Entries from Mataora 1981 in Pollex-Online
Mataora, T., M. Tutai, et al. (1981). Pukapukan-English dictionary: a preliminary edition.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pukapuka | Tono/i | Insist Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Toi | Slice in strips, split pandanus into lengths |
| Pukapuka | Tua | Share, divide |
| Pukapuka | Tui | Tackle around the legs Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Tuungia | Set on fire |
| Pukapuka | Tuke | Edible body of crab or octopus. Trunk of body (Bge). |
| Pukapuka | Tula | Bare, empty, vacant |
| Pukapuka | Tu/tuli | Deaf |
| Pukapuka | Tu/tuli | Chase away |
| Pukapuka | Tuli/vae | Knee |
| Pukapuka | Tupua | A demon, ogre ; creature, monster |
| Pukapuka | Tui | Point to |
| Pukapuka | Uwi | Pearlshell; kind of shellfish, a scallop |
| Pukapuka | Unu-wia | Pulled out |
| Pukapuka | Uyu/uyu | Painful, sore |
| Pukapuka | Uyu | To start off early in the day; to start a chant . To lead off, initiate, be first to attend, start (e.g. a song) |
| Pukapuka | Vaie | Firewood . Borrowed |
| Pukapuka | Vaimata | Eyebrow Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Valevale/a | Slimy. |
| Pukapuka | Vale | Stupid, numb ; be senile, lose memory ; deluded; forget |
| Pukapuka | Valu | To shave, grate ; scrape |
| Pukapuka | Lau/veku/veku/a | Dishevelled, bedraggled; weak, exhausted |
| Pukapuka | Vela | Hot, heat |
| Pukapuka | Veli | Earth worm. A variety of sea centipede (Bge). Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Velo | Spear, thrust into. Shine directly, pierce (as sun's rays, moonbeams) (Sby). To hurl, to spear, to spring up (Bge). |
| Pukapuka | Velu | Worn or ragged clothing Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Unga/unga | Small size of coconut crab (kaveu) |
| Pukapuka | Uyo | Pith of plant or tree |
| Pukapuka | Vali/vali | Soft, spongy (of coconut) |
| Pukapuka | Veu | Cloudy, not clear (of water) Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Veu/veu | An end that sticks out of plaiting |
| Pukapuka | Lau/veve | Scraps of Pandanus left over from mat-making |
| Pukapuka | Aayanga/yanga | Roomy, spacious |
| Pukapuka | Kalu | Clear jellylike substance (e.g. in a fish eye) |
| Pukapuka | Vayi | To beat, whip someone Phonologically Irregular |
| Pukapuka | Kailao | Person who is unfaithful to spouse |
| Pukapuka | Yalu | Scrape pandanus leaves with shell to make them smooth Phonologically Irregular |
| Pukapuka | Yinuyinu | Oily |
| Pukapuka | Yiyinu | Polished, shiny, smooth, without spots or roughness. Even, straight, with uniform tension (of plaiting) (Bge). |
| Pukapuka | Tawatawa | Part of the reef that separates the deep from the shallow lagoon |
| Pukapuka | Taawola | Open space or area (e.g. field) |
| Pukapuka | Wulitaka | Turn over and over; move from side to side Phonologically Irregular |
| Pukapuka | Tunga | Rhinoceros beetle |
| Pukapuka | Ope | End, tip, edge Phonologically Irregular |
| Pukapuka | Waka/ope | Come to an end Phonologically Irregular |
| Pukapuka | Too | Choose, select, take |
| Pukapuka | Wau | Bark used for cordage |
| Pukapuka | Wuata | A net used for catching birds |
| Pukapuka | Utu(nga) | Article presented as a final tribute to a beloved dead person |
