Sikaiana entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| XO.VELO | Velo/velo | A Yellow-fin Tuna when caught on a hand‑held deep sea fishing line | (Dnr) |
| PN.WETE.1 | V/vete | To untie a knot | (Dnr) |
| PN.WETE.2 | Vete | Goatfish sp. | (Dnr) |
| PN.WEWE.A | Veve | Sedge, grass, moss | (Dnr) |
| OC.WE-WELA | Vvela | Hot | (Dnr) |
| PN.WII.B | Vii | Sour, as of a lemon | (Dnr) |
| OC.WII.A | Vii | A citrus fruit | (Dnr) |
| SO.VILIVILI | Vili | Fast; vilivili :very quickly. Quickly, rapidly (Dnr). | (Sps) |
| OC.WISI | Visi | Tangled up, as a fishing line; crowded, full of people | (Dnr) |
| ??.VIVITAI | Viiviitai | A bird species | (Dnr) |
| PN.QALELO | Alelo | The tongue | (Dnr) |
| PN.PALE.1A | Pale | To slide one thing against another Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dnr) |
| PN.PALE.3A | Pale | To turn the direction of a canoe | (Dnr) |
| PN.PALE.1B | Pale | Supporting pole in construction; people outside one's immediate family who will provide aid, support and resources; matrilineal relatives | (Dnr) |
| NP.KAU-QALIKI | Kaualiki lliki | Plant sp. | (Dnr) |
| OC.MITI.3A | Miti/miti | To smoke tobacco in a pipe or cigarette | (Dnr) |
| OC.KOFU.2 | Kohu/kohu | The foam of waves as they break | (Dnr) |
| SO.POI.B | Poki | Caveat Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| PN.KALU.C | K/kalu | Thick, of coconut oil in cooking | (Dnr) |
| PN.KALU.A | Kalu/kalu | Interstitial tissues of animate creatures | (Dnr) |
| NP.MASALO.B | Masalo | To be surprised | (Dnr) |
| PN.MEQA.B | Mee (ki) | Plan to do something | (Dnr) |
| PN.MEQA.B | Mea | Do, make, cause; have intercourse | (Dnr) |
| PN.MA-QOPO | Naopo | Collected together Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| OC.GAU | N/nau | Tough to eat, of food | (Dnr) |
| PN.GAAWARI | Navali | Bent or curved, usually from warping | (Dnr) |
| PN.NEWA.A | Neva/neva | Sway from side to side | (Dnr) |
| PN.NIMO.2 | Nimo | Move slowly, delay; slowly circle an area | (Dnr) |
| PN.GOTO | N/noto | To be deep, of space; to have a complex meaning | (Dnr) |
| OC.GUU.1 | Nu/nu | To make a low grunting sound | (Dnr) |
| PN.OO.2 | Oo | Yes (declarative statement) | (Dnr) |
| PN.QOSO | Oso/oso talatala | To constantly interrupt speech | (Dnr) |
| EO.HOKA.2 | Oka | To husk (a coconut) | (Dnr) |
| PN.QONO.2 | Ono/ono | To tie or repair a torn net | (Dnr) |
| FJ.OLO.3 | Olo/olo | Scrape or rub back and forth continuously, as rubbing tubers or fruit for grating flour | (Dnr) |
| SO.OSO | Oso | To spill over the top, as water in a container | (Dnr) |
| EO.QOTA.2 | Ota | Grated coconut bits; the dregs of any substance that are left over after juice has been extracted | (Dnr) |
| AN.FAFA.1 | Papa | Carry a child on one's back Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| PN.PAKIA.1 | Pakia | (of fruits and plants) To be injured by insects; a person who is always getting sick | (Dnr) |
| OC.PANI.1 | Pani/pani | To have many different colours | (Dnr) |
| XO.PAQIOLO | Paolo | A shovel like tool formerly made from the chest bone of turtle, used for sweeping and shovelling | (Dnr) |
| AN.PATU.1A | P/patu | Hit with the bottom of a closed fist | (Dnr) |
| PN.PENA.1B | Pena/pena | Do, make (exs prepare feast, build house); make string figure designs; use love magic to win someone's affections | (Dnr) |
| OC.PENU.A | Penu | Shell of a shellfish; shell of fruit or nut; cover, wrapping, envelope; penu hale 'empty house' | (Dnr) |
| PN.PILI-PILI | Pilipili | An octopus | (Dnr) |
| MP.PISI.1 | P/pisi | To be spraying (of rain) | (Dnr) |
| SO.POI.B | Poi | Almost; like, similar to | (Dnr) |
| PN.POKA.2 | Poka | Frigate bird sp. with a white neck | (Dnr) |
| PN.POKO.3 | Poka/poka | To clap hands Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| NP.POGA-A-ISU | Poponoisu | The mucus of the nose | (Dnr) |
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