Takuu entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
XO.VELO Velo/velo Fish sp., similar to a mataere, not often caught. Poss? a Coral Cod (Mle)
PN.WETE.1 V/vete To lower (an object), release something that is attached (particularly when the attachment holds it up) (Mle)
PN.WETE.2 Vete Goatfish [Mulloidichthys vanicolensis], the adult growth stage of the karo fish (Mle)
OC.WE-WELA Vvela Hot, (of the sun) very hot; heat, heat blister, state of feeling uncomfortably hot (Mle)
PN.WII.B Vii (of coconut toddy) Fermented; (of water) stagnant and bad-smelling (Mle)
XO.VILI.1 V/viri (of a male) Masturbate (Mle)
OC.WILI.1A Viri Pump (Hwd)
OC.WISI Visi Entangle, (during weaving) merge two sets of cordage; entangled; mixed up, in a confused state; closely related (and therefore unable to marry) (Mle)
EC.NAMU.1B N/namu Try a food, taste (Mle)
PN.FAKA-QILO Fakailo/a Make known, inform, explain (Hwd)
EC.ATU-MATA Atumata One mesh within a hand net (Mle)
NP.MALA.5 M/mara Bitter (esp. of stored giant taro corms that have gone bad); (of spirits or tobacco) strong; (of alcohol) fermented; (of smoke, salt water etc. in one's eyes) irritating, stinging, painful (Mle)
PN.LOFI Loohi/a (Of a canoe) take in water (Mle)
PN.QUME-LEI Ume rei, umarei Variety of Naso unicornis (Mle)
PN.MATA-QELE Mataere Fish sp., Grouper (Plectropomus sp.) (red with black spots and blue lateral lines...) (Mle)
OC.KULAPO Kurapo Fish sp., prob. Sea-bream (Gymnocranius sp.) (Mle)
SO.TEQE-AI Seai No, not (independent form); to say 'no'; nonexistent, absent, deficient, no longer; of no value (Mle)
PN.KAPI.C Kapi (Of garment) narrow, tight-fitting; a tight squeeze, blocked...difficult to put in or take out, stuck, lodged...crowded (Hwd)
PN.SIKU-SIKU Sukisuki Tip, extremity, narrow end, tip of a branch, upper area of a tree where the trunk begins to narrow; indicates the end of a limb or the adjacent tendon Phonologically Irregular (Mle)
PN.TUQA.1B Tua Roof of a house (Hwd)
PN.TUQA.1B Tuaa- Actual or conceptual back or bottom part of an object (Hwd)
PN.TUQA-.2A Tua- Referring to a layer or degree of thickness (Tuatoru. Three layers); (of kinship relations) beyond the second ascending or descending generation: great- (Mle)
PN.MAA-TINO Maatino Distinguishable, clear, diferentiated, known; be clear about, understand (Hwd)
PN.FAKA-TERE-TERE Fakateretere To race (canoes) (Hwd)
PN.FAAQOA Haoa Bilateral kindred (syn. of hare aakina) (Mle)
OC.A A Name marker for singular personal pronouns and names of humans and spirits, but not canoes. (Mle)
EC.AA.1 Aa- Prefix indicating direction towards something Uncertain Semantic Connection (Mle)
PN.AFAGA Ahana Formerly the space between the lagoon foreshore and the first row of houses; front yard, where canoes are kept (Mle)
NP.QAFA-TEA Ahatea A type of hano [Guettarda speciosa] tree that drifts to Takuu, though a few specimens grow locally (Mle)
MP.AFE.1A Ahe Return; go/come back immediately; turn away from something (as a school of fish from a net) (Mle)
AN.AFI Ahi Fire; flame; ember used to light cigarette (Mle)
PN.QAFII Ahii Wrap a seafood parcel (prior to placing it in an earth oven)... (Mle)
AN.AFIAFI Ahiahi Late afternoon, evening, when the sun is half-set (Mle)
OC.QAFI-GA Ahina Armpit (Mle)
FJ.QAFA.1 Aho Net gauge, spacing guide used in net construction Phonologically Irregular (Mle)
MP.AFO Aho Fishing line (Mle)
EO.QAFU.2 Ahu Heap something into a pile (Mle)
PN.QAAFUA Aahua Shoal, rocks near reef exposed at low tide; long, straight finger of rock which was once part of the land (Mle)
NP.QAFULU Ahuru Goatfish (Parupeneus sp.) (Mle)
OC.HAKAU Akau The coral reef, exposed at low tide, which encircles Takuu...; isolated coral head in lagoon (Mle)
MP.AKO Aako/na Teach (Mle)
EO.HAMA Ama Outrigger float or outrigger side of a canoe (Mle)
PN.AMO.1B Amu Roll coconut husk fibres on the thigh for braiding into sennit (Mle)
PN.HAGA.2 Ana (of trees etc.) Bend slightly (Mle)
PN.-AGA.3 -Ana Particle creating nominalisations referring to location of, occasion of, incident of, state of something identified in verb root (Mle)
PN.QAA-NEI Aanei (And) then (Mle)
NP.AAPULU Apuru (Of a canoe) Full, having little freeboard; (of an object that normally floats) sink (Mle)
PN.ALA-TI Ara/ara Scratch (e.g. an itch); marine sponge used as back-scratcher (Mle)
PN.QALI.2 Ari Shave off (e.g. one's whiskers); scrape up a substance with a long sweeping stroke; scoop up something with the finger; lick off (a substance) (Mle)
MP.QAROFA.A Aroha Feel love or affection; compassion, pity; to miss someone (Mle)

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