Pukapuka entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| SO.LAVA-A | Lavaa | (of a capable person) Able to do or understand more | (Sby) |
| NP.LEMO.2 | Lemo/yi | Delicious, good tasting Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Bge) |
| NP.LEMO.2 | Lemo/yia | Oily, slippery, hence pleasant tasting | (Sby) |
| FJ.LEPA.1 | Lepa | (of sail) Flap in the wind | (Sby) |
| EP.REWA.1A | Lewa | Dead Problematic | (Bge) |
| EC.ROE | Leo | Ant Phonologically Irregular | (Sby) |
| PN.LOTO.C | Looto/a | Deeply in love | (Bge) |
| PN.LOTU.1 | Lotu | Desire, beseech (archaic) | (Sby) |
| EO.MA-.1 | Ma- | Stativiser | (Sby) |
| PN.MALA.4 | Mala | Unidentified fish sp. | (Sby) |
| PN.MAALIE.A | Malie | Good, pleasant | (Sby) |
| OC.MATUQU.A | Matuu | To dry (from a wet state) | (Sby) |
| PN.MAQU.1 | Mou | Often, over and over again. Pre-verbal particle of frequency (with verbs of motion) (Sby). Phonologically Irregular | (Bge) |
| PN.MAQU-LALO | Maolalo | Deep Phonologically Irregular | (Sby) |
| OC.MISI.B | Mii/kia | Smack the lips in admiration | (Bge) |
| PN.NAQA.3 | Na/naa | To hide | (Bge) |
| CE.NONE | Ngini ma/ngone | Abundant, countless | (Sby) |
| CK.NUKU-ROA. | Nukuloa | Traditional name for Motu Ko | (Sby) |
| PN.O | O | Of | (Bge) |
| NP.OLI.2 | Waka/oli/oli | To feint (with a weapon) | (Bge) |
| CE.PANA.1B | Pana/pana te uaua | Slow pulse | (Bge) |
| CE.PAU.1E | Te wii mea pau | Absolutely everything | (Sby) |
| MP.PISI.1 | Pi/pii | Sprinkle, drip, come in (of tide). Spurt, gush out (Sby). | (Bge) |
| MP.POA.1 | Po/poa | Food Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Bge) |
| PN.POLA-POLA | Polapola | Coconut leaf mat or platter. Flat coconut-leaf platter braided from one end and knotted (Sby). | (Bge) |
| EP.PURAPURA | Ulaula | Descent line from an ancestor Phonologically Irregular | (Sby) |
| PN.PUUPUU.4 | Puupuu | Bundle of mulch | (Sby) |
| FJ.PAAPAA | Au/paa | Sling-jaw Wrasse (Epibulus insidiator) | (Sby) |
| EO.SAQALO | Yalu | Scrape pandanus leaves with shell to make them smooth Phonologically Irregular | (Mta) |
| PN.SIKU-SIKU | Lau yikuyiku, lau yukuyuku | End of coconut frond thrown as a challenge | (Sby) |
| PN.SINU-SINU | Yinuyinu | Oily | (Mta) |
| PN.SINU-SINU | Yiyinu | Polished, shiny, smooth, without spots or roughness. Even, straight, with uniform tension (of plaiting) (Bge). | (Mta) |
| CE.SIWA.2 | Paatuki yiva | Dark colour phase of Paracirrhites hemistictus (Whitespot Hawkfish) | (Sby) |
| PN.TAFA-TAFA | Tawatawa | Part of the reef that separates the deep from the shallow lagoon | (Mta) |
| PN.TAFITO.A | Tawito | Base of tree | (Sby) |
| PN.TAFOLA.2 | Taawola | Open space or area (e.g. field) | (Mta) |
| NP.TAKA-FULI | Wulitaka | Turn over and over; move from side to side Phonologically Irregular | (Mta) |
| PN.TALA-TALA.A | Talatala | Thorny | (Sby) |
| PN.TALA-A-TUQA | Tala tua | Dorsal spine of fish | (Sby) |
| AN.TALI.1 | Kali | Wait for (modern) Phonologically Irregular | (Sby) |
| PN.TAMA-TAQANE | Tama taane | Son | (Bge) |
| PN.TIKE.1A | Tike | To stay still, to lie (of things). Sit for a while waiting (Sby). | (Bge) |
| PN.TOO.1A | To/ki | To plant; to dig up soil (for taro planting) | (Bge) |
| PN.TOKO-RUA | Tokalua | Spouse; partner, companion | (Sby) |
| NP.TUQA-AKAU | Tuaakau | Ocean side of reef | (Sby) |
| PN.TUGA.A | Tunga | Rhinoceros beetle | (Mta) |
| PN.TUQU-GA.1 | Tuunga | Act of standing in a certain place | (Sby) |
| PN.TUU-KAU.A | Tuukau | Butt holder of bonito pole | (Bge) |
| PN.TUKE.1 | Tuke/nio | Gum of mouth | (Bge) |
| SO.TUPU.D | Tupu | Face, features. Image, likeness (Sby). | (Bge) |
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