Pollex Reconstructed Protoforms
| Level | Reconstruction | Description |
|---|---|---|
| TAMANU | A tree (Calophyllum sp.) | |
| TAMATEA | A phase of the moon (early in the middle period of the lunar cycle) | |
| TAMI | Taste food | |
| TAMOLE | A fragrant plant (Portulaca sp.) | |
| TAMUMU | Make low continuous noise | |
| TANA.A | Third person singular a-class possession | |
| TANA.B | Third person singular neutral possession | |
| TANE | Skin disease, tinea | |
| TANE-TANE | A shrub (Polyscias multijuga) | |
| TANIFA | Shark sp | |
| TANO.1 | Correct | |
| TANO.2 | Burial place | |
| TANU | Bury | |
| TANU-TANU | Fish sp | |
| TAO | Spear, lance | |
| TAOGA | Treasured possession, especially a garment: *ta(a)oga | |
| TAOTAO | Fish sp. (Fistularia and Aulostomus spp.) (Hpr.1994): *ta(')ota(')o(ama) | |
| TAPA-SI | Split, cut, break | |
| TAPA-TAI | Sea shore: *tapa-(a)-tai | |
| TAPA-TAPA.1 | Slipper lobster (Parribacus sp.) (Scyllaridae) | |
| TAPA-TAPA.2* | Groin, crotch: *tapa(-tapa) | |
| TAPA.1A | Bark-cloth | |
| TAPA.1B | Edge, border, or small piece of cloth | |
| TAPA.1C | Edge, margin, border, rim; small piece | |
| TAPA.2 | Labia | |
| TAPA.3 | Shine, flash | |
| TAPA.4 | Announce, proclaim, give or use a name | |
| TAPAIRU | A woman of high rank | |
| TAPAKAU | Coconut leaf plaited to form a mat | |
| TAPAKI | Take roughly, seize | |
| TAPAPA | Shark sp | |
| TAPARURU | Buzzing, whirring; unsteady; uncontrolled behaviour | |
| TAPATUU.* | Fish (Sphyraena sp.) (Hpr) | |
| TAPE.1 | Part, bit | |
| TAPE.2 | Basket variety | |
| TAPERE | Temporary structure | |
| TAPI-TAPI | ?? | |
| TAPI.1A | Wash with water; clean by rinsing or splashing with water | |
| TAPI.1B | Wash genital area (of women) | |
| TAPI.1C | Bail out, empty out | |
| TAPILI | To fan | |
| TAPU | Prohibited, under ritual restriction, taboo | |
| TAPU-AFI | Fireplace | |
| TAPU-TOKI | A tree (Alectryon sp.) | |
| TAPU-VAQE | Lower leg including foot and ankle and perhaps calf | |
| TAPU-WAQE | Footprint, sole of foot | |
| TAPUHI | To nurse, tend | |
| TAPUTAPU-ATEA | Place name (probably the name of a marae) | |
| TAQA.1 | Armoured Soldierfish (Holocentrus spinifer) [Forskal] (Hpr) | |
| TAQA.2 | Sweat |
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