Entries from Churchward 1959 in Pollex-Online
Churchward, C. M. (1959). Tongan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tongan | V/aku/ | Dig up, unearth, scrape away dirt from, scratch, scrape |
| Tongan | ʔAa | To open one's eyes; to awaken or be awake |
| Tongan | ʔAaʔaa | Wakeful |
| Tongan | ʔAafia | To keep watch beside a corpse |
| Tongan | Alanga | Thigh, upper part of leg (of humans, birds, animals |
| Tongan | Alanga | Mast, sails, oars, tackle (of boat) |
| Tongan | Alasi | Touch or meddle with |
| Tongan | ʔAlava | Shark sp |
| Tongan | ʔElelo | Tongue |
| Tongan | Ali | Flatfish, flounder |
| Tongan | Ali | Naturally beardless (of man's face) Phonologically Irregular |
| Tongan | ʔA/ʔali | So clear that fish can see those trying to catch them. Apparaitre dedans l'eau, à distance profonde (Btn). |
| Tongan | ʔEiki | Chief |
| Tongan | ʔElili | Univalve shellfish with "cat's eye" operculum |
| Tongan | ʔElito | Core (of boil), heart, essence, kernel |
| Tongan | ʔAlo | Lower part, belly (of a fish) |
| Tongan | ʔAlo/fi | Paddle, row |
| Tongan | ʔAo | Front, especially of a person; presence; head (of coin); flat side (of cricket bat); private parts, genitals (us. fo'i 'ao) |
| Tongan | ʔOfa (ʔofe/ina) | Love, kind to, to be |
| Tongan | ʔAlo/ʔofa | Love, pity, compassion (honorific for qofa) |
| Tongan | Siʔoto ʔofa atu | General greeting... |
| Tongan | ʔAofi vaʔe | Sole of foot |
| Tongan | ʔAlongo | Zebra Surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus) |
| Tongan | Alongo | A fish |
| Tongan | Olopoʔou | First child (of woman), primaparae |
| Tongan | ʔOlunga | Place or space above |
| Tongan | ʔOlunga | Headrest, pillow |
| Tongan | ʔAmanaki | Expect, hope, look forward to |
| Tongan | Ami | Crab and lobster roe |
| Tongan | Fakaʔaa/ʔaamio/ | Twisted, wriggle out of something |
| Tongan | Amo | Stroke with palm of hand |
| Tongan | Ha/ʔamo/ | Carry on a stick over shoulder |
| Tongan | ʔAmusia | Be such as one naturally envies |
| Tongan | ʔAna | Cave |
| Tongan | ʔAne/efiafi | This afternoon (said after dark) or yesterday afternoon (said next morning) |
| Tongan | ʔAne/hoʔataa | At noon today (said in the afternoon or evening) or at noon yesterday (said next morning) |
| Tongan | ʔAne/uhu | This morning (said at noon or later) |
| Tongan | ʔAne/heafi | The day before yesterday |
| Tongan | ʔAnefee | When? (past) |
| Tongan | ʔAneafi | Yesterday |
| Tongan | ʔAnepoo | Last night |
| Tongan | ʔAnepongipongi | This morning (said at noon or later) (rare) |
| Tongan | Ane | Moth, or more strictly its larva, that eats holes in clothes, etc.; also applied to silverfish |
| Tongan | Ane/a | Moth-eaten |
| Tongan | ʔAnoiha | The day after tomorrow |
| Tongan | ʔA/ʔanu | To spit |
| Tongan | ʔAnu/hi | Spit on |
| Tongan | Ao | A turban, especially one worn in war for protection, or by a champion as a symbol of his chamionship |
| Tongan | Aoao | To bind round and round |
| Tongan | ʔAo | Cloud |
