Pukapuka entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
MP.QUMU.1A Imu Oven (Bge)
AN.QUNA Unaa Turtle shell (Bge)
AN.QUNAFI Unaawi Fish scales (Bge)
AN.UNU.1 U/unu To remove, draw out (Bge)
AN.UNU.1 Unu-wia Pulled out (Mta)
CE.UOA Uwoa Silvery /False Mullet (Neomyxus leuciscus) Problematic (Sby)
??.UPAUPA Upaupa A dance (Beaglehole 1953:18); Tahitian in origin Problematic (Sby)
PN.QUSI Uyi Dark (of flora) :as tai uyi, dark heartwood; also leaves (Sby)
MP.USO.1A Uyo/uyo Boneless (of fish). Fleshy (Mta). (Bge)
SO.USO.3 Uyo Name of early warrior of Pukapuka Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sby)
PN.USU.3 Uyu/uyu Painful, sore (Mta)
PN.USU.4 Uyu To start off early in the day; to start a chant . To lead off, initiate, be first to attend, start (e.g. a song) (Mta)
MP.UTA Uta To load onto, to place onto (Bge)
AN.QUTA.1 Uta Inland (from shore), shore, land (from sea) (Bge)
OC.QUTO Uto Sprouting coconut (Bge)
TA.UTU-GA Utunga Penalty, fine (possibly from RAR) Borrowed (Sby)
PN.FULI-TUQA Wulitua Turn the back (Sby)
OC.QUTU.1 Uutu Draw water, to fill (Sby)
FJ.QUTU.2 Utu/poa Name of a point on Pukapuka Problematic (Sby)
FJ.QUTU.2 Mata/utu Placename for point of islet (Sby)
OC.QUTU.3 Palu wutu Grey Jobfish (Aprion virescens) (Sby)
PN.WAA.2 Vaa The space (between) (Bge)
AN.WAQE Vae Foot, leg (Bge)
XO.VAQE-LAGI Welangi Horizon (archaic) Problematic (Sby)
TA.WAERE.* Vaaele Remove scrub, clear ground :Prob. post-contact borrowing Borrowed (Sby)
TA.WAERUA.* Vaelua Spirit, soul; also god's name Te Atua Vaelua Problematic (Sby)
NP.WAASI Vaayi Place, side (Sby)
CE.WAHIE Vaie Firewood . Borrowed (Mta)
CE.WAHO Vao Outside Borrowed (Sby)
OC.WAHE Va/vae Separate, divide into parts (Bge)
OC.WAHE Vae/vae Divide, distribute (Bge)
MP.WAI.1 Vai Fresh water, well (Bge)
CE.WAI-MATA Vaimata Eyebrow Problematic (Mta)
PN.WAI-TAFE Waitawe Name of large pond Problematic (Sby)
PN.WAI-WAI Vaivai Soft, muddy (Bge)
AN.WAKA.A Vaka Canoe (Bge)
TA.WAKA.B Vaka Team in traditional games; Muaavaka: wrestling team of younger men; mulivaka: wrestling team of older men Problematic (Bge)
PN.WAKAI Vaakai Neat, even Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sby)
FJ.WAKA-WAKA Vakavaka Chest (Bge)
FJ.WAKA-WAKA Ivi vakavaka Rib (Bge)
PN.WAAKULE Vaakule Search for lice (Sby)
PN.WALE.1 Vale Any secretion of slimy consistency, slime, sexual secretion, sap (Bge)
PN.WALE.1 Valevale/a Slimy. (Mta)
PN.WALE.1 Vale/a To have climaxed sexually (Bge)
PN.WALE.2 Vale Stupid, numb ; be senile, lose memory ; deluded; forget (Mta)
OC.WALI.1 Vali(vali) To rub with oil (Bge)
PN.WALO.1 Valo(valo) Call, send for (Bge)
PN.WALO.2 Valo An edible sea-crab (???)
PN.WALO.2 Valo/u Variety of sea-centipede Phonologically Irregular (Bge)
AN.WALU.1 Valu Eight (Bge)

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