Entries from Churchward 1959 in Pollex-Online
Churchward, C. M. (1959). Tongan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tongan | Muhu(muhu) | Mumble, murmur, mutter; drone, give forthe a low subdued sound |
| Tongan | Musie | Grass, especially lawngrass |
| Tongan | Mutu | Cut off |
| Tongan | Mutu/mutu | Fish sp |
| Tongan | Na | That, those, esp. near you |
| Tongan | Naʔa, naʔe | Sign of past tense |
| Tongan | ʔA(ʔa)/na, ʔo(ʔo)/na | His, her or hers, its |
| Tongan | Ne | Third person singular preposed subject pronoun |
| Tongan | Naa | Respectful, modest, mannerly |
| Tongan | Naʔa | Cease crying (of a child) |
| Tongan | Naʔa | Lest, perhaps, in case |
| Tongan | Nanaʔi | Begrudge, be mean or stingy with |
| Tongan | Nafa | Drum |
| Tongan | Neiufi | Broad and blunt-nosed shark sp |
| Tongan | Kinaua | Third person dual independent pronoun |
| Tongan | Namo | Lagoon; sea near the land, esp. between reef and shore |
| Tongan | Namu | Odour |
| Tongan | Namu | Mosquito |
| Tongan | Nani | Coddle, speak or act fondly |
| Tongan | Natu | Mix by kneading; massage with leaves etc |
| Tongan | Kinautolu | Third person plural independent pronoun |
| Tongan | Navu | Cover hair with lime |
| Tongan | Ne | Past tense marker |
| Tongan | Nai | Perhaps, I wonder (expresses uncertainty, wonder, interrogation) |
| Tongan | Ne/nefu/ | Dim, indistinct, hazy |
| Tongan | Nifo | Tooth |
| Tongan | Niko/nikoʔi | Adorn with flourishes |
| Tongan | Ma/nimo | Secret, underhand, surreptitious |
| Tongan | Ninimo | Suffer from vertigo, dizziness, giddiness |
| Tongan | Nini/nini | Shiver with cold |
| Tongan | Niu | Coconut (tree or fruit) |
| Tongan | Noa | Common, worthless |
| Tongan | Noa | Adverb of manner (without reason, purpose or meaning; idly; without effort, easily; fruitlessly) |
| Tongan | Noʔo | To noose, tie a boat |
| Tongan | Nofo | Sit, dwell |
| Tongan | Nofu | Fish with poisonous spikes |
| Tongan | Nonga | Calm, still, tranquil, contented |
| Tongan | Noko | Hip |
| Tongan | Noku | Bend, crouch v |
| Tongan | Noo | Borrow, hire; special feast provided by man for those from whom he wants to get money |
| Tongan | Nono | Fruit fly |
| Tongan | Nonu | Tree sp. (Morinda citrifolia) |
| Tongan | Nue | Fish sp |
| Tongan | Nuka | The end of the penis |
| Tongan | Nuku | Element in place-names |
| Tongan | Numi | Tuck, pleat |
| Tongan | ʔO | Conjunction, and or untranslateable |
| Tongan | Oo | A familiar substitute for ko au in responding to a call |
| Tongan | Oo | Go (dual or plural) |
| Tongan | Oo mai | Come (dual or plural) |
