Tokelau entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CP.TUKU.A | Tuku | Cut down, fell (tree); let down (blinds, of traditional house) | (Sma) |
| OC.GASE-GASE | Gahe | Be numb, be anaesthetized; be worn out, tired, exhausted | (Sma) |
| PN.TAU-.14 | Tau- | Prefix used before a number, to indicate the number of things in a bunch | (Sma) |
| PN.TUQA-A-MATA | Tuaamata [= tukemata] | Eyebrow | (Sma) |
| NP.TAA.1E | Taa | Wash (of clothes etc.) | (Sma) |
| PN.FAKA-RUA.1 | Fakalua | Twice; to second (of a motion in a meeting) | (Sma) |
| PN.NANU.A | Nanu | Mispronounce, mumble (e.g. small children); speak English | (Sma) |
| NP.TAE.2A | Tae | Gather up, collect, pick up (of many things) | (Sma) |
| SO.KI-NEI | Kinei | Locative noun: here (near speaker) | (Sma) |
| MP.KULU.1 | Ulu | Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) Borrowed | (Sma) |
| PN.QUHI.3 | Ui/ga | Meaning; be about, regarding, concerning | (Sma) |
| PN.MA-LEPE | Malepe | Disintegrate, be disintegrated | (Sma) |
| XW.FAI-TALIHA | Faitalia | Do as one pleases | (Sma) |
| NP.ALOA | Āloa | Be treated with attention and respect, be recognized | (Sma) |
| PN.FEE-FEA* | Vefee | How? | (Sma) |
| PN.MAFA-TIA | Maafatia | Be deeply upset; be bereaved, deeply sad; suffer, be overcome | (Sma) |
| FJ.HIFO.C | Ifo | Bow down; surrender, give in; humble oneself | (Sma) |
| OC.TOHO.A | Toohina | Be attracted, be drawn | (Sma) |
| SO.VAE-LUA-A-POO | Va(e)luaapoo | Middle of the night | (Sma) |
| XW.KALE.2 | Kale | Chase (of canoe chasing flock of birds); (of more than one person) race, run | (Sma) |
| PN.MAA-HINA | Maaina | Light, beam (n); be clear, be distinct | (Sma) |
| PN.HOGAHOGA.B | Ogo/hia | Be hurt, feel pain | (Sma) |
| NP.KALEU.B | Kaleu | (of a sailing canoe) Bring or turn up-wind; turn one's face | (Sma) |
| PN.MOLE.1 | Gole | Escape one's mind (generally with negative) Problematic | (Sma) |
| PN.TAQE-NIFO | Taainifo | Gum (of the mouth) | (Sma) |
| NP.MUSU.1B | Muhu | Refuse (v) | (Sma) |
| NP.TIIGAA | Tiigaa | Pain, soreness; sorrow, grief, sadness; anger, grief, rage; painful, sore. | (Sma) |
| SO.TOO-GA | Togaa- | First element in compound nouns denoting a grove of a particular kind of tree or bush. | (Sma) |
| PN.KITE.B | Kite | Be visible, be seen | (Sma) |
| NP.TA-PENA | Tapena | Tidy up; put away; get ready; clear off | (Sma) |
| PN.TUMU.2 | Tumu | Be full of, be fully packed with, be fully occupied or covered with | (Sma) |
| NP.TAKU.3 | Taku/au | Shoulder Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sma) |
| SO.MANU-TAGI-LUA | Manutagilua | Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus). "if one hears the cry of the manutagilua during a storm, it indicates that the storm is almost over." | (Wdz) |
| SO.PEQE-SI.A2 | Peehi/a | Affected by epidemic, hit by storm | (Sma) |
| PN.FELA | Fela | Colloquial usage for 'eye'; (of eyelids) be turned inside out, exposing the red inner surface | (Sma) |
| PN.AFI.2 | Afi | Colloquial for eyes | (Sma) |
| NP.FAA-TILO | Faatio | Look (at something over the top or side of something), crane the neck Borrowed | (Sma) |
| FJ.KAPA.5 | Kapa | (of flat surfaces, especially of rectangles) Edge. | (Sma) |
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