Tikopia entries in Pollex-Online
Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
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PN.TALA-A-TUQA | Tara a tua o te ika | Spine of dorsal fin of fish | (Fth) |
PN.MEQA.B | Meea/a | Request strongly, urge, plead, insist | (Fth) |
OC.RANU.B | Ranu | "Breaking of the waters" at birth [te ranu e fenaifo] | (Fth) |
NP.POGA-A-ISU | Pongoa isu | Nostrils | (Fth) |
SO.TEQE-MUU | Semu | Speak Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Fth) |
OC.WE-WELA | Vevera | Quite hot | (Fth) |
PN.TUQU-LAKI | Turaki | Plural of tu 'stand' | (Fth) |
MP.MALU.A | Maru afiafi | Shades of evening (Firth 1990:129) | (Fth) |
XO.IKA-TAPU | Ikatapu | Jack (Caranx sp., prob. C.melampygus)... | (Fth) |
PN.TAFA-QAKI-LAGI | Tafaakirangi | Traditional esoteric term for sky, esp. in ritual formulae [translated "border of Heaven" in examples] | (Fth) |
PN.TAFA-TAFA | Tafatafa | Edge; bordering | (Fth) |
NP.FENUA.*C | Fenua | Placenta | (Fth) |
PN.TALA-TALA.A | Taratara | Spiny, spiky, prickly, rough | (Fth) |
PN.FAKA-QATU.B | Fakaatu/atu | Wait, with thought in mind | (Fth) |
PN.TUPU.C | Tupu | Abnormal growth | (Fth) |
SO.TUPU.D | Tupu | Change into | (Fth) |
PN.QANU-FEA | Sau/anufeea | Chill; coolness; cold | (Fth) |
NP.TEE-LAA | Tera | That there | (Fth) |
NP.TEE-HENA | Tena | Demonstrative: That, that one | (Fth) |
SO.LAVA-A | Ravaa | Endure, cope | (Fth) |
PN.LAWA.1C | Rava/a | Be overcome, defeated, conquered, beaten in contest | (Fth) |
PN.MA-ILI | Mairiiri | Blowing gently | (Fth) |
XO.MATA-A-WAKA | Mataavaka | Bow of vessel | (Fth) |
NP.PEE-LAA | Pera | Like that; thus | (Fth) |
OC.HUKU | Uku | Dive, as for fish, molluscs on the sea floor, etc.: submerge in water, bathe | (Fth) |
PN.KAILAO | Kailau | Execute dance movement with clubs, in style said to have come from Tonga | (Fth) |
SO.QAAUGA | Aaunga | Dance gestures of aesthetic type; demonstrative movements of hands and feet | (Fth) |
SO.FAKA-FUA | Fakafua | Great wave; ocean swell | (Fth) |
PN.FAKA-SOA | Fakasoa/soa | Befriend one another... | (Fth) |
SO.TATA.2 | Tata | Move gently, as in short jerks | (Fth) |
SO.TAU-TALI | Tautari | Follow | (Fth) |
PN.TOKONAKI | Tokonaki | Assemble food for a feast | (Fth) |
PN.TOKO.1C | Toko | Staff, stave, stick or post to hold something up | (Fth) |
SO.LAO | Rao | Abdomen of crustacean, e.g. a coconut crab | (Fth) |
XO.MA-SIKE | Masike | Rise, get up | (Fth) |
XO.ISU.2 | Isu | Painful; sore | (Fth) |
SO.SEPE | Sepe | Cut, sever, slice (as with knife) | (Fth) |
XO.FITI.1C | Fiti | Sprain; strain (muscle); "pins and needles" sensation in arm or leg | (Fth) |
SO.UFU.2 | Ufu/ki, ufu/si | Untie a knot | (Fth) |
PN.NEWA.A | Neva | Rise, soar | (Fth) |
PN.FAKA-TAFA | Fakatafa | Come beside; set aside, cause to abdicate; sideways, to the side | (Fth) |
NP.FAKA-QATA.C | Fakaaataa | Take the semblance of; impersonate, represent, esp. in dream | (Fth) |
PN.MEO | Kai/meo | Envy, jealousy | (Fth) |
PN.FAKA-QOPO | Fakaopo | Lay in a heap | (Drd) |
CE.SEKE.2 | Seke | Launch or land canoe Problematic | (Fth) |
SO.FAKANAVA | Fakanava | Tree (Cordia subcordata) | (Fth) |
SO.MAGI | Mangi | Wasted, from sickness | (Fth) |
MP.WAA-WAA.2B | Vaa | Vine, creeper (generic) | (Fth) |
PN.POU-MULI | Poumuri | Tree sp. (Casearia or Securinega sp.)....hard, heavy timber used for house posts, ridge poles, etc. | (Fth) |
PN.FAKA-MAA | Fakamaa | Be ashamed, embarrassed, shy | (Fth) |
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