Tuvalu entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
NP.TAA.1E T/ta To wash (Jsn)
PN.FAKA-RUA.1 Fakalua-gina To double, do twice over (Jsn)
PN.SIKI.1E Hiki Shift a house; replant (Rby)
PN.SIKI.1E Siki Move, shift (Jsn)
PN.NANU.A Nanu Speak gibberish, or indistinctly. To be incoherent, to mumble (Jsn). (Rby)
OC.QANA-NAFI Annafi, anaafi, (NTO) nanaafi Yesterday (Bsr)
AN.MASI.1 Masi Biscuit, cabin cracker Uncertain Semantic Connection (Jsn)
PN.SEKE.1A Seke To avoid, miss, slip by (Jsn)
PN.SEKE.1A S/seke To ski, surf, slip (Jsn)
PN.E.1B E Marker placed before numerals (Jsn)
PN.MATE-GA Matega Death (the state of being dead, the act of dying) (Jsn)
PN.QUHI.3 Ui/ga Meaning. About, concerning, regarding; personality, character, behaviour(Jsn). (Rby)
XW.FAI-TALIHA Faitalia No matter what, whatever the circumstances (Jsn)
SO.SAGA.1C Aga Feast for firstborn; general term for feasts given for someone Phonologically Irregular (Jsn)
PN.KIKI.1 Kiki To eat one food with another; to mix foods in the mouth. Protein (may refer to meat, fish or anything else eaten with rice, *pulaka* etc.; to eat protein or other food with rice (Jsn). (Rby)
PN.KINA.3 Kiina/ga Non-vegetable food contributed by family to communal feast (consists of pork, fish or chicken and forms part of the *fakaluaga*). (Rby)
PN.RAGI Lagi/lagi Send on frequent errands (Rby)
PN.RAGI Lagi An agreement as to how much food should be provided for a gathering in *aahiga*. (Rby)
PN.MAFA-TIA Mafatia (pl. maafatia) To be weighed down, under pressure; depressed, sad (*loto mafatia*) (Jsn)
XW.SAI Sai To be shapely (of waist) (Jsn)
FJ.HIFO.C Ifo Bow down in prayer. To beg, humbly request; to give up, capitulate, surrender (Jsn). (Rby)
PN.GATU.1 Gatu Clothes, garments (Jsn)
MP.SUKI.A S/sui To sew Borrowed (Jsn)
FJ.TAU-NAMU Tainamu Mosquito net (Jsn)
PN.QISI N/isi (< ne isi) Some, other (Jsn)
PN.QISI Isi Exist, be present; other, next, another (Jsn)
EC.PASA.1 P/pasa To be red raw (of flesh) (Jsn)
SO.PASA.2 Pasa/pasa To spread a rumour, story (Jsn)
EO.FOQI.1 Foi/tino Body, flesh (Jsn)
PN.LAWE.2B Lave/a To see, observe Uncertain Semantic Connection (Jsn)
PN.MATA-A-FAGA Mataafaga Beachfront, seafront, seawall (Jsn)
PN.MAA-HINA Maaina Light (not dark); shine; understand (Rby)
XW.KOFU.1B Kofu Wrap oneself in a mat; garlanded with flowers (of head). (Rby)
OC.GUU.1 Guu Grunt, coo (Rby)
OC.GUU.1 G/gu To groan; to speak [with negative] (Jsn)
OC.GUU.1 Guu/guu To be mute, dumb, unable to speak (Jsn)
NP.TIIGAA Tigaa/ina To suffer pain (from Samoan) Borrowed (Jsn)
SO.TOO-GA Toga Place, plot of land. (Rby)
SO.TOO-GA Togaa/laakau Flower garden (Rby)
SO.TOO-GA Togaa- Patch or field (usually used as prefix along with a noun indicating the type of field). (Jsn)
NP.PUKU.2B Puku/puku Spheroid (like a puku [mouthful] prepared for eating; short and fat (of people) (Rby)
NP.PUKU.2B P/puku To be fat (Jsn)
XO.FOLO-MAGA Folomaga Roof of mouth (Rby)
NP.TA-PENA Tapena To pack, put into a container (Jsn)
PN.TAAULA Taula/ga Sacrifice (n); offerings (gifts made to the church...) (Jsn)
PN.TUMU.2 Tumu Full (Rby)

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