Entries from Mataora 1981 in Pollex-Online
Mataora, T., M. Tutai, et al. (1981). Pukapukan-English dictionary: a preliminary edition.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pukapuka | Wonu | Turtle |
| Pukapuka | Wota | Run aground; wrecked Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Woou | New |
| Pukapuka | Waulua | A double canoe |
| Pukapuka | Wuu | Female genitals |
| Pukapuka | Wua | Group of fishermen fishing at sea on canoes |
| Pukapuka | Wua | Pick pandanus leaves |
| Pukapuka | Uwe/uwe | Insect swatter made from coconut frond |
| Pukapuka | Wulu | Fur, feathers, wool |
| Pukapuka | Wu/wulu/ | To have a bath |
| Pukapuka | Wu/wuti/ | Pull. hoist |
| Pukapuka | Nguu | Hum, snort |
| Pukapuka | Ngutungutu/aa | Unable to keep a secret Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Pukapuka | Akau | Reef |
| Pukapuka | Ili | To be caught up, as a ball in a tree |
| Pukapuka | Ka | Tense marker usually indicating future action or action about to begin . Verbal particle; sign of the future tense or of present action continuing into the future |
| Pukapuka | Kaa/kaa | Cackle (as a hen) |
| Pukapuka | Kawa | Sinnet rope ; coconut husk |
| Pukapuka | Kawa | The wrestler in the ring awaiting a challenge |
| Pukapuka | Kawakawa | Baby kawa fish |
| Pukapuka | Kawu/lunga | Heap several things onto an object ; cover (a person with a mat) (Bge |
| Pukapuka | Kai | Eat; food |
| Pukapuka | Ka/kai/ | Spreading (as a fire), deteriorating (as an illness) |
| Pukapuka | Kaiaa | Steal, rob |
| Pukapuka | Kaakawu | Clothing; to put on clothes Borrowed |
| Pukapuka | Kalaka | Seed of a pukaama tree |
| Pukapuka | Kalalaa | Rhythmic sound. Booming, crackling noise (e.g. surf, gun, thunder) (Sby). |
| Pukapuka | Kale | Rippling waves ; wave, surf |
| Pukapuka | Kalewe | Juice from young Coconut flower shoot Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Kalo | Expertise in sport |
| Pukapuka | Kalo | Steel instrument for opening clam shells |
| Pukapuka | Kalu | Pouch below eye |
| Pukapuka | Kalukalu/ moana | Jellyfish |
| Pukapuka | Kamu | Chewing gum |
| Pukapuka | Kana | A type of sea sponge |
| Pukapuka | Kana | Deformation of the eye Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Kanokano | Anus Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Ka/kao/ | Emerge or sprout ; bud Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Kao | Sun-dried fish |
| Pukapuka | Kaokao | Side of something . Side of body or object. Kaokao Tokelau/Tonga, north, south |
| Pukapuka | Kapakapa | Wing ; fin, flipper (of turtle); flutter |
| Pukapuka | Kape | To dig; to dodge |
| Pukapuka | Kape | Dodge or avert an attacker |
| Pukapuka | Kaponga | Gill-covers (slits) of fish. |
| Pukapuka | Kaya | Lack of success |
| Pukapuka | Kayo | Small house rafter on which the sinnet is wrapped |
| Pukapuka | Kata | Laugh |
| Pukapuka | Katea | Starboard side of a canoe |
| Pukapuka | Ka/kati | To bite |
| Pukapuka | Kau | Prefix indicating a group of people ; join in, become a member; a group |
