Entries from Handy 1927, 1932 in Pollex-Online
Handy, E. S. C. (1927). Polynesian religion. Honolulu, Bishop Museum Press., Handy, E. S. C. (1932). Houses, boats and fishing in the Society Islands. Honolulu, Bishop Museum Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tahitian | Hiinaʔi | Shrimp trap (a bottle-necked basket with two openings) |
| Tahitian | Hitoi | To remove midrib from underside of a Pandanus leaf |
| Tahitian | Niiʔau | Coconut leaf, i.e. the great leaf. Palme de cocotier, folioles de ces palmes, nervures de ces folioles (Lmt). |
| Tahitian | Papua | Young shoots of bamboo. A green branch of a tree or plant (Dvs). |
| Tahitian | Pahi | A carvel (plank) built traditional canoe |
| Tahitian | Pa/hahu/ | Scrape bamboo to obtain thin layer for plaiting |
| Hawaiian | Kanaloa | Name of one of the great Hawaiian gods, called a god of healing. God of darkness and evil ; associated with the octopus. |
| Samoan | Tagaloa | The name of the principal god . The lizard was his incarnation |
| Tahitian | Taʔaroa | The patron of fishermen. Le grand dieu des Maoris; en général le créateur (Jsn). |
| Tahitian | Tao/mi | Heavy pole laid on outside of roof thatch during high winds |
