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 | Hu(a)/kotoa/, huukatoo | All, both |
| Kapingamarangi | Gohu | Turbid, turbulence ; make turbid, murky; dust, spray |
| Kapingamarangi | Koro maanga | Want to have, greedy for, look at greedily as though begging |
| Kapingamarangi | Koroa | Goods, belongings, gear |
| Kapingamarangi | A/ku, u/ku, o/ku | First person singular possessive plural possessed object |
| Kapingamarangi | Kupenga | Net |
| Kapingamarangi | Iroa | Know, understand |
| Kapingamarangi | Ranga | Hoist |
| Kapingamarangi | Rau | Very large number |
| Kapingamarangi | Rawa | Enough, finished |
| Kapingamarangi | Rawe | To be caught (of something floating); to land (of something thrown on something) |
| Kapingamarangi | Rehu | Coral lime |
| Kapingamarangi | Rere | Fly (v), run, go fast |
| Kapingamarangi | Repe | Shake, wave |
| Kapingamarangi | Rheu | Ripe |
| Kapingamarangi | Rhingi/a | Pour |
| Kapingamarangi | Rhika | Giddy, afraid |
| Kapingamarangi | -rhiki | Suffix meaning tiny |
| Kapingamarangi | Rongo | Hear, feel, listen |
| Kapingamarangi | Romi/ ti ua | Choke |
| Kapingamarangi | Roto | Lagoon |
| Kapingamarangi | Rua/rua | Vomit |
| Kapingamarangi | Rua | Two |
| Kapingamarangi | Maa | Stop, clear up, of rain ; devoid, cleared of |
| Kapingamarangi | Maanga | Yield well (of coconuts) ; husk of coconut after juice extracted |
| Kapingamarangi | Makariri | Cold |
| Kapingamarangi | Marae | Open, cleared space |
| Kapingamarangi | Marau | Squirrel-fish |
| Kapingamarangi | Maaroo | Strong, win |
| Kapingamarangi | Maanu | Buoyant ; float v |
| Kapingamarangi | Maehanga | Twin Phonologically Irregular |
| Nukuoro | Masaara | Alert, intelligent |
| Kapingamarangi | Mahina | Moon |
| Kapingamarangi | Mata | Face, eye |
| Kapingamarangi | Mata | Extremity |
| Kapingamarangi | Matariki | Pleiades |
| Kapingamarangi | Mate | Go out (of a light) (sg.) |
| Kapingamarangi | Matoru | Thick |
| Kapingamarangi | Moounu | Bait |
| Kapingamarangi | Mea | Thing |
| Kapingamarangi | Mene | Satiated with food Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Nukuoro | Miro | Wring out |
| Kapingamarangi | Moko. Moku (Emy). | Small lizard sp |
| Kapingamarangi | Moto | Not ripe, green, of pandanus, papaya |
| Kapingamarangi | Motu | Break, sever |
| Kapingamarangi | Motu | Island; any reef island on which one is not at the time |
| Kapingamarangi | Muuri | After, behind |
| Kapingamarangi | Muuri | End |
| Kapingamarangi | Mhuru | Rub, as the back with oil, caress |
| Kapingamarangi | (A)/na, (o)/no | Third person singular possessive plural possessed object pronoun |
