Entries from Hovdhaugen 2006 in Pollex-Online
Hovdhaugen, E. (2006). A Short Dictionary of the Vaeakau-Taumako Language. Oslo, Kon-Tiki Museum, Institute for Pacific Archaeology and Cultural History.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Epu | Unclear [TAU] Phonologically Irregular |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Epo/hia | Lick; lap, slurp |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Esi/a | Husk with teeth (mainly used about biting the skin of betelnuts) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Eva | Be above ground, not touching ground, in the air; fly, suspend (sg) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Eva | Leave suddenly Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Haa | Four |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Haa- | Stem, trunk |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ha/langi/langi | Weather situation, climate |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Haele/angia [VAE], haele/akina [TAU] | Take care of children when they are small |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Haile | Look after (vi) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Paapaa | Carry a child by tying it with a cloth to one’s back, side or front, carry (a person) Phonologically Irregular |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lo/haha | Throat |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Haha | Rope to steer sail with. Stay ropes tied onto wooden arms of sail (Lch). Sheet (to control sail) (Gge). |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hahaa | Search for, look for something you do not know where is |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Vahie [TAU], hahie, fafie | Firewood |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hahine, fafine, fefine | Woman |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Vaho, haho, fafo | Outside |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hanga/a | Split, open, tear; peel (vt) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngha/ina | Feed, nourish |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hanga/nga | Trap, rope, loop (for trapping something) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Fengai/na [NUP], nghai/na | Feed (vt) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hangai | Feed (vi) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Fangota | Fish (vi) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hai | Big type of stingray |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hai-a, fai-a | Do, make, happen; act (n), custom |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Heingohie, feingohie | Easy |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hai tama | Pregnant |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Haite/a | Line up (vt) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Haiva, faiva | Act, way of doing |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | F(a)ka- [NUP], haka- [TAU] | Causative prefix |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hakali/a | Show |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hualongolongo. Ha(ka)logologo (Hnh). | Listen |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Fkaeke/sia | Surf on (NUP) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Faki(a) | Pick (nuts, breadfruit, etc.) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Veki/veki | Confession Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Holau | Single men's house |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hale, fale | House, home; nest; sheath (for knife) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hana(ia) | Shoot (with bow and arrow) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Henake | Go up, be higher, increase |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hanau | Child |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hanau(ia) | Give birth (to) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hanau/a | Give birth to, lay egg (of a turtle) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hano, fano, hno- | Go |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hano | Big tree, its wood is used for building houses |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hao/hao | A tall tree at the beach with fruits (not edible), used as firewood and for house building |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hao, fao | Pandanus type with long leaves (used for weaving mats) and edible fruits |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hao | Iron, nail, spear |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hao | Be enclosed in, be inside |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hao/a | Put inside |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hai/a | Break off a part of something |
