Entries from Churchward 1959 in Pollex-Online
Churchward, C. M. (1959). Tongan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tongan | Lafalafa | Flat (not curved or bulging); flat-bottomed boat, barge, punt |
| Tongan | Lafi | Keep close to for shelter, protection, to nestle |
| Tongan | Lafo | Present fine mats when chief dies |
| Tongan | Lafo | Kind of disc-throwing game |
| Tongan | Afo | Width of a single course of thatch on roof of a house |
| Tongan | Langa | Raise (up) |
| Tongan | Langa | Make into a garden, plant, replant (of soil,land, place |
| Tongan | La(la)nga | Weave |
| Tongan | Langi | Singing, song (especially accompanying a dance) |
| Tongan | Langi | Sky, heaven |
| Tongan | Lango | Fly (insect) |
| Tongan | Lango | Prop up, support by placing something underneath; support, side with, defend |
| Tongan | Lai | Fish sp |
| Tongan | Laka | Go, walk, especially for a short distance, march, step, proceed; go beyond, past, over |
| Tongan | Laka/si | Pass, go beyond, surpass, exceed, surmount |
| Tongan | Lakalaka | Walk quickly, 'step it out', go (or hurry) on ahead |
| Tongan | ʔAkau | Tree, plant |
| Tongan | Laakei | Strip of coconut leaf on stone cuttlefish lure |
| Tongan | Laku | Throw or toss out, dump; bestow freely etc. (obj. large number or quantity) |
| Tongan | Vaku | Scratch Phonologically Irregular |
| Tongan | Lala | Half-cook, cook lightly (of fish) Problematic |
| Tongan | Aa | Heat leaves over fire |
| Tongan | Vaʔavaʔa | Having branches, branched, branching (lit. or fig.) Phonologically Irregular |
| Tongan | Lali | Gong (b.?) |
| Tongan | Lalo | Below, under |
| Tongan | Lama, lamasi | Keep watch on, look out for |
| Tongan | Ama | Fishing with torches; torch made of toume |
| Tongan | Lamu | To chew, masticate |
| Tongan | Ano | Lake, swamp |
| Tongan | Lanu | Wash in fresh water v Phonologically Irregular |
| Tongan | Anu | Bathe, have a dip; move about or struggle in the water |
| Tongan | Lanu | Colour |
| Tongan | Loʔoa | Choked, (to be) |
| Tongan | Laaofie | Fine and bright, of weather Phonologically Irregular |
| Tongan | Lapa/lapa | Square with flat sides (esp. of a square bottle) |
| Tongan | Lahe | Lime (Coral) |
| Tongan | Lahi | Big, large, great....; large in number or quantity, much, many... |
| Tongan | Laho | Scrotum, testicle |
| Tongan | Lata | Friendly or at ease with, to be, feel at home |
| Tongan | Lato | (Of a grave) completely filled and covered with a mound of sand. Achevé; assez, suffisant (Rch). Problematic |
| Tongan | -nau | Third person plural possessive suffix Problematic |
| Tongan | Laatuʔu | Make sudden and unexpected departure |
| Tongan | Lau, lou- | Leaf |
| Tongan | Lau | Speak, talk (polite for lea or talanoa); mention, refer to; recite; count, reckon; read |
| Tongan | Lau | An indefinite number of |
| Tongan | Lau/fola | To spread abroad (what was secret) by talking about it |
| Tongan | Lau/hakau | Area (in the sea) more or less covered with reefs |
| Tongan | Lau/lahi | Broad, wide of a board, mat, road etc. |
| Tongan | Lau/siʔi | Narrow (of a board, mat, road etc. |
| Tongan | Lau/iiki | (dual or plural) Narrow (of a board, mat, road etc.) |
