Tokelau entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PN.MA-KALO | Makalo | (of light, fire etc.) Flash, appear suddenly, then disappear; flash by, pass by in a flash | (Sma) |
| NP.MA-KAWE | Makave | The fingers of a coconut flower spadix to which coconut fruit are attached.... Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sma) |
| OC.MAKO.2 | Mako | Traditional type of song, accompanied by dancing... | (Sma) |
| PN.MAA-KONA.1 | Maakona | Replete, satisfied, full; (of bag, container, etc.) packed tightly | (Sma) |
| NP.MALA.5 | Ma/mala | Bitter or harsh in the mouth | (Sma) |
| OC.MALAQE | Malae | Space of cleared, level land near centre of village, reserved for communal use... | (Sma) |
| EO.MALALA | Malala | Charcoal; be burnt to charcoal, be charred | (Sma) |
| EO.MALALA | Maalala | (of burning oven etc.) Glow | (Sma) |
| MP.MALINO | Malino | Oily smooth (of the surface of the sea) | (Sma) |
| PN.MAALIE.B | Maalie | Slow; quiet, soft | (Sma) |
| PN.MA-LIU | Maliu | Be dead, die (of people); death; dead person; funeral | (Sma) |
| MP.MALO | Malo | Cincture or loin-cloth | (Sma) |
| PN.MAROO | Maloo | Stiff (of neck, muscle, etc.) | (Sma) |
| PN.MAALOSI | Maalohi | Strong (of persons, also of colours, flavours); powerful; healthy | (Sma) |
| PN.MAMA.1 | Mama | Leak (n,v) | (Sma) |
| MP.MAMA.2 | Mama | Chew, soften something by chewing; mouthful; lump of premasticated food for a baby | (Sma) |
| CP.MAMA.4 | Mama | Ring; wear (a ring) | (Sma) |
| MP.MAQA-MAQA.A | Maamaa | Light (i.e. not heavy) | (Sma) |
| NP.MAMAE.1 | Mamae | Sore, tender (of skin) | (Sma) |
| PN.MAMAE.2 | Mamae | Hold as precious and of value in one's mind | (Sma) |
| PN.MAMAQO | Mamao | Far, distant | (Sma) |
| CP.MA-MATA | Mamata | Observe, watch, scan (fish along the reef) | (Sma) |
| OC.MANA.1 | Mana | (of God) Supernatural power; have supernatural power, of a kind which brings bad consequences if it is disregarded | (Sma) |
| PN.MANAKO | Manako | Want; need; wish, desire (n) | (Sma) |
| AN.MA-NIFI | Maanifi/nifi | Thin [eg. cloud, cloth] | (Sma) |
| NP.MANINO.* | Manino | Clear, transparent [e.g. sea]; clear (in one's mind), plain; clearness; quietness, stillness | (Sma) |
| PN.MANO | Mano, mano/maanoo | Uncountable, countless, hundreds | (Sma) |
| OC.MANOGI | Manogi | Have a pleasant smell; (of food) have a good flavour, be tasty; have a bad odour, stink; scent, odour; flowers, roots etc. used to scent oil... | (Sma) |
| FJ.MANOKO | Manoko | Small fish spp....including mud-skippers and gobies | (Sma) |
| MP.MANUU | Manuu | While (used only to refer to favourable circumstances) | (Sma) |
| AN.MA-QANU | Maanu | To surface (from water); to surface, appear (metaphorical) | (Sma) |
| PN.MANU-LELE | Manu(lele) | Bird | (Sma) |
| SO.MA-QOFA | Maaofa/ofa | (of a bunch of pandanus fruit) Be ripe and ready to break up | (Sma) |
| PN.MAA-SAGA | Maahaga | (Be) twins | (Sma) |
| CP.MASALO.A | Mahalo | Be suspicious, suspect, think; suspicion; view, opinion, thought | (Sma) |
| PN.MASI-MASI | Mahimahi | Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) | (Sma) |
| PN.MA-SUQA | Mahua | (of liquids) Brim over, overflow; (of inner feelings, e.g. anger, love) let out, show | (Sma) |
| PN.MA-SUNU | Mahunu | Be singed, scorched | (Sma) |
| AN.MATA.1A | Mata | Eye; face | (Sma) |
| OC.MATA.1B | Mata | Mesh (of net) | (Sma) |
| EO.MATA.1C | Mata | Point; cutting edge | (Sma) |
| PN.MATA-FENUA | Mataafenua | Headland, point, cape | (Sma) |
| OC.HAKAU | Akau | General term for coral; reef; fishing ground (in the ocean sea) | (Sma) |
| PN.MATA.1D | Mataa/akau | Point on the windward side of a reef within the lagoon | (Sma) |
| PN.MATA.1E | Mata | Look, see; (of building a canoe etc.) check and correct | (Sma) |
| AN.MATA.2A | Mata | Raw, uncooked; young, not old | (Sma) |
| PN.MATA-A-FALE | Mataafale | Gable end of a traditional house; householder, house and its occupiers | (Sma) |
| PN.MAATA-KI | Maataki | (of communal work) Commence, begin Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sma) |
| AN.MATAKU | Mataku | Fear (n); be afraid, frightened, terrified | (Sma) |
| PN.MATA-QARA | Mataala | Be alert, watchful | (Sma) |
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