Entries from Churchward 1940 in Pollex-Online
Churchward, C. M. (1940). Rotuman grammar and dictionary. Sydney, Australian Medical Publishing Company.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rotuman | Funu | Cook, especially by boiling; to stew |
| Rotuman | Fupa | Small landcrab |
| Rotuman | Fupu | Grow |
| Rotuman | Tupuʔa | Image, stature, idol, doll; star or constellation (especially as a point for steering by; point of the compass Problematic |
| Rotuman | Tusa | Be on a level with each other Problematic |
| Rotuman | Juju | Point with finger |
| Rotuman | Tusi | To mark with dots Problematic |
| Rotuman | Fufu | Kindle, light |
| Rotuman | Tutuu | Large crab with big red spots on its back |
| Rotuman | Aruru | Large crab able to husk a coconut |
| Rotuman | Ua/ua | Vein, artery, tendon, sinew, nerve, elastic |
| Rotuman | Usa | Rain |
| Rotuman | Ui | Blow with the mouth or nose, as an insrument Problematic |
| Rotuman | Uka | Thick strong string, cord; especially fishing line Problematic |
| Rotuman | Uku | Clay for washing Problematic |
| Rotuman | Ura | Crayfish |
| Rotuman | Uli | To steer |
| Rotuman | Ulu/ga | To, summit of anything |
| Rotuman | Uma | Shoulder |
| Rotuman | Unehi | Scale fish |
| Rotuman | Unoku | Bulge, protrude, jut out Problematic |
| Rotuman | Unu/aki | Lose ground, wane, go badly Problematic |
| Rotuman | Usi | Bush with a strong odour |
| Rotuman | Ufa | Land (from the sea), interior (from the coast) |
| Rotuman | Ufu | Pull apart, in two, sever; to divorce Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Rotuman | ʔUt/ʔutu/ | Stretch of rocky ground Problematic |
| Rotuman | Utpoto | Tie-beam, collar-tie Problematic |
| Rotuman | Vae/vaa/ | Separated from (at a considerable distance) |
| Rotuman | Vae | Divide |
| Rotuman | Vai | Water |
| Rotuman | Vaivai | Flexible, easily bent |
| Rotuman | Vaka | Canoe |
| Rotuman | Vakai | Be on watch, look out for something Problematic |
| Rotuman | Ag vare | Behave rudely Problematic |
| Rotuman | Varvari | An immature stage of coconut |
| Rotuman | Valu | Eight |
| Rotuman | Vao | Forest |
| Rotuman | Vasa | Far out at sea; stand between |
| Rotuman | Vave | Quick |
| Rotuman | Veʔa | Bustard Quail ? |
| Rotuman | Esu | Papaw (Ldn) |
| Rotuman | Veve | Wrinkle; wrinkled, puckered |
| Rotuman | Vi | (Spondias dulcis) |
| Rotuman | Viri | Bore |
| Rotuman | Favrau | (Dracontomelon vitiense) |
| Rotuman | Ii(ii) | Bewail, fret about, audibly express grief, longing or affection for a person who is dead or absent |
| Rotuman | Apei/ʔaki | Lift, support or carry on palms of hands Borrowed |
| Rotuman | Suu | Soak in, dissolve |
| Rotuman | Fuu | Clap with a hollow sound Borrowed |
| Rotuman | ʔUfa | Hen Borrowed |
