Entries from Salisbury in Pollex-Online
Personal Communication
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
