Entries from Churchward 1959 in Pollex-Online
Churchward, C. M. (1959). Tongan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tongan | Tata | To be near |
| Tongan | Vaa/tata/ | Be near |
| Tongan | Tataa | Baler |
| Tongan | Taataangia | A tree with cuplike leaves growing near the sea, (Acacia sp.) |
| Tongan | Tatali | Bear or withstand (weight, force, pressure etc.) Problematic |
| Tongan | Taa/tatau | Tattoo |
| Tongan | Tatau | Be the same or equal |
| Tongan | Tatau | Wring clothes, express liquid, to milk |
| Tongan | Tela | Flat part of a shark's head Problematic |
| Tongan | Tau | First person inclusive plural possessive suffix Problematic |
| Tongan | Tatuu | Rock, shake, move about excitedly |
| Tongan | Tau | Skill that one is accustomed to do |
| Tongan | Tau | Hang v.t. |
| Tongan | Tau | Fight, war, wage war, army |
| Tongan | Tau | Be or remain at anchor; arrive (esp. by sea or air); (of road) reach or extend to |
| Tongan | Tau/tehina | Two or more persons related to one another as brothers (or males cousins), or as sisters (or female cousins) |
| Tongan | Tau | Chorus, refrain |
| Tongan | Taʔu | Yam season; yam crop or harvest; year, age |
| Tongan | Toʔu | Preposed to certain human nouns to mean "class of, group of" |
| Tongan | Toʔufufuu | Inner ridge pole |
| Tongan | Taunga | Basket of cooked food left over and hung up for use later on, |
| Tongan | Taula | Anchor Problematic |
| Tongan | Taula | Priest or priestess |
| Tongan | Taulanga | Harbour, port |
| Tongan | Tauaki | Dry in the air |
| Tongan | Taulua | Pair (of oxen or horses etc.) yoked together |
| Tongan | Taumafa | Food; drink, smoke (regal) |
| Tongan | Taumamaʔo | Distant |
| Tongan | Toume | Coconut spathe...often used for making torches |
| Tongan | Taumuʔa | Prow of a boat |
| Tongan | Tainamu | Mosquito net |
| Tongan | Taaunoa | Be unappreciated; be in vain or for nothing; be unheeded, unnoticed by others |
| Tongan | Taaupe | Hang down, dangle |
| Tongan | Taaupoʔou | Virgin, maiden, nun |
| Tongan | Tauhala | Miss mark |
| Tongan | Touhuni | A tree (Tournefortia argentea) |
| Tongan | Tautafa | Edge one's way, push oneself sideways |
| Tongan | Tautahi | Continually swimming or batheing in the sea |
| Tongan | Toutai | Fisherman Phonologically Irregular |
| Tongan | Kitautolu | We (inc.) |
| Tongan | Toutu | A kind of fish |
| Tongan | Tava | (Pometia pinnata) |
| Tongan | Tavahi | Tree sp. (Rhus taitensis) |
| Tongan | Tavake | Tropic Bird |
| Tongan | Taavili/vili | Spin, whirl, rotate; wag (tail) |
| Tongan | Teʔe- | Excrement. This form replaces ta`e in compounds |
| Tongan | Te/teʔe/ | Protrude or ooze out (as toothpaste from a tube) |
| Tongan | Teʔe/pilo | Fart |
| Tongan | Tea | White, whitish, light, pale |
| Tongan | Tefe | Circumcise |
