Entries from Churchward 1959 in Pollex-Online
Churchward, C. M. (1959). Tongan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tongan | Kulii | Dog |
| Tongan | Kulo | Pot, cauldron (?) Borrowed |
| Tongan | Kulu | Kind of tree. An indigenous liana (Alyxia bracteolosa) (Whr). Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tongan | Kuluki | Pull or bend so as to produce cracking or creaking sound |
| Tongan | Kuluki/a | Strained (as of a body under heavy weight; strain oneself |
| Tongan | Kulukulu | Small bluish-green dove |
| Tongan | Kumaa | Rat, mouse |
| Tongan | Kumete | Kava bowl |
| Tongan | Kumi | Seek |
| Tongan | Kuumi/a | Clench, grasp in fist |
| Tongan | Kupenga | Net |
| Tongan | Kupesi | Stencil-like contrivance used in making patterns on tapa cloth |
| Tongan | Kupu | Piece, section, segment |
| Tongan | Kutu | Louse |
| Tongan | -ʔI | Possessive suffix |
| Tongan | -ʔi | Suffix forming transitive verbs from intransitive verbs or adjectives (Churchward 1953:240)) |
| Tongan | Ia | He, she |
| Tongan | Ia | That, those |
| Tongan | Ia | Particle of emphasis or rhythm, usually untranslatable |
| Tongan | Ifi | Blow with mouth |
| Tongan | Ifi | Tahitian chestnut, (Inocarpus edulis) |
| Tongan | ʔIngo(ʔingo) | Irritated, upset or disagreeable |
| Tongan | ʔIngoʔingoʔi | Variegated, of diversified colours |
| Tongan | ʔIkai | Negative |
| Tongan | Ike | Tapa beater |
| Tongan | ʔIla | Natural mark on skin |
| Tongan | ʔIlamutu | Man's sister's child |
| Tongan | Ii | Fan (n) |
| Tongan | Ilifia | To be afraid, feel frightened |
| Tongan | ʔIloa | (Well) known, to be |
| Tongan | Ina | Show teeth, grin or laugh (especially in derision) |
| Tongan | ʔInafo | Shoal of bonito |
| Tongan | ʔInasi | Share, allotted portion |
| Tongan | Ino | Poise oneself for attack, hold fist or spear as if about to attack |
| Tongan | Hi/inoʔi | Counsel, direct, give moral guidance to Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tongan | Inu | Drink |
| Tongan | ʔIo | Yes |
| Tongan | Io | Fillet consisting of a quarter (of a fish)... |
| Tongan | Ihe | Kind of fish |
| Tongan | Ni/ʔihi | Some, several, a number of |
| Tongan | Ihu | Nose |
| Tongan | Ihupeʔe | Mucus in the nose |
| Tongan | ʔIta | Angry, anger |
| Tongan | Laa | Sail |
| Tongan | -na | Third person dual possessive suffix Problematic |
| Tongan | V/aʔa | Bough, branch Phonologically Irregular |
| Tongan | Laʔaa | Sun, sunny |
| Tongan | Laʔaaina | To be exposed to, or adversely affected by, the sun |
| Tongan | Laʔe | Forehead |
| Tongan | Lafa | Ringworm |
