Pukapuka entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PN.WALO.1 | Va/valo | Loud, clear (of sound) | (Sby) |
| PN.WALO.1 | Tau/valo | To cry out, shout | (Bge) |
| PN.GANA.2B | Nga/ngana | To answer (when spoken to). Utter, speak (Sby). | (Bge) |
| CE.TAPI.1C | Ta/tapi | To suffer from diarrhoea Problematic | (Bge) |
| PN.MAQU-.2 | Mao- | Prefix used to indicate "further, more": maolunga 'shallow', maolalo 'deep', maoake 'east wind' | (Bge) |
| PN.MOMO.B | Momo | Small piece; little bit, portion | (Sby) |
| PN.TAMA.1C | Tama | Person; respectful term of address Problematic | (Sby) |
| NP.TAATAI.1 | Taatai | Small plank canoe with gunwales, bow and stern covers Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Bge) |
| CE.TAI | Tai/tangata | Generation; birth class, group born in same year, a fellow member of the group | (Bge) |
| PN.HOKO.2 | Yoko | White fleshy muscle holding the two shells of a clam together Phonologically Irregular | (Sby) |
| PN.HOKO.1 | Waka/oko | To fulfill, carry out (a desire, plan) | (Bge) |
| PN.KAFA-GA | Kooanga | Tree climbing bandage Phonologically Irregular | (Bge) |
| SO.LAA-LAA | Laalaa/ila | Small shark sp. | (Bge) |
| PN.TAFE-GA | Tawenga | Stone-walled fish weir | (Bge) |
| CE.GAKI.A | Waka/ngaki | To long for, to persist in desire and hope for something or someone very difficult to achieve | (Bge) |
| SO.KI-LAA | Kilaa | Over there | (Sby) |
| CE.E KORE | Ee kole | No | (Bge) |
| PN.TUQA-.2B | Tua- | Ordinalising prefix refering to layers Problematic | (Sby) |
| SO.TUQU-TA | Tuuta | To lash together (e.g. plank canoe with through and through lashing); house thatching section | (Bge) |
| EP.PI-PIRI | Pipili-maa | Name of two stars in Scorpio (Makemson 1941) | (Jmr) |
| PN.FAKA-MAGA | Wakamanga | Yawn | (Sby) |
| PN.FAU.B | Wau | Bark used for cordage | (Mta) |
| PN.TULU-TULU.2 | Tulutulu | Lower edge of roof sheets of house. Eaves (Mta). | (Bge) |
| FJ.QAA-SIO-SIO | Aayioyio | Waterspout | (Sby) |
| CE.FUATA.1B | Wuata | A net used for catching birds | (Mta) |
| CE.FUATA.1B | Wuata/nga | Catching birds in flight | (Sby) |
| PN.PEE | Pe(e) | Probably, perhaps, certainly | (Bge) |
| PN.TAUTE | Taute | To care for, to nurse | (Bge) |
| PN.MAALUU.2 | Yau/maaluu | Calm, gentle in nature | (Sby) |
| CC.PII.2B | Pi/pii | To come in (of the tide) | (Bge) |
| PN.TAU-WALO | Tauvalo | To cry out, shout | (Bge) |
| PN.PITO.2 | Pito | Just a moment ago, just now (pre-verbal) | (Bge) |
| PN.I.2A | I | Preposition: at, on, in, along, at the time when | (Bge) |
| EP.I.2B | I | Particle used to connect a verb with its object | (Bge) |
| PN.MAQU-A | Maua | Be able, succeed; get, find, obtain | (Sby) |
| PN.TO-TOLO | Totolo | Crawl, creep, slither, skim along the ground (of a thrown spear) | (Bge) |
| TA.UTU-GA | Utu(nga) | Article presented as a final tribute to a beloved dead person | (Mta) |
| MP.PII.2A | Taa/pii | Splash, sprinkle | (Bge) |
| EP.E-IA | Eia | Here they are | (Sby) |
| CE.MA-REKA | Maaleka | Gentle, soothed | (Bge) |
| NP.MAA.7 | Maa | The fish Hepatus fuliginosus [or Ctenochaetus striatus] | (Bge) |
| PN.FAKA-AGI | Wakaangiangi | To cool oneself in a breeze | (Bge) |
| EP.AO.4 | Ao | Realm (arch.) | (Sby) |
| NP.FENUQU.B | Taa/wenu | To add new elements in plaiting | (Bge) |
| NP.FENUQU.A* | Lau/enu | Element (plaiting) | (Bge) |
| NP.FENUQU.A* | Taa/wenu | Plaiting element; ply of cordage | (Bge) |
| PN.WAHA-WAHA | Vaavaa | Spaced far apart | (Bge) |
| AN.KUMI-KUMI | Kumikumi | Whiskers, mustache | (Bge) |
| TA.KOO-UA | Kooua | Immature coconut | (Bge) |
| XO.KAU.8 | Kau | Wooden fishhook... Problematic | (Bge) |
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