Sikaiana entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| SO.TAFA-QATA | Tahaata | The early morning before sunrise, from the first cock cry until the earliest rays of sunlight are seen | (Dnr) |
| OC.TAFE | T/tahe | (of current in the sea) To carry an object | (Dnr) |
| PN.FOLE | Ta/hole | Oyster sp. | (Dnr) |
| MP.TAHI.1 | Tai | Sea shore; to the direction of salt water | (Dnr) |
| OC.TAKA.1A | Taka | To travel together | (Dnr) |
| NP.TAKA.2A | T/taka (pass. takamia) | Step upon, tread | (Dnr) |
| PN.TAKAI | Taakai | A belt (woven on the loom, or store-bought) | (Dnr) |
| FJ.TAKELE.A | Takele | Bottom,*base (of island, house on posts, cup); keel (of boat) | (Dnr) |
| PN.TAKOTO | Takoto | To exist, to remain, to be at a place. (Usually refers to an emotional atmosphere or sweet smell.) | (Dnr) |
| OC.TAKUA.1 | Takua | Large yellow fin tuna... | (Dnr) |
| PN.TAKU.1 | Taku | A type of prayer form that involves calling out the names of spirits {aitu, tupua} in exact order | (Dnr) |
| PN.TE-QA-KU | Taku | My (possessive pronoun, 1st person singular for alienable objects) | (Dnr) |
| PN.TAGULU | Tallu | Make a dull booming noise as waves do when they break, or pounding of a hammer Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| XO.TAMAKI.2 | Taamaki | Many, a lot | (Dnr) |
| AN.TAMA-NA | Tamana | Father; true and classificatory; first ascending generation lineal and collateral males on the paternal side | (Dnr) |
| FJ.TAMOLE | Tamole | Plant sp., a creeper; sweet smelling | (Dnr) |
| OC.TAGAFA | Tanaha | Parrot fish sp. | (Dnr) |
| AN.TAGI.A | Tani | Weep, cry; funeral dirge or lament | (Dnr) |
| CP.TAGI.B | Tani | Play music, as with a radio or a tape cassette | (Dnr) |
| OC.TAQO.2A | T/tao | Smother, hold down a person or object | (Dnr) |
| PN.TAPU-WAQE | Tapuae | Foot print, tracks of animal | (Dnr) |
| AN.LATA.1 | Tala | To be tame, unafraid of humans; in courtship, not timid or shy Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| PN.TALA.1 | T/tala | Slightly rough on a sharp surface, as small serrations or knicks in a knife blade | (Dnr) |
| FJ.TALA.2 | Tala | Type of story told to children to make them sleep, a fairy tale | (Dnr) |
| PN.TALA-A-TUQA | Talaatua | The top fin of a fish | (Dnr) |
| PN.TALE | Tale | Cough (n,v) | (Dnr) |
| AN.TALI.3A | Tali | String from coconut palm used for tying | (Dnr) |
| CP.TALO.2 | T/talo | To wish that someone will die, as a man who loves another woman may wish for the death of his wife | (Dnr) |
| AN.TASI.2 | Tahi | To cut hair all over the head | (Dnr) |
| MP.TAU.5 | Tau | To beach, to bring ashore, to carry ashore, usually referring to canoes | (Dnr) |
| PN.TAU.8 | Tau | A type of song that was performed in the clan houses {hale henua} during the kunaaika and perhaps other ceremonies | (Dnr) |
| CP.TAUME | Taume | Shoot of a coconut branch | (Dnr) |
| EO.TAU-TAHI | Tautai | A man who is expert at fishing | (Dnr) |
| NP.TUQU.2 | Tau/tuu | Girdle or belt used to hold stomach in; strap used to tie a basket {kete} to one’s back when going fishing | (Dnr) |
| PN.TEKI.2 | Teki | To be shocked, scared, jolted by news or fright; to have a painful muscle spasm | (Dnr) |
| PN.TERE.A | Tele | Sail or ride in a boat; ride in an automobile | (Dnr) |
| MP.TII.1 | Tii | Plant sp., Cordyline | (Dnr) |
| PN.TIFA.2 | Tiha | Swerve out of control | (Dnr) |
| PN.TUFUGA | Tuhuna | (arch.) An expert at a handicraft skill, especially weaving or making a canoe; to be adept at misleading through speech, or to deceive others through speech | (Dnr) |
| OC.TIKA.A | Tika/tika | A dart game with darts {tika} made from coconut leaf. The object of the game is to compete to see who can throw his dart the furthest with an underhand throw | (Dnr) |
| PN.TAKI-.2 | Taki- | Prefix for numbers: to amount to in distributions: each | (Dnr) |
| PN.TUMU-QAKI | Timu | The part in a person's hair Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| MP.TIPA | Tipa | Divert or turn from an original destination | (Dnr) |
| EC.TIPUNA | Tipuna | Grandparent, both true and classificatory; 2nd ascending generation lineal and collateral relatives | (Dnr) |
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