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 | Khout(u) | You (2nd person plural prenuclear clitic pronoun) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Khoulua | You (2d independent pronoun) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Khoutou | You (2p independent pronoun) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | A/ku, o/ku | First person singular postnominal possessive... |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ko | Particle signifying phasal aspect, a change in the world, a command or strong wish, or simply a progression of events in a narrative |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kulii | Dog |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kulu | Breadfruit |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kumara | Sweet potato Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kumete | Large wooden bowl for making food |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kumi/a | Hold tight |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Khumi, kumi | Wrestle, fight |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kupenga, pukenga | Net |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kutu | Louse |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | I | Of, related to (possessive preposition connecting two nouns where the first one is a part of or derived from or in other ways connected with the second one) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ia | He, she, it |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ihi | Tahitian Chestnut, a big tree with big leaves and edible fruits |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ika | Fish |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hiekhii, hiekhiee | Not at all Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ike | A tree with strong hard wood used for making posts and handles of axes. Rotatable part of helve of tupaa (adze type); a type of wood often used for this (Lch). Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ilamotu | Nephew |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ili | Fan (n) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ilo-a | Know, understand, think, recognize |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | He/il/aki | Look at each other, look around |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | He/iloa | Inform |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | To/ilo | Right (side) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ino (sg.), he/ino/i (pl.) | Be cut down, fall down (of trees) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Inu(mia) | Drink |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Io | Meat, flesh, body; quarter |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ipu | Shell of coconut for drinking, cup, bowl |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ie/ia | Tear (paper, leaves, etc.) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | I, i/a | Some, article (indefinite non-specific plural) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Panga/iu, ponga/iu | Nose (VAE, TAU) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ivi | Bone |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | A/laa | Then, and then (clause initial linking conjunction, may be preceded by the preposition ko); that's it |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | La | That (demonstrative pronoun, that away from speaker or listener) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Laa | Sail |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lha(u) | They (3du prenuclear clitic pronoun) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Laua | Their (3d postnuclear, frequently clitic possessive pronoun) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Laa | Branch |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | (Laa)laina | Be dried, dried in the sun |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lae | Forehead |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Laho | Operculum (cat's eye) of green turban shell. Kneecap (Lch). |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Langa-a | Get (fish, shark, turtle etc.) into a net |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Langa/langa | Husk (vt) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Langa | Take up with a digging stick |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Langa | Plait, weave (mats, baskets) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Langia | Heat something over fire to keep it preserved or to make it soft to be formed |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lango | Fly |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Laka-ia | Pass, be beyond, overtake; pass (of time) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lakii | A kind of grasshopper singing loud at sunset |
