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 | Masima | Salt (muriate of soda) |
| Tongan | Pow | Mischievous, audacious |
| Tongan | Táanga | A song, poetry |
| Tongan | Tete/mi | To flutter, to tremble Problematic |
| Tongan | Tooa | A superior sort of yam |
| Tongan | Toogi/e | To stumble, to fall down |
| Tongan | Toogi | A hammer or mallet |
| Tongan | Tow-alla | To luff, to bring a vessel’s head nearer to the wind |
| Tongan | Towfa | A squall of wind, a gale |
| Tongan | Vesa | A bracelet of any kind Phonologically Irregular |
| Tongan | Matta | Ripe (a term chiefly applied to cocoa-nuts) |
| Tongan | Namooá | A bad smell |
| Tongan | Tango | To lie in wait for |
| Tongan | Gna/hoa | A pair, a couple |
| Tongan | A bé | Perhaps, likely |
| Tongan | Co/eni | This |
| Tongan | Moachibo | The cotton tree |
| Tongan | Ne | A particle frequently joined to the end of words for the sake of euphony -- women more frequently use it than men |
| Tongan | Boo/boonoo | To close; to shut; the lid of any thing |
| Tongan | Féhia | To hate, abhor, dislike, hatred |
| Tongan | China/manoo | A sow after she has had a litter |
| Tongan | Pa/pani | To forage, foraging party |
| Tongan | Toca, tocca | Aground; to get aground, to lie on the ground |
| Tongan | Totolo | To crawl, to grovel |
| Tongan | Fétatechili | To lighten, (to flash with lightning), lightning |
| Tongan | Fihi | To tangle, to entwine, to twist |
| Tongan | Toohoo | The forefinger |
| Tongan | Coomoo-coomoo | The chin |
| Tongan | Chi | Small, little, thin |
| Tongan | Chi/chi | Softly, slightly, lightly, in a very moderate degree |
| Tongan | Aloo | To go, or depart; get along! begone!; the gait or walk |
| Tongan | Toogoo | To lower (a sail) |
| Tongan | Bo | Day |
