Tokelau entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PN.TUULOU | Tulou | An archaic expression of great reverence addressed addressed to the traditional stone god; expression to show respect and courtesy before addressing a formal gathering; expression of deference used when one has to do something that is contrary to tradition or good manners, such as walking in front of someone | (Sma) |
| OC.TUPA | Tupa | The large beach-crab (Cardisoma sp.) | (Sma) |
| OC.TUPUNA | Tupuna | Grandparent | (Sma) |
| OC.TUSA | Tuha | Be the same, equal; be about, roughly about; according to, in accordance with | (Sma) |
| AN.TUSU.A | Tuhi | Indicate with one's finger, point | (Sma) |
| OC.TUSI | Tuhi | Write, scribble; register, enter in a book; draw, paint, sketch | (Sma) |
| NP.QUFA.2 | Ufa | Buttock(s) (impolite) | (Sma) |
| PN.QUFI.3 | Ufi/ufi | Put on (lid, cap, etc.), cover; conceal, cover up, defend (of conduct, behaviour) | (Sma) |
| AN.QUGA | Uga | Hermit-crabs (Coenobita spp.) in general | (Sma) |
| AN.QUGA | Uga/uga | Coconut crab (Birgus sp.) | (Sma) |
| PN.QUGA-KOA | Ugakoa | Variety of sharp prickly coral found on the upper surface of the reef, pinkish in colour | (Sma) |
| XW.UKA-MEA | Ukamea | Metal (steel or iron) | (Sma) |
| MP.QULI.1 | Uli(uli) | Steer (a canoe or boat) | (Sma) |
| CP.QULU-QULU | Uluulu | Part of reef just inland of the channels | (Sma) |
| PN.QULU-MATUQA | Ulumatua | Eldest child | (Sma) |
| PN.QULU-TUKI | Ulutuki | A giant grouper which can grow up to three metres long | (Sma) |
| OC.UMA.A | Uma | The front part or breast of a bird | (Sma) |
| PN.QUME-LEI | Umelei | Smooth-headed Unicornfish (Naso lituratus) | (Sma) |
| CP.QUMITI | Umiti | Crave for a particular food, particularly fish | (Sma) |
| AN.QUNAFI | Unafi | Scale (n,v) | (Sma) |
| PN.QUNOKO | Unoko | Bruise; be bruised | (Sma) |
| FU.UNU.2 | Unu | Line or row of dancers | (Sma) |
| MP.USO.1A | Uho | Pith (of trees) | (Sma) |
| OC.USU.1 | Uhu | (of a man) Pay one's court, woo, solicit in love; start (a fight or quarrel) | (Sma) |
| OC.UTO | Uto | Floats (of a fish net) | (Sma) |
| OC.QUTO | Uto | Germinating coconut; young sprout of, or spongy growth inside, germinating coconut | (Sma) |
| PN.WAI-MUQA | Vainoa | The ninth month of the Tokelau traditional year, from mid-August to mid-September... Phonologically Irregular | (Sma) |
| PN.WAI-PUNA | Vaipuna | Spring, water-source | (Sma) |
| PN.WAI-TAFE | Vaitafe | River, stream | (Sma) |
| PN.WAI-WAI | Vaivai | Soft, tender | (Sma) |
| FJ.WAKA-WAKA | Vakavaka | Rib-cage, skeleton (of a bird, without wings and legs) | (Sma) |
| PN.WALA.2 | Vala | (of a road or path) Branch off; be different, be separate | (Sma) |
| MP.WAO.A | Vao | Weed (including patch of land covered with grass); forest, bush, wilderness | (Sma) |
| NP.WATA | Vata/vata | Full of holes, porous, soft and light | (Sma) |
| XW.VAVAE.* | Vavae | Kapok tree (Ceiba sp.)...; cotton wool; wick, mantle, fuse | (Sma) |
| NP.WAWAO | Vavao | Restrain, stop someone from doing something; curfew, time when people are restricted from walking about the village... | (Sma) |
| OC.WELI.1 | Veli | A small greyish species of sea cucumber (Holothuria sp.) | (Sma) |
| PN.WETE.2 | Vete | Goatfish (Mulloidichthys samoensis) | (Sma) |
| PN.QAU-HULU | Auhulu/hulu | Do something diligently, work very hard; flee, run for one's life | (Sma) |
| PN.TINO.C | Tino | Structure; shape, appearance | (Sma) |
| PN.TINO.C | Tino mai | To be fulfilled, come true, take shape | (Smd) |
| PN.LAKU.3 | Laku/oofaga | (of birds) Build a nest | (Sma) |
| OC.FOA.A | Foa | Make, carve or shape something out of rock, coral, etc. Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sma) |
| EP.KAA-FUI.* | Kaafui/fui | Gather around someone or something Problematic | (Sma) |
| PN.MIO.1A | Mi/mio | Twist, wring, bend | (Sma) |
| PN.MIO.1A | Ma/mio | Warped, bent, askew; sprained, twisted | (Sma) |
| PN.TAMA.1B | Tama/aki | Very small, tiny, wee; barely (precedes noun or verb) | (Sma) |
| PN.PUUPUU.3 | Puupuu | Whole coconut shell (with or without husk);...for use as purse or ornament | (Sma) |
| PN.PUUPUU.4 | Puupuu | Bundle of pandanus leaves (used for thatching) | (Sma) |
| EC.FAKA-SANI | Kaahani | Tie (coconuts) in pairs | (Sma) |
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