Entries from Elbert 1946, 1948 in Pollex-Online
Elbert, S. H. (1946). Kapingamarangi and Nukuoro Word List, with Notes on Linguistic Position, Pronunciation, and Grammar, United States Naval Military Government (Mimeographed)., Elbert, S. H. (1948). Grammar and Comparative Study of the Language of Kapingamarangi, Texts, and Word Lists, Pacific Science Board, National Research Council (CIMA Project).
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kapingamarangi | Ahu | Islet , scoop up |
| Kapingamarangi | Anganga | Body |
| Kapingamarangi | Anga(a)nga | Death throe |
| Kapingamarangi | Ange | Towards the addressee ; away from speaker and listener |
| Kapingamarangi | Eeitu | Ghost, spirit |
| Kapingamarangi | Ako/ako | Explain |
| Kapingamarangi | Ariki | Chief |
| Kapingamarangi | Pono/ariri/ | Operculum, cat's eye |
| Kapingamarangi | Aroha | Love, affection, pity (arch.) |
| Kapingamarangi | Waru | Chase |
| Kapingamarangi | Ata | Shadow, reflection |
| Kapingamarangi | Ate | Liver |
| Kapingamarangi | Aatea (usually aatee) | The lagoon and its surface |
| Kapingamarangi | Atu/ tangata | Generation |
| Kapingamarangi | Ature | Mackerel |
| Kapingamarangi | Hangota | Go fishing with a line |
| Kapingamarangi | Hakakono | Thwarted, unable to follow out one's inclination or desires; repressed, frustrated |
| Kapingamarangi | Hai-tama | Pregnant |
| Kapingamarangi | Hagagaa | Caus. of gaa 'sharp (knife)' |
| Kapingamarangi | Haarau | Canoe house |
| Kapingamarangi | Haariki | Flat receptacle |
| Kapingamarangi | Hana | Hot (not in Lbr) |
| Kapingamarangi | Hatu kharaa | Volcanic stone said to come to Kapingamarangi on floating logs |
| Kapingamarangi | Hekau. Heegau (Lbr). | Errand, message |
| Kapingamarangi | Henuu | Placenta, afterbirth |
| Nukuoro | Henua | Afterbirth |
| Kapingamarangi | Hethau | (Calophyllum inophyllum) |
| Kapingamarangi | Hiroa | Fish sp. with a long nose |
| Kapingamarangi | Hiti | Climb from one height to another, as from tree to tree |
| Kapingamarangi | Hoki | Also, too, indeed |
| Kapingamarangi | Hou | New, fresh |
| Kapingamarangi | Hure/i | Push back the foreskin |
| Kapingamarangi | Ngara | Lose, disappear, lost, forgotten |
| Kapingamarangi | Ngaru | Wave |
| Kapingamarangi | Ngarua henua | Earthquake |
| Kapingamarangi | Ngaruru | Headache |
| Kapingamarangi | Ngoh/ia | Easy, swiftly |
| Kapingamarangi | Ngataa | Slow, with difficulty |
| Kapingamarangi | Ngau | Chew , |
| Kapingamarangi | Ngoro | Snore |
| Kapingamarangi | Nguu | Grunt |
| Kapingamarangi | Mataa/ngutu/ | Chat |
| Kapingamarangi | Tiro/ngohuru | Ten (people) |
| Kapingamarangi | Aakau | Landless coral reef |
| Kapingamarangi | Iho | Down |
| Kapingamarangi | Oro | Rub, file, sharpen ; grate (Taro) |
| Kapingamarangi | Ua | Come in, of tide |
| Kapingamarangi | Ka | Verbal particle, non-time |
| Kapingamarangi | Keina | Property, division, section of land |
| Kapingamarangi | Karithi. Karihi (Emy). | Small lizard sp. Phonologically Irregular |
