Pukapuka entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
TA.TAAMURE Taamule Orange-finned Emperor (Lethrinus erythracanthus) Borrowed (Sby)
NP.TANA.A Tana His, her a-class possession (Sby)
PN.TANE Tane/tane Tinea spots (Bge)
AN.TAQANE Taane Male (Bge)
OC.TANIFA Taniwa A fierce shark (Hpr)
AN.TANU Tanu Plant; bury (Bge)
MP.TAO Tao Spear, beak of bird (Bge)
EO.TAQO.1 Tao Bake in oven (Bge)
OC.TAQO.2A Ta/tao Put under, press down (Bge)
OC.TAQO.2A Taomi Press down (Mta)
PN.TAAQOFI Taawi Hold on, keep on for a long time; carry away in arms Problematic (Mta)
EP.TAQOKETE.B Taokete Sibling-in-law Borrowed (Bge)
PN.TAQO-KUPU Taukupu Waistline (Mta)
PN.TAOTAO Taotao/ama Cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii) (McC)
EO.TAPA.1C Tapa End, edge of something (Mta)
PN.TAPA.4 Tapa Confer a name upon (Bge)
PN.TAPA.4 Tapa/tapa Call out (Bge)
PN.TAPA.3 Tapa/ao Jupiter when visible to the east in the morning Problematic (Bge)
MP.TAPA-SI Tapa/tapa Crack open a coconut, to smash (Bge)
MP.TAPA-SI Tapayi/a Break, split (archaic) (Sby)
NP.TAPERE Tapele Sleeping mat; lover's bed in bush Uncertain Semantic Connection (Bge)
NP.TAA-POLA Taapola Coconut thatch made from whole frond (Mta)
OC.TAPU Tapu A gift to a god; gift to bride or groom at wedding feast (Bge)
NP.TASI.1 Tayi Number one (Bge)
AN.TASI.2 Tai Shape or carve wood (Mta)
OC.TATA.1 Vaa/tata Near (Sby)
MP.TAU.5 Tau Anchor, moor; anchorage; come to shore (of boats) (Sby)
PN.TATAA Tataa Bailer; to bail out water from a canoe (Bge)
PN.TATAU.1 Taa/tatau Sp. of butterflyfish with four spots Problematic (Sby)
PN.TATAU.3 Tatau Wring out, express (Mta)
CE.TAATELA. Taatela A kind of shark (Triaenodon sp.) (Bge)
NP.TAA-TOU Taatou First person inclusive plural pronoun (Bge)
PN.TATUU Tatu Alight, perch Uncertain Semantic Connection (Bge)
PN.TATUU Waka/tatu Raise one foot after the other Uncertain Semantic Connection (Bge)
CE.TAATUU. Taatuu Blackspot Barracuda (Sphyraena forsteri) Borrowed (McC)
FJ.TAU.1 Tau To fit, look nice (Bge)
PN.TAU.2 Tau/tau Hang, suspend (Mta)
PN.TAU.3 Ta/tau Count (Sby)
MP.TAU.5 Tau Alight, perch on, to land (of a canoe) (Bge)
FJ.TAU-.7A Tau- Verbal and adjectival prefix denoting intensity (Bge)
PN.TAU-QA Taua A fight (Sby)
TA.T-AUA Taua That one understood --- only in a few ancient chants, late 18th C. Problematic (Sby)
NP.TAA-UA.1 Taaua We two (inc) (Bge)
AN.TAQUFUFU Tauwuu Ridgepole (archaic, in chants only) (Bge)
PN.TAAU-GA.B Taaunga Basket container for coconut water guards (Bge)
CE.TAUIRA Tauila Small fish driven into lagoon and to the beach shallows by electrical storms Problematic (Bge)
PN.TAURA Taula Rope, thread, yarn (Mta)
PN.TAAULA Taula/atua Person who can perform miracles of foresee the future (Mta)
PN.TAU-LAGA Taulanga Canoe anchorage; a roosting, resting or dwelling place (Bge)
PN.TAU-LUA Taulua A pair (Bge)

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