Tikopia entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| SO.POI.B | Fe/poi/kaki | Stand in doubt, hesitate | (Fth) |
| PN.FAU.B | Fau | Light fishing line | (Fth) |
| PN.FAKA-SIKU | Fakasiku/anga | "Tail-end" (of kava ritual) | (Fth) |
| PN.SOLO-QI.* | Soro | Rub, wash by rubbing | (Fth) |
| AN.QUTI.2 | Uti | Soft flesh of gastropod, in whorls at rear of body; usu. not eaten... | (Fth) |
| PN.TANO.2 | Tano | Grave | (Fth) |
| PN.WAO-A | Vao/vao/a | Covered in weeds | (Fth) |
| PN.GAGAU | Ngngau | Weak | (Fth) |
| SO.LOTO-TONU | Roto tonu | Right in the middle, the centre | (Fth) |
| PN.TAA.1D | Taa | Beat rhythm for dance, on sounding-board or other platform; rhythm of song or dance... | (Fth) |
| SO.TUAQA | Tuaa | To be anxious Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Fth) |
| PN.TUTUE | Tuee | Tough [of fish] | (Fth) |
| PN.TAU-FAA | Taufa | Strong wind; gale | (Fth) |
| PN.MATA.2B | Niu mata | Green [coconut] with firm but breakable shell, soft inner flesh, plucked and husked for drinking and eating | (Fth) |
| PN.MOTO.2B | Niu moto | Young nut, not husked but cut open or hole driven inside for drink | (Fth) |
| PN.MOTO.2B | Niu motomoto | Fully grown nut, hard shell, husked, hard flesh rasped for cooking Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Fth) |
| PN.MATA-TILI | Matatiri | Stage of maturity of coconut: late, dry, a year or more old (with short sprout, a few cm. long) | (Fth) |
| FU.FAKA-POI-POI | Fakapoipoi | Shy; ashamed | (Fth) |
| PN.WALE-A.A | Varea | Without order, wildly, foolishly, wrongly; crazy, mad (.e. mentally disturbed) | (Fth) |
| PN.MAUKU | Mauku | Receding, going down, ebbing | (Fth) |
| PN.FOTUQA | Fotuua | Fish sp. of reef and open sea (small sea perch or snapper?) | (Fth) |
| PN.-RA | Re/i | Particle definitive, following verb or adjective, giving emphasis or sense of completion Problematic | (Fth) |
| PN.HULI.2* | Uri | Shoot or sucker of plant | (Fth) |
| PN.KAKU.1 | Kaku | Speak gutturally, or with an impediment Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Fth) |
| CP.LAGA.1A | Ranga/i | Gather up, lift up | (Fth) |
| PN.LOHOLOHO | Roserose | Bract of coconut from which nuts hang Phonologically Irregular | (Fth) |
| PN.NUNU | Nunu | Filter, as in extraction of sago by traditional method, and formerly of turmeric | (Fth) |
| PN.NUNU | Nu/anga | Turmeric extraction | (Fth) |
| PN.PAQA-PAQA | Paapaa | Package of grated vegetables wrapped in leaf.... | (Fth) |
| PN.PATOKI | Uri patoke rei | Quite/completely black | (Fth) |
| PN.POLO.2 | Pooro | Turmeric smear decoration, applied ritually to body of chief, head of young child, bride, etc. | (Fox) |
| PN.POLO-POLO | Poroporo | Traditional firstfruits ritual... | (Fth) |
| TO.PUA-LIKI | Puariki | Shrub with fragrant flower much used for personal decoration (Gardenia sp., also Evodia hortensis). Problematic | (Fth) |
| PN.PUNU-TI | Pu/punu | Block, stop up (in traditional song) | (Fth) |
| PN.PUPUQA | Pua | Deep | (Fth) |
| PN.TA-QIA | Taia | Hit | (Fth) |
| PN.WEU.2 | Veuuki | Ruffle up | (Fth) |
| PN.FAKA-SAA | Fakasa | Appear, show, peep out | (Fth) |
| PN.FAKA-OLO | Fakaoro | Cause to go, set out [voyage]; pay out, slacken off (line) | (Fth) |
| EO.TOE.1A | Tee | Last, remaining (precedes noun) | (Fth) |
| PN.TOE-GA | Teenga | Last, remains | (Fth) |
| PN.FAKA-.4 | Faka/iio | To assent | (Fth) |
| XW.MAALIE.C | Mariie | Conclusion of traditional kava formula, conveying ideas of mildness, continuity, assurance; corresponds to "Amen"... Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Fth) |
| PN.QARO.B | Aro | Interior, concave face of adze | (Fth) |
| PN.QARO-FI | Arofi | Face one another, gather around | (Fth) |
| SO.QALOFI | Arofi fenua | Beach, in contrast to tua fenua (rock border) and arofi tai (reef area) | (Fth) |
| MP.TIO.2 | Tio | Grey Jobfish (Aprion virescens) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Fth) |
| NP.TELE.3B | Tere | Ripple | (Fth) |
| PN.QUGA-AFI | Ungaafi | Firewood of large size, a big log or two to keep fire going | (Fth) |
| PN.HAKE.C | Se poo ake foki | A night onwards too (one more night) | (Fth) |
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