Entries from Salisbury in Pollex-Online
Personal Communication
Language | Item | Description |
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Pukapuka | Talatala | Thorny |
Pukapuka | Tala tua | Dorsal spine of fish |
Pukapuka | Kali | Wait for (modern) Phonologically Irregular |
Pukapuka | Tokalua | Spouse; partner, companion |
Pukapuka | Tuaakau | Ocean side of reef |
Pukapuka | Tuunga | Act of standing in a certain place |
Tupuaki | Vevela | Hot |
Pukapuka | Vaa/vaa | To speak, make a noise |
Pukapuka | Ualoto | Middle section (esp. of canoe) |
Pukapuka | Anga/anga | Habit, behaviour (archaic) |
Pukapuka | Alo/alo | Belly |
Pukapuka | Io alo/nga | Ventral area of fish |
Pukapuka | E...ee | Vocative particle, preceding and sometimes following a name |
Pukapuka | Waka/eteete | Make something frightening to keep people away |
Pukapuka | Tuunga/yala | Difficult, troublesome |
Pukapuka | Tuitui | Candlenut fruit brought from Yiva (Marquesas) (in chant) |
Pukapuka | Tuitui | Candlenut fruit brought from Yiva (Marquesas) (in chant) |
Pukapuka | Vela | Fire in the bush (in chant texts) |
Pukapuka | Tuaa/kawa | The second to the champion wrestler |
Pukapuka | Avatu | Take away, give away |
Pukapuka | Laavaki | Procession of population to another village, often with music Uncertain Semantic Connection |
Pukapuka | Maneke | Moveable |
Pukapuka | Mapu/i | Belch, fart |
Pukapuka | Mataavaka | Fore part of canoe Problematic |
Pukapuka | Muli/mulivae | Heel |
Pukapuka | Na | Past tense |
Pukapuka | A/na | Third person singular preposed subject pronoun |
Pukapuka | U/nati | To hold on, insistent; tighten one's sphincter |
Pukapuka | Pakuu | Boom of wave breaking |
Pukapuka | Yopu ki tai | Go down into the sea |
Pukapuka | Taka/avae | Shoe made of sinnet |
Pukapuka | Teenaa | That (near you) |
Pukapuka | Toe/toega | Remains, leftovers |
Pukapuka | Loto tonu | Middle |
Pukapuka | Va/valo | Loud, clear (of sound) |
Pukapuka | Momo | Small piece; little bit, portion |
Pukapuka | Tama | Person; respectful term of address Problematic |
Pukapuka | Yoko | White fleshy muscle holding the two shells of a clam together Phonologically Irregular |
Pukapuka | Te Yake | Eastern people Phonologically Irregular |
Pukapuka | Wakamanga | Yawn |
Pukapuka | Aayioyio | Waterspout |
Pukapuka | Wuata/nga | Catching birds in flight |
Pukapuka | Yau/maaluu | Calm, gentle in nature |
Pukapuka | Kave | Tail of a comet |
Pukapuka | Maua | Be able, succeed; get, find, obtain |
Pukapuka | Kuumala | Plant sp. in old chants |
Pukapuka | Eia | Here they are |
Pukapuka | Ao | Realm (arch.) |
Pukapuka | Pupu | Class, team, group of people |
Pukapuka | Loloi | Talo wrapped in leaves with Coconut cream ; food dish of taro mixed with coconut cream and baked |