Tuvalu entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
MP.SIPA.2 Tuu/hipa Slant, oblique (Rby)
SO.SISI.1 Hihi Raise, draw up, hoist up (Rby)
MP.SISI.2 Hihi (Terebra maculata) [l.] (Rby)
CP.SISI.3 Sisi To cut with a knife; to cut the coconut flesh from the shell (Rby)
EC.SIU.* Hi/hiu Be wet (Rby)
EC.SIU.* S/siu To be wet (Jsn)
FJ.SOO-.2 Hoo/hoo Move oneself or another person (Rby)
CP.SOA Tau/hoa/ Friend (Rby)
CP.SOA Hoa Opposite number in visiting party; opponent in fishing (Rby)
PN.SOGI Hogi Touch noses (Rby)
PN.SOGI Hohogi Smell (Rby)
SO.SOI.2 Soi To take sides with a friend in a fight or argument (Rby)
OC.SOKA.1 Hoka To poke, to push fingers into an object; to husk coconuts (Jsn)
EC.SOKE Hokehoke Fish sp. (probably swallowtail) (Hwd)
MP.SOKO.1 Hoko Join; perform an action without a break (Rby)
MP.SOKO.1 Ho/hoko Tie two ends together; unite two parties... (Rby)
MP.SOKO.1 Soko, hoko Resemble, take after, look like (Jsn)
NP.SOKO-.3A Hoko- Numerical prefix signifying exactness (Rby)
CP.SOKO.4 Hoko Thick (of liquid); stiff (of a mixture, e.g. ice cream, cement, dough) (Rby)
CP.SOKO.4 S/soko To be full (of liquids) (Jsn)
PN.OKO.1 Oko To pick up items (followed by noun object, e.g. oko lau, pick up dead leaves) (Jsn)
EO.SOLI.1 Holi Give freely. (Rby)
PN.SOLO.3 Ho/holo Fast (of canoes) (Rby)
PN.SOLO-GA Soologa Line of descent, procession, lineage (Rby)
NP.SOMO.2 Homo Come into leaf, sprout (of coconut from husk. (Rby)
CP.SOPE.1 Hope Comb of chicken; bun of hair (Rby)
PN.SOPO.A Hopo Jump (Rby)
PN.SOPO.A Hopo Take another's place, succeed to leadership (Rby)
PN.SOPO.B Sopo Sit upon something that moves (canoe, bike etc.), travel by riding (Rby)
AN.SUU.1 Hu/huu Damp (Rby)
MP.SUA.2 Hua Scratch (as a hen), clean up one's land, weed (Rby)
SO.SUQA.B Hua Begin to flow (Rby)
PN.SUQA-MALIE Huamalie Sweet (of a liquid) (Rby)
NP.SUQA-WALE Suaavale Saliva (Jsn)
NP.SUE.1 Hue Fish sp (Rby)
NP.SUE.2 Hue Open oven, take off lid, bring into open, wave in the wind (Rby)
PN.SUI Hui To change; a replacement (Rby)
PN.SUQI Hui Mix with water (Rby)
PN.SUKE Hu/huke/ Open door, oven, lid (Rby)
MP.SUKI.A Huki Pierce; test ground for turtle eggs with a stick; poke a stick through mats to hold them on ridge of house; sticks so used which go crosswise above *taualuga* and below *tilofa* (Rby)
EO.SULA Hula To appear (Rby)
MP.SULU.1A Hulu To pierce (Rby)
MP.SULU.1A Hu/hulu/ To weave mats (Rby)
MP.SULU.2 Hulu Full moon (Rby)
NP.SUMU.1 Hu/humu/ Tie more than once (Rby)
OC.SUNU.2 Hunu/hunu Cook fish or fowl in flames (Rby)
EO.TAA.1A Taa Beat (Rby)
AN.TAA.1B Taa Chop (Rby)
PN.TAA.5A Taa First person inclusive dual preposed subject pronoun (Rby)
PN.-TAA.5B -taa First person inclusive dual possessive suffix (Rby)

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