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A Dictionary of Nafsan, South Efate, Vanuatu
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19a – aliatA AAa= pronoun prefix I (1st person singular realis subject). A muur ka fa me a mtak nlaken naflak neu pato ke fo watgi, i tap leeg mau. I wanted to go but I was afraid because my naflak who were there would hit him, it was not right. aafnoun fish spp., anthias (small groupers, perchlets, basslets, soapfishes). (Serranidae). cf:aaf ni nariuriu, patru. aaf ni nariuriunoun fish sp., cigar wrasse. (Cheilio inermis).cf:aaf, patru. aalnoun shellfish sp., type of Turbo. (Turbo chrysostomus or Turbo petholatus). aalnoun sun. I to pi mal kotfaan aal ki to na ke mtar. It was afternoon, the sun was about to go down. aasnoun day after tomorrow. cf:naas. aasnoun coconut crab. (Birgus latro).afamnoun fish sp., humphead wrasse, Napoleonfish. Can get to be very large (a metre) and it sleeps vertically. (Cheilinus undulatus).cf:patru. afokanoun avocado (English word used for foreign fruit). (Persea americana).afsaknoun turtle (general term).(Idiom: ‘He is really a turtle.’ He is tricking us, he is a liar.) agpronoun you (2nd person singular subject or object). Go raiten i tli na, “I tiik, ag ku kano pan nlaken ag ku sees.” And its mother said, “No, you can’t because you are little.” Kineu a kano taulu ag.I can’t marry you. akampronoun you (2nd person plural subject or object). Go teesa nanwei i na, “Kineu a tae skot akam.” And the boy said, “I can come with you.” akitpronoun we (1st person plural inclusive subject or object). Akit tu pitlak naik laap me naik i skei i pi map̃er naik sees me i tap muurin nag ke lek ko ke ur naor mram kai ures mau. We have many fish, but this fish, the map̃er, is a small one and it doesn’t like to see light or be in a bright place. alaknoun honeyeater, incl. silver-eared honeyeater, Vanuatu mountain honeyeater (type of bird). (Lichmera incana).aleinterjection okay; and then. Ale teesa sees nen i to kai. Okay, this small child cried. A to weswes hotel ale i pitlak masta i skei, natam̃ool i skei i mai tli na i muur teweswes sanpe. I was working at a hotel and then someone, a boss, came and said he wanted (me to) work somewhere else. aliatnoun day. Or i kano siwer aliat me i tae siwer p̃og go natam̃ool nega ru muurin nag ke to negar traus nafte kin i pan leka natokon nig Ambae ko Santo. Yes, he can’t travel in the day, but he knows to travel at night and his people wanted him to tell them what he’d seen in the village at Ambae or Santo. cf:naliati.
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19a – aliatA AAa= pronoun prefix I (1st person singular realis subject). A muur ka fa me a mtak nlaken naflak neu pato ke fo watgi, i tap leeg mau. I wanted to go but I was afraid because my naflak who were there would hit him, it was not right. aafnoun fish spp., anthias (small groupers, perchlets, basslets, soapfishes). (Serranidae). cf:aaf ni nariuriu, patru. aaf ni nariuriunoun fish sp., cigar wrasse. (Cheilio inermis).cf:aaf, patru. aalnoun shellfish sp., type of Turbo. (Turbo chrysostomus or Turbo petholatus). aalnoun sun. I to pi mal kotfaan aal ki to na ke mtar. It was afternoon, the sun was about to go down. aasnoun day after tomorrow. cf:naas. aasnoun coconut crab. (Birgus latro).afamnoun fish sp., humphead wrasse, Napoleonfish. Can get to be very large (a metre) and it sleeps vertically. (Cheilinus undulatus).cf:patru. afokanoun avocado (English word used for foreign fruit). (Persea americana).afsaknoun turtle (general term).(Idiom: ‘He is really a turtle.’ He is tricking us, he is a liar.) agpronoun you (2nd person singular subject or object). Go raiten i tli na, “I tiik, ag ku kano pan nlaken ag ku sees.” And its mother said, “No, you can’t because you are little.” Kineu a kano taulu ag.I can’t marry you. akampronoun you (2nd person plural subject or object). Go teesa nanwei i na, “Kineu a tae skot akam.” And the boy said, “I can come with you.” akitpronoun we (1st person plural inclusive subject or object). Akit tu pitlak naik laap me naik i skei i pi map̃er naik sees me i tap muurin nag ke lek ko ke ur naor mram kai ures mau. We have many fish, but this fish, the map̃er, is a small one and it doesn’t like to see light or be in a bright place. alaknoun honeyeater, incl. silver-eared honeyeater, Vanuatu mountain honeyeater (type of bird). (Lichmera incana).aleinterjection okay; and then. Ale teesa sees nen i to kai. Okay, this small child cried. A to weswes hotel ale i pitlak masta i skei, natam̃ool i skei i mai tli na i muur teweswes sanpe. I was working at a hotel and then someone, a boss, came and said he wanted (me to) work somewhere else. aliatnoun day. Or i kano siwer aliat me i tae siwer p̃og go natam̃ool nega ru muurin nag ke to negar traus nafte kin i pan leka natokon nig Ambae ko Santo. Yes, he can’t travel in the day, but he knows to travel at night and his people wanted him to tell them what he’d seen in the village at Ambae or Santo. cf:naliati.
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Map of the Location of Efate viii
  5. Introduction 1
  6. Using the Dictionary 12
  7. Abbreviations and Glossary 15
  8. Nafsan to English Dictionary 19
  9. English to Nafsan Finderlist 157
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Map of the Location of Efate viii
  5. Introduction 1
  6. Using the Dictionary 12
  7. Abbreviations and Glossary 15
  8. Nafsan to English Dictionary 19
  9. English to Nafsan Finderlist 157
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