Entries from Churchward 1959 in Pollex-Online

Churchward, C. M. (1959). Tongan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.

Language Item Description
Tongan Toutama To give suck, to suckle a child; woman suckling a child. Nourrice (Btn).
Tongan Toutonu To do at the proper time or times.... À temps, à propos (Btn).
Tongan Tuʔui To visit (a bereaved person) with a present of food (after the funeral is over); present of food so given
Tongan Tuʔuna To be piled up; to be plentiful or numerous, or too plentiful, etc. Problematic
Tongan Vilo To rotate fast, twirl, spin; brandish (a weapon). Phonologically Irregular
Tongan Faʔiteliha To please oneself, to choose or decide for oneself, do as one pleases
Tongan Hooifua To feel fresh and comfortable (esp. after a bath); also regal for *lelei* (well, in good health)
Tongan ʔAunga (of meat or a dead body, etc.) To putrefy, to be in a state of decomposition. Gâté, qui sent mauvais (Btn). Problematic
Tongan ʔEfi/nanga Large bundle of mats wrapped in a mat or in tapa cloth
Tongan Faka/heve/heva To be given to wandering about because of a mental kink
Tongan Faka/hiʔe/hiʔanga Simple, mentally deficient. Niais, idiot (Btn).
Tongan Faka/kukafi To put one's whole self into what one is doing. S'appliquer, avec application (Btn).
Tongan Fakamoi/moi To send by the hand of (or in the care of) another (or even by post).
Tongan Fakanoa To act like a dumb person, to speak by signs
Tongan Faka/noo/noa Listless, having nothing to say and apparently taking no interest in things; wistful
Tongan Feefee-ʔi How? in what way? what about? of what sort?
Tongan Hanga Mat-weaving or tapa-making
Tongan Kihi/ʔi, hikiʔi Small, insignificant (preposed to noun)
Tongan Kiʔi Small, little, tiny, young (preposed to noun)
Tongan Kataki To eat two different kinds of vegetable food together (instead of vegetable and *kiki*). Manger qc. avec la noix de cocos (Btn).
Tongan Angi To exercise leadership or control; to issue instructions (habitually); to preside over, lead, direct...
Tongan Engi/naki To exhort, to urge to greater zeal or diligence.... Présider à un ouvrage (Btn).
Tongan Mafasia To be weighed down, burdened (lit. or fig.)
Tongan Maakamio To sit or lie about, or just stroll round, doing nothing, when one ought to be up and doing one's duty Problematic
Tongan Meʔi/te Honorific for *na'a*: (of children) stop crying.
Tongan Mesi/masi Neither green nor dry; partially dry (of wood, bark, leaves)
Tongan Masi Partially dry (= mesimasi), but applied only to paper-mulberry bark (*tutu*).
Tongan Mouu To be so heavily loaded that the gunwale is almost level with the water
Tongan Mui/a To follow up, follow after, pursue; to remember (a promise)
Tongan ʔOpo/tanga Several layers of beaten paper-mulberry bark (*tutu*) laid together for further beating (in the process of making tapa cloth).
Tongan Nafu/nafu/a (Of the skin) rough and cracked as the result of over-indulgence in kava
Tongan Sai Good, good enough....suitable...well (in good health)...a good thing. Borrowed
Tongan Sepo K. stew, like thin porridge, made from pawpaw, pumpkin, or *kivi*. Soupe d'*olesi* (pawpaw) (Btn).. Borrowed
Tongan Hifo To be deposed or dismissed from office
Tongan Toe(toe) siʔi To remain or be left to a small extent. Rester peu (Btn).
Tongan Toʔu tangata Generation (of human beings, or of men as distinguished from women); persons of about the same age. Contemporain (Btn).
Tongan Tuʔenia, tuʔeina To take to heart, feel deeply concerned about
Tongan ʔUngongo K. insect: the carpenter bee. Vers dans le bois (Btn).
Tongan Hakili To make a thorough examination of (looking in every nook and corner) in searching for something
Tongan Ka/kale (Of two or more persons) to run or hurry along
Tongan Maahine/hina To show up white, to present a white appearance
Tongan ʔOlongaa A kind of tree with greyish leaves. (Its bark was formerly used for making string.)
Tongan Hongohongo A kind of nettle (Urticaceae)