Takuu entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NP.MOAGA | Moana | Pale Red Goatfish (Parupeneus sp.) | (Mle) |
| PN.MOHE-GA | Moena | Bedding, sleeping mat | (Mle) |
| PN.QISI | Moo/isi | Few, small quantity | (Mle) |
| PN.MOLE.1 | M/more | Have nothing, be absent or empty, blank | (Mle) |
| PN.MOTI-MOTI | Motimoti | Technique for taro planting: small amounts of compost are periodically added to hasten growth | (Mle) |
| PN.MOTO.2A | Mooto/iake | Be a virgin | (Mle) |
| PN.MAQUGA | Mouna | Mountain, hill, man-made mound | (Mle) |
| PN.MAUNU | Mounu | Marine worm sp., orange with red stripe...used as bait, etc. | (Mle) |
| MP.MAQULI | Mouri | The spirit of a person, existing in recognisable human form both before and after death | (Mle) |
| NP.MUI | Mui | (of people) Congregate, gather | (Mle) |
| PN.MURI.1B | Muri, muli | Bottom, buttocks | (Mle) |
| PN.MURI-FANUA | Murihenua | End of an island; division of Nukutoa's community into Sialeva and Taaloki | (Mle) |
| PN.MULU.1 | M(u)/muru | Rub with something (esp. if one feels chilled), rub with the heel of the hand (as of a length of tobacco) | (Mle) |
| PN.MEQA.B | Mee | Do, make, create, gather; intend, get ready to do something, (of an event) appear likely to occur; act or behave in a certain manner | (Mle) |
| PN.GANA.2A | N/nana | Noise | (Mle) |
| PN.GALI.1 | N/nani | Bite a piece off something; nibble, bite with the front teeth, nip Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| AN.RANO | Nano | Permanent source of fresh water, perpetually swampy area Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| PN.GAO-HAQA | Naoa | Period when flotsam arrives (approximately December - May); cluster of floating logs on the ocean; guts of humans, turtles and pigs... | (Mle) |
| PN.GAOFE | Naohe | (of a house) Sway from side to side (as in a high wind) | (Mle) |
| PN.MA-QOPO | Naaopo | Gathered or collected together Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| MP.GALU.1 | Naru | Series of ocean waves breaking in quick succession | (Mle) |
| PN.GATAQA | -nataa | With difficulty; take a long time to do something or have something done to it | (Mle) |
| PN.GATALA | Natara | Fish taxon, several species | (Mle) |
| NP.GA-TASI | Naatasi | Be fair, equal in size | (Mle) |
| PN.GATATA | Nattaa | Make a rustling noise, as of leaves; sound of wind in the leaves of a tree | (Mle) |
| PN.GAAWARI | Naavari | Bend, buckle, as a pole under pressure | (Mle) |
| NP.NEFU.1 | Nehu | Fry of certain fish used for bait | (Mle) |
| MP.NOFU | N/nehu | Stonefish, scorpion fish Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| NP.GAE.A | Neenee | Illness characterized by rapid breathing and shortness of breath Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| PN.GA-UE | Neu/neuee, ne/neeuee | Move, fidget, shake Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| CP.NOQA | N/noa | Knot; tie a knot; noose for shark fishing | (Mle) |
| OC.NOFO | Noho | Stay, be situated; be or remain in a particular state....live, dwell; stay behind; sit... | (Mle) |
| PN.FAKA-NOFO | Hakanoho | Seat, cause to sit down or up; install (a chief, elder, spirit medium), put into office | (Mle) |
| EP.RORO.1 | Non/nono | Human brain; edible meat inside the head of a fish Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| PN.GOTO | N/noto | (of wound, hole etc.) Deep | (Mle) |
| PN.GOTO | Noto/hia | (of canoe) Fully laden; riding low because of the weight of its contents | (Mle) |
| OC.GUU.1 | N/nuu | Make a whirring or vibrating noise; whimper, whine, (of pig) squeal Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Mle) |
| NP.GUTU.B | Nutu-a, u/nutu/a | Scold someone | (Mle) |
| OC.QOHO | Oo | Provisions for a sea journey, comprising coconuts, but no cooked food | (Mle) |
| PN.OO.2 | Oo | Exclamation of surprise Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Mle) |
| EO.OFAGA | Ohana | Bird nest | (Mle) |
| PN.OFO.A | Oho | Awaken, wake up (vi) | (Mle) |
| PN.OKO.1 | Oko | Gather or collect scattered items to be picked up one or a few at a time (e.g. shellfish, ripe coconuts, firewood) | (Mle) |
| PN.HOKO.2 | Oko | Adductor muscle of a nakohu giant clam, which holds the two shells together at the base | (Mle) |
| PN.OMA.1 | Oma/oma | (of a bird) Soar | (Mle) |
| AN.QONE | One | Sandspit, sand bar, sandy place on the reef (obs.); sandy flat area where the spirits of each clan reside | (Mle) |
| AN.ONO | Ono | Six | (Mle) |
| NP.OLI.3 | Oriori | Song type.... | (Mle) |
| PN.OSI | Osi | Young shoot of a plant that has developed from a sucker of an old plant | (Mle) |
| SO.OSO | Oso | (of liquid in a container) Overflow | (Mle) |
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