Entries from Crook 1998 in Pollex-Online

Crook, W. P., S. Greatheed, et al. (1998). An essay toward a dictionary and grammar of the Lesser-Australian language, according to the dialect used at the Marquesas (1799). Auckland, The Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures.

Language Item Description
Marquesas Umáu-a The tops of the sweet potatoe
Marquesas Gumáu-a The sweet potatoe (Convolvulus chrysorizus parkinsoni)
Marquesas Upéina A large net; a web
Marquesas Upéina bunavaieváie A spider's web
Marquesas Uppáou (An interjection) to set off, to be quick
Marquesas Úwa A pit, especially to ferment bread fruit
Marquesas Úwa A flame; to kindle
Marquesas Vàhéine kúe A woman, in distinction from a girl
Marquesas Vái-a, vai-a/vai-a To burn; to do provisions thoroughly by broiling, not baking
Marquesas Vai-a kíkke Red, except of the kinds termed *kúwa*
Marquesas Váike, vaike vaike To entangle
Marquesas Vái-u Wet
Marquesas Vanánna A religious ceremony
Marquesas Vànúa Land, a country Phonologically Irregular
Marquesas Váve Welcome! (an interjection); boisterous, heavy (sea)
Marquesas Ve To fall, or stumble
Marquesas Víeinu To give water to drink; to give physic...by holding it to the person's mouth Phonologically Irregular
Marquesas Víeka A fisherman
Marquesas Vwaná To conceal or hide anything Phonologically Irregular
Marquesas Hekka/ná, vwa/ná To conceal or hide anything
Marquesas Vwaní (THT) To feed
Marquesas Vwanóu To bring forth young (applied to women and beasts)
Marquesas Waedo To take aim Problematic
Marquesas Wáu-a Alive, well
Marquesas Hié/ka (NKH) A religious ceremony
Marquesas Huóro, huhho Core of breadfruit &c; sap, marrow
Marquesas Buaóuhwe Yams
Marquesas Úta Ashore, toward land, inland (in opposition to seaward)
Marquesas Úta A song, to sing Problematic
Marquesas Íé Tiger shells Uncertain Semantic Connection
Marquesas H/áia Behold!
Marquesas Fánna To bend
Marquesas Fáou To scramble or plunder
Marquesas Fáttá A wooden utensil with branches to suspend victuals upon; a raft; a cage
Marquesas Pa/héi (THT) Sometimes used for the species [of fern] generally called *pa*
Marquesas Féde To go up from seaward
Marquesas Hae To be wild
Marquesas Hekka-áiva To go naked
Marquesas À vi háppe A splayfoot
Marquesas Havíeke, havíee The regions below, the invisible world
Ifira-Mele Wàmatte haviee He is absolutely dead
Marquesas Aiánna A person who has been killed for food or sacrifice
Marquesas Heamóe Sleep
Marquesas Heáppo The wild fig or sloe tree (Ficus prolixa)
Marquesas Heinenáo To love or admire; love for a person of the other sex; admiration of any object, and a person beloved
Marquesas Heinu Soot from the candle-nut, ink
Marquesas Heka (NKH), héna To fall prostrate; to fell a tree
Marquesas Heka (NKH), héna To overthrow, to conquer
Marquesas Hu/tóno A lump, wen, or carbunkle
Marquesas Éiyo Maggots