Entries from Churchward 1940 in Pollex-Online
Churchward, C. M. (1940). Rotuman grammar and dictionary. Sydney, Australian Medical Publishing Company.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rotuman | Moko | Mantis, stick-insect, grasshopper Borrowed |
| Rotuman | Moʔo | Make preliminary enquiries for the hand of a woman |
| Rotuman | Mori | Orange Borrowed |
| Rotuman | Momo | Broken into small pieces, fragments |
| Rotuman | Mono | Patch |
| Rotuman | Moskoi | A tree (Cananga odorata) Borrowed |
| Rotuman | Moto | Immature, small and green (fruit); immature and soft (wood) Borrowed |
| Rotuman | Mofu | Rock (in the sea) |
| Rotuman | Mua | Mua. :Front, before |
| Rotuman | Muka | Topmost or foremost sprout Borrowed |
| Rotuman | Mure | Blow gently Borrowed |
| Rotuman | Muri | Base, butt, lower end, hinder end |
| Rotuman | Muru | Wipe body or face Borrowed |
| Rotuman | Muna | Give the word |
| Rotuman | Musu | Whisper |
| Rotuman | Mutia | Lawn-grass Borrowed |
| Rotuman | Mutu | Cut off Borrowed |
| Rotuman | Mutu | Small, dark-grey fish Borrowed |
| Rotuman | Ramu | Mosquito |
| Rotuman | Nee | Sentence final interrogative particle |
| Rotuman | Neʔe | Hesitate, pause, halt in reading, speaking |
| Rotuman | Nene | Shudder, shiver, quiver |
| Rotuman | Nini | To smear or paint in certain ceremonies |
| Rotuman | Niu | Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) |
| Rotuman | Noho | Sit |
| Rotuman | Oo | Go or come Borrowed |
| Rotuman | Oso | Provisions for a journey |
| Rotuman | Ora | Improve (of an invalid) Borrowed |
| Rotuman | ʔOlo | Chop, especially with axe; carve out Problematic |
| Rotuman | Ori | Make a slight move forwards Borrowed |
| Rotuman | Oro | Coo (of doves), babble (of infants) Borrowed |
| Rotuman | ʔOta | Dregs, sediment (of kava only) Borrowed |
| Rotuman | Mofa | Rubbish, refuse, garbage, litter Problematic |
| Rotuman | Ofi | Finished, used up, all gone |
| Rotuman | Paa | Paa. :Enclosure, fence |
| Rotuman | Pa | Bang, bump, crack (referring to sound) |
| Rotuman | Pakora | Kind of shellfish Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Rotuman | Para | To rot, decay |
| Rotuman | Para/si | To smear, besmear |
| Rotuman | Pararaa | Break wind |
| Rotuman | Parafa | Midrib of a coconut leaf Borrowed |
| Rotuman | Pare | Ward off |
| Rotuman | Paroro | A kind of sea-worm Problematic |
| Rotuman | Panau | Flog, thrash Problematic |
| Rotuman | Pani | To paint |
| Rotuman | Papa | Floor or deck if made of boards |
| Rotuman | Pati | Win over by coaxing . Problematic |
| Rotuman | Patu | Scar Problematic |
| Rotuman | Pau | Intensifier indicating extreme exhaustiveness |
| Rotuman | Peau | Wave, billow (not breaking) |
