Te Tikisionale o te Gana Tuvalu mo Faifaiga mo Iloga Fakatuvalu
A Dictionary of the Tuvaluan Language & Culture
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tu mo faifaiga
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Notes
manu
2
volume_up
n.
bird
名
鳥
Also called
manu eva
, {ita manu le le} to distinguish it from animals (
manu
1
). Both eva and lele mean "fly". Lele is a loanword from Samoan.
動物(
manu
1
)と区別するためにmanu eva, manu leleともいう.eva,leleはともに「飛ぶ」の意味で,leleはサモア語からの借用語.
gogo
volume_up
n.
brown noddy
名
クロアジサシ(鳥の一種)
lakia
volume_up
n.
white capped noddy
名
ヒメクロアジサシ(鳥の一種)
tuli
2
volume_up
n.
Pacific Golden Plover(Koch1961)
名
アメリカムナグロ(鳥の一種)
lupe
volume_up
n.
pigeon; dove
名
鳩
kolili
volume_up
n.
turnstone(Koch 1961)
名
キョウジョシギ(渡り鳥の一種)
tulitainamu
volume_up
n.
wandering tattler(Koch 1961)
名
メリケンキアシシギ(渡り鳥の一種)
take
volume_up
n.
duck
名
カモ
[LE] duck
[英] duck
manu eva
n.
bird
名
鳥
manu(動物)+ eva(飛ぶ). [参] manu, manu lele.
manu lele
n.
bird
名
鳥
manu(動物)+ lele(飛ぶ). [参] manu, manu eva.
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