Pollex Reconstructed Protoforms
| Level | Reconstruction | Description |
|---|---|---|
| TAU-.14 | Prefix to numerals, deriving nouns which denote a group (bunch, cluster) of that number | |
| TAU-.7A | Prefix marking reciprocal action or repeated action | |
| TAU-.7B | Prefix indicating reciprocal kin relation | |
| TAU-AMA | Rope connecting outrigger with canoe | |
| TAU-FAA | Squall, rain storm; a constellation | |
| TAU-LA | Anchor | |
| TAU-LAGA | Anchorage | |
| TAU-LEKALEKA.A | Youth; young man | |
| TAU-LEKALEKA.B | Handsome, beautiful | |
| TAU-LOGO | Tell news | |
| TAU-LUA | Two of a kind, pair | |
| CK | TAU-MAAROO | Argue |
| TAU-MAFA.* | Heavy | |
| TAU-MAMAQO | Far off, very distant | |
| TAU-MATA | Eyeshade | |
| TAU-MULI | Stern of canoe | |
| TAU-MUQA | Foredeck of a canoe | |
| TAU-NAMU | Mosquito net: *ta(i,u)namu | |
| TAU-PILI | Follow closely, be closely associated | |
| TAU-QA | War, war-party | |
| TAU-QI | Pay, repay, compensate (Rby). Exchange, change. | |
| TAU-RAKI | Dry in air or sun | |
| TAU-RUA | A double canoe | |
| TAU-SALA | To err, get it wrong | |
| TAU-SINU.* | Tree Heliotrope (Tournefortia argentea): *tau-s(i,u)nu | |
| TAU-SOA | Be a couple, do something as a couple or pair; be friends | |
| TAU-SUNI.* | Tree Heliotrope (Tournefortia argentea) | |
| TAU-TAFA | Edge, border (Rby) | |
| TAU-TAHI | An expert in seafaring and associated skills (Ebt) | |
| TAU-TALI | To follow | |
| TAU-TAMA | Suckle an infant; take care of a child | |
| TAU-TASA | Single, only one | |
| TAU-TAU | Quarrel | |
| TAU-TONU | On time, at the right time; at the right time or place, in the right manner | |
| TAU-TURU | Support, help | |
| TAU-WALO | To exclaim, cry out | |
| TAU.1 | Skilful at, familiar with; suitable, fitting | |
| TAU.10 | Be hit (Rby): *tau-lia | |
| TAU.11 | Pick (fruit, flowers, leaves) | |
| TAU.12 | Cover (vt); covering of earth oven | |
| TAU.13 | Carry (or be carried) on back | |
| TAU.2 | Hang, be suspended | |
| TAU.3 | Count, tell; read (Ebt) *(ta)tau | |
| TAU.4 | War, fight, make war | |
| TAU.5 | Come to rest, perch, alight (as a bird), anchor (as a vessel), arrive by sea | |
| TAU.6 | End section of canoe | |
| TAU.8 | Song | |
| TAU.ŋ | Reef or shoal | |
| TAUALA | Luff, sail close to the wind | |
| TAUIRA | Pupil, acolyte |
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