Takuu entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| XO.FILIANI | Hiriani | Mast of a ship or canoe; radio antenna, aerial | (Mle) |
| XO.IKA-A-FATU | Ika-a-hatu | General term for fish inhabiting coral heads (all lagoon fish except perhaps members of the trevally family) | (Mle) |
| NP.TAPATUU.* | Tapatu/ri | Fourth growth stage of barracuda (Sphyraena sp.) Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| PN.TA-PUKE | Tapuke | Mound on which turmeric and ginger is grown; turmeric root; root of plant such as wild ginger rhizome | (Mle) |
| NO.TITI-TAI | Tititai | Creeper sp. (Wedelia biflora) | (Mle) |
| NO.TUAA-TOLO | Tuatoro | Plant sp. (Triumfetta procumbens), a vine whose leaves are made into headbands’ | (Mle) |
| NO.LAPIAO | Lapiao | Fish sp., Grey Unicornfish (Naso sp.) | (Mle) |
| NO.MAKAKA-TAU | Makattau, matakkau | (of solid object) Hard, firm, rigid | (Mle) |
| NO.PUULEI | Pu(u)rei | Glans penis; penis | (Mle) |
| EC.PUU.5 | Puu | Head of an octopus | (Mle) |
| NO.SATATA | Sattaa | Goatfish sp. | (Mle) |
| OC.SALALA | Sara/tea | Small white fish sp. | (Mle) |
| NO.SIMATA | Simata | Large number, one thousand | (Mle) |
| NO.SISI.6 | Sisi/oi | Insect sp., dragonfly (Anisoptera sp.) | (Mle) |
| NO.SIKI-SIKI | Sikisiki/tau | Bird sp., small finch-like bird, Island Monarch (Monarcha cinerascens) | (Mle) |
| NO.KAMI.3 | Kami | Walk briskly, toes gripping the ground | (Mle) |
| XO.KAO.4 | K/kao | Narrow | (Mle) |
| NP.FAKA-KAA.2 | Hakkaa | Light up, cause to burn, start (an engine) | (Mle) |
| NO.KUPU.3 | Kipu | South, direction of the south wind | (Mle) |
| PN.HOA | -oa | Unit of measurement for pairs of things other than coconuts (siaoa, ruaoa, torunaaoa...) | (Mle) |
| XO.KATOKO | Katoko | Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) | (Mle) |
| XO.UA-LOTO | Uaaroto | Centre section, area in the middle; ritual name for a location inside the ariki’s house | (Mle) |
| PN.UALOLO | Ualloo | (of a large group of people, animals, etc.) Go or come quickly to or from a place | (Mle) |
| PN.QULU-KAO | Uru kao | Shark sp. with pointed snout | (Mle) |
| XO.KOKO.3 | (Ha)kkoo | Sago palm (non-indigenous, drifts to Takuu) | (Mle) |
| PN.OLI.1 | Ori/ori | Rock back and forth, sway gently; baby's hammock...; slide a canoe hull back and forth (to remove water) | (Mle) |
| SO.FUA.4 | Hua/avaka | Small canoe type Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Mle) |
| PN.FAKA-TUQU | Hakatuu | Erect, cause something to stand, initiate, raise (one's hand), stand on tiptoes; (of canoe) set a course towards something | (Mle) |
| NP.POKO-POKO | P/poko | Vagina | (Mle) |
| PN.AKO-NAKI | Akonaki | Teach a moral value | (Mle) |
| PN.FUHI.B | Hui | Flock, swarm (n) | (Mle) |
| NP.KAU-TALIGA | Kautarina | Ear; tuning key of guitar | (Mle) |
| PN.FANO-GA | Hanoana | Journey, trip Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| PN.FAKA-WALE | Hakavvare | In a daze; mad keen, obsessively interested in something (e.g. fishing) | (Mle) |
| PN.MAALUU.2 | Maruu | (of pain) Lessen, become reduced, abate, disappear | (Mle) |
| PN.E.3 | E(e) | Vocative; use mostly limited to song lyrics... | (Mle) |
| PN.MATA.1E | Mata/mata | Stare at | (Hwd) |
| PN.FAKA-QAROFA | Hakaaroha | Sorrowful; cause feelings of compassion; lonely | (Mle) |
| EC.AA.1 | V/aa | Position adjacent to an object | (Mle) |
| XO.KAI-LALAO | Kailaarao (pl. kailallao) | Steal, cheat, deceive; greedy, selfish; thief, theft | (Mle) |
| XO.KAVA | Kava | Cemetery | (Mle) |
| SO.LAA-NUI | Naanui | Very big Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| SO.LAA-NUI | Haka/naanui | Receive a complex and especially significant ritual... Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| PN.FE-SILI | Vasiri | Question; ask a question | (Mle) |
| EO.MA-FOA.A | Maahoa | Balding; balding spot Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Mle) |
| NO.LIKI | Lliki | Strike, hit, beat; stick used in tattooing to tap the combs | (Mle) |
| PN.FAI-TAHINA | Haitaina | Related as classificatory siblings of the same sex | (Mle) |
| NO.MAKINI | Makkini | White; whiteness | (Mle) |
| NO.FULO | F/furo, huro | Plural of tere: move constantly, run | (Mle) |
| MP.KOPI.A | K/kopi | Close something by bringing its two parts together | (Mle) |
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