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Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands): Example 98
Word senses:
aero we anive
small cone shell used as traditional money (viko) in Vanikoro, and other parts of Melanesia
kangele
softer, edible part ‹of nut, shellfish›: hence endocarp; mollusc
mina
anaphoric counterpart of the Ablative preposition: ‘from it’, ‘of it’; hence away, off
~si
cut off ‹s.th.› using knife (okoro+)
Li-loko aero we anive, li-si kangele i-ke mina.
They collect cone shells, and cut off the mollusc part.
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Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands)
by
Alexandre François
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