Tuvalu entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| XW.KELO.3 | K/kelo | (of hair) Blond, fair, brown (any hair colour other than black) | (Jsn) |
| XO.KOKO.4 | Koko | Dented, concave; a pool or pond | (Rby) |
| PN.MA-RAMA.C | Faka/maalama/lama | Explain, translate | (Rby) |
| PN.OMA.1 | Oma | To clear by jumping; to overflow (of water) | (Jsn) |
| PN.OFO.B | Ofo | Spring up in surprise | (Rby) |
| PN.FATU-TILI | Fattili | Thunder | (Jsn) |
| NP.FIFI.2A | Fifi | To be tangled, to snag; to be confused | (Jsn) |
| OC.PUTU.1 | Faka/putu | Gather up fruit, shellfish, etc.; put in bundles | (Rby) |
| PN.LAGI.5 | Lagi/lagi | Send on frequent errands | (Rby) |
| SO.LAPA.3 | Lapa | Address a person by the wrong name | (Rby) |
| PN.TUSU.B | Ma(t)ikao/tusi | Index finger | (Jsn) |
| PN.TUSU.B | Moikao tuhi | First finger | (Rby) |
| NP.LOMA.1 | L/loma | Flow freely (as milk from nipple) | (Jsn) |
| PN.LOLO.1B | L/lolo | (of food) To absorb coconut cream, to be creamy | (Jsn) |
| FJ.TAKELE.A | T/takele | Lowest point; the keel of a boat or canoe | (Jsn) |
| MP.SUA.2 | Sua | Stick for husking coconuts | (Jsn) |
| PN.WAHA-WAHA | Vaavaa | To be placed at a distance, spacious | (Jsn) |
| PN.WAHA-WAHA | Vaavaa, vava | Apart, different | (Rby) |
| PN.WAHA-WAHA | Vava mamao = vaavaa mamao | Far different | (Rby) |
| PN.RAQA-KAU.B | Laakau | Stick; penis | (Rby) |
| PN.RAQA-KAU.B | Laakau hika | (Bed of) fire plough | (Rby) |
| SO.KALAPA | Kalapa | Fish sp. | (Rby) |
| SO.MAAFULU | Maafulu | To be sleepy, to just wake up. Just woken (Rby). | (Jsn) |
| SO.MAAFULU | Maafuu | Sleepy, weary Phonologically Irregular | (Rby) |
| NO.FAKA-LESI | Faka(le)lehi | Deceive, trick | (Rby) |
| NO.FAKA-LESI | Fakalesi | To trick, deceive, pretend; to hide what you are doing; to put on a false appearance | (Jsn) |
| SO.FAI-FEKAU | Faifekau | Messenger | (Jsn) |
| SO.FAI-FEKAU | Faifeau | Minister, pastor, religious representative Borrowed | (Jsn) |
| SO.FAI-FEKAU | Faifekau | Messenger, pastor | (Rby) |
| SO.MUKA.1C | Muka | Brittle, beginning to break (e.g. of branch) | (Rby) |
| MP.SAPAI | Sapai | To lift using both hands in front [ex. baby] | (Jsn) |
| PN.MEQA-KAI | Meakai | Food | (Jsn) |
| PN.TAU-SOA | Tau(ga)hoa | Friend | (Rby) |
| PN.TAU-SOA | Tausoa | Friend, companion | (Jsn) |
| PN.MATA.5 | Mata/loa | Door, gate | (Jsn) |
| NP.KAU-QAMO | Kauamo | Shoulder pole | (Rby) |
| CP.TUKU.A | Tuku/tuku | Put further in (as fishing line in water) | (Rby) |
| CP.TUKU.A | Ma/tuku ki lalo | To drop down, recede [ex. population] | (Jsn) |
| CP.TUKU.A | T/tuku | (Of tide) to fall | (Jsn) |
| NP.TAFA-TAI | Tafa/a/tai | Seashore [Eng-Tuv] | (Jsn) |
| OC.GASE-GASE | G/gase | To be numb, anaesthetized | (Jsn) |
| PN.POO.1B | Poo | Day (as time unit) | (Rby) |
| PN.TAU-.14 | Tau | Fruit marking prefix | (Rby) |
| PN.TAU-.14 | Tau/iva | Nine (of fruit); group of nine (fruit) | (Rby) |
| PN.TAU-.14 | Tau/tolu | Threesome, group of three (animals and fruit) | (Jsn) |
| MP.SUKI.A | Suki | Horn, incisor, canine tooth | (Jsn) |
| MP.SUKI.A | S/suki | To stab; give an injection | (Jsn) |
| MP.SUKI.A | Ma/suki/suki | To pain, ache; to have stabbing pains; (of cold) biting | (Jsn) |
| NP.TAA.1E | T/ta | To wash | (Jsn) |
| PN.FAKA-RUA.1 | Fakalua-gina | To double, do twice over | (Jsn) |
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