderness or a waste

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 56

aihec

v. walk fast; share greetings

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

aihon

v. to spit on leaves; to chew leaves for sickness

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 56

aijijai pok

v.n. go to sea

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

aijujai

v.a. to go up, or go east

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

aijujaimi

v.a. to come up, or come east

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

aiyu

adj. sweet; shady

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 57

aj

[aj] v. fly

ajujai

v. go up; go east

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

ajujai

v.n. to go up, or go east

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

ajujaimi

v.n. to come up, or come east

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

ak

[ak] pro. him

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

ak

pro. you

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

akrote hagain

[akro te haŋaiŋ] v. share food together

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

ala

[ala] num. five

Speaker: David Nasauman

alahala

n. moonlight

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

alapdaig

v. to collect raw food, as sugarcane taro, for a feast of uncooked food

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

alcei (nerin)

v. to open, as leaf; to expand

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

alec

v. look; look for something; search

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

algaunyi

v.n. to cross over or above, as over a fence, or tree in a path, or on stones through a river

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 58

algauwaig

v.n. to cross over or through a river, as by wading, or in a boat.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

alm̃ui

v. see

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

alpas

[alpos] adj. big

Speaker: David Nasauman

alp̃as

[alk͡pas] adj. big

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

alwa

v. to bud; to put forth leaves

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 59

am̃

conj. and

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

ama

[ama] num. four

Speaker: David Nasauman

amai

v. chew

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

amai neto

[amai neto] phr. chew sugarcane

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

amjeng

v. sleep

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

am̃jeng

v. sleep

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

amlep

conj. and

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

amñi

v. drink

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

amñi incacen

[amŋi inɣaɣen] phr. drink kava (traditional)

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

amñi kava

[amŋi kava] phr. drink kava

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

amñii

v. drink

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

amñinwei

[amŋinwei] phr. drink water

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

an

[an] pro. him

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

an nopan iyehki

adv. aforetime

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

an tak apnyin

n. on another day

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

anacanac

n. forecast

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

anaclelen

n. forecast

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 152

anaforofata

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

[anaforofata] n. ladder (archaic)

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

anah

v. to fish (with a net)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

añak

pro. me

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

añak im an

[aɲak im an] phr. me and him

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

anau pan

v.n. go over, as a hill

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

anhas

n. Futunas (bad)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

anpeke aranma

n. island of breadfruit

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

apahai

v. go back into shore; go further up into the bush; go inland

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

apam

v.n. to come

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

apan

v.n. to go

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

aparaiñ

adj. backwards

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

apeic

adj. black

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

apeiñ

n. black (color)

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

aperepre

n. reed work in the opening of a fence

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

apig

adj. black

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 61

apitac

v.n. go after

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

apitak

v.n. go after

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 154

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All content copyright © Aneityum community. (2015)
Talking Dictionary produced by K. David Harrison, Gregory D. S. Anderson and Jeremy Fahringer. Botanical consultants: Michael J. Balick, Gregory M. Plunkett and Sean Thackurdeen. (2015-2018)
Aneityum language contributors include Kirk Keitadi, Tony Keith, Titiya Lalep, David Nasauman, Osiani Nerian, Ruben Nerian, Chris Nevehev, Romario Yaufati and others as credited within the dictionary entries. Based in part on materials from Inglis, John (1882) A Dictionary of the Aneityumese Language: In Two Parts. I. Aneityumese and English. II. English.
The Aneityum-English Talking Dictionary was made possible by award no. 1555675 from National Science Foundation for “Collaborative Research: Plant, Fungal and Linguistic Diversity of Tafea Province, Vanuatu.” This support is gratefully acknowledged.
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