Entries from Churchward 1959 in Pollex-Online
Churchward, C. M. (1959). Tongan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tongan | Valo/ki | Reprove, rebuke, reprimand |
| Tongan | Kailao | A kind of war-dance in which clubs are thrown up and caught with a quick twisting motion |
| Tongan | Tau/taʔa | To perspire |
| Tongan | Taʔa/taʔa | (Regal) Blood; to bleed |
| Tongan | Fakahoa | To mate, pair or couple |
| Tongan | Tauama | Cord or rope with which the outrigger is bound to the kiato Borrowed |
| Tongan | Toli | To till the soil round the hole in which a yam is planted (obj. the hole, luo) |
| Tongan | Tokonaki | Lay up in store; keep or store in readiness; prepare or provide; get together ready for use; gather, esp. food |
| Tongan | Toko/ni | Help, assist, give a hand |
| Tongan | Moheʔaho | K. fish (long, narrow) that sleeps in the daytime |
| Tongan | ʔAafaki | To keep watch beside a corpse; to keep someone awake; to prepare and light up a native oven immediately on waking. Veiller; (cuisine) que l'on fait avant jour (Btn). |
| Tongan | Kongaloto | Part halfway between the two ends; (of the body) waist |
| Tongan | Fakatafa | To lie on one's side; (of a boat) to have a list; sloping to one side (e.g. of a road); sideways, toward one side |
| Tongan | Kaalihi | Kind of cricket (insect), smaller than the kakalu |
| Tongan | Faasiʔi | Narrow (of opening, path, room etc.) |
| Tongan | ʔIto/ʔito | (To perform a) certain kind of action song Problematic |
| Tongan | Fakaʔata | Observe, look at or examine with a telescope, etc.; take aim |
| Rotuman | Rosi | To cheat, act fraudulently |
| Tongan | Meo | Sullen, downcast; keep oneself in check when speaking, moderate one's language or 'climb down' |
| Tongan | Taha | One |
| Tongan | Kulukulu | K. tree with inedible red fruit (Rubiaceae) |
| Tongan | Heehea | K. shrub (Eugenia sp.). (Syzygium corynocarpum) (Whr). |
| Tongan | Takataka | A plant (Cyperus sp.) |
| Tongan | Hefa | A kind of grass with spiked seeds (Cenchrus calyculatus) |
| Tongan | Fakamaa | Causing shame, shamefuil, disgraceful, ignominious |
| Tongan | Tuku/fule/ʔi | Masturbate |
| Tongan | Mafoa | (Day) break (subject ata) |
| Tongan | Paʔao | (of female fish) Thin after spawning; (of woman or female animal) thin after giving birth [syn. paeko] |
| Tongan | Taakale/kale | Coconut which has fallen off while still unripe or immature and has gone dry |
| Tongan | Tofiʔa | Inheritance, heritage, patrimony |
| Tongan | ʔU/ʔulu | To roar, drone (loudly, as aeroplane); rumble; crash (sound) |
| Tongan | Paa-ʔi, -ki | Touch, hit, knock against, collide with |
| Tongan | Paa/kia | (Of the leg) to be knocked, or wounded, or hurt on the shin |
| Tongan | Paki | Break (off), especially with the hand; pick, pluck |
| Tongan | ʔOfato | White grub found in timber |
| Tongan | Faka/lelu | Disturb, distract, worry (by diverting one's attention) |
| Tongan | Tafaʔaki | Side; place or space at the side; quarter, direction; aspect |
| Tongan | Fue/sia | Carry, bear the burden of, esp figuratively |
| Tongan | Tuʔula | Alight, settle |
| Tongan | Tulou | Excuse me |
| Tongan | Tapuke/puke | (of ground) More or less covered with small mounds |
| Tongan | Hoa | Pair |
| Tongan | Ualolo | (Of a large number of people) To assemble and sit down suddenly |
| Tongan | Uoo | (of house, place, people) To be crowded (more or less) and noiisy Phonologically Irregular |
| Tongan | ʔUlukau | Small k. fish (like a sardine) Problematic |
| Tongan | Oli | Amusing Phonologically Irregular |
| Tongan | Fokotuʔu | Cause to stand; heap up; set up, establish; appoint; set in order; propose, suggest.... |
| Tongan | Feinga | To try, attempt, endeavour, make an effort; try to get/do |
| Tongan | Tee | Move around, go visiting |
| Tongan | Akonaki | Teach, give instruction (esp. moral or religious) |
