Pukapuka entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CP.KONO | Kokono/nga | Bearing down, as in labour | (Bge) |
| TA.KOO-PANI | Koopani | The second wave that breaks over (covers) the first Problematic | (Sby) |
| CE.KOOPERU | Koopelu | A fish (Decapterus macarellus) Problematic | (Sby) |
| MP.KOPI.A | Ko/kopi/ | To fold; to hug | (Bge) |
| MP.KOPI.A | Kopi/kopi | To fold | (Bge) |
| EC.KOOPUU.B | Koopuu | Throat, Adam's apple | (Bge) |
| CE.KOOPUTU | Kooputu | A seabird name in chant texts: "black, with a loud call" Problematic | (Sby) |
| AN.KOSI | Koyi | Stripe, streak, crease | (Bge) |
| CE.KOO-TAFA.A | Kotawa | Males of both spp. of Frigatebird (kootawa and kootaa appear in a few chants, poss. early contact period Borrowed | (Sby) |
| AN.KOTI.1 | (Ko)koti | Cut, divide, mark | (Bge) |
| OC.KOTO.2 | Koto | Pick, pluck (flowers, leaves) | (Bge) |
| CE.KOO-TORE.A | Waka/kotole/ | To open out (of flowers) Borrowed Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Bge) |
| NP.KOO-TOU.* | Kootou | Second person plural pronoun | (Bge) |
| PN.KOWI.B | Kovi | Derogatory term for a person | (Bge) |
| AN.-KU.1 | -ku | First person singular (Possessive) | (Bge) |
| MP.MAHUKU | Mouku | Sedge grass sp. (Fimbristylis cymosa) | (Bge) |
| PN.KUA.1 | Koa | Tense marker indicating a state that is beginning to develop | (Mta) |
| PN.KUMALA.1 | Kuumala | Plant sp. in old chants | (Sby) |
| CP.KUKU.1A | Kuku | Wring out cream from grated coconut | (Bge) |
| PN.KULA.1A | Kula | Red | (Bge) |
| PN.KULA.1B | Wulu kula | Red feathers from western islands | (Sby) |
| MP.KULU.1 | Kulu | Breadfruit | (Whr) |
| EP.KUME.1 | Ku/kume | Resist strain on fishing-line; embrace (in love-making) ; pull, haul Problematic | (Sby) |
| EO.KUMETE | Kumete | Wooden bowl | (Bge) |
| PN.KUMI.1 | Kumi | Ten fathoms | (Bge) |
| AN.KUMI-KUMI | Kumikumi | Whiskers, mustache | (Bge) |
| CE.KUMU.1* | Kumu/kumu | Wring out, squeeze Problematic | (Sby) |
| FJ.KUNE | Kune | Tired with paddling Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Bge) |
| OC.KUPEGA | Kupenga | Net | (Bge) |
| PN.KUPU.1A | Kupu | A section of a chant. Love chant (Sby). | (Bge) |
| PN.KUPU.2 | Kupu | Numerical prefix for counting plaited objects | (Bge) |
| AN.KUTU.1 | Wutu | Louse Phonologically Irregular | (Bge) |
| AN.IA.1 | Iaa/na | He, she, it | (Sby) |
| AN.IKA.A | Ika | Fish | (Bge) |
| NP.IKI | Iki/iki | Finish off a mat | (Bge) |
| MP.QILA | Ila | Birthmark | (Sby) |
| PN.QILAAMUTU | Ilamutu | A man's adopted child who is the blood child of his real or classificatory sister | (Bge) |
| AN.IRI.A | Ili | Fan (n) | (Bge) |
| AN.QILO | Ilo | Maggot | (Bge) |
| MP.QILO-A | Iloa | Know, understand | (Sby) |
| PN.QINAFO | Inao | Flock of birds hovering over a school of fish . Problematic | (Bge) |
| EO.INO-QI | Ino/ino | Hover about, swoop without flapping of wings, sway to and fro with outstretched arms (a dance movement) | (Bge) |
| MP.INU | Inu | Drink | (Sby) |
| PN.IO.2 | Io | A longitudinal quarter-section of fish | (Bge) |
| CE.IPO | Ipo | Sweetheart, mistress Problematic | (Bge) |
| AN.IPU | Ipu | Half coconut shell, cup | (Sby) |
| OC.ISE.1 | Ie | Hyporhampus acutus and other spp. of Halfbeak Problematic | (Hpr) |
| OC.ISI | Yiyii | To slit, to strip or peel. Rip off, peel (in one movement) (Sby) | (Bge) |
| PN.QISI | N/i(i), yii | Some | (Sby) |
| AN.ISU.1 | Iyu | Nose | (Bge) |
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