Pukapuka entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
PN.GATATA Ngaatata/tata To make rustling, pattering noise (as of rain, trees) (Bge)
PN.GAAWARI Ngaavali/vali Pliable, slack (of movements) (Sby)
PN.GATU.1 Nga/ngatu/ Weak, feeble with age (Bge)
OC.GAU Ngau/ngau Chew (Bge)
PN.GAAWARI Ngavali Bend, be curved. Pliable, loose (Sby) (Bge)
MP.GII Ngii/ngii Cry like a rat (Bge)
CP.GOGO.1 Ngongo Common Noddy, Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) (Sby)
OC.GOLO Ngolo Large pig Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sby)
TA.GOTE Ngote Practice erotic sucking in sex act Problematic (Bge)
PN.GOTO Ngo/ngoto Loaded down to the point of sinking (Bge)
OC.GUU.1 Nguu Hum, snort (Mta)
MP.GUGU.2 Maki nguunguu Rheumatic pain (Bge)
MP.GUTU.A Ngutu Mouth (Bge)
NP.GUTU.B Ngutungutu/aa Unable to keep a secret Uncertain Semantic Connection (Mta)
PN.HAGA.2 Anga/mai Turn this way! (Bge)
PN.HAGA.2 Anga/lua Growing side by side (as of two trees) (Bge)
MP.HAGAFULU Angaulu Ten (archaic) (Bge)
PN.HAGAI Aangai Opposite (Sby)
??.HAAGII Yaangi/a Full, satisfied (Sby)
MP.HAI Ai Who? (Bge)
OC.HAKAU Akau Reef (Mta)
PN.HAKU Aku Tylosurus and Strongylura spp. (Sby)
PN.HAKU Aku/aku Platybelone sp. (Hpr)
MP.SAKU-LAA Akulaa Swordfish, sailfish, marlin spp. Phonologically Irregular (Sby)
AN.HALA Ala Path (Bge)
EO.HAMA Ama Outrigger (Bge)
PN.HEKE Y/eke Canoe seat; prefix for counting seats in canoe Phonologically Irregular (Bge)
OC.HIFO.B Io Downwards; limitation, misfortune (Sby)
FJ.HILI Ili To be caught up, as a ball in a tree (Mta)
PN.HIGOA Ingoa Name (Bge)
AN.HIWA.1 Iva Nine (Bge)
FJ.HOGAHOGA Ongoongo A small weed (Chamaesyce prostrata) (Whr)
OC.HOGE Onge Without; famine, poverty (Bge)
OC.HOGE Yonge/yonge Scarce, not very many ; becoming scarce Phonologically Irregular (Sby)
PN.HOKO.1 Oko Arrive at; be gone from, have started out (Bge)
FJ.OLO.3 Olo Name of grated taro pudding (Bge)
FJ.OLO.3 Olo/olo Smooth, polish, sharpen (Bge)
AN.HUHU W/uu Breast, milk (Bge)
OC.HULI.1 Uli Large size of Tri-Colored Fusilier (Pterocaesio tile) (Sby)
OC.HURU.A Ulu Enter (Bge)
PN.HURU.B Ulu/wia Possessed (Bge)
PN.SALUFE Yulue Fern mentioned in chants (Bge)
PN.KA.1 Ka Tense marker usually indicating future action or action about to begin . Verbal particle; sign of the future tense or of present action continuing into the future (Mta)
PN.KAA.1 Kaa/kaa Cackle (as a hen) (Mta)
MP.KAFA.1 Kawa Sinnet rope ; coconut husk (Mta)
PN.KAFA.2 Kawa The wrestler in the ring awaiting a challenge (Mta)
FJ.KAFA.3 Kawa (Ellochelon vaigiensis) (Sby)
NP.KAFA-KAFA.* Kawakawa Baby kawa fish (Mta)
CK.KAA-FIRO Kaawilo To mix with (foods, fibres) Problematic (Sby)
MP.KAFU.A Kawu/lunga Heap several things onto an object ; cover (a person with a mat) (Bge (Mta)

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