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Etymology of Sélunih place names
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The Sélunih archipelago
"i séu ti'luama'i", "raised out of the sea". From "séu", "to push"; "lua", "shallow water" and "'i", locative marker
Islands of the Sélunih archipelago inhabited by the Gerneg tribe, clan by clan :
The Méba'o clan :
"mé ba'wo", "the ones who came with the tide". From "mé", "with" and "ba'wo", "tide"
- Blitsaa : "ba 'i ni lit 'imsaa'ni", "(being) where the offering was burned". From "lit", "to burn"; "saa", "offering"; "ba", the stative marker and "'i", the locative marker.
- At'aïno : "at'aï no", "our own". From "at'aï", 1P possessive pronoun (our) and "no ïa", "it belongs"
- Itéliatu : "i téli atu", "we dug a pit". From "téli", "to dig".
- Alawatu : "ala watu", "road where the stone is carried". From "ala", "road" and "watu", "stone".
- Aléwatu : "alo watu", "the cave". From "alo", "dark" and "watu", "stone".
- No : "no", "possession". From "no", "to belong"
- Hatamongi : "haté amongé", "the woods where we normally rest". From "haté", "forest" and "amongé", "to sleep"
- Sitika : "sita wika", "long island". From "sita", "needle" and "wika", "to be like".
- Hi'waéti : "hi'wa wéti", "border". From "hi'wa", "gate" and "wéti", "bad".
- Motènwé : "motu ènwé", "poor island". From "motu", "island" and "ènwé", "poor".
- Haténui : "haté nui", "large forest". From "haté", "forest" and "nui", "large".
- Halénatu : "halés natu", "rows of flowers". From "halé", "flower" and "natu", "row".
- Matumotu : "matu motu", "fish island" or "fishing island".
- Atamé : "asa tama", "the father's birthplace" or "my father's birthplace". From "asa", "to begin" and "tama", "father".
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