Entries from Martin 1827 in Pollex-Online
Martin, J. (1827). An account of the natives of the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean, with an original grammar and vocabulary of their language, compiled and arranged from the extensive communications of Mr.William Mariner, several years reside in those islands. Edinburgh, Constable and Co.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tongan | Tacca-milo | Flexuous, winding |
| Tongan | Tacký. Tacca tacký. | To wheel, to roll up. To engird. |
| Tongan | Tocoto. Tacoto. | To lie, to lie down. To lie along, to lie down; one lying; to lean against. |
| Tongan | Táë | Dung, excrement |
| Tongan | Tafa | To cut, to intersect |
| Tongan | Tafanga-fanga | The open country |
| Tongan | Tafe | To stream like water |
| Tongan | Taffi-taffi | To sweep |
| Tongan | Tafoki | To turn back, to return, to turn round, to turn over |
| Tongan | Taggi-taggi | To carry or lead in the hand |
| Tongan | Taha | The numeral one |
| Tongan | Tahi | The sea, sea-water |
| Tongan | Tahi-hoco | High tide |
| Tongan | Tahine | A virgin, a young girl; also a term of respect to female nobles |
| Tongan | Tái | Without, not having (often used to form compound words, like the English derivatives in-, un-, -less) |
| Tongan | Taký. Takyagi. | To anoint |
| Tongan | Tala | To relate, to bid |
| Tongan | Talanoa | A narrative, conversation |
| Tongan | Tali. Ta/tali. | To wait for a person. To await, to expect. |
| Tongan | Tali | To entertain |
| Tongan | Talla | A thorn |
| Tongan | Talo | A certain esculent root |
| Tongan | Taloo | To beckon |
| Tongan | Taloo | Since (after which time) |
| Tongan | Tama | A boy, a young man |
| Tongan | Tammý | A father |
| Tongan | Tanagi | To gather together, to collect, to convocate |
| Tongan | Tanga-caho | A case for arrows |
| Tongan | Tanga-mimi | The bladder |
| Tongan | Tangata | A man, any male; also a term of honour applied to a brave man... |
| Tongan | Tangi | To weep, to implore |
| Tongan | Tangi. Tattangi. | To coo, as the doves. To clink, to jingle together. |
| Tongan | Tango | To wander by night Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tongan | Tangooloo | To snore |
| Tongan | Tano | A grave, or pit |
| Tongan | Tanoo | To overwhelm, to bury |
| Tongan | Táö | A dart, lance, spear |
| Tongan | Taoo | To cook victuals |
| Tongan | Tów-tów. Táoo/be. | To hang. Pendent, hanging. |
| Tongan | Ta/tao | To way-lay; an ambuscade |
| Tongan | Tattów | Alike, coequal; a match, an equal |
| Tongan | Taw | To cure, a cure |
| Tongan | Taw | To drop, to slip down, to fall, to let fall, to be killed in battle |
| Tongan | Taw | To implant, to plant |
| Tongan | Taw | To open, as a box, or door |
| Tongan | Toho-toho. Taw/gia. | A rape; to ravish. To commit a rape. |
| Tongan | Tawto | Blood, to bleed |
| Tongan | Téa | Pale, white |
| Tongan | Teca | To trundle; a wheel, a ball; the name of a boyish sport |
| Tongan | Téë. Téë-téë. | To swim, to float. A float, to be buoyant. |
