Entries from Besnier 1981 in Pollex-Online
Besnier, Niko (1981). Tuvaluan Lexicon. Funafuti: United States Peace Corps.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tuvalu | Agaaga mafai | Hammerhead shark "Nukulaelae only" |
| Tuvalu | Atu | Bonito (Katsuwonus pelamis) |
| Tuvalu | Ava | A fish (Chanos chanos) |
| Tuvalu | Fai manu | Spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari) |
| Tuvalu | Fina | To love very strongly...bject of desire or liking |
| Tuvalu | F/foo | Massage (n) |
| Tuvalu | Kafakafa | A common fish , mullet (Chelon vaigiensis) |
| Tuvalu | Kamo | Hunt birds by stealth; grab quickly, not necessarily steal... |
| Tuvalu | Kapikapi | Jellyfish sp. |
| Tuvalu | Kau/aku | I, first exclusive person singular clitic pronoun |
| Tuvalu | Kee | Second person singular clitic pronoun |
| Tuvalu | Aa/ku, oo/ku | Special coalesced form of possessive preposition and 1st person pronoun |
| Tuvalu | Lape | Fish spp.: Parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus), Wrasse (Thalassoma hardwickei), Damselfish (Chromis cyanea) |
| Tuvalu | Ana | By him/her, clitic third person singular pronoun |
| Tuvalu | Paatuki | Hawkfish spp. (Cirrhitus pinnulatus, Paracirrhites arcatus) |
| Tuvalu | Pone | Surgeonfish spp. (Acanthurus gahhm, A.bleekeri, A.glaucopareius), Wrasse (Bodianus loxozonus) |
| Tuvalu | Sele | Trip someone |
| Tuvalu | Taea | Fish sp. (Lutjanus gibbus) |
| Tuvalu | Tagafo | Fish sp.: Cheilinus undulatus (mature) Phonologically Irregular |
| Tuvalu | Taanifa | Lizardfish (Saurida gracilis) |
| Tuvalu | Tapatuu | Barracuda sp. |
| Tuvalu | Ulafi | Fish spp. (Scarus spp.) |
| Tuvalu | Valu | (Gymnosarda unicolor) |
| Tuvalu | P/poo | Massage (v) [Nanumea, Nanumanga] |
| Tuvalu | Ne | Indefinite article plural (Southern dialects) |
| Tuvalu | Kai | Yet, ever (in interrogative or negative contexts) (Besnier 2000:486) |
| Tuvalu | Umu | Triggerfish (Balistoides spp.) |
| Tuvalu | Laangai | Surf board, or any board or raft used to play in water |
| Tuvalu | Li/liko | To stop (someone) verbally from doing something, call (someone) in order to prevent them from doing something |
| Tuvalu | Mahagi | To fly up, rebound; to clear away, as clouds from sky |
| Tuvalu | P/pasa | Inflamed, as a result of insect bite etc. To be red, raw (of flesh) (Jsn). |
| Tuvalu | Soke(soke) | Fish sp. (Trachinotus) |
| Tuvalu | O | Inalienable possessive preposition |
| Tuvalu | A | Alienable possessive preposition |
| Tuvalu | Konei | Here |
| Tuvalu | Tau | Second person singular possessive pronoun A-class, single object |
| Tuvalu | Tena/tana | Third person singular possessive, singular object. A-class optionally marked on /tana/. /tena/ is a neutralised form |
| Tuvalu | Tou | Second person singular, singular definite object, O-class possessive pronoun |
| Tuvalu | Tona/tena | /tena/ is the neutral form. 3rd person singular singular-definite object O-class possessive |
| Tuvalu | Toku | 1st person singular definite O-class possessive pronoun |
| Tuvalu | Annafi, anaafi, (NTO) nanaafi | Yesterday |
