Sikaiana entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NP.KOPI-TI | K/kopi | Warped, bent by humidity or heat Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dnr) |
| SO.TAFA.1B | Taha | To the side, away (loc) | (Dnr) |
| PN.MILI | Mili | To hold; drill, to drill; spinning top | (Dnr) |
| PN.MILI | Mili/a | To be spoiled through constant touching, as when a child plays too roughly with a kitten | (Dnr) |
| PN.MILI | M/mili | To turn, twist (vt) | (Dnr) |
| NO.KINA.4 | Kiona | Place, area, (one's) home Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| PN.MA-NEKE | Maneke | Stative of neke 'move from one place to another' | (Dnr) |
| OC.PENU.A | Penu/penu | Brideprice payment [gift exchange between families] Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dnr) |
| XO.PIGI-PIGI | Pinipini | A tree sp. used for making canoes (Calophyllum?) | (Dnr) |
| NO.NAPA | Napa | Embarrassed, ashamed | (Dnr) |
| NO.A-LAA | A laa | Other; some other | (Dnr) |
| EC.KAMAI | Kamai | (Elegatis bipinnulatus) | (Hwd) |
| NP.KAMO.2 | K/kamo | To steal (figurative) | (Dnr) |
| NO.KA-PISI | Kapihi | To make a crashing sound, have an impact, strike; used to signal that something dramatic is about to happen in narrative | (Dnr) |
| NP.LAGA.1B | L/lana | To float in water | (Dnr) |
| SO.LIKO.4 | L/liko | To expel, send away, chase away, disinherit | (Dnr) |
| SO.MASAGI | Maahani | To rise up, stand up | (Dnr) |
| SO.KAI-MAALIE | Kaimalie | To give generously to another, used especially for children who share food | (Dnr) |
| PN.KAMO.1 | K/kamo | To press down one's finger, as pressing down on a fly | (Dnr) |
| PN.TAMA.1C | Tama | Person, human being | (Dnr) |
| PN.MA.3 | Ma | Preposition of separation: from | (Dnr) |
| NP.TAATAI.1 | Taatai | The string used to hang bottles | (Dnr) |
| FJ.NOKO.1A | Si/noko | To show one's buttocks, as an insult | (Dnr) |
| NO.ISE.2 | Ise | To drive away chickens or other small animals from inhabited areas | (Dnr) |
| NP.KAKE-GA | Kaakena | A ladder; the holes cut in the side of coconut trees to make them easier to climb; a stretcher for carrying a person | (Dnr) |
| SO.KANO-KANO | Kanokano | A wasp | (Dnr) |
| PN.KAPI.B | Kapi | The harnesses of the back‑strap loom {mea tau} used to hold the strands of material taut | (Dnr) |
| AN.KATI | Kati/kati | To cut a coconut (taume) into pieces in order to start a fire; to nibble | (Dnr) |
| SO.GETI.1 | K/keti | To remove the husk of a coconut with the teeth, as a rat or small child does Problematic | (Dnr) |
| PN.KIA.1A | Ki | A conjunction showing that there is purpose; tense-aspect marker showing purpose or compulsion | (Dnr) |
| NO.KUNU | Kunu | A species of oyster, popular food on Sikaiana | (Dnr) |
| AN.KULO | Kulo | A multi‑purpose basket made of coconut leaf {paakele} that can be used as a hat or for carrying food | (Dnr) |
| CP.QUMITI | (Kili)umiti | To be hungry for fish or some meat | (Dnr) |
| SO.MAQAA | Maa | Same-generation in‑laws (everyone spouse calls taina or kave; anyone who is a married to a taina or kave). (a respect relationship). Some speakers generalize this term to include all in‑laws, regardless of generation. | (Dnr) |
| PN.MAEA.1 | Maea | Very heavy rope | (Dnr) |
| SO.MAAVAVA.* | Maaoa | To yawn Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| EC.MA-FAGA | Mahana | To be pulled out; to be separated in time or distance | (Dnr) |
| CP.MATA-QI-TALIGA | Mumutalina | Hammerhead shark Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| PN.MANATU | Maanatu | To think back, to remember | (Dnr) |
| AN.MA-NIFI | Maanihi | To be thin, of flat objects | (Dnr) |
| AN.MANU.1A | Manu | Generic term for any animal of the air or on land, including large insects; generic term for all birds. | (Dnr) |
| PN.POKO.2 | P/poko | To have thin thighs and legs, of women (demeaning) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dnr) |
| EO.MA-LAMA | Malama | The moon; a month | (Dnr) |
| PN.MA-RAMA.B | Malaama/na | The world, the universe, the cosmos Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| PN.MA-LAGA.1 | Marana | To be pried up; to be peeling (as paint peels) | (Dnr) |
| MP.MALU.A | Malu | To be shaded, of an area protected from the sun and rain | (Dnr) |
| XO.MA-SIKE | Masike/sike | To fidget, be disturbed, be unable to sit still Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dnr) |
| CP.MA-MATA | Mmata | Look, examine, inspect | (Dnr) |
| PN.MATA-FENUA | Mata henua | The point or tip of the island, promontory | (Dnr) |
| NO.MATA-PUKU | Matapuku | Fish sp., trevally [largest growth stage] | (Dnr) |
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