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 |
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Vaeakau-Taumako | Hai, fai | Locality, place, to a place, at a place; half (part), one of two sides, side |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hata | Shelf, bed or platform up from the floor, table |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hatahata | Chest |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Vahi, vasi (trans. vahia) | Break, be broken |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Vahialeo | Echo, broken voice, accent, dialect |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Vah/ia | Compose Phonologically Irregular |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hat/ia | Fold, wrap up, roll up |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hatu, fatu | Stone, egg, seed |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hatu/puu, fatu/puu | Testicles |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hatu mauli | Heart Problematic |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Vahili [VAE, NUP], pasili [TAU]. +Vasili (Lch.) | Thunder |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hino/vae | Lap |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hau/a [hau-ua] | Necklace |
Vaeakau-Taumako | He- -ki | Each other (reciprocal circumfix); plural of verbs |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hea, fea | Where? |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Heteteki-na | Imitate Problematic |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hiekhii | Not, not at all |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Heata | A big fish, maybe sand bass |
Vaeakau-Taumako | He/olo/naki | Delivering of twin babies Uncertain Semantic Connection |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Heka | Strong, hard |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Veng/ia | Blow away Problematic |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hekau | Work, job |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Helo | Yellow |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Helo | A big tree with soft wood, only used as firewood |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Henua | Land, large island ; land |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Vei | A big tree growing at the seaside, its strong wood is used for canoes and posts Phonologically Irregular |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hetuu, fetuu | Star |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hie- | Want (prenuclear formative indicating wish or need) |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Ve/khai | Hungry (pl) |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hihi/a, fifi/a | Tie around |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hia | How many? |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hili/hili/a | Select, choose; put a taboo sign on |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hili/hili | Choosy, selective; taboo sign |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hili/a | Braid, plait (ropes) |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hilo/ia | Mix |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hiloa | A fish about 30 cm. long, white and gray. Common food fish (Lch). |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Vihi, visi | Jump, bound |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Vi/vihi/a | Knock at (door) |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Vihi, visi | Rise (of sun), originate |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Ho/ia, fo/ia | Break open, open |
Vaeakau-Taumako | He/hoaki-na | Sell |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hoe | Paddle; helm, steering oar |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hoe/a | Peel (of skin, bark, etc. without instruments) Phonologically Irregular |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Oki | Another (prenuclear qualifier of nouns); again, back, also (postnuclear qualifier of verbs standing before other postnuclear verbal qualifiers) |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hoki | Again |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Hola, fola | Be spread out; calm, flat |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Holo/ia, fola/ia | Spread out, roll out (vt) |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Holau, folau | Sail (vi) |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Lho/mia [VAE,TAU], folo/mia [NUP] | Swallow |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Honu | Rise (of tide); full of, filled with |