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 | Kau/hii | Vine, rope |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kau | Handle of an axe, a kettle, etc. Bamboo shaft of kupega net; main handle of helve for tupaa (adze); bamboo. |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Na/kau | Leaf-stem |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kauae | Chin, beard |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kauanga | Private parts, sexual organs (NUP) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kaui/a | Tie to |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kaui/i | (Net) consisting of long line with bamboo sticks attached... |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kaukau/ia | Bathe, wash (vt) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kave, khave | Be taken away, transported, spread |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kave/a | Bring, carry away |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kave | Cousin, first cousin |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kavei | Tentacle |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Koviki | Sand-crab |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ke | Particle signifying a wish that something should occur or take place, or advice how something should be done; purposive particle |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kehu | Albino |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lele/ina | Swear at, talk badly about, judge Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kemo | Blink |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | (Va)khamo | Flash, lighten Phonologically Irregular |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Etu/etu | Limp Phonologically Irregular |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ki | To, towards |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | A/ki/na | There, to there (anaphoric pronoun representing noun phrases with the prepositions i and ki) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ki/kii | Depth Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kiki-a | Side dish to some other food; eat as a side dish |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kili | Rasp, something (e.g. sandpaper) used to make things smooth |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kila | Black, rainy (Hvn) Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kili/hino | Skin |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kilikili | Small stones, pebbles |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Khima/tou | We (1pe independent pronoun) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Khima/ua | We (1de independent pronoun) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Khini | To smart (vi); black ant |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Va/khino/khino | Disgusting |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kini/hia | Collect leaves for the oven |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kio | Hen. The fowl (TAU, Fox 1917). |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kiokio | A big, long fish |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Khita/tou | We (1pi independent pronoun) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Khita/ua | We (1di independent pronoun) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kua/kiva | Hard, hard to pull up Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Khivi | Blind (used about eyes and not persons), bad (used about eyes) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ko | Preposition marking appositional noun phrases, focused noun phrases, focused noun phrases, predicates and sometimes subjects of nominal clauses... |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Koe | You (2s independent pronoun) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kohu, kofu | Smoke |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Koi | Still, really |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Koka | A tree of medium size |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kokuo | A small bird, living in the bush Phonologically Irregular |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kolomaki/na | Forget, lose Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Khol(u) | You (2d prenuclear clitic pronoun) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Va/khona (trans. vakhono/ia) | Catch fish in nets, tie (a pig) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Khona, kona [NUP] | Be caught (e.g. fish in net, sail by wind) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Va/kona/ia | Trick (vt) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kota(h)i, kotai (NUP) | One, same Problematic |
