Aneityum

adj. sun just down

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 48

adv. aforetime

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n. on another day

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n. time; weather; day; morning

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 61

[apuat pam] n. just dark now, black

Speaker: David Nasauman

n. near morning

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 61

n. sunset

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 62

n. tide flowing a little, begun to flow

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 72

n. spring

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 188

[elajnej] n. after sundown, when the insects start to chirp

Speaker: David Nasauman

pre. far; long; applied to distance or time

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 77

adv. soon

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 92

v.n. to fall behind; to come late

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 80

n. yesterday

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 81

n. tomorrow

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 84

n. the afternoon

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 86

[inʤupara] n. evening (late afternoon)

Speaker: David Nasauman

n. night; quite dark

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 86

n. afternoon

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 121

[inʤupki upni] phr. Good afternoon. (greeting around noon time, 12 o’clock to 3 o’clock, afternoon)

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

[inʤupurapni] phr. Good evening. (greeting around sunset)

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

[inʤupuram] n. nearly dark

Speaker: David Nasauman

n. light

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 114

n. daylight

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 141

n. summer, autumn

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 190; 126

[inmeg inʤupʤupura] n. night, night before the moon comes out

Speaker: David Nasauman

n. the cold season; winter

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 87

[inmohoɣ la] n. September (lit. clear month)

Speaker: David Nasauman

[inmohoɣ onubiθoʊ] n. February (lit. moon belongs to Nubidou (village in east))

Speaker: David Nasauman

n. today

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 88

n. the following day

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 61

n. the day before yesterday

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 89

n. two days ago or two days hence

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 141

adv. a long time ago

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 91

n. the afternoon; also "jupjupki"

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 91

n. the cool of the evening

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 91

[kajheɣ] phr. Good bye.

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

[kajheɣ vajuɣ] phr. Good bye.

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

adj. long, applied to time

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 92

[maʊ ipiŋ] n. night of spirits; "left night"

Speaker: David Nasauman

n. half tide when rising

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 93

[naθi aθiat upni] phr. Good morning. (greeting in mid-morning, after 10 o’clock)

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

n. day

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 114

n. mid-day, noon

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

n. the middle of the afternoon

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 94

n. the middle of the forenoon

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 114

n. dawn of day

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 141

[naŋɛsɛŋa atŋa] n. walking sun symbol

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

[naɣai milmat] n. before sun comes up, just light enough to see green toward the east looking down from a hill, "green place"

Speaker: David Nasauman

[naɣo aɣo] n. just after sundown, still light

Speaker: David Nasauman

n. dawn of day

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 141

n. early morning; around 3 o’clock

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 94

n. half-tide, ebbing

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 155

n. half-tide when ebbing

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 94

n. dawn of day

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 141

n. break of day

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 141

n. the break of day

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 97

n. dawn of day

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 141

[nefat̚po] n. November (lit. relax, don’t have to work)

Speaker: David Nasauman

[nefiaŋ] n. January (lit. big wild sugar cane)

Speaker: David Nasauman

[nelʝat̚po] n. December (lit. continue relaxing)

Speaker: David Nasauman

n. night

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 114

[nepiŋ θoʊ] n. night, moon has just gone down but enough light to see

Speaker: David Nasauman

[nepiŋ sepahaj] n. night, the moon has not come up yet, "the moon is down"

Speaker: David Nasauman

[nepiŋ upni] phr. Good night. (greeting after sundown, last time to walk on the beach)

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

n. before daylight

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 100

[neplaroʊ] n. April (lit. between good and bad weather month)

Speaker: David Nasauman

[nesʤiŋ ʤin] n. October (lit. time to fertilize and plant the garden)

Speaker: David Nasauman

[netoʊhas] n. May (lit. bad sugar cane, not ready yet)

Speaker: David Nasauman

[netupni] n. June (lit. good sugar cane)

Speaker: David Nasauman

[niaŋ aɣin] n. August (lit. nasty wild cane)

Speaker: David Nasauman

[nijaʊ] n. March (lit. a kind of plant like bamboo but smaller)

Speaker: David Nasauman

n. midnight; also "nijihgan nepig"

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 114

n. ray of light in the morning

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 177

n. a season

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 181

[noweɪ yaŋ] n. July (lit. a kind of wood when it’s leaves become yellow)

Speaker: David Nasauman

n. the ebbing tide

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 104

n. the morning

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 104

[nuhialeɣ upni] phr. Good morning. (greeting in early morning, 6 o’clock to 9:30-10 o’clock)

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

n. the early morning

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 104

[t̚elajnej] phr. they cry now

Speaker: David Nasauman

n. three days ago; three days hence

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 141

adj. perennial (applied to water); also "etweite", "inweite"

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 171