Tokelau entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| OC.WILI.1A | Vili | Spin, whirl; drill, bore | (Sma) |
| PN.MA-NEKE | Maneke | Be lifted off the ground, rise up | (Sma) |
| MP.MASA.1 | Tai/maha | Calm (of sea); calm sea | (Sma) |
| NP.NANA.3 | Mata/nana | Demanding attention (of adults who are selfish and think they deserve special treatment); cry often, for attention (of babies and young children) | (Sma) |
| PN.PA-SEKE | Paaheke/heke | Slippery, slimy, greasy | (Sma) |
| NP.TEE-IA.* | Teeia | Singular demonstrative particle: that (away from both speaker and hearer) | (Sma) |
| AN.TURI | Tuu/tuli/vae | Kneel | (Sma) |
| PN.GANA.2B | Ga/gana | Language; speak out, talk | (Sma) |
| EO.HOKA.2 | Oka | Husk (coconut with husking stake) | (Sma) |
| PN.KALO-AMA | Kalo | Bait goatfish (Mulloidichthys samoensis) | (Sma) |
| EC.KAMAI | Kamai | Fish sp.: Rainbow Runner (Elegatis bipinnulatus) | (Sma) |
| EC.LAGAI | Laga/lagai | Float (for holding oneself or a catch of fish near the surface of the sea; usually a block of light wood) | (Sma) |
| SO.MASAGI | Mahagi | Be off the ground, not touching the ground | (Sma) |
| NP.TAATAI.1 | (Taa)tai | A traditional vessel for carrying drinking water, made from a large coconut shell with an outside covering of sennit netting, and a handle for carrying | (Sma) |
| PN.SOKO.5 | O/oko | (of tide) Be at highest point; the moment just before a high tide starts to ebb | (Sma) |
| PN.KAFA-GA | Kaafaga | A coiled rope, cloth, or strip of bark worn around the ankles of a man who is climbing a coconut tree, to assist the feet in grasping the trunk | (Sma) |
| SO.FUA-QI- | Fuai/kupu | Sentence; statement; verse (of Bible) | (Sma) |
| PN.POO-GIA | Poogia | Be benighted, be late | (Sma) |
| PN.PUGA.2A | Puga | Lymphatic gland in the groin | (Sma) |
| SO.LAA-LAA | Laalaa/ila | White-tipped Reef White Shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus), when very large | (Sma) |
| PN.SIKI.2 | Hiki | (in weaving a mat, fan, or hat) The finishing section where the weaving threads are turned back to lock them into place | (Sma) |
| SO.SIKI.3 | Hiki | Heavy wooden club carried in a fishing canoe for killing large fish... | (Sma) |
| SO.SIKI.1B | Hi/hiki | Midwife, midwifery; to be a midwife | (Sma) |
| PN.SIKI.1D | Hiki | To quote, cite | (Sma) |
| PN.TAFE-GA | Taafega | The strong flow of sea on the reef during a rough sea, flooding | (Sma) |
| PN.TAFE-GA | Tafega | A small flow of water during low tide which is used by fish either to go outside the reef or come into the lagoon | (Sma) |
| PN.TAFETA.A | Taafeta | Pool of rain water which collects in a hole on a rock | (Sma) |
| PN.HAKE.A | Ake | Be washed ashore, be beached; (of fishermen or fishing expedition) come home, come ashore | (Sma) |
| PN.PEA | Pea | Nevertheless; still, continuously | (Sma) |
| SO.KI-NAA | Kinaa | There, at that place (near person spoken to) | (Sma) |
| PN.EE-NAA | I/eenaa | Those | (Sma) |
| EC.SEI.2 | Sei | Verb marker placed before vaaganaa, not unless Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sma) |
| PN.TE-QA | Ta | Particle occurring in dual and plural forms o f 1st and 3rd person definite, class-A, possessive pronouns | (Sma) |
| PN.TE-O-NA | Tona | 3rd person singular possessive pronom inal adjective, definite, class-O, with singular reference. His, her, its | (Sma) |
| EP.E-TASI | Nieetahi | Plural indefinite article. Some others | (Sma) |
| EP.E-TASI | Ieetahi | Plural article. The other, some other, some | (Sma) |
| PN.TE-O-KU | Toku | 1st person singular possessive pronominal adjective, definite, class-O, with singular reference | (Sma) |
| NP.EE-NEI | Ieenei | Plural Demonstrative particle. These (near speaker) | (Sma) |
| SO.MUQA-GA-LAQE | Muaaulu | Forehead Problematic | (Sma) |
| NP.PUI-AKI | Puiaki | (of a breeze or wind) Be blocked, be deflected, be cut off | (Sma) |
| PN.FAKA-TOO.A | Fakatoo | Make something come off (from where it is stuck, hooked etc); (of a relative) be cast out (with a curse). | (Sma) |
| PN.FAKA-HUHU | Fakahuhu | Suckle, breast-feed | (Sma) |
| PN.TULI-KI | Tuli/manu | The outside angle of a corner | (Sma) |
| PN.APO | Apo | Support and protect with hands, cradle; heed, regard with care; pay undue attention to things which are not one's concern | (Sma) |
| PN.FULU-MATA | Fulufulu mata | Eyelash | (Sma) |
| PN.FAKA-TONU.A | Fakatonu/tonu | Direct, guide, correct | (Sma) |
| PN.FAKA-TONU.C | Fakatonu | Instruct, organize | (Sma) |
| MP.FULU.2 | Fulu/fulu | Wash (face, hands and feet) | (Sma) |
| PN.FAKA-TUPU.A | Fakatupu | Make something grow | (Sma) |
| PN.FAKA-TUPU.B | Fakatupu | Cause, bring about, stimulate, arouse | (Sma) |
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