Sikaiana entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PN.MATAQU.1 | Maatau | A fish hook (archaic); to fish with a hand held line | (Dnr) |
| AN.MATE.1A | Mate | To die, to be dead; to fall into a deep sleep after a tiring experience of drinking; to be extinguished or to have lost power... | (Dnr) |
| AN.MATUQA.A | Matua | Ripe, of fruits and vegetables; mature, of humans | (Dnr) |
| AN.MATUQA.C | Maatua | Parents | (Dnr) |
| PN.MAATUQA | Maatua | genetic parents, classifactory parents; 1st ascending generation lineal and collateral relatives. | (Dnr) |
| CO.MAUA-KENA.* | Mouakena | Bird sp., seagull | (Dnr) |
| PN.MELE.1 | M/mele | Injured, damaged, cut, dented | (Dnr) |
| NO.MOSI | Mosi/a | To be pulled apart, shredded | (Dnr) |
| PN.GAQA | Naa | Fish sp., 'buma' [horse mackerel, Caranx crumenophthalmus] | (Dnr) |
| PN.NAO | L/lao | To feel something without looking at it; put finger down throat to induce vomiting Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| PN.GATAQA | Nataa/taa | To make an effort, to engage oneself in some activity | (Dnr) |
| CP.NOQA | N/noo (pass. noo/tia) | To tie a knot | (Dnr) |
| AN.ONO | Ono | Six | (Dnr) |
| OC.QONO.1 | Ono | Fish sp., barracuda | (Dnr) |
| SO.PAPA.2 | Ppaa | A yellow fin tuna fish when caught with a troll line | (Dnr) |
| NO.PAO.3 | Pao | House built on stilts Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dnr) |
| NO.PAO.3 | Pa/pao | (of wind) Blow something ashore | (Dnr) |
| EC.KANE-KANE | Kanekane | Buttocks | (Dnr) |
| PN.PAGOGO | Panno | Fish sp. | (Dnr) |
| PN.PALA.3 | P/pala | To become infected, to ulcerate; for a wound, to redden and swell up | (Dnr) |
| PN.PEE-HENA | Pee naa | Like that | (Dnr) |
| PN.PEE-HENI | Pee nei | Like this | (Dnr) |
| CC.PII.2B | Pii | To be full | (Dnr) |
| NO.PILI.1C | Pili | To be on top of another object; (of boat or canoe) run aground | (Dnr) |
| PN.PITO.2 | Pito kupena | A small net about three feet long | (Dnr) |
| NO.MANU.2 | Manu | A smell | (Dnr) |
| PN.POO-GIA | Poonia | To be caught at sea when it is night, under unusual or unpleasant circumstances; not to reach a destination by nightfall | (Dnr) |
| PN.PORO-QAKI | Polo | The death wish or requests a dying man makes to his family | (Dnr) |
| PN.PORO-QAKI | Poloaki | To say goodbye | (Dnr) |
| PN.PORO-QAKI | Polo/polo | A promise; to promise, to make a commitment, often to marry | (Dnr) |
| FJ.PUKU.3 | Puku/a | Mouth | (Dnr) |
| OC.PULAPULA | Pulapula | Offspring whose physical features resemble their male genitor | (Dnr) |
| NO.PUU-LOA | Puloa | A shell species | (Dnr) |
| PN.LAAKEI | Laakei | To be decorated with flowers | (Dnr) |
| PN.LAU-GUTU | Launutu | The lips of a person (archaic); the rim of a basket | (Dnr) |
| SO.LAA-LAA | Laalaa | The fin of a shark | (Dnr) |
| SO.LAQALAQA-TEA | Laalaa tea | Midday | (Dnr) |
| PN.LAU-PATA | Laupata | A tree species (macaranga?) used for some woodworking and firewood | (Dnr) |
| PN.LAU-QULU | Laulu | The hair on the scalp | (Dnr) |
| PN.LAWE.2B | Lave | To have met a person, to have lived when another lived or to have seen an event | (Dnr) |
| PN.LAWE-A | Laavea | To catch an illness; to be drunk, intoxicated | (Dnr) |
| OC.LELE.A | Lle | To fly; to flow, as a river flows; to bleed, as blood | (Dnr) |
| XO.LII.3 | Lii | A kind of coconut that has an edible husk and is sweet. | (Dnr) |
| PN.LOFI | L/lohi | The spreading of a smell, either good or bad Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dnr) |
| AN.ROGO.1B | Lono | News, information; a person’s reputation. | (Dnr) |
| AN.ROGO.1B | Lo/lono | An echo | (Dnr) |
| OC.NONU | Lonu | A plant species (yaw bush?) Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| CP.LOLI | Loli | A sea slug; (fig.) a man's penis | (Dnr) |
| OC.LOTO.A | Loto | Center, between, inside | (Dnr) |
| MP.SAQI | Sai/sai | To tie up, to bind, as in wrapping cord around a case | (Dnr) |
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