Takuu entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
EO.MU-MUNI M/muni Hide oneself (Mle)
PN.MUSU.1 Musu Speak in a low voice, mumble, speak to oneself, speak as if in secrecy, whisper (Mle)
PN.-NA.4 Aa/na Third person singular postposed possessive pronoun, sg and pl, of his/hers (Mle)
EC.NAI Nai Mollusc sp., Fluted Clam (Tridacna squamosa) (Mle)
MP.NAMO Namo Lagoon (Mle)
MP.NAMU.2A Namu Mosquito (Mle)
RO.NANUE Nanue Rudderfish (Kyphosus sp.) (Mle)
PN.NAO N/nao Insert finger or hand to feel for, probe... (Mle)
NP.NAPE.A Nape Pry out (e.g. copra from its shell) (Mle)
OC.NATU.1 Natu To mix (e.g. grated starch and pounded fruit) by folding; knead (as in preparing sosoro food) (Mle)
OC.NATU.2 Natu Tree sp. (Madhuca obovata) (Mle)
EP.KUKU.1B Kkuu Fishing technique (A single line is dropped beyond the reef...sinker at the bottom and several hooks attached above on wooden spacers. The principal fish caught by this method is *paru*.) Problematic (Mle)
NP.NEFU.1 Nefu A small fish used for bait (Hwd)
PN.NEFU.2A Nefu Mist, fog, haze, opacity (Hwd)
NP.NEI Nei Here (beside me); this (Mle)
SO.KI-NAA Kinaa There, near the listener, or place already mentioned in discourse (Mle)
NP.NEKE.1A N/neke/ Move oneself over (Mle)
PN.NEWA.A Neva Hover; (walk) unsteadily (Mle)
EC.NI.1 Ni Tense-aspect marker (Mle)
SO.NI.2 Ni Indefinite article: some, any (Mle)
AN.NIFO Niho Tooth, teeth; horn (of goat, cow); whale tooth; cog (of a wheel) (Mle)
CC.NIGI.* N/nini Pour (Mle)
PN.NIMO.2 N/nimo (e.g. of fish swimming) Go round in circles; (of wind, current) go round, change direction; go around in circles, dawdle, delay; eddy (Mle)
NP.NITI N/niti (Of a knot, zip, clam shell, etc.) drawn together tightly; caught in an object whose sides have been drawn tightly together; extremely crowded, jam-packed. (of knot), caught, enmeshed (Mle)
EO.OFAGA Ofana Nest (Hwd)
EP.NO No Complementiser Uncertain Semantic Connection (Hwd)
CP.NOQA Noa Rope, string or leaves used to tie something; noose (esp. the one used in shark fishing); leaves used to tie up food parcel (Mle)
NP.NUAFINE Nofine Wife (Hwd)
OC.NOFO Nofo Sit, dwell, be situated (Hwd)
PN.NEFU.2A N/nehu Mist, fog, low cloud, haze, opacity; unidentified object on the horizon; hazy (Mle)
NP.NUI.1 N/nui Big, thick, important (Mle)
CC.NUI.2* Nui Coconut tree, coconut (Mle)
PN.OO.3 Oo Go (plural of hano) Borrowed (Mle)
PN.OLA.1 Ora Life; alive, live, (of machine) be in working condition; escape (as of a fish), survive (Mle)
PN.OLI.1 Ori Rock, sway gently; (of legs) wobbly, unsteady (Mle)
MP.QOLOGAA Aronaa Plant sp. (Pipturus argenteus) used for making cord (Mle)
OC.QONO.1 Ono Barracuda (Sphyraena sp.), final life stage (Mle)
PN.QONO.2 Ono/ono Mend or repair a net (Mle)
PN.QOSO Oso Jump from being startled, surprised or frightened; jump the gun (start too quickly) (Mle)
AN.QOTA.1 Ota Eat something raw (esp. fish) (Mle)
EO.QOTA.2 Ota Small bits and pieces of a substance (esp. a residue): coconut or pawpaw gratings; sawdust; shreds of tobacco; preparation of coarsely ground turmeric (Mle)
SO.PAPA.2 Ppaa Fish sp., similar to bonito but larger, with a shorter body (Hwd)
AN.QOTI.A Oti Finished, over, done; end, final portion; ultimate, best (Mle)
AN.PAA.2A P/paa, paa/kia Strike with the open hand, slap (mosquito etc.), clap (with flat hands) (Mle)
OC.PAA.3A Paa Fish hook made from oyster shell or stone (Mle)
PN.PAE-GA.A Paena The border areas of a family garden plot where kanokano [ Cyrtosperma taro] is grown (Mle)
XO.PAQIOLO Paioro Hip. Buttock (Hwd). (Mle)
MP.PAKA.1A Pakapaka Thin, lean Problematic (Hwd)
NP.PAKA-PAKA Pakapaka Thin, lean, skinny, emaciated as from a long illness (Mle)
CE.PAKEWA.1 Pakeva Name of principal sea deity Problematic (Hwd)

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