Pukapuka entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PN.SAFOLE | Ayole | Dark-margined Flagtail (Kuhlia marginata) and Barred Flagtail (Kuhlia mugil) Phonologically Irregular | (McC) |
| FJ.SAGA.1A | Yanga | To work, work | (Mta) |
| MP.SAKA.1 | Yaka | A style of dancing | (Mta) |
| NP.SAKA.2 | Yaka/yaka | Low, not high; low in pitch | (Mta) |
| OC.SAKA.3 | Yaka | To put into (as fish into a basket) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Mta) |
| NP.SAKALI | Yakali | Modern name for mature coconut in niu papaku stage ; also in old chants Problematic | (Sby) |
| FJ.SAKE.1 | Yake | Trip someone by using hand or foot as a hook | (Mta) |
| PN.SA-SAKE | Te Yake | Eastern people Phonologically Irregular | (Sby) |
| FU.SAQAKI.1 | Yaa/yaaki | Commence Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sby) |
| PN.SAA-KILI.1 | Yaakili | Look for, search, hunt for food | (Mta) |
| PN.SAKO | Yako | Straight (not curved or crooked); upright; correct, true | (Mta) |
| AN.SALA.1 | Yala | Wrong, misdeed | (Mta) |
| SF.SALI.2 | Yali | To scoop out; method of fishing with a scoop-net | (Bge) |
| OC.SALU.1 | Yalu | Straighten out a pandanus leaf before coiling | (Mta) |
| FJ.SALU.2 | Alu | To advance in a forceful manner Problematic | (Mta) |
| PN.SALULU | Alulu | Explode; booming sound like thunder Problematic | (Mta) |
| PN.SALULU | Yalulu | Any kind of pain Problematic | (Sby) |
| PN.SANA.2 | Yana | Pearl-shell breast ornament; precious, beloved Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Bge) |
| NP.SANI.1 | Wakatau/yani | Fondle, caress; lure, entice, attract | (Sby) |
| EC.SEKE.1B | Ye/yeke | To flow; to defecate | (Mta) |
| MP.SAO | (Ya)yao | Break loose, escape | (Bge) |
| MP.SAO | Yao | Win, excel | (Bge) |
| OC.SAQO | Ao | Circular lashing to bind or tie other lashings Problematic | (Mta) |
| MP.SAPAI | Yapai | Carry or lift up ; lift, carry in hands | (Sby) |
| EC.SELE.1B | Yele | Trip someone in wrestling | (Sby) |
| NP.SAU-SAU.1 | Te ika a Yaawau | Spotfin Lionfish (Pterois antennata) Phonologically Irregular | (Sby) |
| AN.SAPO | Apo | Lift up with hands Problematic | (Mta) |
| CE.SAPUU | Yapuu | Pregnant | (Bge) |
| PN.SA-SAKE | Yayake | Unknown land from which migrants came to Pukapuka | (Mta) |
| SO.SA-SALA | Yala | Search for, go looking for something | (Sby) |
| MP.SAU.1 | Yau | Dew | (Mta) |
| OC.SAU.3 | Au | Under the protection or sovereignty of another country Phonologically Irregular | (Mta) |
| FJ.SAU.5 | Yau/yau nunui | A return gift of greater value than the first one | (Bge) |
| EO.SAU.6 | Yau/aaliki | Gentle (of breeze) | (Sby) |
| PN.SAU.7 | Yau/maaluu | Gentle, mild | (Bge) |
| PN.SAQU.1 | Yau | To come (singular) | (Bge) |
| NP.SAU-GA.* | Yaunga | Fishy smell | (Mta) |
| NP.SAWAIKI | Avayiki | Place name in chants; prob. Savai'i in Samoa Problematic | (Sby) |
| NP.SE.1 | E | Indefinite article | (Bge) |
| PN.SEE.1 | Ye/yee | To be mistaken, confused, foolish, blank-minded ; err, go astray, be mistaken | (Sby) |
| SO.SEQE.2 | Yee | Negative particle; not | (Bge) |
| EP.SEI.1B | Yei | Garland of flowers ; necklace, garland | (Mta) |
| PN.SEKE.1A | Yeke | To slip or slide | (Mta) |
| CP.SELE.1A | Yele | To tie; a tether | (Mta) |
| EO.SELE.2 | Yele/wuti | To be speared | (Bge) |
| MP.SELU | Yelu | To comb | (Mta) |
| PN.SEGA.2 | Yengayenga | Blue, green or yellow | (Mta) |
| PN.SEGI.A | Ye/yengi/ | To set (of sun or moon) | (Mta) |
| PN.SEGI.A | Yengi/a | Be full moon | (Mta) |
| PN.SEPO.A | Yepo | To lick | (Mta) |
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