Sikaiana entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PN.PORO.1 | Polo | The death wish or requests a dying man makes to his family | (Dnr) |
| PN.PUKE.3 | Puke | To catch | (Dnr) |
| FJ.PULEWA | Puleva | Type of sea coral that is soft and spongy in the part where it is growing | (Dnr) |
| NP.PULU.7 | Pulu/pulu | Embrace, pull another person towards oneself | (Dnr) |
| PN.PUSAKI | Pusaki | To blow out air Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dnr) |
| OC.PUTU.1 | Puutu/na | Part of teika lle ceremony... | (Dnr) |
| PN.RAFO | Laho | Root of pandanus {paku} tree, sliced and then left to dry, used as house walling slats | (Dnr) |
| OC.LAKI | Laki | The west | (Dnr) |
| PN.LIFU | L/lihu | Sad, grieving, worried, tired | (Dnr) |
| PN.LIFU | Lihu/tia | Emotionally saddened, upset; sadness, grief, sorrow | (Dnr) |
| OC.LIU.2 | Liu/liu | To continually change a narration as it goes from one person to another | (Dnr) |
| OC.LIU.2 | Liu | Deceive to gain advantage | (Dnr) |
| PN.LOTO.C | Loto | To be angry | (Dnr) |
| PN.LUE.1 | Lue/lue | To shake leaves at the fish which has been brought ashore during the teika lle | (Dnr) |
| PN.LIU.1 | Liu | Hold of a canoe or steamship | (Dnr) |
| PN.SAA.2 | Saa | Come into view, appear, be visible | (Dnr) |
| MP.KILA.2 | Sa/kila | To glance | (Dnr) |
| NP.SAAKILI.2 | Sakili/kili | Talk dirty, swear using restricted words with sexual meanings | (Dnr) |
| XO.SAMONO | Samono | Porpoise | (Dnr) |
| NP.MUI | M/mui | To collect, to come together | (Dnr) |
| MP.SAO | Sao | Escape, be free from obligation: safe, alive after some disaster; (of canoe) safely cross the reef | (Dnr) |
| SO.SA-SALA | Sala kai | To harvest, to gather food from the bush | (Dnr) |
| OC.SALALA | Salaa | Fish sp., very small Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| EO.SAU.6 | Sau | Weather | (Dnr) |
| OC.SAAWAKI | Saavaki | Sea urchin sp. | (Dnr) |
| NP.SE.1 | He | Indefinite article, any | (Dnr) |
| SO.SEQE.2 | He(e) | Negative marker following tense‑aspect marker, not | (Dnr) |
| PN.SEKE.1A | S/seke | Slippery | (Dnr) |
| CP.TAQE-KI | Heki | Not yet (tense-aspect marker, negative progressive) | (Dnr) |
| PN.KUMI.1 | -kumi | (with numeral) Suffix for counting [tens of] fathoms of material | (Dnr) |
| PN.SEGI.B | S/seni | Going blind, able to see shapes but not recognize specific faces | (Dnr) |
| NP.MUU.3 | Mu/muu | Make a constant buzzing noise (like a fly) | (Dnr) |
| SO.TEQE-MUU | Seemu | Perform an action quietly, without telling anyone | (Dnr) |
| CP.SEU | Seu | To destroy | (Dnr) |
| CP.SEU | S/seu | To fish with a bamboo rod using a casting motion that pulls the hook over the top of the surface of water | (Dnr) |
| PN.FIHA.B | Siaa | (preceding noun) A few, a bit of Problematic | (Dnr) |
| NP.SUMU.1 | Simu taetae | A method for lashing or tying a string in the shape of a diamond Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| CP.SINA.2 | Sina | The central character of many of the traditional fairy tales {tala}. By legend, a woman who lives on the moon; she can be seen weaving her mat when the moon is full | (Dnr) |
| PN.SIGANO | Sinano | To blossom, of pandanus only (Archaic) | (Dnr) |
| PN.SILI.1 | Sili | Over-ripe, as fruits; a woman who is past child‑bearing age | (Dnr) |
| PN.SOPO.B | Sopo | Jump down | (Dnr) |
| PN.SUI | Sui | Trade, exchange, barter, buy; make a return, either for a favor or an insult; price, cost | (Dnr) |
| PN.SUI | Sui/kkau | Avenge the infidelity of a spouse by seeking a lover of one’s own | (Dnr) |
| PN.SUKE | Suke | Rummage about as when looking for something | (Dnr) |
| PN.SUKE | S/suke | Mention a person’s name; recall, remember | (Dnr) |
| PN.SIKU-MATA | Sukimata | To watch [archaic] Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dnr) |
| PN.SIKU-SIKU | Sukisuki | End of a coconut branch {paakele}, sometimes used to mark land reserved for a person to collect coconuts {uiki} Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| EO.TAA.1A | Taa ki mate | Beat to death | (Dnr) |
| PN.TAE.1 | T/tae | Arrive, reach a place; achieve, equal, accomplish | (Dnr) |
| FJ.TAE.2B | Tae/tae | The net used for catching flying fish | (Dnr) |
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