Ata – English dictionary

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English – Ata finderlist

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Kazuo Hashimoto

SIL, Ukarumpa 2008

1 Introduction

Ata (also called Pele-Ata) is spoken in the province of West New Britain in Papua New Guinea by about 2,000 people. It is a non-Austronesian language, grouped by Wurm in the East Papua phylum, but reclassified by Ross as belonging to a small and unique family called Yele-West New Britain, together with Yele and Anêm.

Research for this dictionary was carried out in the village of Uasilau under the auspices of SIL from 1984 until 1996. The main language helpers were Thomas Uenga, Peter Mande and Gabriel Lupasi. All symbols have their expected value, except that stands for a voiced or voiceless velar fricative, and the apostrophe for a glottal stop.

This is a work in progress. Updates will be posted as they become available.

2 Ata - English Dictionary a amo

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Ant: mamuxanu/teinu. a part. top. alaxu n. time. alaxu vile at once, quickly Syn: a- sub. I (1st pers, sing, subj, impf). Alai no xai. lalaxu. I will go to the garden. alaxu vt. meet him. aaluxu n. tree (sp.). ale n. outside. Natauxu navu no ale. Make a fire aaxu n. bank. outside. Syn: an nano. ae n. left hand. Ant: tema. ale n. sign of death of a man. ae interj. hey! Ae! Nalai ne'ei? Hey! Where are alelaxu n. broken pieces of trees, stones and taros. you going? Xasilo miitixo sie alelaxu tamei. My ai vi. sleep, exist. Keakea uai laixe. The baby is grandmother gave me two pieces of broken sleeping very well Vu'a uai 'ole. There is a taro. tani alelaxu one side house Syn: xasixu. betel nut there. alepeinu vt. kill pig. Syn: palepeinu. aiinu n. trunk, tree, height. vu'a aiinu betel nut tree aliko n. man/child/woman. John anu aiinu veveeni. John is very tall. aliku n. person. aliku soxu 'o a poor boy aliku se 'o ailili'osou vt. choke him/it with rope. Syn: a poor girl Syn: itema. kapiilaxu. alilua n. pigeon. aili'i n. man of finishing fight. [Note: These people are inherited from their fathers, and they alitama n. Eclectus Parrot. should be their first born children.] alivulane'i vt. conquer them. aingongo n. tree (edible). alixaxava n. place for hiding from rain and the aisou vt. make him/it sleep. Naaisou keakeameni. sun. Make your baby sleep. alixeni n. my child. aitaone'i vt. stay overnight with them. aloxo conj prep. like, as. Nini nakaukavu aloxo aitenga n. door. mamine ukaukavu. You write as your father does. Anu muiave palea loxo a'aa. He ran aiu adj. green. fast like a dog. ala n. Common Red Stem fig tree. Nalai aloxovaa adv. how. nasianoxu ngotu ala vile. You go and skin off the Common Red Stem-fig tree's bark. alu n. prayer, blessing, white magic. alusou xai [Note: the bark is used for cooking, clothes prayer for a garden etc] alua n. big lizard. Syn: laxa'uvale. alaele n. steep. aluaxa n. tree (sp.). alai adj. near. alusou vt. pray for, bless. Taalusou la'ilali Let's alai'a n. bird's mating. bless the food. Syn: saaxu. alamanu n. ribs, skinny. memee alamanu pig's aluve n. sea cucumber. From: nakanai. ribs alu'u n. fish trap. alasou vt. cross over, jump over. Syn: xisa'isou ame n. corn. (lexa). amemea adj. thin. Syn: komuko. alauna n. generosity, mercy, love. Alauna noxou Iesu toxoxa'a misevile. The love of Jesus is amo vi. being caught by a trap. Memee vile great. muamo no anu uoi. A pig was caught by the trap. alavua adj. new, first. Xai alavua the new garden

Ata - English Dictionary 3 ananenge avolu xaxalo'u ananenge n. our (incl.) mouths. abundant food there.] ananexe n. our (excl) mouths. asou adv. almost. Lasipi vile asou ulutu sou ulai. A ship is almost leaving. anangenge n. your (pl) mouths. ata n. tropical spinach (Aramanthus gangeticus). anaxa'a n. their mouths. atasou vt. stop eating taro. Iatasou sie sou itema anaxe n. her mouth. musoli. They stop eating taro for the man who anaxene n. your (sg) mouth. died. anaxo n. my mouth. atasou vt. step on. Syn: malaxo'u. anaxu n. his mouth, sharpness. Viso anaxu. The ataxu n. shortness. Syn: kulunu. Ant: knife is sharp. Ant: lauvanu. veveenu/veveeni. anaxu ilaanu n. his teeth. ate'a n. wild banana (Hanging Heliconia). anaxu sosou n. his lips. atie n. mother. Syn: tie/nenilo. [Note: Mother and uncle have another words to be adressed, anaxu xiasiinu n. gum. because they are in a same clan and they are ane pro. she, it. Ant: ano. so important in the culture.] — dem. that. ato n. sago grub. — rel.pro. which, that. Laixe musuku no anu atola n. post. Alotaxu tani. A post of a house. la'ilali ane nexi teno'u. Thank you so much Alotaxu luu. A post of a bed. for the food which we (excl) had. atolu n. egg. koko'a atolu a chicken egg — copula. be. Ane'i tatei ne, lapemui'a ane atume n. wind. Syn: sivo. ila. Long time ago, their axe was a stone axe. aue n. head of a plant. aue sou ie head of a pitpit anexe n. hers (food). aue sou ue head of a sugarcane aue sou laxa ane'i pro. they. aulaxu vt. put arm around shoulder. ane'ixa'a pro. theirs (food). aululu n. old man, old woman. angelo n. angel. From: kuanua. aululu mulu n. old man. ani adv. yes. aululu sema n. old woman. ano dem. this. Ant: ane. auo interj. wow. Auo! Eni navuxo! Wow! I feel anu pro. he, it. Anu ane. That's it. Ant: ane. pain! Syn: iauo. anuxou pro. his (food). ausou vt. salted, put salt on it. apisou vt. keep. ava adv. where. Ilaxeni ava? Where is my stone axe? Syn: ne'ei. asa n. tree (sp.), vine. [Note: This vine is used for weaving baskets] avile adv. quickly, straight. asaxa vi. lift quickly. Uoi muasasaxa. The pig trap avo n. hand, branch. was lifted up quickly. avokolu n. spider. asenesi adv. that's all. avole n. her hand. asila n. outsider, foreigner. Syn: lavaila. avolo n. my hand. asima n. vine. [Note: This is used for roofing. In avolu n. his hand, it's branch. Pidgin, it is called Kimve.] avolu lataanu n. back of his hand. aso n. sun, daytime, day. Aso laixe. Good day Nenge taxaxai no aso. We work during the avolu loxou n. his palm. daytime. avolu mautunu n. his lower arm. aso iou n. time, cicada, center of the sun. Aso iou avolu simisou n. his finger. ta'ei? What time is it now? [Note: It is believed that this is the place where the good avolu xaxalo'u n. his fingernail. people can go after they die. And there is

4 Ata - English Dictionary avone e'enenge avone n. her hand. axu vi. breathe. Uee muaxu. He breathed. Syn: ee. avonge n. our (incl.)hands, your (pl) hands. — n. breath. avoxe n. our (excl) hands. a'a vi. open mouth. avo'a n. their hands. a'aa n. dog. avutuna n. yellow sweet potato. a'aa iau n. big rat (Mallomys rothsschildi). axa n. anchor. From: Pidgin. a'alo n. story, news. axa n. orchard. — vt. tell story, tell out. axe'u n. young shoot (banana, taro). lavuxi axe'u a'alosou n. story, news about something. young banana shoot Syn: toxosou. — vt. tell story about something. axiaxi adv. strongly. Axiaxi mo takalusou xaixai. a'aloxu vt. tell story. Let' be strong and finish the work. a'anu vt. feed him/it. axoxo n. white dry clay. Syn: an pilika. [Note: The Ata people use this clay as medicine for a'ue n. louse (for a dog). diarrhea and pregnancy.] E - e e interj. surprise. E, talavusou uasi. Oh, we elima n. mud crab in the sea. From: nakanai. don't know. Elove pro. village (sp.). [Note: Today many people e rel.pro. that, which, where. Milai no tualasi'a of the Elove village are living in the Milikina e mi'umesou tatei mo. They have gone to village.] their village where they had left a long time ena adj. many, others. Ngingi ena ngaxoxolu 'o, ago. ia 'ei mulai. Many of you have been staying e- sub. I (1st pers, sing, subj, perf). Emaisou here, but who has gone. John. I have seen John. ena'ei interj.pro. who. Syn: 'ei. ea n. cockatoo. eni pro. I. ee vi. breathe. Muee tanu. He breathed his enixo n. mine (food). inside. Syn: axu. ese'i n. boil. eiseo Syn: eisoxu. n. my wife. [Note: This word is used for adressing a woman in general.] ete n. traditional edible plant which looks like a bamboo shoot (Setaria palmifolia). Syn: eisoxu Syn: eiseo. n. my husband. [Note: This word leilemi. is used for adressing a man in general.] etuluvi n. red fish. eixene dem. that. Syn: ane. evile n. one person. Evile umomomo sou utelai ekelesia n. church member. From: kuanua. [Note: uasi. No one can't go up. This word is used among the United Church people.] evuu interj. hurrah! ekue n. whale. From: nakanai. exe vi. say, tell. Muexe lexe ulai ne Ualo. He said that he would go to Ualo. Ant: vikala. ekusi n. spear. exe n. black shell. [Note: This shell used to be elaxu n. axe used to chop sago palms. John used to cut off taro from the stem.] mutautalonu elaxu no popo. John left his sago axe in swamp area. e'ele vt. get. ele n. Albizia tree. e'eleli n. my liver. ele vi. break. e'ene n. her liver. eli n. brown snake. e'enenge n. our (incl.) livers.

Ata - English Dictionary 5 e'eneni iaxulu e'eneni n. your (sg) liver. e'engengi n. your (pl) livers. e'enexi n. our (excl) livers. e'enu n. his liver. e'ene'i n. their livers. F - f fau n. salt. I - i i- pref. they/she (3rd pers, pl/sing-fem, subj, Iana pro. name of a river in Uasilau. impf). Ilai no lexa. They (or she) will go to iasou vt. rub, cross off. Naiasou kaukavu. You the river. erase the writing. Naiasou ualasilo. You cross i- sub. 3rdpers,pl/sing-fem,subj,impf. off my name. ia conj. but, and, while. Eni ekakamulinu viso, iau n. his uncle, nephew, niece. ia axalisou uasi. I looked for the knife, but I IAUE pro. God's name in the Bible. IAUE didn't find it. Esokou Kominiti Sikulu noxilo mukoinu itema no'a lia. YAHVEH created a no'a 1978, ia ekalusou no'a 1983. I started man by the dirt of the ground. [Note: God my community school in 1978 and I graduated himself showed his own name to Moses in the in 1983. book of Exodus (Exodus3:14) and His name is iae n. her uncle, nephew, niece. "I AM WHO I AM"] iaili vt. look for. iaue exclamation. exclamation for joy, surprise and happiness. iailisou vt. see. Iauiau pro. Ata village. iala vi. extend. Avoavolu ne, uialaiala ulai no ale. As for the branches, they extend outside. iauiauxu n. smoke. ialu n. tree (Pterocarpus indicus). iaukaka vi. cry. ialunenge n. our (incl.) hotness, we (incl.) are hot. iaulu n. python. ialunexe n. our (excl) hotness, we (excl) are hot. iauo interj. wow! Syn: auo. ialungenge n. your (pl) hotness, you (pl) are hot. iauxu n. smoke, steam. ialuxa'a n. their hotness, they are hot. — vi. be smoky, be steamy. Navu uiauxu. The fire is smoking. ialuxe n. her hotness, she is hot. iava n. banana (sp.). ialuxene n. your (sg) hotness, you (sg) are hot. iavala n. time of hunger because of lots of rain. ialuxo n. my hotness, I am hot. Ant: kaetoto. ialuxu n. his/it's hotness, he/it is hot, hardness. Syn: iave vi. run, flow, function. Xavutala noxine uiave pakia'u. laixesi? Can you think well? iama n. offering to spirits, compensation to spirits. iavemulinu vt. run along, run after. Alua — vt. give offering to spirits. Ane'i miiamai'a muiavemulinu la'uele aiinu. A lizard ran ta lele'e. They gave offering to the spirits of along the galip nut tree. water. iaxeni n. my uncle, nephew, niece. Syn: kaku. iamenge n. our (incl.) uncle, nephew, niece. [Note: The word "kaku" is only addressed by a nephew or a niece.] iamengi n. your (pl) uncle, nephew, niece. iaxeni n. my uncle, my nephew. iameni n. your (sg) uncle, nephew, niece. iaxoma'i exclamation. strong yes. iamexi n. our (excl) uncle, nephew, niece. iaxulu n. Jacob's Coat.

6 Ata - English Dictionary Ia'e iou lavo'onu

Ia'e pro. river in Uasilau village. iline n. your child. ia'eia'e n. grass. ili'e vi. jump. ia'ia n. their uncle, nephew, niece. ili'i adv. later. ia'ili vi. peep. -ilo poss. my. ia'uxu vi. stay for a moment. iloe accom. with her. Syn: ilee. ie n. pitpit (Saccharum edule). ilokeaka Variant: ilokeakea. pro. butterfly. ie suf. her (with verb), her (with noun). ilokeakea n. butterfly. Amasaxaie uasi. I don't like her. tivaie her iloo n. neck catching trap for pigs. string bag ilotia n. tumbuan. Itotia maexo! Bad face of ie n. one year, year. tumbuan! iei n. her eye, her face, looks. ilou vt. choose (good things). iei vi. shine. Aso uiei. The sun is shining. ilou accom. with him. ieisou vt. shine on. Aso uieisou tani. The sun is ilou n. two of them. shining on the house. ilovolixu vt. straighten. ieka n. special tree for hanging wrapped tabacco. iloxilenu vt. divide between good things and bad ieli n. my eye, my face, looks. things. Syn: leviinu. iema n. big cray fish. ilo'a accom. with them. ienge n. our (incl.) eyes, our (incl.) faces, looks. ilu n. toilet for women. Syn: papaa/mapulinga. iengi n. your (pl) eyes, your (pl) faces, looks. Variant: The word "mapulinga" is used among the Ata people in the mountain area. ieni n. your (sg) eye, your (sg) face, looks. [Note: Ata people used to have two kinds of ienu vt. give drink. toilet, one is for males which is called "ilu" and another "papaa" for females. But now Iesu pro. Jesus. males and females use the same toilet which is ievo n. wild pandanus tree. called "papaa". They never use "ilu" any more.] iexi n. our (excl) eyes, our (excl) faces, looks. imama n. period, time. No imama ane ngingi iexu vt. drink. ngexali, la ane misoli. When you arrived, she ie'i n. their eyes, their faces, looks. died. iii n. sound of cry. ina n. disturbance. Namolo ina uasi. Don't disturb. ila n. stone axe. inavate adv. let me see. ilaanu n. mixture, side dish. I'eu ilaanu. They eat a side dish. io conj. by the way. Ilao pro. moiety (sp.). [Note: There is one more io qmrk. question marker. Nalai io? Are you moety which is called "va'umu". But under going? "ilao" moety, there are five clans (xivolo, io conj. and. malopuna, kalaluana, uxeuxe and una) and under "va'umu" moeth, there are four clans iomu n. nest, pen. ngiala iomusou bird's nest (lama, xeleme, tanaxa and lavokea)] memee iomusou pig's pen ilee accom. with her. John ilee nenu milai no xai. ioonu vt. say good-bye. John and his mother went to the garden. Syn: iou n. his face/looks. Ref: iouiou iou vile mo iloe. another kind ili vi. wind, blow. iou avonaxu n. his eyebrows. ilie n. her child. iou elaela n. March fly. iliilixu n. handle. ila iliilixu a handle of a stone axe iou lavo'onu n. his pupil.

Ata - English Dictionary 7 iou pa'umolu kakapisou iou pa'umolu n. his eye side, side glance. itema n. person. Syn: mitema. iou simixu n. his eyelashes. itema sou palomatana n. messenger, prophet. iou vilemo adj. different. itemaxu tamei adj. forty (two persons). iou vivisou n. his eyelid. itemaxu tami'a adj. eighty (four persons). iou xalenga n. entrance of a village. itemaxu tatalu adj. sixty (three persons). iouasou n. banana (sp.). itemaxu ta'uve adj. one hundred (five persons). iouiou adj. many kinds. itemaxu tuala n. village leader. ioupoki n. trap for small animals. itemaxu vile sub. twenty (one person). ioxe conj. ok. Ioxe, talai. Ok, let's go. iti vt. give. ioxu n. junction. itiiti n. number, reading. io'i n. sand. Ref: io'iio'i itiiti vt. count. io'iio'i n. lot of sand/ beach/seashore. itisou vt. count numbers, read. isinu vt. tie with rope. itisou vt. give. Naitisou ovu. Give him a tree. isusu'a adj. small, little. Syn: kitu'a. itiu vt. give (food, clothes, money). Naitiu lamoli. Give him money. Syn: losou. isuxu vt. come to like, love things or people. itixu vt. give (food). Naitixu la'ilali. Give him ita n. name of sweet potato. food. ita n. traditional apple. iu n. bamboo tree. Syn: vata/va'u. [Note: This ita n. wrinkle. Ref: itaita bamboo tree is used for filling water in, cooking, cutting meat, a trap for eels and also — vi. wrinkle. Ieli muita. My face are walling for houses.] wrinkled. iua n. tree (sp.). ita n. tree (Stem Dysoxylum). iulavelave n. Common Paradise Kingfisher. italonu vt. let it/him go, loose. Aitalonu John ulai noxie nenu. I let John go to his mother. ivo n. anus. itaxu vt. knit (string bag, basket). i'a suf. them (with verb), their (with noun). Amasaxai'a I like them. visoi'a their knife K - k ka conj. and (simultaneous). Anu mune'e ka kaikonu n. burnt food. mulai. He came and quickly he has gone. Kaikou pro. village (sp.). kaa vi. light. Navu mukaa. The fire lit. kaili vi. shout. kaalaua n. spider web. kaitolonu vt. rebuke. kaavuku vi. finish, burn out. Ref: kaakaavuku kaka n. scratch. Totou mukaavuku ne. The fire burnt out. — vi. be torn, tear. Kae pro. village (sp.). kakalo n. edible tree leaves. kae n. fishing net in river. Syn: vu'o. kakanu vt. tear it. Nakakanu ovu voloxu. You tear — vt. catch fish with fishing net. the leaf. kaetoto n. drought. Ant: iavala. kakao n. cocoa. From: Pidgin. kai n. tree dance. kakapisou n. temporary fence. Syn: vimelu. — vt. climb a tree to get betelnuts or bananas. — vt. make temporary fence. Alua kaikena n. man with one leg or one hand. mukakapisou kokoa'u atolue. The lizard

8 Ata - English Dictionary kakato kasi

made temporary fence for the chichen's egg. kalolo vi. make noise in our stomach when we are hungry. Naitixu a'aa la'ilali, xo anu kakato adj. purple (betelnuts and galipnuts). vu'a mukalolo. Give the dog food because he is kakato purple betelnuts la'uele kakato purple hungry. galipnuts kalu vi. end/die. Ane'i mikalu. They died. kakau n. morning. Kakau laixe! Good morning! kalukalu n. green frog. Syn: va'e. kakava n. support for a house. kalukalu vi. scratch. Ref: kakalukalu Namaisou kakavasou vt. put a support for a house. aa'a vile ane ukakalukalu no aitenga. Look kaku pro. uncle. Syn: iau. at the dog scratching at the door. kala n. luminosity. kalulu n. slide. kala loo vi. find out the reason of death by putting a — vi. slide. bamboo tree into a tomb. kalumo adv. also, too. Nini kalumo nalai? Are kalaanu vt. send (message, person). Nakalaanu you also going? anaxene ulai mo ine'e. You send your mouth kalusou vt. finish it. Akalusou xaixai. I will finish for them to come. the work. kalakalaxu n. tiredness. kalakalnenge We are kaluxu n. end, finish. Vaikala noxilo kaluxu ane. tired. Syn: kalavau; kalave. This is the end of my speech. kalakiki n. creak (door, window, teeth). kamakala Syn: xalusi. n. vegetable, green, herb. — vi. creak. kamakulu n. very tall man. kalaluana n. one of the clans under moiety "Ilao". kamausua n. rats in a village. kalapuusou vt. complain. kamuli vt. find/look for. kalasou vt. enough. kamulinu vt. find it/him /look for it/him. kalaua n. worry. Taneni kalaua uasi xo eni alai Takamulinu memee. Let's find a pig. ka ane'e. You don't have to worry because I kanai n. seagull. From: Kuanua. go but quickly I will come back. kaoli vt. take out. kalavau n. being sick of. Kalavelo I am tired. Syn: kalakalaxu. kaolinu vt. get everything. kalavoi n. lie. kaolo n. tree (sp.). kalavoinu vt. tell a lie to him. Nakalavoileli uasi. kapei n. tree (sp.). Don't tell a lie to me. kapei n. taro (white). kalaxu n. color. Kuolo ne, kalaxu laixe misevile. kapepuna n. taro (white). As for the color of the dancing tumbuan, it looks very nice. From: Pidgin. kapi vt. squeeze. kale n. pig pen. kapia'u n. strongness, hardness, difficulty. Syn: kepia'u/pakia'u/pekia'u. kaleso n. small brown mushroom. Syn: lataila/lii. — adv. strongly. kalesou n. pig fence. Syn: vimelusou. kapiilaxu vt. choke him to kill. kalikaline'i n. grouping. kapiinu vt. squeeze, wring. Nakapiinu lavalava, kalipala vi. being separated. xo pita'u. Squeeze the cloth, because it is wet. kalipalanu vt. separate it. Eni ekalipalane'i ta kapiutu n. room. memee ta 'ilie ilo'a neni'a milai miai. I have separated the piglets from their mother to let kapu n. cup. Syn: paku. From: Pidgin. them go and sleep. kapuku n. Kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra). [Note: it kalipapaxa vt. bring back life again using produces silk-cotton] magical power. Ta tomo ivene ukalu, la kasi vi. touch. Mukali vaxa noxou. He touched ikalipapaxaneni sou natulu. After sangumas him. kill you, they bring back your life again.

Ata - English Dictionary 9 kasikula kisikulanu kasikula n. vine. Kasikula sou isakiisakii vimelu molosila kena mo musoli. Mother, I hit the no anu. The rope to be used in tying the fence. ghost and he died. kaso vt. touch. kepia'u n. strongness, hardness, difficulty. Syn: kapia'u/pakia'u/pekia'u. kasoso n. taro (white). — adv. strongly. kasou vi. touch it. kesi n. cuscus. Syn: poukea. katikete n. catechist (Catholic). From: Pidgin. keuao n. megapode, swamp hen. katu vt. spit ginger. kevau n. wink. katunu vt. ask spirits for help. kiakiau n. cooking banana. kaukavu n. paint, writing, design. Kiava pro. village (sp.). kaukavunu vt. paint, write, design. kienge n. kite (bird). kava vi. cry for help to the spirit called Maliava. Syn: katu. kii n. hot ashes. kavato n. rat. kii vi. be quiet. Tani mukii mukalu. It was very quiet in the village. kaviutunu n. room. Syn: kapiutunu. kiikii n. kingfisher bird. kavivi n. wild betelnuts. Syn: kookope. kiikii vi. creak. kavukavulasi vi. splash. Syn: peipei. kiikiinu n. big belly. kavukavulasisou vt. splash over. Kari musu'a vaxa no lexa, la lexa mukavukavulasisilo. kiipali adv. very strongly. When a car ran into the river, it splashed over kikatu vi. turn around. me. Syn: peipeisou. kiki vt. scratch. kaxele n. fish (sp.). kikimu adv. dirty. ke conj. and (consecutive). Syn: xe. [Note: This word is used in Uasilau and Sipa villages.] kikisi n. scabies, skin disease. kea n. whiteness. Syn: maenaxu. From: Nakanai. kikisou vt. scratch him/it. — adj. white. kilaka vi. pray. — vi. be white, bright. Vasimene mukea. kilaka n. noise. Ref: kilakilaka Your skin is white. kilakasou vt. pray for him/it. keakea n. baby. kilikalu vi. be crooked, be angry. kei vi. walk together (two people). kilikilimolo n. taro (spotted with yellow, purple). keke n. laugh, fun. kilili'o n. swing. — vi. laugh. — vi. swing. kekeiou vt. laugh at him. kilipa n. tree with edible fruit (Inocarpus keketola vt. put it on. fagiferus). kelatu n. sweet potato. Syn: toto'o. kilipa n. taro (white). kelaxu n. cataract. Iou kelaxu. His eyes are kilipi n. parakeet bird. cataract. kilisou vt. check him/it. kelele vi. dive, go under. kilolou vt. survey, invest well. keleleenu n. thinness, smallness. kelatu kisi vi. open. keleleenu a small sweet potato kisie n. her head. kelikelixu uoi n. sticks for a pig trap. kisikula vi. be surprised. kemekulu n. fern. kisikulanu vt. surprise him/it. kena exclamation. sound of exclamation. Atie, evau

10 Ata - English Dictionary kisilala kuakuala kisilala vt. spread, break. Mikisilala tani. They kole n. tropical ulcer. Syn: xalevii. have broken the house. kolea n. plant (sp.). kisilo n. my head. kolekole n. special tree to be used for hanging kisine n. your (sg) head. betelnuts, bananas and coconuts during feasting time. kisinge n. our (incl.) heads, your (pl) heads. kolekole vt. break. kisingo vi. sneeze. kolinu n. paying back. kisinu vt. open door. — vt. answer, pay back. Ekolinu tali'i noxou kisivalu n. hair band, crown. I answered his question. kisixe n. our (excl) heads. kolisou vt. pay back for him/it. kisi'a n. their heads. kolixi n. tree (sp.). kiso n. tree (sp.). kolo vt. bite and open. Ref: kolokolo Ukolo sinana kisole n. fish (girile fis). kisou. He bites and opens the fish head. kisou n. his head. kolokolo n. tree mouse (Uromys anak). kisou isusu'a n. snake (sp.). kolosou vt. prepare food because a man dies. kisou lalongonu n. skull. koloutuxu vt. surround him/it. Ta aa'a miiave sou mikoloutuxu memee vile. Dogs ran to kitu'a adj. small. Ant: tatila. surround a pig. kive n. small balck fish. kolovulo n. tree (sp.). kivutona n. taro (white). koloxo n. tree (sp.). knsinou taxanu n. nostril. koluxu vt. shorten it. koa vt. harvest pitpit. Syn: uainu. komalu n. taro (sp.). koilolo n. plant (sp.). [Note: This plant smells very komo n. eucalyptus tree (Eucalyptus deglupta). nice.] [Note: "kumurere" in Pidgin] koimu n. tree (Octomeles sumatrana). [Note: komo n. taro (sp.). "airima" in Pidgin] komolulu n. taro (sp.). koimuxaxai n. Milky Way. komuko adj. thick. Syn: amemea. koinu vt. create. koo n. cough. Ref: kookoo koka n. tree (sp.). — vi. cough. kokasou n. original ancestor. Syn: mutu'u ovuxu. kookoolinu vt. harvest. kokolo n. insect (sp.). kookope n. wild betelnut. Syn: kavivi. kokoloxo n. rooster's cry. koolou vt. put a new road. Ta molomolo kokoma n. parrot bird. mikoolou vote'i vile alavua. The children put kokomo n. plumes, plumage. [Note: the crest a new road. feathers of a bird used in head dress] kopi n. coffee. kokongo vi. walk secretly on a road. kopu n. traditional cucumber. kokope n. younger brother. kopulo n. green vegetable. kokova n. goose flesh. kotou n. tree (sp.). kokovua n. tree (sp.). [Note: This tree is used for kou vi. bend down. Syn: langa. lumbering.] koulo n. frog. koko'a n. chicken. kovu n. small crayfish. Syn: sangalako. koko'eke vi. become rigid. kuakuala adj. yellow. Syn: poonu.

Ata - English Dictionary 11 kuamaxa kuvika kuamaxa n. big insect which can be found in a kuluvia n. mushroom. hole of a tree. [Note: Ata people eat it.] kuluvololou n. club. Ta tomo mivau itema no kuau n. Imperial Pigeon bird. anu kuluvololou. Sangumas killed a man with a club. kue vi. grunt. kungalo n. Hibiscus flower. kui n. urine. kunikuni vi. move, shake. kuilolo vi. urinate. kuolo n. dancing tumbuan. kuilulunga n. shower. kuolo memee n. pig tumbuan. kuisa n. White-breasted Cockoo-Shrike bird. kupa n. lake, pool. kuka n. crab. From: Pidgin. kupe n. holes made by small insects in taro or yam. kuka n. constipation. kupi n. hook. — vi. constipate. kupo n. wrapping. kuka vi. go to stool. kuponu vt. wrap. kukamba n. cucumber. kusa vt. drive, away. kukui vi. urinate. kusalixu vt. surprise him. Kukulu pro. village (sp.). kusau vt. drive him/it away. kukuluunu n. set of four. kusi n. betelnut seedling. kukumalu n. tree (sp.). Syn: sangae. From: Nakanai. kusileli n. my nose. kukunoxu vt. bump. kusilili vi. become worse. kukunu vt. cook. From: Pidgin. kusinei n. her nose. kukupo'u n. big ant. kusinenge n. our (incl.) noses. kukuta n. tree used for lumber. [Note: This tree is kusineni n. your (sg) nose. used for lumbering] kusinexi n. our (excl) noses. kukuu n. germ. kusine'i n. their noses. kulama n. tree (sp.). kusingengei n. your (pl) noses. kuli n. tree (sp.). kusinou n. his nose. kulokulosou vt. get nuts with a ladder. kusinou aiinu n. bone of his nose. kulu n. red taro. kusinou poxe'u n. side of his nose. kulue n. stick used in beating children and pigs. kusitea n. small bat. kuluke vi. surprise. kusoisole n. Railway Creeper. kulumiso n. kundu drum, hand drum. kusuu n. bandicoot. kulumu n. drum stick. kusuu n. small bat. kulunu n. round stone, rock. kusuu n. yam. kulunu n. shortness. Syn: ataxu. Ant: kusu'u vt. remove with stick. Nakusu'u laasile veveeni/veveeni. ulai no ale. You remove a milliped outside kulupa vi. be just above. with a stick. kulupei vi. dig up. Ref: kulukulupei kuukuu n. small snake. kulusina n. wallaby. kuva n. hard part of a tree. kulutitinoxu n. summit. kuvalulu n. short man, dwarf. Ant: kamakulu. kuluvasivaxa vt. spit ginger. kuvika n. young coconut.

12 Ata - English Dictionary kuvo lalongo kuvo n. white clay. Syn: axoxo. kuvo n. penis. L - l la art. a, an. lalotu a church lapemu an axe lakalasile n. kerosene. From: Nakanai. lasuku a tobacco From: Nakanai. lakaloxo n. sago palm, sago starch. From: la conj. and (connect chronologically two Nakanai. different events). Eni elai, la emaisou John. lakapa n. iron roof. From: Nakanai. When I went, and then I saw John. lakavala n. tree (sp.). la adv. again. Ane'i misusu la. They made a mistake again. lakela n. basket. From: Nakanai. la sou conj. therefore. lakii n. key. From: Nakanai. laa vi. go outside. Mulaa no tani sou mu'ulo. He lakilaka n. prayer. From: Nakanai. went out from the house to bathe. lakililisie n. bride price for her. laalaaxu adv. often, many times. lakoli n. substitution, replacement, payment. laanu vt. take out. Mulaanu memee tamusinu lakuikuili n. cloth. Syn: lavalava/lakuikuli. ilou opoonu. He took out the pig's bowels and From: Nakanai. stomach. lakuikuli n. Bixa Orellana tree. laanu vt. stick. Milaanu kolekole mulai no lia. He stuck a kolekole tree into the ground. lakuikuli seseenu n. Lipstick Tree. laasile n. millipede. lakukuu n. fish (sp.). laasile molosila n. black snake. lakupapa n. dish. laasile sou lia n. earth worm. lala n. tailor fish. laaxu n. under it, meaning. Kelatu vile uai no luu lalaave vi. snake. Sinana veveni ulalavee. A laaxu. There is a sweet potato under the chair. snake snakes. laeu n. partner of a big male pig. lalae n. rope. laevo vt. clean jungle, start a new garden. lalai vi. part, go. lai vi. go. lalaisi n. rice. From: Nakanai. — n. area. lalamo n. lamp. From: Nakanai. laiiou vt. go to get him/it. lalanu vt. cover it. Syn: sia'u. lailaixe adj. very good, very nice. lalaxii vi. be ready. — adv. very carefully. lalaxiinu vt. make it ready. laili n. young sago tree. lalaxu n. time. lailixu vt. take him/it back, bring him/it back, return lalesa n. razor. From: Nakanai. him/it. lali n. obsidian. lailoto n. present. lalili n. nails. From: Nakanai. lailotonu vt. buy back. laliua n. earthquake. Syn: uniuni. laixe adj. good. Ref: lailaixe lalixu vt. bring him back. — adv. well, carefully. Ref: lailaixe laloa n. white taro. — n. healthiness, goodness. Laixenenisi? Are laloko n. lock. From: Nakanai. you fine? lalongo n. coconut shell. [Note: This is for lakaiamu n. tree (sp.). weeding] lakaisou vt. shine strongly on him/it.

Ata - English Dictionary 13 lalotu lavalava lalotu n. church building, service in a church, lasikulu n. school. From: Pidgin. denomination. Lalotu noxi'a Katoliki. Their lasilingi n. money, shilling. From: Nakanai. denomination is Catholic. From: Kuanua. lasingilisi n. shirt. From: Nakanai. lalumiso n. spear. From: Nakanai. lasinu vt. pull it down. Sema ilasinu lamota sou lalu'uxu n. harbor. i'itaxu tiva. The woman pulls vine down to lama n. one of the clans under a moiety "Va'umu". make a string bag. lamalasile n. medicine. From: Naakanai. lasinu n. lump of dirt. lamana n. brightness, clearness, light, lasioti n. shirt. From: Nakanai. understanding. lasipi n. ship. From: Nakanai. — adj. bright. lasipulu n. spoon. From: Nakanai. lameapo n. pawpaw, papaya tree, fruit. Syn: lasole n. embankment, bank. lapopo. From: Nakanai. lasopeni n. cooking pot. From: Nakanai. lamesa n. yellow taro. lasuku n. tobacco. From: Nakanai. lami n. flash. lasuu n. shoes. From: Nakanai. — vi. flash. Lele'e mulami, la nexi te'ume. When the thunder flashed, we were frightened. lataanu n. top of it. lamia n. eel (sp.). Syn: mulexa/mulexa momu. lataila n. mushroom. Syn: lii. From: Nakanai. lamoli n. money. From: Nakanai. latala adj. all. lamota n. rope. latalapupulu n. black snake. lamotaxu n. poisonous plant. [Note: They use latalaxa n. side of a heart. this plant for killing fish in a river.] Lataua n. God in the Bible. Lataua uvali anaxu. lamusi n. poisonous tree. Syn: luluvo. God sent his mouth. langa vi. bend down. Syn: kou. lataua n. black huge bee. Syn: paxo momu. laolai n. tree (sp.). latia n. flatness, flat land. Tuala ne Sexe ne, muxolu no latia. Sexe village is on the flat laolexu vt. make it stop bearing fruit. land. laolu n. island. latilovo n. parable. lapalo'u n. corn. latiloxo n. respect. Syn: toxonu. lapasili n. behavior. From: Nakanai. latolo vi. deny his mistake. lapau vi. fall down. latotope n. big dish. lapelete n. plate. From: Nakanai. latulausisi n. pair of trousers. From: Nakanai. lapemu n. axe. From: Nakanai. lauoinu n. redness. Ref: lauolauoinu Syn: so'ola. lapepa n. piece of paper. From: Nakanai. lausoxo n. Caladium bicolor plant. lapoe n. traditional orange. lautuxu n. deepness. laposalaxu n. first born child. Ant: kaluxu. lauvanu n. bluntness. Ant: anaxu. lapu vi. be straight. lauvi n. yam. Syn: mo'u. From: Nakanai. lapulaxete n. blanket. From: Nakanai. lava n. tree plant for eating. lapulixonu vt. straighten him/it. lavaila n. visitor. Syn: asila. lapuloto n. rules, law. lavakete n. bucket. From: Nakanai. lapuunu vt. pull it. lavalata n. veranda. From: Nakanai. lasa n. arm ring. lavalava n. cloth. Syn: lakuikuili. lasala n. trochus shell, mother of pearl shell.

14 Ata - English Dictionary lavaletuna lelemesou lavaletuna n. sweet potato (sp.). laxasou n. his shoulder. lavalolo n. trough for sago. laxa'ilu n. hill. Syn: alaele. lavalolo n. fish name, called "Kol pis" in Tok laxa'u n. roof. Pidgin. laxa'uvale n. small lizard. lavatoto vt. hit. laxunu n. his presence, in front of him. lavavala adj. many, a lot. la'ati n. bamboo harp. lave vt. pull, paddle. la'ave n. storm. laveenu vt. drag a sword. la'axo n. water for squeezing sago starch. laveesou vt. pull out. la'ianenge n. our (incl.) anger. lavilavi n. quarrel, dispute. la'ianexe n. our (excl) anger. lavilelu n. feast. Syn: lai'lali. la'iangenge n. your (pl) anger. lavileo n. sickness. Syn: pipiena. la'iaxa'a n. their anger. lavilivili n. bicycle. From: Nakanai. la'iaxe n. her anger. laviso n. knife. From: Nakanai. la'iaxene n. your (sg) anger. lavixu vt. dispute, quarrel. la'iaxo n. my anger. — n. angry words. la'iaxu n. his anger. lavokea n. one of the clans under a moiety la'ilali n. food, feast, favorite. Soka ne, anu "Va'umu". la'ilalixo ane. Soccur is my favorite. lavo'o n. stone. la'iua n. rain. Syn: uali. lavo'o n. white taro. la'olae n. tree (sp.). lavo'osou n. his stone for his house. la'ola'oluxu n. heaps. lavo'ou n. his stone for breaking nuts. la'olu n. island. lavo'oxu n. his stone for a stone oven. la'oluxa'a n. crowd. lavu vt. know. la'oluxu n. heap. lavuku n. book. From: Nakanai. la'u vi. come (many people). Ila'u latala ine'e. Lavuku Tavuna n. Holy Bible. From: Nakanai. Every people come. lavulavu n. knowledge. la'uele n. Tahitian chestnut. lavulo'o n. day of deliverance. la'ulu n. bread fruit/bread fruit tree. lavuluti n. possessions. la'ulu n. jungle rat (Chiruromys forbesi). lavunu vt. put legs in a hot spring to heal his sores. lea vt. spit. Ulavunu tava'u xaleviinu no tivula. He puts leanu vt. throw it. Syn: pei/su'a. his legs having sores in a hot spring. lei n. taro stem. lavusou vt. know it/him. lei n. dance. Lavuxi pro. village (sp.). — vi. dance. lavuxi n. banana. From: Nakanai. leilaxu vt. show gladness. Syn: sexelaxu. lavuxi xaiva n. red banana. leilemi n. plant (sp.). Syn: ete. [Note: This is a laxa n. plant like pitpit. eatable plant.] laxalasi n. glass, glasses. From: Nakanai. leilixu vt. carry something by dancing. laxalaxa'i vi. get ready. lele n. year of. laxalixu vt. remove, take off. lelemesou n. coldness. Syn: ialuxu. Ant: sivava'u.

Ata - English Dictionary 15 lelemulinu limilaxe lelemulinu vt. follow him/it. levexo n. my tongue. lele'e n. thunder, spirits living in water, taboo. levexu n. his tongue. [Note: This is a bad spirit killing people.] levi adj. another. lele'e lamixu n. lightening. leviinu vt. divide things into two groups. Syn: lele'e luluxu n. sound of thunder. iloxilenu. lele'e muloxu n. rainbow. lexa n. water, river. lele'i n. Lallang grass. lexasou n. his water for bathing. leli dat. me (with verb). Napaipouleli. You lexaxu n. his water for drinking. correct me. lexe conj. if, that. Lexe la'iua usili, la na'unanu — poss. my (with noun). kusileli my nose mimii. If it rains, you put clothes inside. Muvikala lexe anu umasaxa ulai ne leme n. growth. Goroka. He said that he wanted to go to — vi. grow. Goroka. lemolu vt. say it. lexenu vt. sing. leo n. Singing Glossy Starling bird. — n. song. lepa vi. stop producing fruit. La'uele mulepa. The lexesou n. song sung for him. galipnut tree stopped producing fruit. lexeu n. song he composed. lete n. baldness. lexexu n. song about him. — vi. stop producing, stop growing. Ue lexexu vt. light the fire onto another wood. mulete mukalu. The sugarcane stopped growing. le'o n. tree (sp.). leualeli n. my mother-in-law. li adv. again. leuane n. her mother-in-law. lia n. ground/earth/land/soil. no lia down leuanenge n. our (incl.) mother-in-law. lia kusinou n. corner on a road. leuaneni n. your (sg) mother-in-law. lialia n. dirt. leuanexi n. our (excl) mother-in-law. lii n. mushroom. Syn: lataila/kaleso. leuane'i n. their mother-in-law. like n. betelnut spit. leuangengi n. your (pl) mother-in-law. — vt. spit. leuanu n. his mother-in-law. likoliko vi. keep dropping (oil, water). Syn: totolo. levenenge n. our (incl.) tongues. lili n. moss. levenexe n. our (excl) tongues. lili vi. hang. levengenge n. your (pl) tongues. lilila adj. brown. levenu vt. cut and open stomach of large and small lilixu vt. hang it. intestine of animals. Ta sema milevenu lilo suf. my. sangalilo my year memee tamusinu no lexa. Women cut and opened a pig's bowels in a river. lilo vi. dress up (tumbuan). levetesou vt. keep from eating. Mii tuma'u ne, limaxu vt. measure. nenge talevetesou, xo ta'ou la opoonenge limi n. tree (sp.). navuxu. As for something which smells bad, we don't eat it, because if we eat, then we have limilanenge n. our (incl.), your (pl) throats. stomachache. limilanexe n. our (excl) throats. levexa'a n. their tongues. limilaxa'a n. their throats. levexe n. her tongue. limilaxe n. her throat. levexene n. your (sg) tongue.

16 Ata - English Dictionary limilaxene lovaxu limilaxene n. your (sg) throat. loo n. whole action to find out who killed a man. limilaxo n. my throat. loopala vt. expect. John muloopala momu lexe ulotoxou ue no maketi. John expected his limilaxu n. his throat. father to buy a sugarcane at the market. linga n. desire, prayer. loosou vt. look out. lingamoxu n. maturity. Ant: vuvualonu. looxu vt. wait for him. lingau vt. ask it, desire it, pray for it. lopa n. eucalyptus tree (Eucalyptus deglupta), liti n. tree (sp.). Rambutan. livilivixu vt. foam at the mouth. losi vt. communicate by using body language. livu vi. return/go back. losie vt. give her. livunoxu vt. return it. Syn: livulixu. losieixu 2vt. teach her it. lixinu n. center. losielixu 2vt. teach me it. — vt. cut in half. Ref: lixilixinu losiengexu 2vt. teach us (incl.) it. lixisou vt. shorten. losiengixu 2vt. teach you (pl) it. li'i n. small knife. losienixu 2vt. teach you (sg) it. loe n. post for a house. losiexixu 2vt. teach us (excl) it. lokenu vt. dig out. losie'ixu 2vt. teach them it. lokesou vt. remove. losilo vt. give me. lokolaxu vt. clog in the throat. losine vt. give you (sg). lokoma n. huge jungle. Syn: voxosila. losinge vt. give us (incl.), you (pl). lokusou vt. shrink. losiouxu 2vt. teach him it. lola n. bank. losixe vt. give us (excl). lolo n. sunset. losi'a vt. give them. loloe n. landslide. losou vt. give him. lololi n. wholeness. lotonu vt. buy it. lolomu n. obedience, message sent by beating a lotonuie 2vt. buy it for her. drum. lotonuiu 2vt. buy it for him. lolonga n. fresh and clean water. lotonui'a 2vt. buy it for them. loloo vi. keep waiting. Ta tomo iloloo sou ivau lotonumenge 2vt. buy it for us (incl.). John. Sangumas are waiting to kill John. lotonumengi 2vt. buy it for you (pl). loloxoloxu vt. hate. lotonumeni 2vt. buy it for you (sg). loloxu n. trick, curse. lotonumexi 2vt. buy it for us (excl). lolu n. Elephant Food Yam. lotonuxeni 2vt. buy it for me. lomolomo n. forest, some certain leaves for decoration. Syn: voxosila. lotoxu vt. buy food for him. lomu vi. listen. lotu vi. worship. [Note: This is a Pidgin word but originally from Fijian.] lomulo n. ashes. lotunu vt. tie, fasten. Ngalotunu memee mo talai. lomusou vt. listen to it. Nalomusou. You listen to You tie the pig and let's go. Syn: sakiinu. him/it. lousou n. his tomb. lomuxu vt. obey. Nalomuxu. You obey him. lovaxu vt. measure. longa vt. constipate (dogs). Syn: kuka.

Ata - English Dictionary 17 lovelove lu'e

— n. measurement. lulusou vt. untie, loosen, explain. lovelove vi. part, turn around. luluunu vt. rub with, paint. Ta molomolo miluluunu lamotaxu no lexa. The children lovo n. fig tree, red pepper. From: Kuanua; Pidgin. rubbed poisonous rope in the river. Syn: lovolovo n. grasshopper (sp.). lutunu. lovoxu n. fat, fertile. luluvo n. poisonous tree. Syn: lamusi. loxo prep. like, as. Iou loxo momu. He looks like luma n. plant which smells good. his father. lumamo adv. not quite long time ago. Syn: tei. loxo vt. correct. lume vi. fall down. Atume uili la tani ne ulume loxomala n. public square. uasi. When the wind blows, the house doesn't fall down. loxomale adv. perhaps. Syn: male. lupe n. dry sheath. loxomi n. crocodile. From: Nakanai. lutu vi. be ready. loxonu vt. collect, pick up. Miloxonu nao mei. They collected mangoes yesterday. lutu n. bamboo cooking pot. loxotolo n. sky. lutuleli n. my chest. loxotolo opoonu n. heaven. lutune n. her chest. loxovaa adv. how, what. Nini tatulusou tani a lutunenge n. our (incl.) chests. loxovaa? How do you build your house? lutuneni n. your (sg) chest. loxo'u n. surface. lutunexi n. our (excl) chests. loxo'ukulu n. crayfish (sp.). lutune'i n. their chests. lo'e vi. shake. Ref: lo'elo'e Memee ulo'elo'e, la lutungengi n. your (pl) chests. na'uma mamu. The pig is shaking, but don't be afraid. lutunu vt. rub with. Syn: luluunu. luaki n. sea. lutunu n. his chest. luale n. taro (white). luu n. a bed/a table. lue n. friction. luuxu n. gum, resin, origin of a river. — vi. rub. Nalue mo tatauxu navu xo navu luveli n. banana (sp.). musita. You rub and let's make a fire, because luvo vt. wrap. the fire died. luvoki n. fish (sp.). lukae n. reed. lukaesou tani reed for the house lukaesou lalumiso reed for the spear luvonu n. long wrap. Syn: soxinu. luke vi. walk unsteadly. Syn: oke. — vt. wrap. Miluvonu itema musoli no anu mo'e veveenu. They wrapped the dead with a luli n. yam. long mat. lulu n. big hole, cave. Mi'asou lulu sou mi'asixu luvunu vt. pull out. John. They dug a big hole to bury John. luvusou vt. destroy (house). lulu vt. rub. Luxe pro. village (sp.). [Note: These people left lulu vt. shake. their village and now they settle in the Silanga luluale n. small centipede. village with the Nakanai and the Mamusi people.] lululi n. ant. lu'e down. vi. come down. M - m

18 Ata - English Dictionary maakole mamulonu

malaxoa n. burp. maakole n. tree (with thorns). Namuamua'i laixe, xo maakole uto'omene. Walk carefully, — vi. burp. because the tree with thorns will prick you. mala'o adv. day before yesterday, long time ago. maaluxu n. banana (sp.). John musoli mala'o mo. John died long time ago. maaluxu n. plant (sp.). male adv. perhaps. maamaatola n. words for comfort. malei vi. look. maamaatolanu vt. comfort him. Aululu se ne milapau, la namaamaatolane uasi? When an maleisou vt. see it. Syn: maisou. old lady fell down, don't you comfort her? malemalenga adj. clean, pure. Opoonenge maanavu n. fruit fly. malemalenga. Our hearts are clean. Ant: nuni'u. maasi adv. later, later in the day, now. Avene maasi! I will hit you now! maliava n. good spirit. [Note: This spirit lives in Aso Iou(the center of the Sun) and comes up mae pro. that. on a man. This spirit does heal sickness, maea n. cliff. protects people from evils, helps people in fishing and hunting.] maela shame. vi. be ashamed. Natulu sou navikala, la namaela mamu. When you malingaxu n. muddy place where pigs sleep. stand up to talk, you can't be ashamed. Syn: malisa'asa'a n. ladybug. pamaelanu. malopuna n. one of the clans under a moiety maenaxu n. white. Syn: kea. "Ilao". maexo adj. bad. Ilotia maexo! Tumbuan's face is malouxa n. snake (sp.). bad. malova n. place to put a net for catching birds. maia n. cooking banana. maloxo'u vt. step on. mailiinu n. piece of. Muli mailiinu sevile une'e. Why don't you give me a bunch of pomelo? malukusou vt. swallow it. mailuaxu n. inside, corner of a house. A'aa malusou n. new shoot. misulune'i ta 'ilie no mailua. The dog bore maluvae n. tree (sp.). her children at the corner of the house. mamalaxu n. softness, easiness, simpleness. Ant: maimaixu n. shade. pakia'u. maisi'a vt. see them. Mamau pro. village (sp.). maisou vt. see him, see it. Syn: malei. mama'u vt. fear him/it. maisouxu vt. help him/it. mamie n. her father. maititi vi. guess. mamilo n. my father. makelekeakea n. small bat. mamine n. your (sg) father. makovu n. boundaries within a garden, verse. maminge n. our (incl.), your (pl) father. Syn: pilixa. mamisa n. yam (sp.). malaa adj. ripe. mamixe n. our (excl) father. malaioni n. garbage hole. mami'a n. their father. malakau mei adv. day before yesterday. Syn: mala'o. mamu adv. prohibition. Nga'oto'oto mamu. Don't fight. malamenge adj. sorry. mamulo vi. be broken. malaputu n. blisters. — vt. break. Malasi pro. village (sp.). mamulonu vt. break it. malavailili n. New Guinea Harpy-Eagle.

Ata - English Dictionary 19 mamuxanu maxamaxapalo mamuxanu n. oldness. matavala n. colonnade. mana n. vine. mataxale n. eye sided. mangalu n. tree (sp.). mataxosou vt. watch food wanting to eat. manina n. truth. matele n. taro (sp.). — adj. true. matengalei n. sing a requiem for the dead. — adv. truly. matoloonu n. oldness (house, clothes). manusu n. big plate for collecting sago starch. matovinu n. piece. maokulu n. Honey Sucker bird. matoxoonu n. rot. maole vi. be together in working, walking. — adj. rotten. mapea vt. scrub. maula n. friend, sorry. mapulinga n. toilet for women. Syn: papaa. mauli n. life, every day lives. [Note: This word is used by the people in — vi. be alive, recover. Kaikou, Lavuxi, Iauiau and Kukulu.] maulu n. young man. Ant: vuanga. mapuu n. cooking banana. mavolovexa tamei adj. twenty. marita n. Common Seashore Screw pine tree. mavolovexa tami'a adj. forty. masa n. banana (sp.). mavolovexa tatalu adj. thirty. masaa n. taro (white). mavolovexa ta'uve adj. fifty. masalelexu n. one-side house. mavolovexa vile adj. ten. masapa adj. shallow. Ant: lautu. mavolovexa vile mo mulelia tamei adj. masaxa n. desire. twelve. masaxau vt. desire, want it. mavolovexa vile mo mulelia tami'a adj. masikala vi. stop from having children. fourteen. masikalane vt. make her not have children. mavolovexa vile mo mulelia tatalu adj. thirteen. masiu adv. without reason. mavolovexa vile mo mulelia ta'uve adj. masua n. badness. Ant: laixe. fifteen. — adj. bad. mavolovexa vile mo mulelia vile adj. — adv. wrongly. eleven. mata n. clans, moieties. [Note: There are moieties mavolovexa vile mo muvaxa simi tamei among the Ata people, these are "Ilao" and adj. seventeen. "Va'umu". And under "Ilao", there are five mavolovexa vile mo muvaxa simi tami'a clans (Xivolo, Malopuna, Kalaluana, Uxeuxe adj. nineteen. and 'Una) and under "Va'umu", there are four clans (Lama, Xeleme, Naxa and Lavokea)] mavolovexa vile mo muvaxa simi tatalu adj. eighteen. mata n. eyes. From: Nakanai. mavolovexa vile mo muvaxa simi vile matakiisou vt. keep watching him/it. adj. sixteen. matakoso n. pink eye. From: Nakanai. mavuluvulu n. tree (sp.). matapianu vt. dislike. Mimaisou la'ilali mavutalai n. tree (sp.). noxinge, la ie'i mukatapianusi. When they saw our food, their eyes showed they disliked maxalexu vt. miss mark. it. maxali/maxalu n. start of pregnancy. matasiki n. small crayfish. — vi. become pregnant. matasou vt. promise. maxamaxapalo vi. fly (time). So'io ilou voxo a

20 Ata - English Dictionary maxasesela miso'uva

umaxamaxapalo ukalu. Months and days mengi suf. for you (pl), your (pl). Muxeta'umengi have gone. ovu. He chopped a tree for you. memeemengi your pigs maxasesela n. dawn. meni n. louse. maxa'u vt. show it. meni dat. for you (sg). Alotomeni. I buy for you. maxei n. cane, rattan, species of Calamus. — poss. your (sg). semameni your wife maxoa vi. destroy. meni poss. your (sing). semameni your wife maxolo mangroves. mexe adv. by our (excl) selves. maxuli n. wallaby, kangaroo. mexe n. tree with edible fruit (Pometia Pimata). maxuvee/maxuveeni adv. for a long time. [Note: ton in Tok-Pisin] Ma'e what. mexi n. ours (excl). ma'ia pro. what. mexiinu vt. stretch. Namexiinu avone! Stretch ma'iate adv. Let me see. your hands. ma'ila n. rest. me'a adv. by themselves. — vi. take a rest. mi- pro. she (3 pers, sing, subj, perf); they (3 pers, pl, subj, perf). ma'ilalixu vt. let him/it take a rest. mie adj. word to describe something huge or ma'i/ma'ia interj.pro. what. Ma'i ne? What is unusual. Molosila vile mie toxoxa'a loxo. that? Ma'ia 'o? What is this? One huge ghost. mei adv. yesterday. mii n. things/objects/possessions. Syn: mimii. melaa n. plant (like ginger). mii mukoinenge n. creator. melaixe vi. joke. Ta sema xe ta mulu mimelaixe miie n. her things. Ref: miiemiie utotomu no vote'i. Women and men were joking on the road all the time. miilou n. rubber tree (Malayan Banyan). melakukumuxu vt. gossip about it. miimenge n. our (incl.), your (pl) things. Ref: miimemiimenge mele adv. by herself. Ane mele ixutuxuxe la'ilali. She cooks her food by herself. miimexi n. our (excl) things. Ref: miimemiimexi meletalonu vt. curse him/it. miinumiinu n. his body parts/relative-marriage). melinu vt. get rope. miisomiisou n. his things (pillow,blanket). melo adv. by myself. miiu n. his things. Ref: miiumiiu memee n. pig. miixeni n. my things. Ref: miixemiixeni memee toutou n. pig having only three legs. miixumiixu n. his food. memeeu n. his pig he takes care of. mii'a n. their things. Syn: mii'amii'a. memeexu n. his pork. milalako n. centipede. memele n. green vegetable. mila'anu vt. share. Syn: velunu. mene adv. by yourself. Milikina pro. village (sp.). mene n. friend. mimii n. things. menexilo my friend. n. mimiiu n. his thing. menexu n. his friend, another pair. mingani n. sandfly. Syn: saisanga. menga n. snake. mio n. cassava. menge suf. for us (incl.), our (incl.). Ulotomenge. misevile adv. very. He buys for us. lalumisomenge our knives miso'uva n. dragonfly. menge adv. by yourselves, by our (incl.) selves.

Ata - English Dictionary 21 mitema mumu mitema n. person. momu n. his father. — vi. be a person. Eni amitema sou xaixai. I monomono n. head-pastor (United Church). am a workman. Syn: itema. moosou n. owner. Moosou lavulavu educated man mixita n. caterpillar. Syn: tatananu. mo conj. and, also. Eni alai mo aai. I go and also mose'i adj. some. Syn: se'i. sleep. Nexi mo ngingi mo negne'a talai. We moso adj. some. and also you , all of us go. Mei mo. long time ago moso iou n. his portion of a pig. Nga'elaxu memee xinuxinu ilou vaiasou mo ngotusou mo sou conj. in order to. laixe xo John mosou iou. mole n. tree (sp.). mosomoso n. garbage, dust, rubbish, trash. mole adv. until. Mixoxoo mole 'olovoxo. They moxo n. banana (sp.). stayed until evening. moxo'u vt. name him/it. mole part. probably. mo'e n. big pandanus tree, mat. molo n. snail. mo'u n. yam. moloinasou vt. disturb. mu- pro. he/it (3d pers, sing, subj, perf). Musoli molomolo n. child. mei. He/it died yesterday. molomoloonu n. crumbs, scraps. Sie muale n. grass skirt. Syn: tokolomo. molomoloonu mulapalapau. Taro crumbs were falling down. muamua'i trip/voyge/journey. vi. moloonu vt. collect (firewood, taro). muaxu n. his breath. molosila n. a ghost living in jungle. [Note: These muekolo n. taro (sp.). are bad spirits of the dead. And they kill mui n. plant for decoration. people. They have big eyes, long hair and usually their skin is black.] mukulu n. hiding place for fish. molosilanu vt. be unkind, be unloving. mulao vt. put it down. molou vt. gather. Tamolou tanenge. We hope. mulapu adj. correct, right, straight. molovila'isou vt. make fun of him/it. mulaxu n. taro (sp.). molu adv. by himself. mulaxu vt. put, unload. Syn: muxaxu. momoiou n. burning firewood. mulesou vt. send him/it back. momomo vi. be able to, be enough. Nini muli n. citrus fruit. From: Pidgin. namomomo sou nakisinu aitenga uasi. You muline'i vt. follow them. are not able to open the door. mulinu vt. follow. Ref: mulimulinu Tamulinu momomo vi. be same. Ta a'aa tamei ilou Iesu no voxovoxo. Let's follow Jesus every mimomomo. The two dogs are the same. day. momosou vt. correct him/it. Namomosou vaikala muloxu lele'e n. rainbow. talu? When do you correct the words? muloxu navu n. fire place. momoxa'a adv. for each. Nano'u la'ilali momoxa'a. Get food for each. mulu n. man. Ant: sema. momoxo vi. be ripe. Lavuxi mumomoxo. The — adj. male. banana is ripe. mulumulu n. top of a tree. — n. ripeness. Lavuxi momoxoxu. the Mulusi pro. village (sp.). banana's ripeness mulusi n. orange (native). — adj. ripe. Lavuxi momoxo a ripe banana mulu'e n. net for catching birds. momoxu vt. make it possible. mumu n. buai (chewed).

22 Ata - English Dictionary mumuta nexi mumuta n. bee. mutu'u ualu n. Goose Grass. mumuu n. black bird. muxatele tamei adj. seven. munumunu vi. whisper. muxatele tami'a adj. nine. musia'e n. grasshopper. muxatele tatalu adj. eight. musia'e xane n. locust. muxatele vile adj. six. musuku adv. very much. Laixe musuku no anu muxaxu vt. put. Syn: mulaxu. la'ilali. Thank you very much for the food. muximuxi adj. black. Syn: su'inu/muxusi. mutamasou tava'u n. Papuan Mountain Pigeon. muxusi n. blackness. Syn: muximuxi/su'inu. mutu'u ovuxu n. his original ancestor. Syn: — adj. black. kokasou. N - n na- pro. you (2nd pers, sing, subject, impf). -ne obj. 2s. nana n. history. Syn: a'alo. -ne obj. 3sf. nano n. inside. nene'a vi. bear fruit. nao n. mango. nenge pro. we (incl.). nateti n. taro (red). nenge suf. us (incl.) (with verb), our (incl.) (with noun). Muitinenge. He gave us. naonenge navaa vi. do what, do how. Nanavaa avone ne? our (incl.) mango What happened to your hand? nenge nenge pro. ours. navae vi. do. nenge nengei pro. two of us. navu n. fire. Ref: navunavu nenge nenge'a pro. all of us. navunavu n. lot of pain, punishment. nengei pro. two of us. navuxu n. pain. nengei nenge n. someting for two of us. naxa n. clan under Va'umu moiety. nenge'a pro. all of us. na'a n. theirs. nenge'a nenge pro. something for all of us. na'anenge n. ours (incl.), yours (pl). neni pro. you (sing.) (with verb). Muvikalaneni. na'anexi n. ours (excl). He said to you. opooneni your stomach na'anini n. yours (sg). neni pro. you (sing.)(with verb). na'axeni n. mine. nenie n. her mother. na'e n. hers. nenilo n. my mother. Syn: atie. na'u n. his. nenine pro. your (sg) mother. ne prep. in/at/to/from. Anu molu ne Sipa. He neninge n. our (incl.), your (pl) mother. came from Sipa. Syn: no. [Note: This is only used with specific places such as Rabaul, nenixe n. our (excl) mother. Kimbe, Bialla, Uasilau etc.] neni'a n. their mother. ne part. topicalization. Tani ane ne, eni nenu n. his mother. etulusou. As for that house, I built it. nenu suluvi n. Wedge-tailed Eagle. ne qmrk. question marker. Manina ne? Is it true? -nexe dat. our (excl.)(with noun). muitinexe He ne suf. her (with verb), her (with noun). gave us. ualunexe our coconuts Navikalane. You say to her. xine her bone nexi pro. we (excl). ne- sub. you (2nd pers, sing, subject, perf).

Ata - English Dictionary 23 nexi nuni'u nexi suf. us (excl) (with verb), our (excl) (with ngongou pro. you and he. noun). Navikalanexi. You say to us. kusinexi ngongou ngenge pro. something for two of you. our noses ngotu n. bark. nexi nexe pro. ours. nguelele vi. roar. A'aa munguelele xo mumaisou nexi noxie pro. I and she. itema. The dog roared because he saw a man. nexi noxi'a pro. I and they. three legs Syn: ngiulele. nexi noxou pro. I and he. nini pro. you (sg). ne'e vt. come. ninixene pro. yours (sg). ne'ei interj.pro pro. where. Mene ne'ei? Where did nixi adj. middle. you come from? nixinixi n. diarrhea, pouring. ne'i suf. them (with verb), their (with noun). — vi. pour down. Navikalane'i. You say to them. kusine'i their noses no prep. in/at/to/on/from/into. Sema milai no lexa. The woman went to the river. Syn: ne. ne'iela adv. tomorrow. [Note: This is only used with unspecific nga- sub. you (2nd pers, pl, subj, impf). places such as a river, a garden etc.] ngala vi. pretend to cry. Ref: ngalangala noanu n. invisible home for the dead. Syn: aso iou. ngalo n. fiction story. nono n. brown ant. nganivu n. basket for eels. nononu vt. flow over. Lexa munononu tuatuala mukalusi. The water have flowed over ngato'o adv. with each other. Ref: ngatongao'o villages. nge- sub. you (2nd pers, pl, subj, perf). nou n. water spider. ngenge pro. you (pl.)/for you (with verb). — vi. swim. Muitingenge. He gave you. novi Syn: tani. n. men's house. — poss. your (pl). xaingenge your garden noxie poss.pro. hers, for her, to her, with her. ngengi suf. you (pl) (with verb), your (pl) (with noun). Uvikalangengi. He says to you. noxilo poss.pro. mine, for me, to me, with me. U'ungengi. your hearts noxine poss.pro. yours (sg), for you, to you, with ngiala n. bird. you. ngiaxu n. seed. noxinge poss.pro. ours (incl.), for us, to us, yours (pl), for you, to you, with you. ngingi pro. you (pl, subj). noxixe poss.pro. ours (excl), for us, to us, with us. ngingi ngenge pro. yours (pl). noxi'a poss.pro. theirs, for them, to them, with ngingi ngongie pro. you and she. them. ngingi ngongi'a pro. you and they. noxou poss.pro. his/for him/to him/with him. ngingi ngongou pro. you and he. no'a prep. with, by, than. Naxeta'u ovu no'a ngingia'u n. intercourse. Syn: vavaialo. lapemu. Chop the tree with an axe. Lamota ane ne, vevee no'a lamota ano 'o. That rope — vt. intercourse. is longer than this rope. Syn: no anu. ngiulele/ngelele vi. roar. no'u vt. get him/it. ngolangola'u n. stripes. nu suf. him (with verb), its, his (with noun), its. ngonga n. yam (sp.). Navikalanu. You say to him. opoonu his stomach ngongie pro. you and she. nuna adv. downward. Ant: to'o. ngongi'a pro. all of you. nuni'u n. dirtiness. Syn: kikimu. Ant: ngongoli n. molar tooth, grinder. malemalenga.

24 Ata - English Dictionary nunu paamuxanu nunu vi. fall down (leaves). nunuu n. mosquito. O - o o interj. exclamtion for surprise. opookuakuala n. frog (yellow). o conj. or. Nini nalai ne Bialla, or Kimbe? Are opooleli n. my stomach. you going to Bialla, or Kimbe? From: Pidgin. opoone n. her stomach, pregnancy. Ane opone? Is o n. tree (sp.). she pregnant? o part. top. opoonenge n. our (incl.) stomachs. o pro. this. opooneni n. your (sg) stomach. oa n. bird (sp.). opoonexi n. our (excl) stomachs. oi n. jungle which used to be a garden. opoone'i n. their stomachs. oie n. her brother in law. opoongengi n. your (pl) stomachs. oi'a n. their brother in law. opoonu n. his stomach. oke vi. walk unsteadly. Syn: luke. opuopu vi. spring. oko n. a red dry betelnut. osonu vt. break with a stone. Naoso la'uele mo ta'ou. You break gulipnuts and let's eat them. — adj. big, strong. ota n. tree (sp.). olenu vt. lead, direct him/it. Naolenu memee ulai no ale. You lead the pig to go outside. oto n. star. olexu vt. cause him/it to do something. ou n. his brother in law. [Note: He should respect and can't call his name.] olie prep. with her. Syn: ilee/iloe. [Note: Kaikou dialect] ovu n. tree, firewood, wood. oli'a prep. with them. Syn: ilo'a. ovu muvalautu n. cross. oloonu vt. repair net. ovu sesexeenu n. area of the tree when the tree is split. oloo'u vt. make new net. ovu sou vilixe n. plant (Seven Golden olou prep. with him. Syn: ilou. Candlesticks). oloxola n. orphan. ovunu n. wholeness, fullness. So'io ovunu. Full omenge n. our (incl.) brother in law. moon. omengi n. brother in law (your pl.). Ovutavu n. river (sp.). omeni n. brother in law (your sg.). oxe conj. and. omexi n. brother in law (our excl). oxeni n. my brother in law. omo interj. exclamation for surprise. oxo vt. say. Muoxo lexe ulai ne Bialla. He said that he is going to Bialla. oo n. plant (Pingnga Coronata). o'oo n. hornbill. opaanu n. false fruit of a bread fruit tree. opoo n. stomach. P - p paa vi. be born, appear. paamosa n. wood grub. Syn: tu'ula. paa vi. cut down (pandanus). Napaa mo'e. You paamuxanu vt. lead him/it. Molomolo vile cut down the pandanus leaves. upaamuxanu momu, xo iou seleveenu. The

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child lead his father, because he was blind. palipalisou vt. tie him/it around. Napalipalisou soxisou toto'o ne mo talai. You tie around the paasou vt. shave (wood). Napaasou savana sou wrapped sweet potato and let's go. tani. You shave the post for the house. palipaxoxonu vt. twist (rope). paipaa n. hunting. paloko n. head dressing, plumes. Syn: kokoma. — vi. go hunting. palolau vt. walk slowly with him. paipalu vt. finish (food, water). palomatana n. message. paipixo n. midwife. palomatananu vt. send message. paipounu vt. correct, fix him/it. palonu vt. erect it, hit it down. Napalonu luu. You paka n. fish (sp.), girile fish in Tok-Pisin. [Note: erect a bed. girile fish in Tok-Pisin] palopalonga n. small stick post for a pig trap. pakali n. steal, robbery. palu n. tree (sp.). pakalinu vt. steal it. palulu vi. show anger by changing his face. pakaloso n. tree (sp.). palusou vt. send him. Syn: sovanu. pakipakikinu vt. make it worse. Molomolo ne, pipiena mupakipakikinu. As for the child, paluu vt. tie with leaves. sickness made him worse. pamaelanu vt. make him feel ashamed. pakisi vi. leave secretly. pamauli n. saving lives. paku n. cup, bowl made of a coconut shell. pamaulinu vt. save him/it. pala n. mat. Syn: tulupele. pamotonine vt. give a mat and a string bag to a pala vi. bear a child. Sema ne, ipala uasi xo bride in her new home. mimasikalane. She doesn't bear a child, pangapanga'u n. nakedness. because they made her stop from having a child. panikeki n. pumpkin. From: Pidgin. palaa vt. castrate. Lavauli mupalaa memeeu papa pro. father. From: Pidgin. putu'u mei. Lavauli castrated the pig. papaa n. toilet for women. Syn: ilu/mapulinga. palae n. tree (sp.). papaala vi. keep bearing children. palakiko n. plant (sp.). [Note: The people eat it.] papaalasou n. big bag for taros and sweet palanga n. secret. potatoes. palasi vi. disappear from sight, miss and fall down. papapa vi. defeat, overcome, win. Enae'i upapapa Ovu mupalasi, la mulu'e muvau tani. A noxou molosila. Who defeated the gohst? piece of wood missed and fell down and hit a Syn: totoiti. house. papapatu n. sleeping (a leg). palasou vt. cut sharply. Mii vile mupalasilo no papaxaa n. preservation. Sie papaxaa. Preserved opooleli. Something cut sharply on my belly. taros Syn: palapalasou. papaxaanu vt. preserve it. Mipapaxaa sie. She pala'a vi. come up. Vaikala ne, mupala'a noxilo. preserved taros. The words came up to me. papaxexu adj. lightness. Ant: tu'umaxu. pala'alixu vt. acknowledge, confess. John mupala'alixu momu visou e mutalumeiou. — vi. feel lonely. John acknowledged that he hid his father's pasikisou vt. leave without notifying. knife. pasiko n. bow. Ant: tavi. palea vi. hurry/be in a hurry. Ref: palepalea Syn: pasipaa. pasinga vi. flow. Livilivixu upasipasinga. palepanu n. husk. ame palepanu corn husk pasipaa vi. hurry up. Syn: palea. palepeinu vt. kill (animals). Syn: alepeinu. pato n. duck.

26 Ata - English Dictionary patoxiiou pita'a patoxiiou vt. disturb him. pelemu n. fasting. Ref: pelepelemu Syn: su'asou. pau vi. burst. Ref: paupau Koko'a atolu mupau. A — vi. fast. chiken egg was broken. [Note: "pau" is used peleoleo vt. kill a man by practicing sorcery. Ta for something round such as an egg and a tomo mipeleoleo John, la milai mivau. The baloon.] sangumas practiced sorcery on John and killed paulu'u n. remainder (liquid). him. Syn: lexesou taneni. paunoxu vt. make it burst. pelese vt. smash. paupau vi. keep bursting, ache. Mi'elaxu iu la peletoto n. advice. Syn: pela'u. mupaupau. When they burnt a bamboo, it peletotosou vt. advise him. Moses kept bursting. Kisilo upaupau. My head mupeletotosi'a ta mitema ne Israel sou aches. imulinu vaikalau Lataua. Moses advised the pauxee n. man who does very little work, lazy people of Israel to follow the God's words. man. pelilolo vt. bear a lot of children. Syn: palaala. pavu n. witch. [Note: This witch chases people and Ant: masikalane. mekes them lose their ways.] peni n. pen. From: Pidgin. paxa n. long distance. no paxa far away petelalanu vt. add some bad words. paxele vi. shatter. Syn: kisilala. pianu vt. reject him/it. paxo n. nest. piena adj. many, a lot. Syn: tavu'alo. paxo momu n. bee (large). Syn: lataua. pikolunu vt. roll (a string bag, rope). Syn: pipiinu. paxolo vi. too big to fit. pilika n. clay (red). Syn: axoxo. paxoxo n. earring. pilili vi. do one's best. paxulu n. insect (sp.). piliunu vt. roll net quickly in order to catch birds. pa'umele n. her side. pilixa n. boundary between two gardens, chapters. pa'umelo n. my side. Syn: makovu. pa'umene n. your (sg) side. pilopilo n. Bee-Eater. pa'umenge n. our (incl.), your (pl) sides. pinati n. peanuts. pa'umexe n. our (excl) sides. pipalo'u roll it. Ref: pipalopalo'u pa'ume'a n. their sides. pipia n. purple taro. pa'umolu n. his side. pipiena n. sickness. Syn: lavileo. pa'usou n. leftover, portion. — vi. be sick. pealo n. spear (short). pipiinu vt. roll (paper, mat, clothes). pea'u mutatanga n. New Guinea Drongo. pipilio n. Caricature Plant. pee vi. end, finish. pipisa n. Malay apple. Syn: xaiva. peexolo n. Sensitive Plant. pita n. wetness, meeting. pei vi. splash. — vi. get together. Nenge tapita. We (incl.) will get together. peinu vt. throw it away. Syn: su'anu/leanu. pitailo n. my wetness, I'm wet. pekia'u n. strongness, hardness, difficulty. Syn: pakia'u/kapia'u/kepia'u. pitaine n. you (sg) are wet. pelai vt. encourage. pitainge n. we (incl.), you (pl) are wet. pela'uxu vt. advise. Syn: peletoto. pitaixe n. we (excl) are wet. pelelixu vt. throw it. pitanu vt. put it together. pelemasaxanu allow him to do. pita'a n. they are wet.

Ata - English Dictionary 27 pita'e putu'u pita'e n. she is wet. poxo'a n. their laps. pita'u n. he is wet; it is wet. poxo'e n. her lap. piti vi. loosen, be separated. poxo'ilo n. my lap. pitixu vt. get it, take it from. poxo'ine n. your (sg) lap. piulolo n. tree (sp.). poxo'inge n. our (incl.) laps, your (pl) laps. poki n. tree (sp.). poxo'ixe n. our (excl) laps. polikoka n. worm found in the dead. poxo'u n. his lap. polo n. bed for dry fire wood. po'u n. Egret. polo vi. walk turning direction. puapua vi. be stuck deeply into the ground. polopepee vi. pass by. puapuasou vt. whip him/it. polopepeenu vt. get ahead of him, pass by him. puasou vt. whip it, him. Kari vile mupolopepenexi no vote'i. A car puati vi. float. got ahead of us on the road. puinu vt. sharpen it. polopolo vi. knock a door. puiputi n. wart. polosile n. sunrise. puke vi. break wind. — vi. rise (the sun). pulii vi. shout. pooni n. worm found in a toilet. pulinu vi. very angry. poonu n. yellow. Syn: kuakuala. puloonu vt. pour coconut milk over cooked food. poosou vt. cut with a big knife. Ref: poopoosou pulou n. temporary resting place in a tree for bats. popo n. swamp. puloulou n. chair. popolo n. paint hair, dye hair. popolosou laxusi'a dye for their hair pululu vi. sound. Lele'e upululu teitexi. The thunder sounded high up. popolosou vt. be in a hurry. pululusou vt. pull out feathers. posile n. taro (white). pumuxu n. firmness. posisi n. taro (yellow). pupuaka n. orchid. potongalelee give another name. pupuiou vt. meddle. potonu vt. advise him. pupuku n. letter (traditional). Isakinu pupuku. potopoto n. discussion. pupulu n. spring water. potosou vt. discuss on it. pupuni n. shade. potoxu vt. agree to kill someone. pusi n. cat. From: Pidgin. poukea n. cuscus. Syn: kesi. pusi'u vt. remove it. Napusi'u ese'esine iou. poulilosou vt. stay in a house for the dead. Remove the top of your boil. pousaesae n. rat. pususu n. musical instrument made of a small poutola n. trap for rats. bamboo tree. pouxala n. banana (sp.). putu'u n. scrotum, scrota. poxolu n. wrapping leaves, bark. putu'u n. bundle. lasuku putu'u a bundle of tobacco poxolunu vt. wrap it. S - s

28 Ata - English Dictionary saa saxi

sangalako n. crayfish. saa n. magic power (white). sangalakonu vi. jealous. Sema ne, isangalakonu saaxu vt. practice magic in healing. Nane'e mo mulue utotomu. nasaaxu 'alixeni. You come and heal my child. [Note: In practicing this magic, they use sangalie n. her ear. ginger and lime powder.] sangalilo n. my ear. saelili n. fern. Syn: kopulo; xume. sangaline n. your (sg) ear. saenenge n. our (incl.) chins. sangalinge n. your (pl) ears. saenexe n. our (excl) chins. sangalixe n. our (excl) ears. saengenge n. your (pl) chins. sangali'a n. their ears. saenu vt. pull down (leaves). sangalou n. his ear. saesae vt. step on grass, cut surface of grass. sangalou taxanu his ear holes. Ixotosou ia'eia'e laixe uasi, misaesaenusi. They didin't cut the grass well, they just cut sangalou voloxu his ear leaves. the surface of the grass. sapupa n. taro (white). saesou vt. cut (from the stalk). Nasaesou ualu sapupa n. grasshopper. veveenu ne mo tapui silapa. Cut long coconut leaves and sharpen them for a broom. sasai n. sweat. saexa'a n. their chins. sasaiiei n. her sweat. saexe n. her chin. sasaiieli n. my sweat. saexene n. your (sg) chin. sasaiiengi n. your (pl) sweat. saexo n. my chin. sasaiieni n. your (sg) sweat. saexu n. his chin. sasaiiexi n. our (excl) sweat. saiko n. tree (sp.). sasaiie'i n. their sweat. saisale n. race. sasaiiou n. his sweat. saisave n. cockroach. sasasalo vi. move slowly. saisa'i n. talking about sex for fun. sasa'a n. sugarcane disease. — vi. talk about sex. sasila n. jungle, forest. sakalu n. reef, bumpy skin. sasila/siasila n. jungle, forest. sakiinu vt. tie, fasten him/it. Syn: voatunu. saueno n. plover. salaka vi. slide. sausau n. sour soap. salanu vt. share it. sauua n. Polyscias fruticosa (plant). salasou vt. leave as it is. sauxalo vi. miss. salatomine'i vt. shoot two things at one time. savalou vt. slap him. salava n. Y-shape, branch. Syn: tatanga. savana n. post. salaxoxolinu vi. fall dawn. savautu vt. chop. Sale pro. village (sp.). savovolu n. thorny rope. salesou vt. stop eating. Syn: pelemu. Saxa pro. mountain (sp.). salu n. needle for mat. Syn: umo. saxa vt. take. Ta e'i misaxanu mimii? Who took things? samalinu vt. muzzle. saxavou n. deaf. sami n. crayfish (small). Syn: sangalako. saxi vt. get firewood. sangae/kukumalu n. tree (sp.).

Ata - English Dictionary 29 saxi silivone saxi vt. take care. knife is broken. Saxila pro. man. siali vi. flow over. saxila'u vt. take care of him/it, control him/it. sialisou vt. flow over him/it. saxuvi n. gecko. sialo n. suspension bridge. Syn: vaxaxela. sa'avunoxu vt. hold, embrace, hug him/it. sialuxu n. blood. sa'esa'eutu n. stripes. Syn: palasisile. Ant: sianoxu vt. skin off. Nasianoxu ngotusou memee tolotolonu. talu? When do you skin off for the pig? se adv. for a moment, some, a few. Naxoo se ka siasia vi. be broken into pieces, split. Syn: nalai. You stay for a moment and go. valavala. sekeseke n. bird (Singing Monarch). siasila n. jungle, forest. selausi'a n. temporary resting place for birds in a siasou vt. break it. Ref: siasiasou Nasiasou iu. You tree. Syn: pulou. break the bamboo. selesiki n. plant (Great Javanese Alpinia). siatoto vi. stand firm. selevee n. pancreas. sia'u vt. make bush bed. seleveenu n. blindness. sie n. taro. selu n. grasshopper. sie suf. her, for her (with verb), her (with noun). Elavusie. I know her. Atamasie. I cry for her. sema n. woman, wife. Ant: mulu. tualasie her village — adj. female. sii vi. dry. Lexa musii, la taiexu ma'ia? When sene adj. that (only for female). Sema sene iei laixe the river dries, what should we drink? Syn: misevile. That woman looks very nice. Ant: tala/'esi'esi. soxu. sikili n. comb. sesee vi. bloom. sikilisou vt. comb it. seseenu n. flower. siku n. Sunbird. sesexa n. lie. Syn: kalavoi. Variant: Sale. sikulu vi. study. sevile adv. bit. Naitixo sevile mo atovo. You give sikulunu vt. teach him. From: Pidgin. me a bit then I will try. sila n. clearing. sexasisi adv. almost, nearly. Syn: 'ala'alai. silali vi. overflowed area. Sexe pro. village (sp.). Silanga pro. village (sp.). sexela n. happiness, joyfulness. silanga n. fish. Syn: sinana. sexelaxu vt. be glad at. John muxali, la a'aau musexelaxu. When John arrived, his dog was silanu vt. clear it. Ane'i milai sou misilanu vote'i. glad at him. Syn: leilaxu. They went to clear the road. sexetelu adj. red. silapa n. broom. — vi. burn, light fire. — vi. sweep. se'i adj. some. sili vi. rain. se'inu vt. crack, break it. silii n. sticks used for fence. se'isisi adv. slowly, gently, softly, silently. silika vi. be broken easily. Ref: silisilika Syn: Namuamua'i se'isisi ulai noxi'a. You walk sipasipa. slowly to them. siliko n. stick used as a lock. si adv. only/just/really. Enisi. Only I. Talaisi. — vi. lock (house). We just go. Vilesi. Only one. Vilesisi. Just only one. Uasi. Not/No Uasisi. Not really. silivoleli n. my navel. sia vi. be broken. Ref: siasia Viso musia. The silivone n. her navel.

30 Ata - English Dictionary silivonenge solixe silivonenge n. our (incl.) navels. sivava'e n. her coldness, she is cold. silivoneni n. your (sg) navel. sivava'u n. his coldness, he is cold. silivonexi n. our (excl) navels. sivevelo n. my coldness, I am cold. silivone'i n. their navels. sivevene n. your (sg) coldness, you are cold. silivongengei n. your (pl) navels. sivevenge n. our (incl.), your (pl) coldness, we/you are cold. silivonu n. his navel. sivevexe n. our (excl) coldness, we are cold. silivonu vukunu his protruding navel. siveve'a n. their coldness, they are cold. silo suf. me, for me (with verb), my (with noun). Namaisilo. You look at me. ualasilo my name sivita vi. end, complete, die. silonga n. still water in a tree. sivitanoxu vt. complete, finish it. simenu vt. sew (clothes, leaves for roof). sivo n. cold, wind. simisou n. finger, toe. sivoonu vt. hit him/it. Lele'e musivoonu ovu mole ane muxalo. The thunder hit the tree, that's simixu n. eyelashes. why that tree died. simoka n. spray. sixe suf. us (excl), for us (with verb), our (excl) sina vi. torn (clothes). (with noun). Umaisixe. He sees us. tualasixe our village sinana n. fish (sp.). sixolo vt. draw water. sinana veveni n. snake. sixula adj. bitter tasting, hot tasting. Ant: tuaxu. sinanu vt. tear (paper). si'a suf. them, for them (with verb), their (with sinave n. rope (for climbing a tree). noun). Alavusi'a uasi. I don't know them. sine suf. you, for you (sg) (with verb), your (sg) tualasi'a their village (with noun). Amaisine. I see you. taasine si'alonu vt. throw away, sweep. your house si'ilalavu n. shell necklace, shell beads, shell singe suf. us (incl.) (with verb), our (incl.) (with money. [Note: payment for marriage] noun). Imaisinge. They see us. tualasinge our village si'isou n. remembrance. Iou si'isi'a. He forgot them. singisou vt. deny him/it. Soa man. sinixe n. belt (woman's). Syn: utupokoxu. Soa big man. sio adv. still, yet. Anu uxoxolu sio. He still stays. soitola n. support. soitola sou tani, lavuxi, ue siove n. cover. soko n. beginning, start. siove sou avonge n. gloves (pair of). — vi. start. siove sou tava'inge n. shoes (pair of). sokosoko vi. imitate. Sipa pro. village (sp.). soko'u vt. begin it. sipanu vt. make net. solamuli n. sweet potato (sp.). sipasipa vi. broken easily. Lamota 'esi'esi, la sosou usipasipasi. When the rope is dry, the soli death. Ref: soisoli vi. die. skin of it is broken easily Syn: silisilika. solinenge vt. we (incl.), you (pl) are hungry. sisiali n. fish trap. solinexe vt. we (excl) are hungry. sisiali n. cane. solisou vt. hungry for water. sisinu vt. peel (rope). soliu vt. be hungry for (things). sisisi n. Lorikeet. solixa'a vt. they are hungry. sisi'i n. rat (Pogonomys sylvestris). solixe vt. she is hungry.

Ata - English Dictionary 31 solixene sususu solixene vt. you (sg) are hungry. suku vi. move. Nasuku une'e noxilo. You move to me. solixo vt. I am hungry. sukunu vt. move it. solixu vt. he is hungry. sukusou vt. move for him/it. solonu vt. continue it. sula vi. be shot by a stump. Alu mulapau, la solu n. cork. musula no ovu ataxu. When Alu fell down, soluxu vt. cork. Nasoluxu lexa vexasou. You cork he was shot by a short stump. the water container. sulamalu n. cassowary. soluxulexa n. Great Spindle Ginger plant. sulu n. coconut husking stick. sonaname n. water snake. — vt. husk it. sopou n. taro (sp.). sulu vt. push. sosovo n. sign, selection, taboo. sulukinu vt. skin off. sosovosou vt. select, choose him/it. sulumi n. morning dew. Syn: ta oto kui'a. sou prep. in order to (purpose). sulunu vt. push it, bear (only animals). Memee -sou pro. him/for him/it/for it (with verb). misulune'i ta 'ilie tamei. The pig bore her Amaisou. I see him/it. ualasou his/its name two piglets. Syn: vo'onu. sounu vt. push him/it. sulunu n. end of a branch. sovanu vt. send it (thing). Syn: palusou. suluvi n. ginger, spirit of ginger. Mivalanu suluvixa'a ta maliava. They gave thanks to sovolou vt. cover him/it up. the Maliava spirits. [Note: Ginger plays very sovu n. fruit dove. important role in the Ata culture. It is used for healing sickness and for making the food in a sovulu n. Homalium foetidum tree. garden grow well.] sovulu n. sweet potato (sp.). susu n. mistake. soxinu n. parcel. Syn: luvonu. — vi. make mistake. — vt. wrap it. susu n. breast, milk. From: Pidgin. soxo n. smoke. susuleli n. my breast. soxo vi. swell up. susulexe n. black shell. [Note: This shell used to soxu adj. that (only for male). Ant: sene/eiseo. be used in peeling taro and sweet potato skin] — n. husband. susulixu vt. make him make a mistake. so'io n. moon. susumu n. mud snail. so'io alelaxu/muvala n. crescent moon, half- susumu meesou n. hermit crab. moon. susune n. her breast. so'io ovunu n. full moon. susunenge n. our (incl.), your (pl) breasts. so'ola n. redness. Syn: lauoinu. susuneni n. your (sg) breast. — adj. red. susunexi n. our (excl) breasts. so'ola n. water lemon. susune'i n. their breasts. suai n. tree (sp.). susunu n. his breast. suanu vt. throw it. Syn: leanu/peinu. susunu vt. stick into the ground. Nasusunu ovu suaxu vt. make a fire in a garden. ulu'elai no lia. You stick the wood into the ground. sue vi. whistle. sususu vi. wander not knowing where to go, lose suka n. bark used for clothes. his way. suka n. bat (small).

32 Ata - English Dictionary suva talixe suva n. shell. suxinu n. his upper arm. suva n. nose ring. Syn: paxoxo. suxula'e vi. breathe one's last. suvaka n. tree (sp.). [Note: This tree is called su'a vt. throw. "Aiding" in Pidgin] su'anu vt. throw it away. Syn: leanu/peinu. suvulu n. tree (sp.). [Note: Malas in Tok-Pidgin] su'asou vt. cover. suxileli n. my upper arm. su'asou vt. stop eating a particular food. Syn: suxine n. her upper arm. pelemu. suxinenge n. our (incl.) upper arms. su'inu n. blackness, dirtiness. suxineni n. your (sg) upper arm. su'uli n. help, support. suxinexi n. our (excl) upper arms. su'ulinu vt. help him/it. suxine'i n. their upper arms. su'uve n. rat. suxingengi n. your (pl) arms. su'uve kusuu n. bandicoot. T - t ta pl. pluralization/intensity. ta memee pigs taasi'a n. their house. tamei two tatei long time ago taasou n. his house. ta- sub. we (excl.) ; we (incl.) (2nd pers, pl, taasou vt. cover, overflow. Syn: nononu. subject, impf). Taxaxai no xai. We work in the garden. Takaukavu mei uasi. We didn't taasou lalotu n. church building. write yesterday. taataa n. meat. ta- n. feces. taiine'i n. among them, amidst them. ta miileliileli n. my relatives (based on marriage). taiinu n. room, space, time, period. ta miinemiine n. her relatives. taitai n. bottom. ta miinemiinenge n. our (incl.) relatives. tala vi. be dry. Syn: 'esi'eis/sii. ta miinemiineni n. your (sg) relatives. tala vi. look up. ta miinemiinexi n. our (excl) relatives. talatala n. minister. From: Kuanua. ta miinemiine'i n. their relatives. talaxu n. his presence/in front of him. ta miingemiingengi n. your (pl) relatives. taleli n. my inside. ta miinumiinu n. his relatives. Syn: ta talelili n. my doubtfullness, my short of breath. tulanu(clan). talie n. her back, after her. ta mingani n. sandflies. talilo n. my back, after me. Eni talilo ane John. ta oto kui'a n. morning dew. Syn: sulumi. John was born after I was born. ta totoxo n. ancestors. taline n. your (sg) back, after you. ta vaisanga n. sandflies. talinge n. your (pl) back, our (incl.) back, after taanu vt. put it inside. you (pl), after us (incl.). taasie n. her house. talisou n. chain (for pigs and dogs). taasilo n. my house. — vt. chain it. taasine n. your (sg) house. talisu n. tree (sp.). taasinge n. our (incl.), your (pl) house. talivimi vi. be fat. taasixe n. our (excl) house. talixe n. our (excl) back, after us.

Ata - English Dictionary 33 tali'a tapatapaka tali'a n. their back, after them. tanenge n. our (incl.) insides. tali'i n. questions, ask. tanengelili n. our (incl.) doubtfulness. — vt. tanengi n. your (pl) insides. tali'isou vt. ask him. tanengilili n. your (pl) doubtfulness. talo vi. end, finish. taneni n. your (sg) inside. taloasi n. tree (sp.). tanenilili/taneelili n. your (sg) doubtfulness. talomana n. yam (sp.). tanexi n. our (excl) insides. talou n. his back, after him. tanexilili n. our (excl) doubtfulness. taloxo vi. go down. tane'i n. their insides. taloxolixu vt. put it down, defeat, overcome it. tane'ilili n. their doubtfulness. Umomomo sou evile utaloxolixu molosila tanga n. scorpion. uasi. It's impossible for everybody to defeat the ghost. tangatulu vi. bow down. taloxu iii vi. burst into tears, cry. tangaxu n. his best friend. talu interj pro. when. tanga' n. his hip. talu adj. three. Nenge'a talu talai mo tamaisou tanga'a n. their hips. loxomi. Three of us go and see the crocodile. tanga'e n. her hip. talume vi. hide. tanga'ilo n. my hip. talumeu vt. hide him/it. tanga'ine n. your (sg) hip. talupexa vi. kneel down, sit down on the ground. tanga'inge n. your (pl) hip; our (incl.) hips. taluxu vt. protect, close it. tanga'ixe n. our (excl) hips. tama n. cry. tani n. a house/place/position. — vi. cry. tani alelaxu n. one-side house. tamei adj. two. tani taxulunu n. place having no trees. tameisou adj. second. tanu n. his inside. tamelamela n. taro (purple). tanulili n. his doubtfulness. tami'a adj. four. tanunenge n. his love, sorrow for us (incl.). Anu tami'asou adj. fourth. tanunenge, la muitinenge la'ilali. Since he loves us, he gave us food. tamomolu adj. half. tanunexe n. his love, sorrow for us (excl). tamusileli n. my bowels. tanungenge n. his love, sorrow for you (pl). tamusine n. her bowels. tanuxa'a n. his love, sorrow for them. tamusinenge n. our (incl.) bowels. tanuxe n. his love, sorrow for her. tamusineni n. your (sg) bowels. tanuxene n. his love, sorrow for you (sg). tamusinexi n. our (excl) bowels. tanuxo n. his love, sorrow for me. tamusine'i n. their bowels. tanuxu n. his love, sorrow for him. tamusingengi n. your (pl) bowels. tao vi. incline. tamusinu n. his, its bowels. taolu vi. exist. Ie temanu a utaolu. tamuxala n. cloud, fog. Syn: umuumu. taoxuu n. namesake, same name. tane n. her inside. tapatapaka n. peeled bark. tanelili n. her doubtfulness.

34 Ata - English Dictionary tapunu tavexo tapunu vt. plant corn. — vt. make a fire, blow a fire. tasi n. bird (Goshawk). tavai n. sign, mark. tasiau adv. quietly. Naxoo tasiau. You stay — vt. sign. quietly. tavaivolo n. star (sp.). tasi'i n. shore. tavala n. banana (sp.). tatalu adj. three. tavalanu n. bundle, load. tatalusou adj. third. tavalixu n. food to give. tatanaanu n. owner, boss, leader, chief. — vt. give food, take food. tatanga adj. Y-shaped. Syn: salava. tavaluli n. beetle. tatatei adv. long long time ago. Syn: tatei. tavasi'a n. bird's mating. Syn: alai'a. tatava n. tree (sp.). tavatulianu n. nakedness. Syn: pangapanga'u. tataxu vt. part, put together. tava'a n. their legs. tatei adv. long time ago. tava'e n. her leg. tatexa adj. clear. tava'ilo n. my leg. tatila adj. big, huge. tava'ine n. your (sg) leg. tatu vi. shut. tava'inge n. your (pl), our (incl.) legs. tatusou vt. shut it. tava'u n. his leg, reason, root. Tava'u loxovaa? tatuxu vt. confine, imprison him/it. Natatuxu a'aa, What is the reason? Ovu tava'u. the root of xo u'una u'ou memee tamusinu. Confine the the tree dog, because he will eat the pig's bowels. tava'u aiinu n. his shin. tauka n. squid. From: Pidgin. tava'u axenu/xiasinu n. his calf. taula n. locust. tava'u lataanu n. his instep. taula'i n. marriage. tava'u leesinu n. his Achilles' tendon. — vi. get married. tava'u loxo'u n. his sole. taulovonu vt. put on the lid. tava'u maea n. the foot of cliff. tauluxu n. lime powder. tava'u momu n. his big toe. — vt. smoke. [Note: This powder is used not tava'u pa'umolu n. the side of his leg. only in chewing with betelnuts, but also in healing sickness.] tava'u simisou n. his toe. taumetali n. brothers. tava'u tami'a n. car. taunamo n. veil. tava'u uali n. swift. La'iua usili, la ta tava'u uali mixali tavu'alo. When it rains, many swifts tausou vt. blow away. appeared. tautalonu vt. leave him/it. Evile mutautalonu tava'u ulu'u n. his heel. tivaxu ane uai 'o. Somebody left his string bag here. tava'u voxenu n. his ankle. Syn: vovoku lakeme. tautinanu vt. be with him all the time. tava'u vo'uxu n. his knee. tauu vt. fill with water. tava'u xexe n. his little toe. tauu ie n. year. tava'u xinu n. his shin. Syn: tava'u aiinu. tauunu vt. blow it. Natauu xolalau na'oki. You blow the trumpet shell very strongly. tavelevele n. spear (for fighting). Syn: tavi. tauuxu n. his breath. tavexo vi. break.

Ata - English Dictionary 35 tavi tii tavi n. fighting spear, arrow. Syn: tavelevele. te rel.pro. which, that. A'aa te temaisou, ane ta motu mivau ne. The dog which we saw was tavisoxo vt. make it become dark. killed by the people. Syn: e/ane. tavo vi. be dammed up. te- sub. we (1st pers, pl, excl/incl, subject, perf). tavo'u vt. dam up. teanu vt. tear it (pitpit). tavuevule n. loads, bundles. teasou vt. peel. Nateasou lavuxi sosou. You peel tavule n. stick for carrying a big feast. the skin of banana. Nateasou ualu sosou. You husk the coconut. Nateasou vu'a sosou. tavule vt. carry. tei adv. first/first of all. tavulenu vt. carry him/it. tei vi. stick. tavulu n. water container (leaves). teinu n. first one, old one. tavuna adj. holy, taboo. From: Pidgin. teinu vt. paste it. tavunanu vt. keep secret. teinu vt. dam it up. Tateinu lasole. Let's dam up the tavunaxa'a ta sema n. twins. branch of the river. tavunaxu xai vt. curse it. Syn: meletalonu. teisou vt. stick it. tavu'alo adj. many, a lot. teitei n. glue. taxa n. hole. teitexi adv. above/on top/up in the sky/up stairs. taxaanu vt. respect him. Syn: toxonu. telai vi. go up, climb. taxavu adj. dark. telexu n. edge. taxilileli n. my groin. telixu vt. pour water in to one's mouth. taxiline n. her groin. telo adv. up. Ant: lu'e. taxilinenge n. our (incl.) groins. telo vi. go up. taxilineni n. your (sg) groin. telou vt. go up, climb for it. taxilinexi n. our (excl) groins. telu n. torch. taxiline'i n. their groins. tema n. right side. Ant: ae. taxilingengi n. your (pl) groins. temaanu n. fruit. taxilinu n. his groin. temene n. domestic animals. Ant: vova. taxu vt. put together. tengotusou vt. wrap it with bark. taxulapu n. glue. tengotuxu vt. give wrapped food. taxulapu vi. be pulled. tete n. grandmother, grandfather. taxulunu n. an area where trees don't grow. teteli vt. hold. taxusou vt. put it together. tetelisou vt. hold it. taxuunu vt. understand, find out. tete'e n. black big ant. ta'asi'a n. small black ant. texesou n. a leg of animals (rat, pig, dog). ta'ei interj.pro. how many, how much. texesou memee n. white big mushroom. ta'olu vi. sit down/be seated. Ref: ta'ota'olu tie/atie n. my mother. Syn: nenilo. ta'olunu vt. put him/it down. tietie n. Australian Koel bird. ta'u n. constipation. Tii pro. village (sp.). ta'umali n. nebula. tii n. Coral Tree. [Note: This tree is used for ta'uve adj. five. making a garamut drum] ta'uvesou adj. fifth. tii n. tea. From: Pidgin.

36 Ata - English Dictionary tike to'isou tike vi. tiptoe. vote'i mutomu. We can't go, because the road is blocked. ulomu uasi, xo sangalou Tila n. Lord (Jesus Christ). mutomu. He can't hear, because he is deaf. tila adj. big. tomu n. something to be chosen. — n. lord, master. tomusou vt. choose it. Mutomusou memee 'ilie tila'u vt. lead him/it. vile noxilo. He has chosen one piglet for me. tili'u n. rope for stringing fish. tongonu vt. recognize him/it. Keakea mutongonu momu. The baby recognized his father. — vt. string fish. toonu vi. stay for a moment and leave. tilonu vt. carry on shoulder. tootoxo n. flying fox (large male). tilovolovo n. gathering place in a village. totoiti n. insistence. timunu vt. kiss on cheek. — vi. insist on. Anu utotoiti sou ulai ne timutimu n. Stinking Passion flower. Rabaul. He insists on going to Rabaul. tita n. tree (sp.). totongo n. cold. titalenu vt. turn it over. totosa vi. be sick of, be tired of. titanu vt. share. tototo vi. walk unsteadily. Natototo mamu, titasou vt. glue it. namuamua'i laixe. Don't walk unsteadily, you walk properly. titili n. tree (sp.). totou n. piece of wood which is dry and rotten titilo n. mirror. used in making a fire. Syn: momoiou. titimate n. grasshopper (sp.). totoxae n. white ant, termite. tiva n. string bag. toto'o n. sweet potato. tivolonu n. galipnuts. toto'o n. Morning Glory. tivula n. hot spring, hotness. tou n. stick used in planting. tixala n. pillow. tounu vt. plant, shoot it. tixii vi. beat, hit drum. toutou n. pig with one leg being cut. to part. emphasis. Mososila to ne a uxoxolu. A toutou n. tiny worm found in thatched roof. ghost is there. Ane'i miai to. They fell asleep. [Note: Used for drawing attention] tovo vi. try. toavi vi. try hard, do one's best. tovolai vi. make a sign with hands. toi n. Peacock Fern. tovolenu vt. trick him/it. toiti vi. insist on. toxa n. taro (yellow). toke vi. walk quietly. toxo n. leader, chief. Syn: tatananu. tokii n. hawk. toxonu vt. respect him. Syn: taxaanu. tokinu vt. grab it. toxosou n. part of plant which can be replanted (vavaelo, tamisilali, lauvi). Syn: axe'u. tokolomo n. clothes, dressing. toxosou vt. join. Natoxosou lamota mo sou tokolomonu vt. decorate, dress up. veveeni. Join the rope to make it long. tololixu vt. make it burst. toxoxa'a n. huge size. tolosou vt. raise it. toxoxu n. big size. toma n. betel pepper vine, root, leaf or catkin which toxu vi. dress up. is chewed with the betel nut itself. to'isou vt. light, be burnt with fire. Nato'isou tomo n. sangoma. lasukuxo. You light my tobacco. Navu tomu vi. be blocked, be closed. Tapolo uasi, xo muto'isilo. I was burnt with fire.

Ata - English Dictionary 37 to'o ualasinge to'o adv. upward. Ant: nuna. tumaline n. your (sg) back. — vi. go upward. tumalinge n. your (pl), our (incl.) backs. tuala n. a village/a country. tumalixe n. our (excl) backs. tuale n. pearl shell. tumali'a n. their backs. tualomo n. Common Koel bird. tumalou n. his back. tuaxu n. sweetness, good taste. tumalouu n. his back toward it. tue n. shell. tuma'u n. smell. tuexu vt. worm body. tuna n. taro (sp.). tuisou vt. peel, cut off all hair. tungetunge n. sore (small), scratch. tuko n. hiccup. tupokoxu n. belt. tuko n. grasshopper (sp.). tutua n. tree (sp.). tukumu vi. hit against. Mulea lavo'o la mulai tutui vt. peel. mutukumu no ovu aiinu. When he threw a tuvanu vt. sting. Miivile mutuvaleli. Something stone, it hit against the tree. stung me. tukumusou vt. see it. tuvu vi. hit, fall in love. John mulei, la sema vile tula n. walling posts for a house. mituvu noxou. When John danced, one girl fell in love with him. tulaki vi. be injured by stepping on a stone. tuvu vi. stand. tulanu n. his relatives (same clan). tuvu vi. fall down. tulaxa n. yam (sp.). tuvuxu n. a part of it. Tuala ne Vainemasile ne, tulu vi. stand up/wake up. uxolu no lexa tuvuxu. Vainemasile villge is tulupele n. umbrella (traditional). Syn: mo'e/pala. beside the river. tulusengi n. starfly. Syn: su'uve iou. tuvu'u vt. adapt him/it. tulusou vt. build it, make it stand. Ta a'aa tuxanu n. lunch. mitulusou memee mulu vile. The dogs made tuxemana n. lizard. Syn: tulaxole momu. one male pig stand tuxi n. runny nose. tulutulunga n. tree (sp.). tuxuixui n. bee. tuluxu vt. stand under, go with. tu'e n. shell. tuma n. bedbug. tu'ula n. wood grub. Syn: paamosa. tuma vi. show anger on his face. Ref: tutuma tu'umaxu n. heaviness, importance. Voxo tumalie n. her back. tu'umaxu. An important day. tumalilo n. my back. U - u u suf. him/it (with verb); his/its (with noun). uainu vt. harvest (pitpit). Syn: koa. Taxavutalau. We think of him. visou his uala n. name. knife ualasie n. her name. u- sub. he (3rd perrs, sing, masc, subject, impf). Ulai uasi. He doesn't go. ualasilo n. my name. u- sub. 3smimp, 3sduimp. ualasine n. your (sg) name. ua adv. not. Ngiala muvava mulaisi, la amaisou ualasinge n. your (pl), our (incl) names. la ua. When the bird has flown, I didn' see it.

38 Ata - English Dictionary ualasixe ulu'u ualasixe n. our (excl) names. son. ualasi'a n. their names. ua'angengi n. your (pl) mother in law, the wife of your (pl) son. ualasou n. his name. ua'anu n. his mother in law, the wife of his son. uali n. rain. Syn: la'iua. ua'usou vt. cover, wrap it. uali n. taro (white). ue n. sugarcane. ualisa adv. day after tomorrow. uee n. breath. ualisi n. trap for eels. — vi. breathe. Ualo pro. village (sp.). ueno n. dry river bed. Na'ui mimii ukalu, la ualolo n. plant (sp.). [Note: The leaves of this plant natalaxu no ueno. When you finish washing are used for wrapping food.] clothes, dry them on the dry river bed. ualu n. coconut. ueue n. plant (sp.). ualu laxalinu Syn: ualu lalongo. n. coconut shell. ui n. tree (sp.). uaneuane n. mimicry. uii n. pus, go bad, rot. — vi. mimic. uitolo n. Azure Kingfisher. uao adv. not yet. ulaluu n. cake made of taro or cassava. uasi adv. no, not. Nalomuxa'a uasi. Don't obey ulaluunu vt. cook a cake. them. ulaxu n. his jungle. Syn: voxosilaxu. Uasilau pro. village (sp.). [Note: one of the largest villages among the Ata language area] ulaxunu vt. lead him/it. Eni aulaxunenge no anu lalotu. I will lead this service for us. uasisi adv. really not. [Note: This is stronger nagation than "uasi"] ula'u n. bunch. ualu ula'u a bunch of coconuts vu'a ula'u a bunch of betelnuts lavuxi uala'u a uatu vi. come out. bunch of bananas uatulixu vt. make him/it go outside. ule n. taboo. Syn: tavuna. uaulixu vt. outrun, get ahead of, win. John ule n. coconut (sp.). muiave, la muuaulixu Pita. When John ran, he got ahead of Pita. Syn: ua'alixu. ulee n. spirit of the dead. Vaimo uleenu muxalisilo, la e'ume. The spirit of Vaimo uauoi vt. make pig trap. appeared to me and I was afraid of it. uavu'o n. taro (sp.). Uleenu Tavuna n. Holy Spirit. uaxa n. canoe. From: nakanai. uli vi. go first. uaxo n. sweet potato (sp.). uliuli n. tree (sp.). uaxo n. vine (sp.). uli'u n. root. ua'aleli n. my mother in law, the wife of my son. — vi. root. ua'alixu vt. outrun, get ahead of, win. Syn: uloulo n. tree (sp.). uaulixu. ulua n. enemy. ua'ane n. her mother in law, the wife of her son. — vi. die. ua'anenge n. our (incl.) mother in law, the wife of our (incl.) son. uluale vi. go through. Mune'e muxali no tuala noxixe ne, la muulualesi. When he arrived at ua'aneni n. your (sin.) mother in law, the wife of our village, he didn't stay but he went through your son. our village. ua'anexi n. our (excl) mother in law, the wife of ulue n. tree (sp.). our (excl) son. ulu'u n. his heel. ua'ane'i n. their mother in law, the wife of their

Ata - English Dictionary 39 ulu'u valaloku ulu'u vt. carry on head. utiiou vt. keep watching him/it. umalisou n. young taro stalk. utiitii vi. keep watching. umo n. needle. Syn: salu. [Note: This needle is utotomu adv. always. used for weaving a basket. And they used to utu n. dove. make this needle out of a bone of a flying fox.] utupokoxu n. belt (for a man). Syn: sini. umu n. stone oven. utuxu n. chips of wood. umuumu n. cloud, fog. Syn: tamuxala. uui n. bird (sp.). umuxu n. smoke. uxa n. tree (sp.). una n. clan under Ilao moiety. uxeuxe n. a clan under Ilao moiety, his semen. uniuni n. earthquake. Syn: laliua. u'uleli n. my heart. unuxu n. honey. u'uli n. owl. unuxu momu fly. U'umesi'a pro. man. uoi n. pig trap. Syn: iloo. u'unenge n. our (incl.) hearts. uoli n. Ti plant. Syn: uolisila. [Note: This plant u'uneni n. your (sg) heart. grow in a village and used for dancing.] u'unexi n. our (excl) hearts. uolisila n. Ti plant grown in a jungle. Syn: uoli. u'une'i n. their hearts. upa n. shelves for food. u'ungengi n. your (pl) hearts. uta n. tree used for hanging wrapped tobacco. u'unu n. his heart. Syn: ieka. V - v vaalu n. widow, widower. vainu n. his side. vaavaamimi vi. complete. Itema vile muai vaisanga n. sandfly. muvaavaamimi. A man is completely vaisa'inu vt. sit by him. sleeping. Syn: 'okinu. vaitami vi. be with. vaia n. leaf. vaitaonu vt. be with him. vaialo n. animal's mating, mate. Ref: vavaialo vaitaula'inu vt. make him be married. vaikala n. words, speech, talk. vaitolomosou vt. discuss it. Syn: vaikala latilovo n. parable. anaanaxa'asou/ivikalasou. vaikala tava'u n. spelling, meaning. vaitotosanu vt. make him be sick of. vaileli n. my side. vaivalone vt. show her garden. Ane'i a vailo n. White Costus plant. mivaivalone John semau. They showed John's wife the garden. vaimomo adv. today, nowadays. vaivaolixu vt. exchange, trade. Ane'i milai sou vaine n. her side. ilo'a ta Kaiamu mivaivaolixa'a. They went vainenge n. our (incl.) sides. and exchaged their food with the people in Kaiamu village. vaineni n. your (sg) side. vai'a n. leaf. vainexi n. our (excl) sides. vala n. crossbar. vaine'i n. their sides. valaesou vt. give offering to the ancestors. vaingengi n. your (pl) sides. valaloku n. snake (sp.).

40 Ata - English Dictionary valanu veli valanu vt. split it. Ref: valavala Navalavalanu vava Ref: vavava vi. fly. ovu no anu lapemu. You split the wood with vavaelo n. hand-shaped yam. an axe. vavala vi. be afraid of. valao n. bandicoot trap. vavala n. wanderer, wander. valautu n. log. vavali n. sore on the head. Molomolo kisou — vi. put logs across. vavalinu. The child's head has sore. valavalanu vt. split into pieces. vavalima n. promise. From: Kuanua. — vi. break into pieces. vavava'a vt. hold. valavalasou n. bunch (for galipnuts). vavaxa n. small taro. valema n. mud palm. vavaxu n. support (for house, axe). vali n. dryness. Memee valinu. dry pork Sinana vava'ou vt. check him/it by touching. valinu. A dry fish. vaveve vi. fly slowly. valilita n. tree (sp.). vaxa adv. to/into/onto another side. Nalai vaxa 'ole. valinu vt. send message, say, hit, beat. Memee You go to another side. Mileanu kisouisusu'a uvali anaxui'a ta molomolo. The pig hit the vaxa no vasimelo. They threw a snake to me. children. — vi. go to another side. Eni emaisou valitunu/valiutunu vt. cut it. mumuamua'i muvaxa ano. I saw him valivali n. tree (Alsotonia Scholaris). walking to another side. valovalo n. desk, table. vaxa vi. go to another side. valu n. tree (Hibiscus filiaceus). [Note: This tree is vaxa vt. spit. used for posts of a house and for a kundu vaxa'u vt. let him/it do. Ieni uvaxa'u. drum.] va'a nu n. space. Syn: taiinu. valukea n. Zoe Imperial Pigeon. va'axu adv. far away. valu'e n. lymphatic gland. Umuamua'i uasi xo valu'exu navuxu. He can't walk because he va'e n. frog (eatable, black). feels pain in his lymphatic gland. va'iinu n. breadfruit seed. vana n. ironwood tree (Intsia Bijuga). va'isuxu vt. share food. vanunu n. valley. va'u n. wild bamboo tree, bamboo shoot. vaove n. eatable tree leaves (Cyathea). va'umu n. moiety's name. Syn: ilao. vasimele n. her skin, body. va'usou/ua'usou vt. wrap with leaves. vasimelo n. my skin, body. vee vt. hit, kill her. vasimene n. your (sg) skin, body. vei n. musical instrument made of a small bamboo vasimenge n. your (pl), our (incl.) skin, our (incl), tree. your (pl) bodies. veiiti'a vi. coil up, lie in a coil. Iaulu muveiiti'a. vasimexe n. our (excl) skin, our (excl) bodies. A python lied in a coil. vasime'a n. their skin, bodies. veimulinu vt. pass on. Mulai muveimulinu vaikalameni laixesi. He went and passed on vasimolu n. his skin, body. your message correctly. vata n. bamboo tree. [Note: This bamboo is used veivesi n. lake. for houses.] veivesi adj. green. vata n. avocado tree. From: Pidgin. vela n. bird (sp.). vataxainu vi. be with him. velemu vi. speed. vau vt. hit,kill him/it. veli n. tree (sp.).

Ata - English Dictionary 41 veli volovolo veli adj. smooth. Syn: vilimi. Ant: vilimi adj. smooth. Syn: veli. Ant: 'ili'ilinu. 'ili'ilinu/vukuvukunu. vilixe n. ringworm, tinea. velo vt. hit/kill me. vili'isou vt. skin off. velunu vt. share it. Mivau sinana xe mixali, la viluvilu n. palm (Macarthur's Palm). mivelunu no taataani. When they came back after catching a fish, they shared it with each vimelu n. fence. family. vimelusou vt. put fence around it. vene vt. hit, kill you (sg). vimeluxu n. pig fence. Syn: kale. venge vt. hit/kill you (pl), hit/kill us (incl.). vimoe n. her brother, sister. vesa n. molt, ecdysis. vimou n. his brother/sister. — vi. renew the skin. Sangalako muvesa mo vimo'a n. their brother, sister. xaviinu uasi. The cray fish renewed the skin and that's why it is not strong. vine n. Job's tears. vesi n. toilet leaves. visaxe n. flat mouth fish. veve n. head protector. viso n. knife. veveani n. bait for catching fish and animals. visoma n. tree (Sterculia Coccinea). vevee n. length, height. visoma n. wing beans. — adj. long, high, tall. visoviso n. wild pitpit. veveeni adj. long, high, tall (snake, rope, day, head, visovisoxu n. chips. arm, house). visoxu n. chips of wood. Syn: utuxu. veveenu adj. long, high, tall (road, river, tree, vitanisi adv. for nothing, free, without anything. story). Nalotu vitanisi uasi. You can't buy it free. vevesinu adj. green. Syn: veivesi. Ta'ulo vitanisi, xo lasopi uasi. We take a bath without a soap. vevete n. fern (Alocasia). [Note: not for eating] vitovito vi. turn upside down. vexa n. magic for dogs. vivasou n. friction. Syn: kalakiki. vexanu vt. give magic power to a dog. Ausale muvaxane'i ta a'aa, la sou ane'i ivau memee — vt. rub it. ne. Since Ausale gave magic power to dogs, vivilo n. my brother, my sister. they will kill a pig. vivine n. your (sg) brother, your (sg) sister. vexasou n. container, emptiness. vivinge n. your (pl); our (incl.) brother/sister. vexe vt. hit, kill us (excl). vivisilo n. my wing. ve'a vt. hit, kill them. vivisou n. his wings. vikala vi. talk. vivixe n. our (excl) brother, our (excl) sister. vikalanu vt. talk, converse with him. vixumusou vt. stop eating taro. vilaisilo vt. do bad on me. voku vi. work. From: Pidgin. vilaxo n. walking stick. vole vi. paddle. vilaxoxu vt. walk with stick. vololili n. corner. Syn: lia kusinou. Vile pro. name of a river in Uasilau. — vi. go around. Molomolo muvololili tani. vile adj. one. The child went around the house. vileli adj. one more. volosou vt. cover with stones. Ta sema mivolosou vilemo adj. different. memee no umu. The women covered the pork with stones. vilesou adj. first. volovolo vi. beat a sago palm.

42 Ata - English Dictionary voloxu xai voloxu n. leaves. vuleki kusutea n. Tubenose Bat. volu n. turtle. From: Nakanai. vuleki kusuu n. Northern Blossom Bat. voonu n. pitpit leaves. vuleki loso n. bat (big brown). voovoxo vi. waste time. vuleki makalekeakea n. Common Blossom Bat. vote'i n. road, way, means, procedure, rule. vuleki suka n. Fruit Bat. votunu vt. tie it. Syn: sakiinu. vuleki tootoxo n. flying fox. Vouka pro. another name for Sipa village. vuleki xaloxulolu n. Blossom Bat. vova adj. wild. Ant: temene. vuleki xoxoiau n. white bat. vovoku n. bird (sp.). vulolo n. huge bundle of sugarcane. vovoku lakeme n. ankle. vulovulolo n. behaviors, deeds. Syn: 'ili'ilixo. vovosi n. leprosy. From: Nakanai. vovotu vi. bind. vulu vi. stand by, take part with. voxo n. day, time, period, season. Ref: voxovoxo vulumakilu n. wild bean. voxo tavuna n. Holy Day, Sabbath day, Sunday. vuluvulu n. foundation of a house. Syn: voxo tu'umaxu. vuluvuluu n. dove. voxo tila n. important day. vune n. man who eats a lot. John muvunesou voxo tu'umaxu n. very special day, very la'ilali. John eats a lot of food. important day. vunesou vt. eat a lot of food. voxosila n. jungle. Syn: siasila/sasila. vusuvusu n. grasshopper (sp.). voxovoxo n. every day, always, all the time. Taxaxai no xai no voxovoxo. We work in a vutasou vt. get rid of it (dust). garden every day. vuvu vi. close eyes, be sleepy. Tavuvu mo taligna vo'onu vt. hold, carry him/it, bear him. Mivo'onu noxou Iesu. Let's close our eyes and pray to keakea mei no 'olovoxo. She bore a baby last Jesus. night. vuvu vt. spit. vo'ovoxo vi. do slowly. vuvu vt. throw. vo'utulolixu vt. pile up. vuvu vt. cut. vo'uxu n. joint. vuvualonu n. immaturity. Syn: lingamoxu. vuali n. sweet potato (sp.). vuvuu n. fly. vuaxo n. frog (yellow). vuvxenu n. chrysalis. vukosou vt. claim that something is mine. vu'a n. betelnut (Areca Catechu). vukuvukunu adj. rough. Ant: veli. vu'a kokope n. betelnut. vulakulu n. fish (Kol Fis). vu'axemakia n. banana (sp.). vulaleli vt. leave me. vu'o n. fishing net. vulasou vt. leave for. vu'uli vt. take care of. Navu'uli visoxe laixe. You vule n. Spider Lilies plant. take care of my knife. Syn: saxila'u. X - x xaa n. phlegm. Utuve xaaxu. He spit the phlegm. xaelo n. small parrot (Lory). xae n. rib of a coconut, palm leaf. xai n. garden, work, job. Ref: xaixai Syn: 'au'au.

Ata - English Dictionary 43 xaimoli xasixu

— vi. work, work in a garden. faints. Mitatusou aitenga, la a'aai'a muxalixalili la mulai muai no ale. As they xaimoli n. coral tree (Erythrina indica). shut the door, their dog ran around and slept xaisou vt. start a new garden. Oi ne, ta motu outside. mixaisou mukalu. As for the old garden, they xalixu n. fruit half eaten by birds. la'ulu xalixu have started a new garden. bread fruit half eaten by birds xaiva n. Malay apple. Syn: pipisa. xalixu vt. make it appear, bring forth. Itema vile xaixai n. lot of work. Syn: 'au'au. muxalixu xavutala vile laixe. A man brought forth a good thought. — vi. keep working. xalo n. sickness of taros. xala vi. crawl, expand. Ref: xalaxala Navu uxalaxala. The fire expands. xalo vi. die, wither. xalamo n. native wooden signal drum, the slit — n. withered leaves, trees. gong. xalolo n. string. xalaxilixili n. green lizard. xalopo n. smallest crayfish. xale n. reflection. xaloxu vt. twist. — pro. another. xaloxulolu n. bat. xaleeleli n. my cheek. xalupe n. tree (sp.). xaleene n. her cheek. xalusi n. eatable fern. Syn: kamakala. xaleenenge n. our (incl.) cheeks. xalusou n. emptiness, empty shell. xaleeneni n. your (sg) cheek. xamaile vi. joke. Syn: melaixe. xaleenexi n. our (excl) cheeks. xamuli n. feeling. xaleene'i n. their cheeks. xamulinu vt. feel it. xaleengengi n. your (pl) cheeks. xanaxanaxu n. dryness. Lasuku muai no ale no xaleenu n. his cheek, its area. aso mole xanaxanaxu misevile. Since tobacoo leaves were outside under the sun, xaleexu n. his shadow, its shadow. they are really dry. xalele n. wild taro growing along a river. xane n. locust. xalenga n. entrance of a village. xasi n. wave. xalevii n. sore. xasie n. her grandmother, her grandfather, her xale'a adj. unripe, uncooked. Ant: momoxo. grandchild. xali n. arrival, appearance. xasili vi. rush, run fast. — vi. arrive, appear. xasilisou vt. spark over. Navu muxasilisou itema kisou, ia u'ou uasi. The fire sparked over his xali n. eatable vine. head, but he was not burnt. xali vi. arrive. xasilo n. my grandmother, my grandfather, my xaliau n. shield. grandchild. xalili vi. be stuck. Lexa u'ani, la sou ta mitema xasine n. your (sg) grandmother, your (sg) ixalili no anu. The river is flooding, so the grandfather, your grandchild. people are stuck. xasinge n. your (pl) grandmother, your (pl) xaliliiou vt. surround him/it. grandfather, our (incl.) grandmother, our (incl.) grandfather, your (pl) grandchild, our xalipeonu vt. finish the rest of half. (incl.) grandchild. xalisou vt. meet, find him/it. xasixe n. our (excl) grandmother, our (excl) xaliu vt. attack him/it. grandfather, our (excl) grandchild. xalixalili vi. faint, run around. Iou uxalixalili. He xasixu n. torn pieces (clothes, paper).

44 Ata - English Dictionary xasi'a xinenge xasi'a n. their grandmother, their grandfather, their xavutalane'i vt. think of them. grandchild. xavutalangengi vt. think of you (pl). xasou n. his grandmother, his grandfather, his xavutalanu vt. think of him. grandchild. xavutalau n. his thinking, his thought. xasou n. mole. xavutalaxeni n. my thinking, my thought. xata n. young leaf. xaxae n. pumice. xatele vi. be split off. Ovu avolu muxatele, la mulu'e muvee John 'olu. When the branch of xaxalo'u n. fingernail, shell. sangalako xaxalo'u the tree was split off, it hit John's daughter. the skin of a crayfish xatelixu vt. split (banana). -xa'a obj. them (with verb). Muitixa'a memee. He gave them pork. xatixati n. angry words. — poss. their (with noun). lavuxixa'a their — adv. strongly. banana xatixatinu vt. eat (taro). xe conj. and (joins two or more than two xauma n. pride. Syn: xolaxola. simultaneous different events or things). John mulai xe muai. John went and slept. Syn: ke. — vi. be proud of. xe pro. her (with verb), her (with noun). Aitixe xaumusou vt. cook food with a stone oven. sie. I give her a taro. xaixe her garden xauxau n. arm ring. xe vi. say. xavananu n. his head. xeleme n. clan under va'umu moiety. xave n. water crab. xene suf. you (sg) (with verb), your (sg) (with xavii n. power, might. noun). Muitixene lavuxi. He gave you a banana. lexaxene your water(to drink) [Note: xavulalanu vt. open, spread it. Naxavulalanu "Lexasilo" means "my water to bathe with"] lavalava no lamota mo utala. Spread the clothes on the line and they will be dry. xeni pro. me (with verb), my (with noun). Mulotoxeni ue. He bought me sugar. xavulaxunu vt. cry together for the dead. semaxeni my wife xavunu vt. find out. Nalai mo naxavunu lexe anu xeta'u vt. chop down tree. a muxali. Go and find out whether he arrived or not. xexe vt. take out. xavutala n. thinking, thought. xexee vi. move. xavutalaie n. her thinking, her thought. xexeenu vt. remove, clear off. Taxexenu lavo'o no vote'i. Let's remove the stone on the road. xavutalai'a n. their thinking, their thought. xiasiinu n. meat. xavutalaleli vt. think of me. xileli n. my bone, my favorite thing. xavutalamenge n. our (incl.) thinking, our (incl.) thought. xilenu vt. search carefully. xavutalamengi n. your (pl) thinking, your (pl) xililiu n. deny it. thought. xilima n. tree (sp.). xavutalameni n. your (sg) thinking, your (sg) xilixili n. betelnut (sp.). thought. -xilo pro. my. xavutalamexi n. our (excl) thinking, our (excl) thought. xilu n. plant (Paku Ikan). xavutalane vt. think of her. Xilulu n. village (sp.). xavutalanenge vt. think of us (incl.). xine n. her bone, her favorite thing. xavutalaneni vt. think of you (sg). xinenge n. our (incl.) bones, our (incl.) favorite thing. xavutalanexi vt. think of us (excl).

Ata - English Dictionary 45 xineni xu xineni n. your (sg) bone, your (sg) favorite thing. xolu vi. stay/sit. Ref: xoluxolu xinexi n. our (excl) bones, our (excl) favorite thing. xolulixu n. small gift showing thanks. xine'i n. their bones, their favorite thing. xoluxolu n. life, living. xingengi n. your (pl) bones, your (pl) favorite xomaiei vt. wait for her. thing. xomaieli vt. wait for me. xinu n. his bone/favorite thing. xomaienge vt. wait for us (incl.). xisa'isou vt. cross a river. xomaiengi vt. wait for you (pl). xita n. guitar. xomaieni vt. wait for you (sg). xiu vi. turn around. xomaiexi vt. wait for us (excl). xiunu vt. turn him/it around, turn over, stir it, xomaie'i vt. wait for them. translate it, change mind, change thinking, repent. Naxiunu Mailo mo taiexu. You stir xomaiou vt. wait for him/it. Mailo and let's drink it. Naxiunu xomaulanu vt. ruin. xavutalameni. You change your thinking. xoo vi. stay. Syn: xolu. xivolo n. clan under Ilao moiety. xoo adv. This makes action continue. Ane'i miai xivo'uxu n. fish (Skin Makmak). xoo xe mitulu, la milai. They slept for a long xixaoxao vi. take for a walk, idle. time and when they woke up, they went. xixii n. plant (Gardner Croton). xoolau n. cone shell. Syn: xolalau. xixitinu adj. black. Syn: su'i. xoolou n. palm (Seashore Cycad). xixotonu vt. stop one's way. xooxoo n. man who kills a bad man. Xooxoo mungaasi'a. They were circumsized. xo pro. me (with verb), my (with noun). Naitixo bu'a. Give me a buai. xaixo my garden xooxoolaxu vt. design. — poss. vu'axo my betelnuts xotataonu vt. please him/it. Momu muxotataonu 'olu sou muno'u iu lavilivili. The father xo conj. because. bought a bicycle to please his son. xo conj. until. xoto vi. be cut. xola vi. be broken. Ovu muxola mo muai no lia. xotonu vt. cut it. The tree was broken and lied down on the ground. xou n. his. xolalau n. cone shell. Syn: xoolau. xovulaulau vi. become senseless. xolanu n. his neck. xovulaulixu vt. destroy it. xolasou vt. cut it. xovulaunu vt. lose it. xolaveni n. praying mantis. xoxi n. tree (sp.). xolaxola n. pride. xoxoa n. sore coming from ringworm. Syn: vilixe tatila. xola'u vt. break it. xoxoiau n. small bat. xolinu n. his voice. xoxolixu vt. stay with him because he is sick. xolixolinu vt. attract him/it. xoxoo'o vt. continue. xolixu vt. stay to help him. xoxosou vt. peel it (taro, tree). xolo n. bit. Ino'u xolosou lapemu. xoxoti n. aibika (in Pidgin). xolona n. plant (Fishtail Palm). xo/xou conj. because. xolopa n. tree (sp.). xu obj. it/him (with verb). Aitixu memee. I give xoloxixiiou vt. wait for him/it, fall in love with him a pork. siexu his taro him.

46 Ata - English Dictionary xuae 'avolo xuae n. big star. xusi n. traditional writing pen. xuava n. guava tree, fruit. xutu vi. be cooked. Ref: xuxutu xua'u n. his footprint. xutulalau vt. burn skin. [Note: The term is used for pigs, fish, dogs, birds and rats.] xueli n. hunting. Syn: paipaa. xutuxu vt. cook food. — vi. hunt. xuxua n. berry. [Note: These berries are used for xulasai n. path where pigs walk. making a basket.] xumae n. white bait fish. xuxulusi'a n. groups of bananas, taros, sweet xume n. eatable fern. potatoes, sugarcanes and trees. xumi n. rubber, rubber band, rubber eraser, tube. xuxutu vt. keep cooking. '

Lexa mu'ani. The river fooded. 'a adv. here. Naxolu 'a. You stay here. Syn: 'o. 'ani vi. eat. Syn: 'ou. 'a adv. refusal word. 'A, eni amasaxa uasi. No, I don't like. 'apisou vt. don't give. 'ainu vt. put around neck. Mu'ainu xapo vile. 'apixu vt. stop him/it. 'aisou vt. come up on him. Molosila mu'aisou 'asi vi. dig. Ref: 'asi'asi itema. 'asisou vt. dig out completely. 'ala n. sling, piece of cloth used for carrying a 'asixu vt. bury him/it. baby. 'asi'a n. big ant. 'alai adv. near. Ref: 'ala'ali 'asi'asi vi. dig out. 'alaiei n. her forehead. 'asou vt. dig out a hole. 'Enae'i mu'asou kelatu. 'alaieli n. my forehead. Who dug sweet potatos. 'alaienge n. our (incl.) foreheads. 'asovilenu vt. look him down. From: Nakanai. 'alaiengi n. your (pl) foreheads. 'atonu vt. carry with hands. 'alaieni n. your (sg) forehead. 'aulaxu vt. embrace him/it. 'alaiexi n. our (excl) foreheads. 'ausou vt. disturb him/it, busy. 'alaie'i n. their foreheads. 'au'au n. job, work. Syn: xaixai. 'alaiou n. his forehead. 'ava vi. cry, shout. 'alalae'o adv. now. 'avai vt. exchange. 'alaveveenu vt. hold him/it with mouth. 'availixu vt. take it. 'alaxu vt. build temporary house, shelter. 'avalie vt. call her. 'ala'ala n. bed sheet, overcoat, blanket. 'avalilo vt. call me. 'ala'alai adv. near, almost. 'avaline vt. call you (sg). 'alixeni n. my child. 'avalinge vt. call you (pl), call us (incl.). 'amo vi. catch. 'avalixe vt. call us (excl). 'amou vi. wink. 'avali'a vt. call them. 'ana'ana vi. be full of. 'avalou vt. call him. 'ana'analixu vt. fill him/it. 'avolo vt. make it cool. Aie lexa mo lexa u'avolo 'ani vi. light, flood. Navu mu'ani. The fire was lit. taleli. When I drink water, it makes me cool.

Ata - English Dictionary 47 'avuti 'olo keakea

'avuti vi. start to do something. Anu muavuti sou 'ili'ilixo n. behaviors, deeds. 'Ili'ilixo masumasua. mulai. He started to go. sins/bad deeds 'avutisi vi. just get up, start to do something. 'ilo vt. eat me eat, burn me. 'a'a vi. open mouth. Na'a'a mo amaisou levexene. 'ilusuleli n. my great grandfather, my great Open your mouth and I see your tongue. grandchild. 'a'axu vt. feed him/it. 'ilusune n. her great grandfather, her great grandchild. 'ei interj.pro. who, how many, how much. 'Ei mulotonu tani ne Bialla. Who bought a 'ilusunenge n. our (incl.)/your (pl) great house in Bialla. grandfather, our (incl.)/your (pl) great grandchild. 'ela vi. be burnt. 'ilusuneni n. your (sg) great grandfather, your (sg) 'elaxu vt. burn it. great grandchild. 'ela'ela adj. blue, green. 'ilusunexi n. our (excl) great grandfather, our 'elexu vt. pick up fruit (mango, Malay apple, (excl) great grandchild. pawpaw and galip nuts). 'ilusune'i n. their great grandfather, their great 'elixu vt. cut and open it. grandchild. 'emo vi. wake up early in the morning. 'ilusunu n. his great grandfather, his great grandchild. 'ena'ei Syn: 'ei. interj.pro. who. 'inani vi. keep moving. Molomolo vile mu'inanu 'ese'i n. boil. tivaie nenu. 'esi'esi adj. dry. Vote'i 'esi'esi. The road is dry. Syn: 'inanu vt. confuse him/it. tala/sii. 'ine vt. eat you(s), burn you(s). 'exi n. vomit. 'inge vt. eat you (pl), eat us (incl.), burn you (pl), — vi. vomit. burn us (incl.). 'e'eleli n. my liver. 'inixu vt. pick up (leaves-greens). 'e'ene n. her liver. 'isalili vi. just, straight. Syn: lapu. 'e'enenge n. our (incl.) livers. 'italo vi. let. 'e'eneni n. your (sg) liver. 'itaxu vt. weave, sew. 'e'enexi n. our (excl) livers. 'itinu vt. lift him/it up, praise him/it. 'e'ene'i n. their livers. 'ixe vt. eat us (excl), burn us (excl). 'e'engengi n. your (pl) livers. 'i'a vt. eat them, burn them. 'e'enu n. his liver. 'i'i n. dryness. Sinana 'i'inu. The fish is dry/dry 'ie n. pitpit. fish. 'ie vt. eat her, burn her. 'o adv. here. Syn: 'ole. 'ilie n. her child. — dem.pro. this. 'ilii n. exercise. 'oki vi. be strong. 'iliinu vi. start a new village. 'okinu vt. make it strong. 'iline n. your (sg) child. 'ola n. crow. 'ilinge n. our (incl.) child, your (pl) child. 'ole adv. there. Ref: 'olele Syn: 'o. 'ilixe n. our (excl) child. 'olele adv. over there. 'ili'a n. their child. 'ole'ole vi. take a rest. 'ili'ili n. dust. 'olinu vt. pay back. 'ili'ilinu adj. rough. 'olo keakea n. butterfly, moth.

48 Ata - English Dictionary 'olo vote'i 'va'ava'o

'olo vote'i n. illegitimate child. 'umele vt. be afraid of her. 'olopipi vt. make him/it very cold. 'umelo vt. be afraid of me. 'olovoxo n. night, evening. 'umene vt. be afraid of you (sg). 'olo'olo n. fear, shake, shiver. 'umenenge vt. keep away from us (incl.), keep away from you (pl). — vi. shake, shiver. 'umenexe vt. keep away from us (excl). 'olo'olovoxo n. afternoon. 'umenge vt. be afraid of you (pl), be afraid of us 'olu n. his child. (incl.). 'olu'olu adv. bit. 'umesie vt. leave her. 'osa vi. be happy. 'umesilo vt. leave me. 'osasou vt. be happy with, enjoy it. 'umesine vt. leave you (sg). 'osa'ila n. joy, happiness. 'umesinge vt. leave you (pl), leave us (incl.). 'oso vi. be stuck, be caught. Lakela mupuati, la 'umesixe vt. leave us (excl). mulai mu'oso no lavo'o. When a basket was drifting, it wes caught by a stone. 'umesi'a vt. leave them. 'oto vi. fight. 'umesou vt. leave him. 'otosou vt. fight for. 'umexa'a vt. keep away from them. 'oto'oto n. fights. 'umexe vt. be afraid of us (excl). — vi. keep fighting. 'umexe vt. keep away from her. 'otunu vt. hit him/it. 'umexene vt. keep away from you (sg). 'ou vt. eat it, eat him, burn him/it. 'umexo vt. keep away from me. 'oxe vi. say. 'umexu vt. keep away from him. Syn: polopepeenu. 'oxo vi. do. 'ume'a vt. be afraid of them. 'oxololoxu vt. trick him/it. 'umolu vt. be afraid of him/it. 'oxonu vt. do it. 'umu'umu n. shaking. 'oxoxu vt. love so much. 'umu'umunu vt. shake him/it. 'ui vi. rot. 'una vi. come in. 'uinu vt. wash it. 'una n. one of the clans under a moiety "Ilao". 'uisou vt. be salted. 'unalai vi. go into, in. 'ulo vi. take bath, bathe. 'unanu vt. take in, be drawn, let him come in. — n. bath. Ta'unanu tanenge. Tell gently. 'ulo n. snake. 'uo'uo vi. be drawn. Nalai no kupa uasi, xo 'ulosou vt. make him/it wash. na'uo'uo. Don't go to the lake, because you will be drawn. 'uloxu vt. bathe with. La'iua usili, la ta'uloxusi. When it rains, we just bathe with the rain. 'uva'uva n. net for hunting pigs. 'ulu n. payment for marriage, compensation. 'uva'uvanu vt. catch pigs with hunting net. Mi'uva'uvane'i ta memee tamei. They 'ulu n. chewing. caught two pigs with the hunting net. 'ulunu vt. chew it. 'uve'uve'u vt. dig ground. Ta memee 'uluxu vt. get married with. mi'uve'uve'u lia. 'ulu'u vt. carry him/it on the head. 'uve'uve'u n. his semen. 'ume vi. fear/run away/leave. 'va'ava'o vt. check.

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50 English - Ata Dictionary a arrive

A - a a art. la. and then conj. la. a lot adj. piena; angel n. angelo. adj. tavu'alo. anger n. la'ianenge; able to vi. momomo. n. la'ianexe; above adv. teitexi. n. la'iangenge; ache vi. paupau. n. la'iaxa'a; Achille's tendon n. tava'u leesinu. n. la'iaxe; acknowledge vt. pala'alixu. n. la'iaxene; adapt vt. tuvu'u. n. la'iaxo; add bad words vt. petelalanu. n. la'iaxu; advice n. peletoto. vi. kilikalu. advise vt. pela'uxu; angry words n. lavixu; vt. peletotosou; n. xatixati. vt. potonu. animal's leg n. texesou. after n. talie; animal's mating n. vaialo. n. talilo; ankle n. tava'u voxenu; n. taline; n. vovoku lakeme. n. talinge; another adj. levi; n. talixe; pro. xale. n. tali'a; another side adv. vaxa. n. talou. answer vt. kolinu. afternoon n. 'olo'olovoxo. ant n. lululi. again adv. la; ant (big) n. 'asi'a. adv. li. ant (brown) n. nono. agree to kill someone vt. potoxu. ant (large) n. kukupo'u. all adj. latala. ant (large black) n. tete'e. all of us pro. nenge nenge'a; ant (small black) n. ta'asi'a. pro. nenge'a. ant (white) n. totoxae. all of you pro. ngongi'a. anus n. ivo. all the time n. voxovoxo. appear vi. paa; allow — pelemasaxanu. vi. xali. allow in vt. 'unanu. appearance n. iei; almost adv. asou; n. ieli; adv. sexasisi; n. ienge; adv. 'ala'alai. n. iengi; also adv. kalumo; n. ieni; conj. mo. n. iexi; always adv. utotomu; n. ie'i; n. voxovoxo. n. iou; amidst n. taiine'i. n. xali. among n. taiine'i. apple (Malay) n. xaiva. an art. la. apple (malay) n. pipisa. ancestor (original) n. kokasou; apple (traditional) n. ita. n. mutu'u ovuxu. area n. lai; ancestors n. ta totoxo. n. xaleenu. anchor n. axa. area of the tree when the tree is split. n. ovu and conj. ia; sesexeenu. conj. io; arm n. suxingengi. conj. ke; arm ring n. lasa; conj. mo; n. xauxau. conj. oxe; arrival n. xali. conj. xe. arrive vi. xali; and (simultaneous) conj. ka. vi. xali.

English - Ata Dictionary 51 arrow bee arrow n. tavi. attract vt. xolixolinu. as conj prep. aloxo; avoid vt. 'umenenge; prep. loxo. vt. 'umenexe; ashes n. lomulo. vt. 'umexa'a; ashes (hot) n. kii. vt. 'umexe; ask n. tali'i; vt. 'umexene; vt. lingau; vt. 'umexo; vt. tali'isou. vt. 'umexu. ask spirits for help vt. katunu. away vt. kusa. at prep. ne; axe n. lapemu. prep. no. axe (for sago) n. elaxu. attack vt. xaliu. axe (of stone) n. ila. B - b baby n. keakea. bat n. xaloxulolu. back n. tumalie; bat (big brown) n. vuleki loso. n. tumalilo; bat (blossom) n. vuleki xaloxulolu. n. tumaline; bat (common blossom) n. vuleki n. tumalinge; makalekeakea. n. tumalixe; bat (fruit) n. vuleki suka. n. tumali'a; bat (northern blossom) n. vuleki kusuu. n. tumalou. bat (small) n. kusitea; back toward n. tumalouu. n. kusuu; bad adj. maexo; n. makelekeakea; adj. masua. n. suka; badness n. masua. n. xoxoiau. bag (large for taro and sweet potatoes) n. bat (tubenose) n. vuleki kusutea. papaalasou. bat (white) n. vuleki xoxoiau. bait for catching fish and animals n. veveani. bath n. 'ulo. baldness n. lete. bathe vi. 'ulo. bamboo harp n. la'ati. bathe with vt. 'uloxu. bamboo shoot n. va'u. be copula. ane. banana n. lavuxi. be ashamed vi. maela. banana (cooking) n. maia; be broken vi. mamulo. n. mapuu. be happy with vt. 'osasou. banana (red) n. lavuxi xaiva. be proud of vi. xauma. banana (sp.) n. iava; be sleepy vi. vuvu. n. iouasou; be with constantly vt. tautinanu. n. luveli; beach n. io'iio'i. n. maaluxu; bean (wild) n. vulumakilu. n. masa; bear vt. vo'onu. n. moxo; bear child vi. pala. n. pouxala; bear fruit vi. nene'a. n. tavala; bear many children vt. pelilolo. n. vu'axemakia. beat vi. tixii; banana (wild) n. ate'a. vt. valinu. bandicoot n. kusuu; beat a sago palm vi. volovolo. n. su'uve kusuu. because conj. xo; bank n. aaxu; conj. xo/xou. n. lasole; become pregnant vi. maxali/maxalu. n. lola. become senseless vi. xovulaulau. bark n. ngotu; bed n. luu. n. poxolu. bed for dry fire wood n. polo. bark used for clothes n. suka. bed sheet n. 'ala'ala. basket n. lakela. bedbug n. tuma. basket for eels n. nganivu. bee n. mumuta;

52 English - Ata Dictionary bee (large) bone

n. tuxuixui. bird (kingfisher) n. kiikii; bee (large) n. paxo momu. n. uitolo. bee (large black) n. lataua. bird (koel) n. tietie; beetle n. tavaluli. n. tualomo. begin vi. 'avutisi; bird (lorikeet) n. sisisi. vt. soko'u. bird (lory, parrot) n. xaelo. beginning n. soko. bird (owl) n. u'uli. behavior n. lapasili. bird (parakeet) n. kilipi. behaviors n. vulovulolo; bird (parrot) n. kokoma. n. 'ili'ilixo. bird (pigeon) n. mutamasou tava'u; behind n. talie; n. valukea. n. talilo; bird (shrike) n. kuisa. n. taline; bird (Singing Monarch) n. sekeseke. n. talinge; bird (sp.) n. oa; n. talixe; n. uui; n. tali'a; n. vela; n. talou. n. vovoku. belly (big) n. kiikiinu. bird (starling) n. leo. belt n. tupokoxu. bird (sunbird) n. siku. belt (for a man) n. utupokoxu. bird's mating n. alai'a; belt (woman's) n. sinixe. n. tavasi'a. bend down vi. kou; bit adv. sevile; vi. langa. adv. 'olu'olu; berry n. xuxua. n. xolo. best friend n. tangaxu. bite and open vt. kolo. betel pepper vine n. toma. bitter tasting adj. sixula. betelnut n. vu'a kokope. black adj. muximuxi; betelnut (red, dry) n. oko. adj. muxusi; betelnut seedling n. kusi. adj. xixitinu. betelnut (sp.) n. xilixili. blackness n. muxusi; betelnut spit n. like. n. su'inu. betelnut (wild) n. kavivi; blanket n. lapulaxete; n. kookope. n. 'ala'ala. bicycle n. lavilivili. bless vt. alusou. big adj. oko; blessing n. alu. adj. tatila; blindness n. seleveenu. adj. tila; blisters n. malaputu. n. toxoxu. block vi. tomu. big hole n. lulu. blood n. sialuxu. big plate for collecting sago starch n. manusu. bloom vi. sesee. bind vi. vovotu. blow vi. ili; bird n. ngiala. vt. tauunu. bird (bee-eater) n. pilopilo. blow away vt. tausou. bird (black) n. mumuu. blow fire vt. tauuxu. bird (Common Paradise Kingfisher) n. blue adj. 'ela'ela. iulavelave. bluntness n. lauvanu. bird (crow) n. 'ola. body n. vasimele; bird (dove) n. sovu; n. vasimelo; n. utu; n. vasimene; n. vuluvuluu. n. vasimenge; bird (eagle) n. malavailili; n. vasimexe; n. nenu suluvi. n. vasime'a; bird (Eclectus Parrot) n. alitama. n. vasimolu. bird (egret) n. po'u. body parts n. miinumiinu. bird (Goshawk) n. tasi. boil n. ese'i; bird (hawk) n. tokii. n. 'ese'i. bird (honey sucker) n. maokulu. bone n. xileli; bird (Imperial pigeon) n. kuau. n. xine;

English - Ata Dictionary 53 book burst

n. xinenge; vi. ee; n. xineni; vi. uee. n. xinexi; breathe one's last vi. suxula'e. n. xine'i; bride price n. lakililisie. n. xingengi; bright adj. lamana; n. xinu. vi. kea. book n. lavuku. brightness n. lamana. born vi. paa. bring back vt. lailixu; boss n. tatanaanu. vt. lalixu. bottom n. taitai. bring back to life vt. kalipapaxa. boundaries within a garden n. makovu. bring forth vt. xalixu. boundary between two gardens n. pilixa. broom n. silapa. bow n. pasiko. brother n. vimoe; bow down vi. tangatulu. n. vimou; bowels n. tamusileli; n. vimo'a; n. tamusine; n. vivilo; n. tamusinenge; n. vivine; n. tamusineni; n. vivinge; n. tamusinexi; n. vivixe. n. tamusine'i; brother (younger) n. kokope. n. tamusingengi; brother-in-law n. oie; n. tamusinu. n. oi'a; bowl made of a coconut shell n. paku. n. omenge; branch n. avo; n. omengi; n. avolu; n. omeni; n. salava. n. omexi; branch's end n. sulunu. n. ou; breadfruit seed n. va'iinu. n. oxeni. break vi. ele; brothers n. taumetali. vi. sia; brown adj. lilila. vi. tavexo; buai (chewed) n. mumu. vi. xola; bucket n. lavakete. vt. kisilala; build vt. tulusou. vt. kolekole; build temporary house vt. 'alaxu. vt. mamulo; bump vt. kukunoxu. vt. mamulonu; bumpy skin n. sakalu. vt. se'inu; bunch n. ula'u. vt. siasou; bunch (for galipnuts) n. valavalasou. vt. xola'u. bundle n. putu'u; break easily vi. silika; n. tavalanu. vi. sipasipa. bundles n. tavuevule. break into pieces vi. siasia; burn vi. sexetelu; vi. valavalanu. vi. 'ela; break wind vi. puke. vt. 'elaxu; break with stone vt. osonu. vt. 'ie; breast n. susu; vt. 'ilo; n. susuleli; vt. 'ine; n. susune; vt. 'inge; n. susunenge; vt. 'ixe; n. susuneni; vt. 'i'a; n. susunexi; vt. 'ou. n. susune'i; burn out vi. kaavuku. n. susunu. burn skin vt. xutulalau. breath n. axu; burn with fire vt. to'isou. n. muaxu; burp n. malaxoa; n. tauuxu; vi. malaxoa. n. uee. burst vi. pau; breathe vi. axu; vi. paupau;

54 English - Ata Dictionary burst into tears chin

vt. paunoxu. 2vt. lotonui'a; burst into tears vi. taloxu iii. 2vt. lotonumenge; bury vt. 'asixu. 2vt. lotonumengi; but conj. ia. 2vt. lotonumeni; butterfly n. ilokeakea; 2vt. lotonumexi; n. 'olo keakea; 2vt. lotonuxeni. pro. ilokeaka. buy back vt. lailotonu. buy vt. lotonu; buy food vt. lotoxu. 2vt. lotonuie; by prep. no'a. 2vt. lotonuiu; by the way conj. io. C - c cake made of taro or cassava n. ulaluu. centipede (small) n. luluale. calf n. tava'u axenu/xiasinu. chain vt. talisou. call vt. 'avalie; chain (for pigs and dogs) n. talisou. vt. 'avalilo; chair n. puloulou. vt. 'avaline; chapters n. pilixa. vt. 'avalinge; check vt. kilisou; vt. 'avalixe; vt. 'va'ava'o. vt. 'avali'a; check by touching vt. vava'ou. vt. 'avalou. cheek n. xaleeleli; cane n. maxei; n. xaleene; n. sisiali. n. xaleenenge; canoe n. uaxa. n. xaleeneni; car n. tava'u tami'a. n. xaleenexi; care for vt. saxila'u. n. xaleene'i; carefully adv. laixe. n. xaleengengi; carefully (very) adv. lailaixe. n. xaleenu. carry vt. tavule; chest n. lutuleli; vt. tavulenu; n. lutune; vt. vo'onu. n. lutunenge; carry on head vt. ulu'u; n. lutuneni; vt. 'ulu'u. n. lutunexi; carry on shoulder vt. tilonu. n. lutune'i; carry something by dancing vt. leilixu. n. lutungengi; carry with hands vt. 'atonu. n. lutunu. cassava n. mio. chestnut (Tahitian) n. la'uele. cassowary n. sulamalu. chew vt. 'ulunu. castrate vt. palaa. chewing n. 'ulu. cat n. pusi. chicken n. koko'a. cataract n. kelaxu. chief n. tatanaanu; catch vi. 'amo. n. toxo. catch fish with fishing net vt. kae. child n. aliko; catch pigs with hunting net vt. 'uva'uvanu. n. alixeni; catechist (Catholic) n. katikete. n. ilie; caterpillar n. mixita. n. iline; caught vi. 'oso. n. molomolo; caught in trap vi. amo. n. 'alixeni; cause darkness vt. tavisoxo. n. 'ilie; cause marriage vt. vaitaula'inu. n. 'iline; cause one to make mistake vt. susulixu. n. 'ilinge; cause to be sick of vt. vaitotosanu. n. 'ilixe; cause to do vt. olexu. n. 'ili'a; cave n. lulu. n. 'olu. center n. lixinu. child (first born) n. laposalaxu. centipede n. milalako. chin n. saenenge;

English - Ata Dictionary 55 chips cook

n. saenexe; n. umuumu. n. saengenge; club n. kuluvololou. n. saexa'a; cockatoo n. ea. n. saexe; cockroach n. saisave. n. saexene; cocoa n. kakao. n. saexo; coconut n. ualu. n. saexu. coconut rib n. xae. chips n. visovisoxu. coconut shell n. lalongo; choice n. tomu. n. ualu laxalinu. choke (to kill) vt. kapiilaxu. coconut (sp.) n. ule. choke with rope vt. ailili'osou. coconut (young) n. kuvika. choose vt. sosovosou; coffee n. kopi. vt. tomusou. coil vi. veiiti'a. choose (good things) vt. ilou. cold n. sivava'e; chop vt. savautu. n. sivava'u; chop down tree vt. xeta'u. n. sivevelo; chrysalis n. vuvxenu. n. sivevene; church building n. lalotu; n. sivevenge; n. taasou lalotu. n. sivevexe; church member n. ekelesia. n. siveve'a; church service n. lalotu. n. sivo; citrus fruit n. muli. n. totongo. claim ownership vt. vukosou. coldness n. lelemesou. clan (of Ilao) n. kalaluana; collect vt. loxonu. n. malopuna; collect (firewood, taro) vt. moloonu. n. una; colonnade n. matavala. n. uxeuxe; color n. kalaxu. n. xivolo; comb n. sikili; n. 'una. vt. sikilisou. clan (of Va'umu) n. lama; come vt. ne'e. n. lavokea; come down vi. lu'e. n. naxa; come (many people) vi. la'u. n. xeleme. come out vi. uatu. clans n. mata. come up vi. pala'a. clay (red) n. pilika. come up on vt. 'aisou. clay (white) n. kuvo. comfort vt. maamaatolanu. clay (white, dry) n. axoxo. comfort words n. maamaatola. clean adj. malemalenga. communicate by using body language vt. losi. clean jungle vt. laevo. compensation n. 'ulu. clear adj. tatexa; complain vt. kalapuusou. vt. silanu. complete vi. sivita; clear off vt. xexeenu. vi. vaavaamimi; clearing n. sila; vt. sivitanoxu. n. tani taxulunu; confess vt. pala'alixu. n. taxulunu. confine vt. tatuxu. clearness n. lamana. confuse vt. 'inanu. cliff n. maea. conquer vt. alivulane'i. climb vi. telai; constipate vi. kuka. vt. telou. constipate (dogs) vt. longa. climb a tree to get betelnuts or bananas vt. kai. constipation n. kuka; clog in throat vt. lokolaxu. n. ta'u. close vi. tomu; container n. vexasou. vt. taluxu. continue vt. solonu; close eyes vi. vuvu. vt. xoxoo'o. cloth n. lakuikuili; continuously adv. xoo. n. lavalava. control vt. saxila'u. clothes n. tokolomo. converse vt. vikalanu. cloud n. tamuxala; cook vi. xutu;

56 English - Ata Dictionary cook a cake day before yesterday

vt. kukunu; create vt. koinu. vt. xuxutu. creator n. mii mukoinenge. cook a cake vt. ulaluunu. crocodile n. loxomi. cook food vt. xutuxu. crooked vi. kilikalu. cook food with a stone oven vt. xaumusou. cross n. ovu muvalautu. cooking banana n. kiakiau. cross a river vt. xisa'isou. cooking pot n. lasopeni. cross off vt. iasou. cooking pot (bamboo) n. lutu. cross over vt. alasou. cool vt. 'avolo. crossbar n. vala. cork n. solu; crowd n. la'oluxa'a. vt. soluxu. crown n. kisivalu. corn n. ame; crumbs n. molomoloonu. n. lapalo'u. cry n. tama; corner n. vololili. vi. iaukaka; corner of a house n. mailuaxu. vi. taloxu iii; correct adj. mulapu; vi. tama; vt. loxo; vi. 'ava. vt. momosou; cry to spirit for help vi. kava. vt. paipounu. cry together for the dead vt. xavulaxunu. cough n. koo; cry's sound n. iii. vi. koo. cucumber n. kukamba. count vt. itiiti. cucumber (traditional) n. kopu. count numbers vt. itisou. cup n. kapu; country n. tuala. n. paku. cover n. siove; curse n. loloxu; vt. lalanu; vt. meletalonu; vt. su'asou; vt. tavunaxu xai. vt. taasou; cuscus n. kesi; vt. ua'usou. n. poukea. cover up vt. sovolou. cut vi. xoto; cover with stones vt. volosou. vt. valitunu/valiutunu; crab n. kuka. vt. vuvu; crack vt. se'inu. vt. xolasou; crawl vi. xala. vt. xotonu. cray fish (large) n. iema. cut down (pandanus) vi. paa. crayfish n. sangalako. cut (from the stalk) vt. saesou. crayfish (small) n. kovu; cut in half vt. lixinu. n. matasiki; cut off all hair vt. tuisou. n. sami. cut open vt. 'elixu. crayfish (smallest) n. xalopo. cut open (pig's bowels) vt. levenu. crayfish (sp.) n. loxo'ukulu. cut sharply vt. palasou. creak vi. kalakiki; cut surface of grass vt. saesae. vi. kiikii. cut with a big knife vt. poosou. creak (door, window, teeth) n. kalakiki. D - d dam vi. tavo; n. ua'aneni; vt. tavo'u; n. ua'anexi; vt. teinu. n. ua'ane'i; dance n. lei; n. ua'angengi; vi. lei. n. ua'anu. dancing tumbuan n. kuolo. dawn n. maxasesela. dark adj. taxavu. day n. aso; daughter-in-law n. ua'aleli; n. voxo. n. ua'ane; day after tomorrow adv. ualisa. n. ua'anenge; day before yesterday adv. malakau mei;

English - Ata Dictionary 57 day (Holy) dry

adv. mala'o. discussion n. potopoto. day (Holy) n. voxo tavuna. dish n. lakupapa. day (important) n. voxo tila. dish (large) n. latotope. day of deliverance n. lavulo'o. dislike vt. matapianu. day (Sabbath) n. voxo tavuna. dispute n. lavilavi; day (very special or important) n. voxo vt. lavixu. tu'umaxu. disturb vt. moloinasou; daytime n. aso. vt. patoxiiou; deaf n. saxavou. vt. 'ausou. death — soli. disturbance n. ina. decorate vt. tokolomonu. dive vi. kelele. deeds n. vulovulolo; divide into two groups vt. leviinu. n. 'ili'ilixo. divide (things) vt. iloxilenu. deepness n. lautuxu. do vi. navae; defeat vi. papapa; vi. 'avuti; vt. taloxolixu. vi. 'oxo; denomination n. lalotu. vt. 'oxonu. deny n. xililiu; do bad on me vt. vilaisilo. vt. singisou. do how vi. navaa. deny mistake vi. latolo. do one's best vi. pilili; design n. kaukavu; vi. toavi. vt. kaukavunu; do slowly vi. vo'ovoxo. vt. xooxoolaxu. do what vi. navaa. desire n. linga; dog n. a'aa. n. masaxa; domestic animals n. temene. vt. lingau; don't give vt. 'apisou. vt. masaxau. door n. aitenga. desk n. valovalo. doubt n. talelili. destroy vi. maxoa; doubtfulness n. tanelili; vt. xovulaulixu. n. tanengelili; destroy (house) vt. luvusou. n. tanengilili; diarrhea n. nixinixi. n. tanenilili/taneelili; die vi. kalu; n. tanexilili; vi. sivita; n. tane'ilili; vi. soli; n. tanulili. vi. ulua; down — lu'e. vi. xalo. downward adv. nuna. different adj. iou vilemo; drag sword vt. laveenu. adj. vilemo. dragonfly n. miso'uva. difficulty n. kapia'u; draw in vi. 'uo'uo; n. kepia'u; vt. 'unanu. n. pekia'u. draw water vt. sixolo. dig vi. 'asi. dress up vi. toxu; dig ground vt. 'uve'uve'u. vt. tokolomonu. dig out vi. 'asi'asi; dress up (tumbuan) vi. lilo. vt. lokenu. dressing n. tokolomo. dig out a hole vt. 'asou. drink vt. iexu. dig out completely vt. 'asisou. drive vt. kusa. dig up vi. kulupei. drive away vt. kusau. direct vt. olenu. drop continuously vi. likoliko. dirt n. lialia. drought n. kaetoto. dirt clump n. lasinu. drum (kundu, hand) n. kulumiso. dirtiness n. nuni'u; drum (native wooden signal) n. xalamo. n. su'inu. drum stick n. kulumu. dirty adv. kikimu. dry adj. 'esi'esi; disappear from sight vi. palasi. n. 'i'i; discuss vt. potosou; vi. sii; vt. vaitolomosou. vi. tala.

58 English - Ata Dictionary dry river bed face dry river bed n. ueno. dust n. mosomoso; dryness n. vali; n. 'ili'ili. n. xanaxanaxu. dwarf n. kuvalulu. duck n. pato. dye hair n. popolo. E - e each adv. momoxa'a. vi. kalu; ear n. sangalie; vi. pee; n. sangalilo; vi. sivita; n. sangaline; vi. talo. n. sangalinge; enemy n. ulua. n. sangalixe; enjoy vt. 'osasou. n. sangali'a; enough vi. momomo; n. sangalou. vt. kalasou. ear hole — sangalou taxanu. enter vi. 'una; ear leaves — sangalou voloxu. vi. 'unalai. earring n. paxoxo. entrance of a village n. iou xalenga; earth n. lia. n. xalenga. earth worm n. laasile sou lia. erect vt. palonu. earthquake n. laliua; evening n. 'olovoxo. n. uniuni. every day n. voxovoxo. easiness n. mamalaxu. every day lives n. mauli. eat vi. 'ani; exchange vt. vaivaolixu; vt. 'ie; vt. 'avai. vt. 'ine; exclamation for surprise interj. omo. vt. 'inge; exclamation (joy, surprise) exclamation. iaue. vt. 'ixe; exclamation of surprise interj. e. vt. 'i'a; exercise n. 'ilii. vt. 'ou; exist vi. ai; vt. 'ou. vi. taolu. eat a lot of food vt. vunesou. expand vi. xala. eat (taro) vt. xatixatinu. expect vt. loopala. edge n. telexu. explain vt. lulusou. eel (sp.) n. lamia. extend vi. iala. egg n. atolu. eye n. iei; eight adj. muxatele tatalu. n. ieli; eighteen adj. mavolovexa vile mo muvaxa simi n. ienge; tatalu. n. iengi; eighty (four persons) adj. itemaxu tami'a. n. ieni; eleven adj. mavolovexa vile mo mulelia vile. n. iexi; embankment n. lasole. n. ie'i; embrace vt. sa'avunoxu; n. iou. vt. 'aulaxu. eye sided n. mataxale. emphasis part. to. eyebrow n. iou avonaxu. emptiness n. vexasou; eyelash n. iou simixu. n. xalusou. eyelashes n. simixu. empty shell n. xalusou. eyelid n. iou vivisou. encourage vt. pelai. eyes n. mata. end n. kaluxu; F - f face n. iei; n. iengi; n. ieli; n. ieni; n. ienge; n. iexi;

English - Ata Dictionary 59 faint fish (sp.)

n. ie'i; fence sticks n. silii. n. iou. fence (temporary) n. kakapisou; faint vi. xalixalili. vt. kakapisou. fall dawn vi. salaxoxolinu. fern n. kemekulu; fall down vi. lapau; n. saelili. vi. lume; fern (edible) n. xalusi; vi. tuvu. n. xume. fall down (leaves) vi. nunu. fertile n. lovoxu. fall in love vi. tuvu; fetch vt. laiiou. vt. xoloxixiiou. few adv. se. false fruit of a bread fruit tree n. opaanu. fiction story n. ngalo. far away adv. va'axu. fifteen adj. mavolovexa vile mo mulelia fast vi. pelemu. ta'uve. fasten vt. lotunu; fifth adj. ta'uvesou. vt. sakiinu. fifty adj. mavolovexa ta'uve. fasting n. pelemu. fight n. 'oto'oto; fat n. lovoxu; vi. 'oto; vi. talivimi. vi. 'oto'oto. father n. mamie; fight for vt. 'otosou. n. mamilo; fill vt. 'ana'analixu. n. mamine; fill with water vt. tauu. n. maminge; find vt. kamuli; n. mamixe; vt. kamulinu; n. mami'a; vt. xalisou. n. momu; find out vt. taxuunu; pro. papa. vt. xavunu. favorite n. la'ilali. find reason for death vi. kala loo. favorite thing n. xileli; finger n. avolu simisou; n. xine; n. simisou. n. xinenge; fingernail n. avolu xaxalo'u; n. xineni; n. xaxalo'u. n. xinexi; finish n. kaluxu; n. xine'i; vi. kaavuku; n. xingengi; vi. kalu; n. xinu. vi. pee; fear n. 'olo'olo; vi. talo; vi. vavala; vt. kalusou; vi. 'ume; vt. sivitanoxu. vt. mama'u; finish (food, water) vt. paipalu. vt. 'umele; finish the rest of half vt. xalipeonu. vt. 'umelo; fire n. navu. vt. 'umene; fire place n. muloxu navu. vt. 'umenge; firewood n. ovu. vt. 'umexe; firewood (burning) n. momoiou. vt. 'ume'a; firmness n. pumuxu. vt. 'umolu. first adj. alavua; feast n. lavilelu; adj. vilesou; n. la'ilali. adv. tei. feces n. ta-. first one n. teinu. feed vt. a'anu; fish n. silanga. vt. 'a'axu. fish (flat mouth) n. visaxe. feel vt. xamulinu. fish (girile fis) n. kisole. feeling n. xamuli. fish (Kol Fis) n. vulakulu. fellow n. aliko. fish (red) n. etuluvi. female adj. sema. fish (Skin Makmak) n. xivo'uxu. fence n. vimelu; fish (small black) n. kive. vt. vimelusou. fish (sp.) n. kaxele; fence (pig) n. vimeluxu. n. lakukuu;

60 English - Ata Dictionary fish (sp.), girile fish in Tok-Pisin get ahead

n. lavalolo; for us (incl.) suf. menge. n. luvoki; for you pro. ngenge. n. sinana. for you (pl) suf. mengi. fish (sp.), girile fish in Tok-Pisin n. paka. for you (sg) dat. meni. fish (tailor) n. lala. forehead n. 'alaiei; fish (white bait) n. xumae. n. 'alaieli; fishing net n. vu'o. n. 'alaienge; fishing net in river n. kae. n. 'alaiengi; five adj. ta'uve. n. 'alaieni; fix vt. paipounu. n. 'alaiexi; flash n. lami; n. 'alaie'i; vi. lami. n. 'alaiou. flat land n. latia. foreigner n. asila. flatness n. latia. forest n. sasila; float vi. puati. n. sasila/siasila; flood vi. 'ani. n. siasila. flow vi. iave; forty adj. mavolovexa tami'a. vi. pasinga. forty (two persons) adj. itemaxu tamei. flow over vi. siali; foundation of a house n. vuluvulu. vt. nononu; four adj. tami'a. vt. sialisou. fourteen adj. mavolovexa vile mo mulelia flower n. seseenu. tami'a. flower (Hibiscus) n. kungalo. fourth adj. tami'asou. flower (morning glory) n. toto'o. free adv. vitanisi. flower (stinking passion) n. timutimu. friction n. lue; fly — unuxu momu; n. vivasou. n. vuvuu; friend — menexilo; vi. vava. n. maula; fly (March) n. iou elaela. n. mene; fly slowly vi. vaveve. n. menexu. fly (time) vi. maxamaxapalo. frog n. koulo. flying fox n. vuleki tootoxo. frog (eatable, black) n. va'e. flying fox (large male) n. tootoxo. frog (green) n. kalukalu. foam at the mouth vt. livilivixu. frog (yellow) n. opookuakuala; fog n. tamuxala; n. vuaxo. n. umuumu. from prep. ne; follow vt. lelemulinu; prep. no. vt. mulinu. fruit n. lameapo; follow them vt. muline'i. n. temaanu; food n. la'ilali; n. xuava. n. miixumiixu. fruit fly n. maanavu. food (burnt) n. kaikonu. fruit half eaten by birds n. xalixu. food to give n. tavalixu. full vi. 'ana'ana. foot of cliff n. tava'u maea. fullness n. ovunu. footprint n. xua'u. fun n. keke. for a long time adv. maxuvee/maxuveeni. function vi. iave. for nothing adv. vitanisi. G - g galipnuts n. tivolonu. generosity n. alauna. garbage n. mosomoso. gently adv. se'isisi. garbage hole n. malaioni. germ n. kukuu. garden n. xai. get vt. e'ele; gather vt. molou. vt. no'u; gathering place in a village n. tilovolovo. vt. pitixu. gecko n. saxuvi. get ahead vt. polopepeenu.

English - Ata Dictionary 61 get ahead of green get ahead of vt. uaulixu; God in the Bible n. Lataua. vt. ua'alixu. God's name pro. IAUE. get everything vt. kaolinu. good adj. laixe. get firewood vt. saxi. good taste n. tuaxu. get nuts with a ladder vt. kulokulosou. good (very) adj. lailaixe. get rid of (dust) vt. vutasou. goodness n. laixe. get rope vt. melinu. goose flesh n. kokova. get together vi. pita. gossip vt. melakukumuxu. get up vi. 'avuti; grab vt. tokinu. vi. 'avutisi. grandchild n. xasie; ghost n. molosila. n. xasilo; gift of thanks n. xolulixu. n. xasine; ginger n. suluvi. n. xasinge; give vt. iti; n. xasixe; vt. itisou; n. xasi'a; vt. losie; n. xasou. vt. losilo; grandfather n. tete; vt. losine; n. xasie; vt. losinge; n. xasilo; vt. losixe; n. xasine; vt. losi'a; n. xasinge; vt. losou. n. xasixe; give a mat and a string bag to a bride in her new n. xasi'a; home vt. pamotonine. n. xasou. give another name — potongalelee. grandmother n. tete; give drink vt. ienu. n. xasie; give (food) vt. itixu. n. xasilo; give food vt. tavalixu. n. xasine; give (food, clothes, money) vt. itiu. n. xasinge; give magic power to a dog vt. vexanu. n. xasixe; give offering to ancestors vt. valaesou. n. xasi'a; give wrapped food vt. tengotuxu. n. xasou. glad vt. sexelaxu. grass n. ia'eia'e. glance to the side n. iou pa'umolu. grass (goose) n. mutu'u ualu. glass n. laxalasi. grass (lallang) n. lele'i. glasses n. laxalasi. grass skirt n. muale. gloves (pair of) n. siove sou avonge. grasshopper n. musia'e; glue n. taxulapu; n. sapupa; n. teitei; n. selu. vt. titasou. grasshopper (sp.) n. lovolovo; glutton n. vune. n. titimate; go vi. lai; n. tuko; vi. lalai. n. vusuvusu. go around vi. vololili. great grandchild n. 'ilusuleli; go back vi. livu. n. 'ilusune; go bad n. uii. n. 'ilusunenge; go down vi. taloxo. n. 'ilusuneni; go first vi. uli. n. 'ilusunexi; go outside vi. laa. n. 'ilusune'i; go through vi. uluale. n. 'ilusunu. go to another side vi. vaxa; great grandfather n. 'ilusuleli; vi. vaxa. n. 'ilusune; go under vi. kelele. n. 'ilusunenge; go up vi. telai; n. 'ilusuneni; vi. telo; n. 'ilusunexi; vt. telou. n. 'ilusune'i; go upward vi. to'o. n. 'ilusunu. go with vt. tuluxu. green adj. aiu;

62 English - Ata Dictionary grinder hill

adj. veivesi; n. taxilinu. adj. vevesinu; ground n. lia. adj. 'ela'ela; grouping n. kalikaline'i. n. kamakala. groups of bananas, taros, sweet potatoes, grinder n. ngongoli. sugarcanes and trees. n. xuxulusi'a. groin n. taxilileli; grow vi. leme. n. taxiline; growth n. leme. n. taxilinenge; grunt vi. kue. n. taxilineni; guava tree n. xuava. n. taxilinexi; guess vi. maititi. n. taxiline'i; guitar n. xita. n. taxilingengi; gum n. anaxu xiasiinu. H - h hair band n. kisivalu. heart n. u'uleli; half adj. tamomolu. n. u'unenge; hand n. avo; n. u'uneni; n. avole; n. u'unexi; n. avolo; n. u'une'i; n. avolu; n. u'ungengi; n. avone; n. u'unu. n. avonge; heart's side n. latalaxa. n. avoxe; heaven n. loxotolo opoonu. n. avo'a. heaviness n. tu'umaxu. hand (left) n. ae. heel n. tava'u ulu'u; handle n. iliilixu. n. ulu'u. hand's back n. avolu lataanu. height n. aiinu; hang vi. lili; n. vevee. vt. lilixu. he/it pro. mu-. happiness n. sexela; help n. su'uli; n. 'osa'ila. vt. maisouxu; happy vi. 'osa. vt. su'ulinu. harbor n. lalu'uxu. her poss.pro. noxie; hard n. ialuxu. suf. sie. hardness n. kapia'u; her (with noun) pro. xe; n. kepia'u; suf. ie; n. pekia'u. suf. ne. harvest vt. kookoolinu. her (with verb) pro. xe; harvest pitpit vt. koa. suf. ie; harvest (pitpit) vt. uainu. suf. ne. hate vt. loloxoloxu. herb n. kamakala. he pro. anu; here adv. 'a; sub. u-. adv. 'o. head n. kisie; hermit crab n. susumu meesou. n. kisilo; hers n. na'e. n. kisine; hers (food) n. anexe. n. kisinge; herself adv. mele. n. kisixe; hey! interj. ae. n. kisi'a; hiccup n. tuko. n. kisou; hide vi. talume; n. xavananu. vt. talumeu. head dressing, plumes n. paloko. hiding place for fish n. mukulu. head protector n. veve. high adj. vevee; healthiness n. laixe. adj. veveeni; heap n. la'oluxu. adj. veveenu. heaps n. la'ola'oluxu. hill n. laxa'ilu.

English - Ata Dictionary 63 him I and they him obj. xu; n. ialunexe; poss.pro. noxou; n. ialungenge; pro. -sou; n. ialuxa'a; suf. nu; n. ialuxe; suf. u. n. ialuxene; himself adv. molu. n. ialuxo; hip n. tanga'; n. ialuxu. n. tanga'a; hot spring n. tivula. n. tanga'e; hot tasting adj. sixula. n. tanga'ilo; hotness n. tivula. n. tanga'ine; house n. taasie; n. tanga'inge; n. taasilo; n. tanga'ixe. n. taasine; his n. na'u; n. taasinge; n. xou; n. taasixe; poss.pro. noxou; n. taasi'a; suf. nu; n. taasou. suf. u. house : place n. tani. his (food) pro. anuxou. house (men's) n. novi. his (with noun) obj. xu. how adv. aloxovaa; history n. nana. adv. loxovaa. hit vi. tuvu; how many interj.pro. ta'ei; vt. lavatoto; interj.pro. 'ei. vt. sivoonu; how much interj.pro. ta'ei; vt. valinu; interj.pro. 'ei. vt. vau; hug vt. sa'avunoxu. vt. vee; huge adj. mie; vt. velo; adj. tatila; vt. vene; n. toxoxa'a. vt. venge; hunger vt. solinenge; vt. vexe; vt. solinexe; vt. ve'a; vt. solixa'a; vt. 'otunu. vt. solixe; hit against vi. tukumu. vt. solixene; hit down vt. palonu. vt. solixo; hit drum vi. tixii. vt. solixu. hold vt. sa'avunoxu; hunger (for things) vt. soliu. vt. teteli; hunger for water vt. solisou. vt. tetelisou; hunt n. paipaa; vt. vavava'a; vi. paipaa; vt. vo'onu. vi. xueli. hold him/it with mouth vt. 'alaveveenu. hunting n. xueli. hole n. taxa. hurrah! interj. evuu. holes in yam or taro from insects n. kupe. hurry vi. palea; holy adj. tavuna. vi. pasipaa; Holy Bible n. Lavuku Tavuna. vt. popolosou. Holy Spirit n. Uleenu Tavuna. husband n. eisoxu; honey n. unuxu. n. soxu. hook n. kupi. husk n. palepanu; hornbill n. o'oo. vt. sulu. hot n. ialunenge; I - i

I pro. eni; I and he pro. nexi noxou. sub. a-; I and she pro. nexi noxie. sub. e-. I and they pro. nexi noxi'a.

64 English - Ata Dictionary idle knife idle vi. xixaoxao. n. tanengi; if conj. lexe. n. taneni; illegitimate child n. 'olo vote'i. n. tanexi; imitate vi. sokosoko. n. tane'i. immaturity n. vuvualonu. insist vi. toiti. importance n. tu'umaxu. insist on vi. totoiti. imprison vt. tatuxu. insistence n. totoiti. in prep. ne; instep n. tava'u lataanu. prep. no. intensity pl. ta. in front of n. laxunu; intercourse n. ngingia'u; n. talaxu. vt. ngingia'u. in order to conj. mo sou; into adv. vaxa; prep. sou. prep. no. incline vi. tao. invest well vt. kilolou. injury caused by stepping on a stone vi. tulaki. invisible home for the dead n. noanu. insect (large found in tree holes) n. kuamaxa. iron roof n. lakapa. insect (sp.) n. kokolo; island n. laolu; n. paxulu. n. la'olu. inside n. mailuaxu; it obj. xu; n. nano; pro. ane; n. taleli; pro. anu; n. tanu. suf. u. insides n. tane; its suf. nu; n. tanenge; suf. u. J - j

Jacob's Coat n. iaxulu. jump vi. ili'e. jealous vi. sangalakonu. jump over vt. alasou. Jesus pro. Iesu. junction n. ioxu. job n. xai; jungle n. sasila; n. 'au'au. n. sasila/siasila; Job's tears n. vine. n. siasila; join vt. taxu; n. ulaxu; vt. taxusou; n. voxosila. vt. toxosou. jungle (large) n. lokoma. joint n. vo'uxu. jungle which used to be a garden n. oi. joke vi. melaixe; just adv. si; vi. xamaile. vi. 'isalili. joy n. 'osa'ila. just above vi. kulupa. joyfulness n. sexela. K - k kangaroo n. maxuli. vt. venge; keep vt. apisou. vt. vexe; keep bearing children vi. papaala. vt. ve'a. keep from eating vt. levetesou. kill (animals) vt. palepeinu. keep moving vi. 'inani. kill pig vt. alepeinu. keep secret vt. tavunanu. kill with sorcery vt. peleoleo. kerosene n. lakalasile. kiss on cheek vt. timunu. key n. lakii. kite (bird) n. kienge. kill vt. vau; knee n. tava'u vo'uxu. vt. vee; kneel vi. talupexa. vt. velo; knife n. laviso; vt. vene; n. viso.

English - Ata Dictionary 65 knife (small) liver knife (small) n. li'i. know vt. lavu; knit (string bag, basket) vt. itaxu. vt. lavusou. knock (on door) vi. polopolo. knowledge n. lavulavu. L - l ladybug n. malisa'asa'a. leg n. tava'a; lake n. kupa; n. tava'e; n. veivesi. n. tava'ilo; lamp n. lalamo. n. tava'ine; land n. lia. n. tava'inge; landslide n. loloe. n. tava'u. lap n. poxo'a; leg's side n. tava'u pa'umolu. n. poxo'e; length n. vevee. n. poxo'ilo; leprosy n. vovosi. n. poxo'ine; let vi. 'italo; n. poxo'inge; vt. vaxa'u. n. poxo'ixe; let go vt. italonu. n. poxo'u. Let me see. adv. ma'iate. later adv. ili'i; let rest vt. ma'ilalixu. adv. maasi. let see adv. inavate. later in the day adv. maasi. letter (traditional) n. pupuku. laugh n. keke; lie n. kalavoi; vi. keke. n. sesexa; laugh at vt. kekeiou. vt. kalavoinu. law n. lapuloto. life n. mauli; lazy man n. pauxee. n. xoluxolu. lead vt. olenu; lift quickly vi. asaxa. vt. paamuxanu; lift up vt. 'itinu. vt. tila'u; light n. lamana; vt. ulaxunu. vi. kaa; leader n. tatanaanu; vi. 'ani. n. toxo. light fire vi. sexetelu; leader (of village) n. itemaxu tuala. vt. lexexu. leaf n. vaia; lightening n. lele'e lamixu. n. vai'a. lightness adj. papaxexu. leaf (edible) n. vaove. like conj prep. aloxo; leaf or catkin which is chewed with the betel nut prep. loxo; itself n. toma. vt. isuxu. leaf (young) n. xata. lime powder n. tauluxu. leave vi. 'ume; lips n. anaxu sosou. vt. tautalonu; listen vi. lomu; vt. vulaleli; vt. lomusou. vt. 'umesie; little adj. isusu'a. vt. 'umesilo; live vi. mauli. vt. 'umesine; liver n. e'eleli; vt. 'umesinge; n. e'ene; vt. 'umesixe; n. e'enenge; vt. 'umesi'a; n. e'eneni; vt. 'umesou. n. e'enexi; leave as is vt. salasou. n. e'ene'i; leave for vt. vulasou. n. e'engengi; leave secretly vi. pakisi. n. e'enu; leave without notifying vt. pasikisou. n. 'e'eleli; leaves n. voloxu. n. 'e'ene; leaves for decoration n. lomolomo. n. 'e'enenge; leftover n. pa'usou. n. 'e'eneni;

66 English - Ata Dictionary living mat

n. 'e'enexi; vt. kamuli; n. 'e'ene'i; vt. kamulinu. n. 'e'engengi; look him down vt. 'asovilenu. n. 'e'enu. look out vt. loosou. living n. xoluxolu. look up vi. tala. lizard n. tuxemana. loosen vi. piti; lizard (big) n. alua. vt. lulusou. lizard (green) n. xalaxilixili. lord n. tila. lizard (small) n. laxa'uvale. Lord (Jesus Christ) n. Tila. load n. tavalanu. lose vt. xovulaunu. loads n. tavuevule. lose way vi. sususu. lock n. laloko. louse n. meni. lock (house) vi. siliko. louse (for a dog) n. a'ue. lock (made of stick) n. siliko. love n. alauna; locust n. musia'e xane; n. tanunenge; n. taula; n. tanunexe; n. xane. n. tanungenge; log n. valautu. n. tanuxa'a; lonely vi. papaxexu. n. tanuxe; long adj. vevee; n. tanuxene; adj. veveeni; n. tanuxo; adj. veveenu. n. tanuxu; long distance n. paxa. vt. isuxu. long long time ago adv. tatatei. love much vt. 'oxoxu. long time ago adv. mala'o; lower arm n. avolu mautunu. adv. tatei. luminosity n. kala. long wrap n. luvonu. lunch n. tuxanu. look vi. malei. lymphatic gland n. valu'e. look for vt. iaili; M - m magic for dogs n. vexa. n. mulu; magic power (white) n. saa. pro. Saxila; make a fire in a garden vt. suaxu. pro. U'umesi'a. make appear vt. xalixu. man of finishing fight n. aili'i. make bowel movement vi. kuka. man (old) n. aululu; make burst vt. tololixu. n. aululu mulu. make bush bed vt. sia'u. man (short) n. kuvalulu. make cold vt. 'olopipi. man (very tall) n. kamakulu. make fire vt. tauuxu. man who does very little work n. pauxee. make fun of vt. molovila'isou. man who kills bad man n. xooxoo. make go outside vt. uatulixu. man with one leg or one hand n. kaikena. make her not have children vt. masikalane. man (young) n. maulu. make mistake vi. susu. mango n. nao. make net vt. sipanu. many adj. ena; make new net vt. oloo'u. adj. lavavala; make one wash vt. 'ulosou. adj. piena; make pig trap vt. uauoi. adj. tavu'alo. make possible vt. momoxu. many kinds adj. iouiou. make sleep vt. aisou. many times adv. laalaaxu. make stand vt. tulusou. mark n. tavai. make stop bearing fruit vt. laolexu. marriage n. taula'i. make strong vt. 'okinu. marry vi. taula'i; male adj. mulu. vt. 'uluxu. man — Soa; master n. tila. n. aliko; mat n. mo'e;

English - Ata Dictionary 67 mate my

n. pala. moss n. lili. mate n. vaialo. moth n. 'olo keakea. maturity n. lingamoxu. mother n. atie; me dat. leli; n. nenie; suf. silo. n. nenilo; me (with verb) pro. xeni; n. neninge; pro. xo. n. nenixe; meaning n. vaikala tava'u. n. neni'a; means n. vote'i. n. nenu; measure vt. limaxu; n. tie/atie; vt. lovaxu. pro. nenine. measurement n. lovaxu. mother-in-law n. leualeli; meat n. taataa; n. leuane; n. xiasiinu. n. leuanenge; meddle vt. pupuiou. n. leuaneni; medicine n. lamalasile. n. leuanexi; meet vt. alaxu; n. leuane'i; vt. xalisou. n. leuangengi; meeting n. pita. n. leuanu; megapode n. keuao. n. ua'aleli; mercy n. alauna. n. ua'ane; message n. palomatana. n. ua'anenge; message sent by beating a drum n. lolomu. n. ua'aneni; messenger n. itema sou palomatana. n. ua'anexi; middle adj. nixi. n. ua'ane'i; midwife n. paipixo. n. ua'angengi; might n. xavii. n. ua'anu. milk n. susu. mountain (sp.) pro. Saxa. Milky Way n. koimuxaxai. mouse (tree) n. kolokolo. millipede n. laasile. mouth n. ananenge; mimic vi. uaneuane. n. ananexe; mimicry n. uaneuane. n. anangenge; mine n. na'axeni; n. anaxa'a; poss.pro. noxilo. n. anaxe; mine (food) n. enixo. n. anaxene; minister n. talatala. n. anaxo; mirror n. titilo. n. anaxu. miss vi. sauxalo. move vi. kunikuni; miss and fall down vi. palasi. vi. suku; miss mark vt. maxalexu. vi. xexee; mistake n. susu. vt. sukunu; mixture n. ilaanu. vt. sukusou. moieties n. mata. move slowly vi. sasasalo. moiety (sp.) pro. Ilao. mud crab n. elima. moiety's name n. va'umu. mud snail n. susumu. molar tooth n. ngongoli. muddy place where pigs sleep n. malingaxu. mole n. xasou. mushroom n. kuluvia; molt, ecdysis n. vesa. n. lataila; moment adv. se. n. lii. money n. lamoli; mushroom (large white) n. texesou memee. n. lasilingi. mushroom (small brown) n. kaleso. moon n. so'io. musical instrument made of a small bamboo tree moon (crescent or half) n. so'io alelaxu/muvala. n. pususu; moon (full) n. so'io ovunu. n. vei. morning n. kakau. muzzle vt. samalinu. morning dew n. sulumi; my poss. -ilo; n. ta oto kui'a. poss. leli; mosquito n. nunuu. poss.pro. noxilo;

68 English - Ata Dictionary my (with noun) oldness

pro. -xilo; my (with noun) pro. xeni; suf. lilo; pro. xo. suf. silo. myself adv. melo. N - n nails n. lalili. net for hunting pigs n. 'uva'uva. nakedness n. pangapanga'u; new adj. alavua. n. tavatulianu. New Guinea Drongo n. pea'u mutatanga. name n. uala; new shoot n. malusou. n. ualasie; news n. a'alo; n. ualasilo; n. a'alosou. n. ualasine; nice (very) adj. lailaixe. n. ualasinge; niece n. iae; n. ualasixe; n. iamenge; n. ualasi'a; n. iamengi; n. ualasou; n. iameni; vt. moxo'u. n. iamexi; namesake n. taoxuu. n. iau; navel n. silivoleli; n. iaxeni; n. silivone; n. ia'ia. n. silivonenge; night n. 'olovoxo. n. silivoneni; nine adj. muxatele tami'a. n. silivonexi; nineteen adj. mavolovexa vile mo muvaxa simi n. silivone'i; tami'a. n. silivongengei; no adv. uasi. n. silivonu. noise n. kilaka. navel (protruding) — silivonu vukunu. nose n. kusileli; near adj. alai; n. kusinei; adv. 'alai; n. kusinenge; adv. 'ala'alai. n. kusineni; nearly adv. sexasisi. n. kusinexi; nebula n. ta'umali. n. kusine'i; neck n. xolanu. n. kusingengei; needle n. umo. n. kusinou. needle for mat n. salu. nose bone n. kusinou aiinu. nephew n. iae; nose ring n. suva. n. iamenge; nose side n. kusinou poxe'u. n. iamengi; nostril n. knsinou taxanu. n. iameni; not adv. ua; n. iamexi; adv. uasi. n. iau; not quite long time ago adv. lumamo. n. iaxeni; not yet adv. uao. n. iaxeni; now adv. maasi; n. ia'ia. adv. 'alalae'o. nest n. iomu; nowadays adv. vaimomo. n. paxo. number n. itiiti. net for catching birds n. mulu'e. O - o obedience n. lolomu. offering (to spirits) n. iama. obey vt. lomuxu. often adv. laalaaxu. objects n. mii. ok conj. ioxe. obsidian n. lali. old one n. teinu. offer (to spirits) vt. iama. oldness n. mamuxanu.

English - Ata Dictionary 69 oldness (house, clothes) pick up (fruit) oldness (house, clothes) n. matoloonu. suf. singe; on prep. no. suf. sixe. one adj. vile. our (incl.) suf. menge. one hundred (five persons) adj. itemaxu ta'uve. our (incl.) (with noun) suf. nenge. one more adj. vileli. ours pro. nenge nenge; one-side house n. masalelexu; pro. nexi nexe. n. tani alelaxu. ours (excl) n. mexi; only adv. si. n. na'anexi. open vi. kisi; ours (incl.) n. na'anenge. vt. xavulalanu. ourselves adv. menge; open door vt. kisinu. adv. mexe. open mouth vi. a'a; outrun vt. uaulixu; vi. 'a'a. vt. ua'alixu. or conj. o. outside n. ale. orange (native) n. mulusi. outsider n. asila. orange (traditional) n. lapoe. over there adv. 'olele. orchard n. axa. overcoat n. 'ala'ala. orchid n. pupuaka. overcome vi. papapa; orphan n. oloxola. vt. taloxolixu. others adj. ena. overflow vt. taasou. our dat. -nexe; overflowed area vi. silali. poss.pro. noxinge; owner n. moosou; poss.pro. noxixe; n. tatanaanu. suf. nexi; P - p paddle vi. vole; vt. kolisou; vt. lave. vt. 'olinu. pain n. navunavu; paying back n. kolinu. n. navuxu. payment n. lakoli. paint n. kaukavu; payment for marriage n. 'ulu. vt. kaukavunu; peanuts n. pinati. vt. luluunu. peel vt. teasou; paint hair n. popolo. vt. tuisou; pair n. menexu. vt. tutui. palm n. avolu loxou. peel (rope) vt. sisinu. palm leaf n. xae. peel (taro, tree) vt. xoxosou. pancreas n. selevee. peeled bark n. tapatapaka. papaya n. lameapo. peep vi. ia'ili. paper (sheet) n. lapepa. pen n. iomu; parable n. latilovo; n. peni. n. vaikala latilovo. penis n. kuvo. parcel n. soxinu. pepper (red) n. lovo. part n. tuvuxu; perhaps adv. loxomale; vi. lalai; adv. male. vi. lovelove; period n. imama; vt. tataxu. n. taiinu; part of plant which can be replanted (vavaelo, n. voxo. tamisilali, lauvi) n. toxosou. person n. aliku; pass by vi. polopepee; n. evile; vt. polopepeenu. n. itema; pass on vt. veimulinu. n. mitema; paste vt. teinu. vi. mitema. pastor (head of United Church) n. monomono. phlegm n. xaa. path where pigs walk n. xulasai. pick up vt. loxonu. pay back vt. kolinu; pick up (fruit) vt. 'elexu.

70 English - Ata Dictionary pick up (leaves-greens) pull out pick up (leaves-greens) vt. 'inixu. plate n. lapelete. piece n. mailiinu; please vt. xotataonu. n. matovinu. plover n. saueno. piece of cloth used for carrying a baby n. 'ala. plumage n. kokomo. pieces of trees, stones, taros n. alelaxu. plumes n. kokomo. pig n. memee. pluralization pl. ta. pig fence n. kalesou. pool n. kupa. pig (male's partner) n. laeu. pork n. memeexu. pig (one cares for) n. memeeu. portion n. pa'usou. pig pen n. kale. portion of pig n. moso iou. pig (three legged) n. memee toutou. position n. tani. pig tumbuan n. kuolo memee. possessions n. lavuluti; pig with one leg being cut n. toutou. n. mii. pigeon n. alilua. post n. atola; pile up vt. vo'utulolixu. n. savana. pillow n. tixala. post (for house) n. loe. pink eye n. matakoso. post for pig trap (small stick) n. palopalonga. pitpit n. 'ie. post (for walling house) n. tula. pitpit leaves n. voonu. pour coconut milk over cooked food vt. pitpit (Saccharum edule) n. ie. puloonu. pitpit (sp.) n. laxa. pour down vi. nixinixi. pitpit (wild) n. visoviso. pour water in to one's mouth vt. telixu. place to put a net for catching birds n. malova. pouring n. nixinixi. plant vt. tounu. power n. xavii. plant (aibika) n. xoxoti. practice magic vt. saaxu. plant (caladium bicolor) n. lausoxo. praise vt. 'itinu. plant (caricature) n. pipilio. pray vi. kilaka; plant corn vt. tapunu. vt. kilakasou. plant (edible) n. ete. pray for vt. alusou; plant (fern) n. toi; vt. lingau. n. vevete. prayer n. alu; plant (Fishtail Palm) n. xolona. n. lakilaka; plant for decoration n. mui. n. linga. plant (Gardner Croton) n. xixii. praying mantis n. xolaveni. plant (ginger) n. soluxulexa. pregnancy n. opoone. plant (Great Javanese Alpinia) n. selesiki. prepare vi. laxalaxa'i. plant (like ginger) n. melaa. prepare food because a man dies vt. kolosou. plant (Paku Ikan) n. xilu. presence n. laxunu. plant (Pingnga Coronata) n. oo. present n. lailoto. plant (poisonous) n. lamotaxu. preservation n. papaxaa. plant (polyscias fruticosa) n. sauua. preserve vt. papaxaanu. plant (railway creeper) n. kusoisole. pretend to cry vi. ngala. plant (sensitive) n. peexolo. pride n. xauma; plant (Seven Golden Candlesticks) n. ovu sou n. xolaxola. vilixe. probably part. mole. plant (sp.) n. koilolo; procedure n. vote'i. n. kolea; prohibition adv. mamu. n. leilemi; promise n. vavalima; n. luma; vt. matasou. n. maaluxu; prophet n. itema sou palomatana. n. palakiko; protect vt. taluxu. n. ualolo; public square n. loxomala. n. ueue. pull vi. taxulapu; plant (spider lily) n. vule. vt. lapuunu; plant (ti) n. uoli; vt. lave. n. uolisila. pull down vt. lasinu. plant (white costus) n. vailo. pull down (leaves) vt. saenu. plant's head n. aue. pull out vt. laveesou;

English - Ata Dictionary 71 pull out feathers rest

vt. luvunu. put a support for a house vt. kakavasou. pull out feathers vt. pululusou. put arm around shoulder vt. aulaxu. pumice n. xaxae. put around neck vt. 'ainu. pumpkin n. panikeki. put down vt. mulao; punishment n. navunavu. vt. taloxolixu; pupil n. iou lavo'onu. vt. ta'olunu. pure adj. malemalenga. put inside vt. taanu. purple (betelnuts and galipnuts) adj. kakato. put legs in a hot spring to heal his sores vt. pus n. uii. lavunu. push vt. sounu; put lid on vt. taulovonu. vt. sulu; put logs across vi. valautu. vt. sulunu. put on vt. keketola. put vt. mulaxu; put together vt. pitanu; vt. muxaxu. vt. tataxu. put a new road vt. koolou. python n. iaulu. Q - q quarrel n. lavilavi; questions n. tali'i. vt. lavixu. quickly adv. avile. question marker qmrk. io; quiet vi. kii. qmrk. ne. quietly adv. tasiau. R - r race n. saisale. n. so'ola. rain n. la'iua; reed n. lukae. n. uali; reef n. sakalu. vi. sili. reflection n. xale. rainbow n. lele'e muloxu; refusal adv. 'a. n. muloxu lele'e. reject vt. pianu. raise vt. tolosou. relatives n. ta miinemiine; rat n. kamausua; n. ta miinemiinenge; n. kavato; n. ta miinemiineni; n. pousaesae; n. ta miinemiinexi; n. su'uve. n. ta miinemiine'i; rat (jungle) n. la'ulu. n. ta miingemiingengi; rat (large) n. a'aa iau. n. ta miinumiinu. rat (Pogonomys sylvestris) n. sisi'i. relatives (by marriage) n. ta miileliileli. rattan n. maxei. relatives (same clan) n. tulanu. razor n. lalesa. remainder (liquid) n. paulu'u. read vt. itisou. remembrance n. si'isou. reading n. itiiti. remove vt. laxalixu; ready vi. lalaxii; vt. lokesou; vi. laxalaxa'i; vt. pusi'u; vi. lutu; vt. xexeenu. vt. lalaxiinu. remove with stick vt. kusu'u. really adv. si. renew the skin vi. vesa. really not adv. uasisi. repair net vt. oloonu. reason n. tava'u. replacement n. lakoli. rebuke vt. kaitolonu. requiem n. matengalei. recognize vt. tongonu. respect n. latiloxo; recover vi. mauli. vt. taxaanu; red adj. sexetelu; vt. toxonu. adj. so'ola. rest n. ma'ila; redness n. lauoinu; vi. ma'ila;

72 English - Ata Dictionary return scrotum

vi. 'ole'ole. root n. tava'u; return vi. livu; n. toma; vt. lailixu; n. uli'u; vt. livunoxu. vi. uli'u. ribs n. alamanu. rope n. lalae; rice n. lalaisi. n. lamota. right adj. mulapu. rope (for climbing a tree) n. sinave. right side n. tema. rope for stringing fish n. tili'u. rigid vi. koko'eke. rope (thorny) n. savovolu. ringworm n. vilixe. rot n. matoxoonu; ripe adj. malaa; n. uii; adj. momoxo; vi. 'ui. n. momoxo; rotten adj. matoxoonu. vi. momoxo. rough adj. vukuvukunu; rise (the sun) vi. polosile. adj. 'ili'ilinu. river n. lexa. rub vi. lue; river (sp.) n. Ovutavu; vt. iasou; pro. Ia'e; vt. lulu; pro. Vile. vt. lutunu. river's name pro. Iana. rub it vt. vivasou. river's origin n. luuxu. rub with vt. luluunu. road n. vote'i. rubber n. xumi. road's corner n. lia kusinou. rubber band n. xumi. roar vi. ngiulele/ngelele; rubber eraser n. xumi. vi. nguelele. rubbish n. mosomoso. robbery n. pakali. ruin vt. xomaulanu. rock n. kulunu. rule n. vote'i. roll — pipalo'u. rules n. lapuloto. roll (a string bag, rope) vt. pikolunu. run vi. iave. roll net quickly in order to catch birds vt. run after vt. iavemulinu. piliunu. run along vt. iavemulinu. roll (paper, mat, clothes) vt. pipiinu. run around vi. xalixalili. roof n. laxa'u. run away vi. 'ume. room n. kapiutu; run fast vi. xasili. n. kaviutunu; runny nose n. tuxi. n. taiinu. rush vi. xasili. rooster's cry n. kokoloxo. S - s sago grub n. ato. vi. xe; sago starch n. lakaloxo. vi. 'oxe; salt n. fau; vt. lemolu; vt. ausou; vt. oxo; vt. 'uisou. vt. valinu. same vi. momomo. say good-bye vt. ioonu. same name n. taoxuu. scabies n. kikisi. sand n. io'i. school n. lasikulu. sandflies n. ta mingani; scorpion n. tanga. n. ta vaisanga. scraps n. molomoloonu. sandfly n. mingani; scratch n. kaka; n. vaisanga. n. tungetunge; sandy area n. io'iio'i. vi. kalukalu; sangoma n. tomo. vt. kiki; save vt. pamaulinu. vt. kikisou. saving lives n. pamauli. scrota n. putu'u. say vi. exe; scrotum n. putu'u.

English - Ata Dictionary 73 scrub sick of scrub vt. mapea. pro. mi-. sea n. luaki. she, 3sfimp pref. i-. sea cucumber n. aluve. sheath (dry) n. lupe. seagull n. kanai. shell n. suva; search carefully vt. xilenu. n. tue; seashore n. io'iio'i. n. tu'e; season n. voxo. n. xaxalo'u. second adj. tameisou. shell beads n. si'ilalavu. secret n. palanga. shell (black) n. exe; see vt. iailisou; n. susulexe. vt. maisi'a; shell (cone) n. xolalau; vt. maisou; n. xoolau. vt. maisou; shell money n. si'ilalavu. vt. maleisou; shell (mother of pearl) n. lasala. vt. tukumusou. shell necklace n. si'ilalavu. seed n. ngiaxu. shell (pearl) n. tuale. select vt. sosovosou. shell (trochus) n. lasala. selection n. sosovo. shelter vt. 'alaxu. semen n. uxeuxe; shelter from rain and sun n. alixaxava. n. 'uve'uve'u. shelves for food n. upa. send vt. palusou. shield n. xaliau. send back vt. mulesou. shilling n. lasilingi. send message vt. palomatananu; shin n. tava'u aiinu; vt. valinu. n. tava'u xinu. send (message, person) vt. kalaanu. shine vi. iei. send (thing) vt. sovanu. shine on vt. ieisou. separate vi. kalipala; shine on strongly vt. lakaisou. vi. piti; ship n. lasipi. vt. kalipalanu. shirt n. lasingilisi; set of four n. kukuluunu. n. lasioti. seven adj. muxatele tamei. shiver n. 'olo'olo; seventeen adj. mavolovexa vile mo muvaxa simi vi. 'olo'olo. tamei. shoes n. lasuu. sew vt. 'itaxu. shoes (pair of) n. siove sou tava'inge. sew (clothes, leaves for roof) vt. simenu. shoot vt. tounu. shade n. maimaixu; shoot two things at one time vt. salatomine'i. n. pupuni. shore n. tasi'i. shadow n. xaleexu. short n. ataxu. shake n. 'olo'olo; short breath n. talelili. vi. kunikuni; shorten vt. koluxu; vi. lo'e; vt. lixisou. vi. 'olo'olo; shortness n. kulunu. vt. lulu; shot by stump vi. sula. vt. 'umu'umunu. shoulder n. laxasou. shaking n. 'umu'umu. shout vi. kaili; shallow adj. masapa. vi. pulii; shame — maela; vi. 'ava. vt. pamaelanu. show vt. maxa'u. share vt. mila'anu; show anger by changing his face vi. palulu. vt. salanu; show anger on his face vi. tuma. vt. titanu; show garden vt. vaivalone. vt. velunu. show gladness vt. leilaxu. share food vt. va'isuxu. shower n. kuilulunga. sharp n. anaxu. shrink vt. lokusou. sharpen vt. puinu. shut vi. tatu; shatter vi. paxele. vt. tatusou. shave (wood) vt. paasou. sick vi. pipiena. she pro. ane; sick of n. kalavau;

74 English - Ata Dictionary sickness sorrow

vi. totosa. sleep vi. ai. sickness n. lavileo; sleeping (a leg) n. papapatu. n. pipiena. slide n. kalulu; side adv. vaxa; vi. kalulu; n. pa'umele; vi. salaka. n. pa'umelo; sling n. 'ala. n. pa'umene; slit gong n. xalamo. n. pa'umenge; slowly adv. se'isisi. n. pa'umexe; small adj. isusu'a; n. pa'ume'a; adj. kitu'a. n. pa'umolu; smallness n. keleleenu. n. vaileli; smash vt. pelese. n. vaine; smell n. tuma'u. n. vainenge; smoke n. iauiauxu; n. vaineni; n. iauxu; n. vainexi; n. soxo; n. vaine'i; n. umuxu; n. vaingengi; vi. iauxu; n. vainu. vt. tauluxu. side dish n. ilaanu. smooth adj. veli; sign n. sosovo; adj. vilimi. n. tavai; snail n. molo. vt. tavai. snake n. menga; sign of death of a man n. ale. n. sinana veveni; signal (with hand) vi. tovolai. n. 'ulo; silently adv. se'isisi. vi. lalaave. simpleness n. mamalaxu. snake (black) n. laasile molosila; sing vt. lexenu. n. latalapupulu. sister n. vimoe; snake (brown) n. eli. n. vimou; snake (small) n. kuukuu. n. vimo'a; snake (sp.) n. kisou isusu'a; n. vivilo; n. malouxa; n. vivine; n. valaloku. n. vivinge; snake (water) n. sonaname. n. vivixe. sneeze vi. kisingo. sit vi. ta'olu; softly adv. se'isisi. vi. xolu; softness n. mamalaxu. vt. vaisa'inu. soil n. lia. sit down vi. talupexa. sole n. tava'u loxo'u. six adj. muxatele vile. some adj. mose'i; sixteen adj. mavolovexa vile mo muvaxa simi adj. moso; vile. adj. se'i. sixty (three persons) adj. itemaxu tatalu. something for all of us pro. nenge'a nenge. skin n. vasimele; something for two of you pro. ngongou ngenge. n. vasimelo; someting for two of us n. nengei nenge. n. vasimene; song n. lexenu. n. vasimenge; song about n. lexexu. n. vasimexe; song composed n. lexeu. n. vasime'a; song sung n. lexesou. n. vasimolu; sore n. xalevii. vt. sianoxu; sore on head n. vavali. vt. sulukinu. sore (ringworm) n. xoxoa. skin disease n. kikisi. sore (small) n. tungetunge. skin off vt. vili'isou. sorrow n. tanunenge; skinny n. alamanu. n. tanunexe; skull n. kisou lalongonu. n. tanungenge; sky n. loxotolo. n. tanuxa'a; slap vt. savalou. n. tanuxe;

English - Ata Dictionary 75 sorry stop from having children

n. tanuxene; starfly n. tulusengi. n. tanuxo; start n. soko; n. tanuxu. vi. soko. sorry adj. malamenge; start a new garden vt. laevo; n. maula. vt. xaisou. sound vi. pululu. start a new village vi. 'iliinu. sound of exclamation exclamation. kena. start of pregnancy n. maxali/maxalu. sour soap n. sausau. stay vi. xoo. space n. taiinu; stay for a moment vi. ia'uxu. n. va'a nu. stay for a moment and leave vi. toonu. spark over vt. xasilisou. stay in a house for the dead vt. poulilosou. spear n. ekusi; stay overnight vt. aitaone'i. n. lalumiso. stay to help vt. xolixu. spear (fighting) n. tavi. stay with him because he is sick vt. xoxolixu. spear (for fighting) n. tavelevele. steal n. pakali; spear (short) n. pealo. vt. pakalinu. speech n. vaikala. steam n. iauxu; speed vi. velemu. vi. iauxu. spelling n. vaikala tava'u. steep n. alaele. spider n. avokolu. step on vt. atasou; spider (water) n. nou. vt. maloxo'u. spider web n. kaalaua. step on grass vt. saesae. spinach (tropical) n. ata. stick vi. tei; spirit (good) n. maliava. vt. laanu; spirit of ginger n. suluvi. vt. teisou. spirit of the dead n. ulee. stick (coconut husking) n. sulu. spirits living in water n. lele'e. stick deep in ground vi. puapua. spit vt. lea; stick (for beating) n. kulue. vt. like; stick for carrying a big feast n. tavule. vt. vaxa; stick into ground vt. susunu. vt. vuvu. stick used in planting n. tou. spit (ginger) vt. katu. sticks for a pig trap n. kelikelixu uoi. spit ginger vt. kuluvasivaxa. still adv. sio. splash vi. kavukavulasi; still water in a tree n. silonga. vi. pei. sting vt. tuvanu. splash over vt. kavukavulasisou. stir vt. xiunu. split vi. siasia; stomach n. opoo; vt. valanu. n. opooleli; split (banana) vt. xatelixu. n. opoone; split into pieces vt. valavalanu. n. opoonenge; split off vi. xatele. n. opooneni; spoon n. lasipulu. n. opoonexi; spray n. simoka. n. opoone'i; spread vt. kisilala; n. opoongengi; vt. xavulalanu. n. opoonu. spring vi. opuopu. stomach noises vi. kalolo. spring water n. pupulu. stone n. lavo'o. squeeze vt. kapi; stone for breaking nuts n. lavo'ou. vt. kapiinu. stone for house n. lavo'osou. squid n. tauka. stone for stone oven n. lavo'oxu. stand vi. tulu; stone oven n. umu. vi. tuvu. stone (round) n. kulunu. stand by vi. vulu. stop vt. 'apixu. stand firm vi. siatoto. stop eating vt. salesou. stand under vt. tuluxu. stop eating a particular food vt. su'asou. star n. oto. stop eating taro vt. atasou; star (big) n. xuae. vt. vixumusou. star (sp.) n. tavaivolo. stop from having children vi. masikala.

76 English - Ata Dictionary stop growing talk about sex stop growing vi. lete. support n. soitola; stop one's way vt. xixotonu. n. su'uli. stop producing vi. lete. support for a house n. kakava. stop producing fruit vi. lepa. support (for house, axe) n. vavaxu. storm n. la'ave. surface n. loxo'u. story n. a'alo; surprise interj. o; n. a'alosou. vi. kisikula; straight adj. mulapu; vi. kuluke; adv. avile; vt. kisikulanu; vi. 'isalili. vt. kusalixu. straighten vi. lapu; surround vt. koloutuxu; vt. ilovolixu; vt. xaliliiou. vt. lapulixonu. survey vt. kilolou. stretch vt. mexiinu. suspension bridge n. sialo. string n. xalolo. swallow vt. malukusou. string bag n. tiva. swamp n. popo. string fish vt. tili'u. swamp hen n. keuao. stripes n. ngolangola'u; sweat n. sasai; n. sa'esa'eutu. n. sasaiiei; strong adj. oko; n. sasaiieli; vi. 'oki. n. sasaiiengi; strongly adv. axiaxi; n. sasaiieni; adv. kapia'u; n. sasaiiexi; adv. kepia'u; n. sasaiie'i; adv. kiipali; n. sasaiiou. adv. xatixati. sweep vi. silapa; strongness n. kapia'u; vt. si'alonu. n. kepia'u; sweet potato n. kelatu; n. pekia'u. n. toto'o. stuck vi. xalili; sweet potato (sp.) n. ita; vi. 'oso. n. lavaletuna; study vi. sikulu. n. solamuli; substitution n. lakoli. n. sovulu; sugarcane n. ue. n. uaxo; sugarcane disease n. sasa'a. n. vuali. sugarcane (huge bundle) n. vulolo. sweet potato (yellow) n. avutuna. summit n. kulutitinoxu. sweetness n. tuaxu. sun n. aso. swell up vi. soxo. Sunday n. voxo tavuna. swift n. tava'u uali. sunrise n. polosile. swim vi. nou. sun's center n. aso iou. swing n. kilili'o; sunset n. lolo. vi. kilili'o. T - t table n. luu; take for a walk vi. xixaoxao. n. valovalo. take from vt. pitixu. taboo adj. tavuna; take in vt. 'unanu. n. lele'e; take off vt. laxalixu. n. sosovo; take out vt. kaoli; n. ule. vt. laanu; take vt. saxa; vt. xexe. vt. 'availixu. take part with vi. vulu. take back vt. lailixu. talk n. vaikala; take care vt. saxi. vi. vikala; take care of vt. vu'uli. vt. vikalanu. take food vt. tavalixu. talk about sex vi. saisa'i.

English - Ata Dictionary 77 talking about sex for fun thinking talking about sex for fun n. saisa'i. vt. a'aloxu. tall adj. vevee; temporary resting place for birds in a tree n. adj. veveeni; selausi'a. adj. veveenu. temporary resting place in a tree for bats n. taro n. sie. pulou. taro disease n. xalo. ten adj. mavolovexa vile. taro (purple) n. pipia; termite n. totoxae. n. tamelamela. than prep. no'a. taro (red) n. kulu; that conj. lexe; n. nateti. dem. ane; taro (small) n. vavaxa. dem. eixene; taro (sp.) n. komalu; pro. mae; n. komo; rel.pro. ane; n. komolulu; rel.pro. e; n. matele; rel.pro. te. n. muekolo; that (only for female) adj. sene. n. mulaxu; that (only for male) adj. soxu. n. sopou; that's all adv. asenesi. n. tuna; their poss. -xa'a; n. uavu'o. suf. si'a. taro (spotted with yellow, purple) n. their (with noun) suf. i'a; kilikilimolo. suf. ne'i. taro stem n. lei. theirs n. na'a; taro (white) n. kapei; poss.pro. noxi'a. n. kapepuna; theirs (food) pro. ane'ixa'a. n. kasoso; them obj. -xa'a; n. kilipa; poss.pro. noxi'a; n. kivutona; suf. si'a. n. laloa; them (with verb) suf. i'a; n. lavo'o; suf. ne'i. n. luale; themselves adv. me'a. n. masaa; there adv. 'ole. n. posile; therefore conj. la sou. n. sapupa; they pro. ane'i; n. uali. pro. mi-. taro (wild) n. xalele. they, 3plimp pref. i-. taro (yellow) n. lamesa; thick adj. komuko. n. posisi; thin adj. amemea. n. toxa. thing n. mimiiu. tea n. tii. things n. mii; teach vt. sikulunu; n. miie; 2vt. losieixu; n. miimenge; 2vt. losielixu; n. miimexi; 2vt. losiengexu; n. miisomiisou; 2vt. losiengixu; n. miiu; 2vt. losienixu; n. miixeni; 2vt. losiexixu; n. mii'a; 2vt. losie'ixu; n. mimii. 2vt. losiouxu. think vt. xavutalaleli; tear vi. kaka; vt. xavutalane; vt. kakanu. vt. xavutalanenge; tear (paper) vt. sinanu. vt. xavutalaneni; tear (pitpit) vt. teanu. vt. xavutalanexi; teeth n. anaxu ilaanu. vt. xavutalane'i; tell vi. exe. vt. xavutalangengi; tell out vt. a'alo. vt. xavutalanu. tell story vt. a'alo; thinking n. xavutala; vt. a'alosou; n. xavutalaie;

78 English - Ata Dictionary thinness tree (breadfruit)

n. xavutalai'a; tired of vi. totosa. n. xavutalamenge; tiredness n. kalakalaxu. n. xavutalamengi; to prep. ne; n. xavutalameni; prep. no. n. xavutalamexi; tobacco n. lasuku. n. xavutalau; today adv. vaimomo. n. xavutalaxeni. toe n. simisou; thinness n. keleleenu. n. tava'u simisou. third adj. tatalusou. toe (big) n. tava'u momu. thirst vt. solisou. toe (little) n. tava'u xexe. thirteen adj. mavolovexa vile mo mulelia together (in work, walking) vi. maole. tatalu. toilet for women n. ilu; thirty adj. mavolovexa tatalu. n. mapulinga; this dem. ano; n. papaa. dem.pro. 'o; toilet leaves n. vesi. pro. o. tomb n. lousou. thought n. xavutala; tomorrow adv. ne'iela. n. xavutalaie; tongue n. levenenge; n. xavutalai'a; n. levenexe; n. xavutalamenge; n. levengenge; n. xavutalamengi; n. levexa'a; n. xavutalameni; n. levexe; n. xavutalamexi; n. levexene; n. xavutalau; n. levexo; n. xavutalaxeni. n. levexu. three adj. talu; too adv. kalumo. adj. tatalu. too big to fit vi. paxolo. throat n. limilanenge; top n. lataanu; n. limilanexe; part. a; n. limilaxa'a; part. ne; n. limilaxe; part. o. n. limilaxene; torch n. telu. n. limilaxo; torn (clothes) vi. sina. n. limilaxu. torn pieces (clothes, paper) n. xasixu. throw vt. leanu; touch vi. kasi; vt. pelelixu; vi. kasou; vt. suanu; vt. kaso. vt. su'a; trade vt. vaivaolixu. vt. vuvu. translate vt. xiunu. throw away vt. peinu; trap (bandicoot) n. valao. vt. si'alonu; trap for eels n. ualisi. vt. su'anu. trap (for fish) n. alu'u; thunder n. lele'e. n. sisiali. thunder sound n. lele'e luluxu. trap for rats n. poutola. tie vt. lotunu; trap for small animals n. ioupoki. vt. sakiinu; trap (pig) n. uoi. vt. votunu. trap (to catch pig's necks) n. iloo. tie around vt. palipalisou. trash n. mosomoso. tie with leaves vt. paluu. tree n. aiinu; tie with rope vt. isinu. n. ovu. time n. alaxu; tree (Albizia) n. ele. n. imama; tree (Alsotonia Scholaris) n. valivali. n. lalaxu; tree (avacado) n. vata. n. taiinu; tree (bamboo) n. iu; n. voxo. n. vata. time of hunger (from too much rain) n. iavala. tree (betelnut) n. vu'a. tinea n. vilixe. tree (Bixa Orellana) n. lakuikuli. tiptoe vi. tike. tree (breadfruit) n. la'ulu.

English - Ata Dictionary 79 tree (calamus) truth tree (calamus) n. maxei. n. mavuluvulu; tree (coral) n. tii; n. mavutalai; n. xaimoli. n. mole; tree dance n. kai. n. o; tree (edible) n. aingongo; n. ota; n. lava. n. pakaloso; tree (edible fruit) n. mexe. n. palae; tree (eucalyptus) n. komo; n. palu; n. lopa. n. piulolo; tree (fig) n. ala; n. poki; n. lovo. n. saiko; tree (Hibiscus filiaceus) n. valu. n. sangae/kukumalu; tree (homalium foetidum) n. sovulu. n. suai; tree (ironwood) n. vana. n. suvaka; tree (kapok) n. kapuku. n. suvulu; tree (kind used for hanging betelnut, banana, n. talisu; coconuts for feast) n. kolekole. n. taloasi; tree leaves (edible) n. kakalo. n. tatava; tree (lipstick) n. lakuikuli seseenu. n. tita; tree (mangrove) — maxolo. n. titili; tree (mud palm) n. valema. n. tulutulunga; tree (Octomeles sumatrana) n. koimu. n. tutua; tree (palm) n. viluvilu; n. ui; n. xoolou. n. uliuli; tree (pandanas) n. mo'e. n. uloulo; tree (papaya) n. lameapo. n. ulue; tree (poisonous) n. lamusi; n. uxa; n. luluvo. n. valilita; tree (Pterocarpus indicus) n. ialu. n. veli; tree (rambutan) n. lopa. n. xalupe; tree (rubber) n. miilou. n. xilima; tree (sago palm) n. lakaloxo. n. xolopa; tree (screw pine) n. marita. n. xoxi. tree (sp.) n. aaluxu; tree (sp. for hanging wrapped tobacco) n. n. aluaxa; ieka. n. asa; tree (Stem Dysoxylum) n. ita. n. iua; tree (Sterculia Coccinea) n. visoma. n. kaolo; tree top n. mulumulu. n. kapei; tree used for hanging wrapped tobacco n. uta. n. kiso; tree used for lumber n. kukuta. n. koka; tree (wild bamboo) n. va'u. n. kokovua; tree (wild pandanus) n. ievo. n. kolixi; tree with edible fruit (Inocarpus fagiferus) n. n. kolovulo; kilipa. n. koloxo; tree (with thorns) n. maakole. n. kotou; tree (young sago) n. laili. n. kukumalu; trees n. xalo. n. kulama; tree's hard part n. kuva. n. kuli; trick n. loloxu; n. lakaiamu; vt. tovolenu; n. lakavala; vt. 'oxololoxu. n. laolai; tropical ulcer n. kole. n. la'olae; trough for sago n. lavalolo. n. le'o; trousers n. latulausisi. n. limi; true adj. manina. n. liti; truly adv. manina. n. maluvae; trunk n. aiinu. n. mangalu; truth n. manina.

80 English - Ata Dictionary try vine try vi. tovo. twelve adj. mavolovexa vile mo mulelia try hard vi. toavi. tamei. tube n. xumi. twenty adj. mavolovexa tamei. tumbuan n. ilotia. twenty (one person) sub. itemaxu vile. turn around vi. kikatu; twins n. tavunaxa'a ta sema. vi. lovelove; twist vt. xaloxu. vi. xiu; twist (rope) vt. palipaxoxonu. vt. xiunu. two adj. tamei; turn over vt. titalenu. n. ilou. turn upside down vi. vitovito. two of us pro. nenge nengei; turtle n. volu. pro. nengei. U - u umbrella (traditional) n. tulupele. conj. xo. uncle n. iae; unusual adj. mie. n. iamenge; up adv. teitexi; n. iamengi; adv. telo. n. iameni; upper arm n. suxileli; n. iamexi; n. suxine; n. iau; n. suxinenge; n. iaxeni; n. suxineni; n. iaxeni; n. suxinexi; n. ia'ia; n. suxine'i; pro. kaku. n. suxinu. uncooked adj. xale'a. upward adv. to'o. under n. laaxu. urinate vi. kuilolo; understand vt. taxuunu. vi. kukui. understanding n. lamana. urine n. kui. unkind vt. molosilanu. us dat. -nexe; unload vt. mulaxu. suf. nexi; unloving vt. molosilanu. suf. singe; unripe adj. xale'a. suf. sixe. untie vt. lulusou. us (incl.) (with verb) suf. nenge. until adv. mole; V - v valley n. vanunu. pro. Kukulu; vegetable n. kamakala. pro. Lavuxi; vegetable (green) n. kopulo; pro. Luxe; n. memele. pro. Malasi; veil n. taunamo. pro. Mamau; veranda n. lavalata. pro. Milikina; verse n. makovu. pro. Mulusi; very adv. misevile. pro. Sale; very angry vi. pulinu. pro. Sexe; very much adv. musuku. pro. Silanga; village n. tuala. pro. Sipa; village (Sipa) pro. Vouka. pro. Tii; village (sp.) n. Xilulu; pro. Ualo; pro. Elove; pro. Uasilau. pro. Iauiau; vine n. asa; pro. Kae; n. asima; pro. Kaikou; n. kasikula; pro. Kiava; n. mana.

English - Ata Dictionary 81 vine (edible) wing vine (edible) n. xali. voice n. xolinu. vine (sp.) n. uaxo. vomit n. 'exi; visitor n. lavaila. vi. 'exi. W - w wait vi. loloo; weave vt. 'itaxu. vt. looxu; well adv. laixe. vt. xomaiei; wet n. pitailo; vt. xomaieli; n. pitaine; vt. xomaienge; n. pitainge; vt. xomaiengi; n. pitaixe; vt. xomaieni; n. pita'a; vt. xomaiexi; n. pita'e; vt. xomaie'i; n. pita'u. vt. xomaiou. wetness n. pita. wait for vt. xoloxixiiou. whale n. ekue. wake vi. tulu. what — Ma'e; wake early vi. 'emo. adv. loxovaa; walk — muamua'i; interj.pro. ma'i/ma'ia; vi. polo. pro. ma'ia. walk quietly vi. toke. when interj pro. talu. walk secretly on a road vi. kokongo. where adv. ava; walk slowly vt. palolau. interj.pro pro. ne'ei; walk together (two people) vi. kei. rel.pro. e. walk unsteadily vi. tototo. which rel.pro. ane; walk unsteadly vi. luke; rel.pro. e; vi. oke. rel.pro. te. walk with stick vt. vilaxoxu. while conj. ia. walking stick n. vilaxo. whip vt. puapuasou; wallaby n. kulusina; vt. puasou. n. maxuli. whisper vi. munumunu. wander n. vavala; whistle vi. sue. vi. sususu. white adj. kea; wanderer n. vavala. n. maenaxu; want vt. masaxau. vi. kea. wart n. puiputi. white magic n. alu. wash vt. 'uinu. whiteness n. kea. waste time vi. voovoxo. who interj.pro. ena'ei; watch vi. utiitii; interj.pro. 'ei; vt. matakiisou; interj.pro. 'ena'ei. vt. utiiou. whole action to find out who killed a man n. loo. watch food wanting to eat vt. mataxosou. wholeness n. lololi; water n. lexa. n. ovunu. water container (leaves) n. tavulu. widow n. vaalu. water crab n. xave. widower n. vaalu. water (for bath) n. lexasou. wife n. eiseo; water (for drinking) n. lexaxu. n. sema. water for squeezing sago starch n. la'axo. wild adj. vova. water (fresh and clean) n. lolonga. win vi. papapa; water lemon n. so'ola. vt. uaulixu; wave n. xasi. vt. ua'alixu. way n. vote'i. wind n. atume; we pro. nexi; n. sivo; sub. ta-; vi. ili. sub. te-. wing n. vivisilo; we (incl.) pro. nenge. n. vivisou.

82 English - Ata Dictionary wing beans your wing beans n. visoma. vi. voku; wink n. kevau; vi. xai; vi. 'amou. vi. xaixai. witch n. pavu. work in a garden vi. xai. with accom. ilee; work (much) n. xaixai. accom. iloe; worm body vt. tuexu. accom. ilo'a; worm found in a toilet n. pooni. prep. no'a; worm found in the dead n. polikoka. prep. olie; worm (tiny) n. toutou. prep. oli'a; worry n. kalaua. prep. olou; worsen vi. kusilili; vi. vaitami; vt. pakipakikinu. vi. vataxainu; worship vi. lotu. vt. vaitaonu. wow interj. auo. with each other adv. ngato'o. wow! interj. iauo. with him accom. ilou. wrap vt. kuponu; wither vi. xalo. vt. luvo; withered leaves n. xalo. vt. luvonu; without anything adv. vitanisi. vt. poxolunu; without reason adv. masiu. vt. soxinu; woman n. aliko; vt. ua'usou. n. sema. wrap with bark vt. tengotusou. woman (old) n. aululu; wrap with leaves vt. va'usou/ua'usou. n. aululu sema. wrapping n. kupo. wood n. ovu. wrapping leaves n. poxolu. wood chips n. utuxu; wring vt. kapiinu. n. visoxu. wrinkle n. ita; wood (dry or rotten piece for fire) n. totou. vi. ita. wood grub n. paamosa; write vt. kaukavunu. n. tu'ula. writing n. kaukavu. words n. vaikala. writing pen (traditional) n. xusi. work n. xai; wrongly adv. masua. n. 'au'au; Y - y yam n. kusuu; pro. neni; n. lauvi; pro. ngenge; n. luli; pro. ngingi; n. mo'u. sub. ne-; yam (elephant food) n. lolu. sub. nga-; yam (hand shaped) n. vavaelo. sub. nge-; yam (sp.) n. mamisa; suf. ngengi; n. ngonga; suf. sine. n. talomana; you and he pro. ngingi ngongou; n. tulaxa. pro. ngongou. year n. ie; you and she pro. ngingi ngongie; n. tauu ie. pro. ngongie. year of n. lele. you and they pro. ngingi ngongi'a. yellow adj. kuakuala; you (sg) pro. nini. n. poonu. you (sg) (with verb) suf. xene. yes adv. ani. young shoot (banana, taro) n. axe'u. yes (strong) exclamation. iaxoma'i. young taro stalk n. umalisou. yesterday adv. mei. your poss. ngenge; yet adv. sio. poss.pro. noxine; you pro. na-; poss.pro. noxinge; pro. neni; pro. neni;

English - Ata Dictionary 83 your (pl) 3smp

suf. ngengi; yours (pl) n. na'anenge. suf. sine. yours (sg) n. na'anini; your (pl) suf. mengi. pro. ninixene. your (sg) poss. meni. yourself adv. mene. your (sg) (with noun) pro. neni; yourselves adv. menge. suf. xene. Y-shape n. salava. your (sing) poss. meni. Y-shaped adj. tatanga. yours pro. ngingi ngenge. 1

1inclp sub. te-. 1plinclimp sub. ta-. 1plexcl sub. te-. 1simpf sub. a-. 1plexclimp sub. ta-. 1singp sub. e-. 2

2plimp sub. nga-. pro. neni. 2plp sub. nge-. 2simp pro. na-. 2s obj. -ne; 2sp sub. ne-. pro. neni; 3

3plimp sub. i-. 3sfimp sub. i-. 3plp pro. mi-. 3sfp pro. mi-. 3sduimp sub. u-. 3smimp sub. u-; 3sdup sub. u-. sub. u-. 3sf obj. -ne. 3smp pro. mu-.

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