Entries from Salisbury in Pollex-Online
Personal Communication
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pukapuka | Ngongo | Common Noddy, Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) |
| Pukapuka | Ngolo | Large pig Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Pukapuka | Aangai | Opposite |
| Pukapuka | Yaangi/a | Full, satisfied |
| Pukapuka | Aku | Tylosurus and Strongylura spp. |
| Pukapuka | Io | Downwards; limitation, misfortune |
| Pukapuka | Yonge/yonge | Scarce, not very many ; becoming scarce Phonologically Irregular |
| Pukapuka | Uli | Large size of Tri-Colored Fusilier (Pterocaesio tile) |
| Pukapuka | Kawa | (Ellochelon vaigiensis) |
| Pukapuka | Kaawilo | To mix with (foods, fibres) Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Kaau(w)i | Bunch of coconuts, pandanus keys |
| Pukapuka | Kai tau olo | Serves you right! (lit. Eat your pudding!) Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Kai | Verbal particle, sign of the conditional expressing fear ; Negative imperative, caveat; TAM marker: might |
| Pukapuka | Kai-yau | One who repeatedly imposes on a household not his own for his meals ; eat taboo food from a lover |
| Pukapuka | Kakaya | Burn (of torches in old chant) Phonologically Irregular |
| Pukapuka | Kakai | All the people of a place |
| Pukapuka | Kakau | Handle |
| Pukapuka | Kalaawau | Lower part of fish's head inside mouth |
| Pukapuka | Kalaka | Name of foreign tree with red bark and fruit |
| Marquesas | Kaaʔevaʔeva | Long-tailed New Zealand Cuckoo (Eudynamis taitensis) |
| Pukapuka | Kalo/kalo | Scoop out clams, grate coconuts |
| Pukapuka | Kami/kami | Cartilage between gills of a fish |
| Pukapuka | Kemo | Wink, blink once |
| Pukapuka | Kemo/tia | Signal with eyes |
| Pukapuka | Kanae | Mullet sp. (Crenimugil crenilabis) |
| Pukapuka | Kanapu | Bright, shining (archaic) |
| Pukapuka | Kano | That which is regarded as the real or essential part of something (e.g. kano toki, head of an axe, kano moana, deep, dark ocean) (???); inside, centre, core of something |
| Pukapuka | Kapa | Chanted dance relating to Underworld |
| Pukapuka | Kaputi | Come together, assemble, join Phonologically Irregular |
| Pukapuka | Kapu | Catch, grasp hold of Phonologically Irregular |
| Pukapuka | Kapu/kapu | Covered, spread over (of sky) |
| Pukapuka | Ka/kayi | Yellowfin Tuna (archaic form) |
| Pukapuka | Kata/kata | A deep-sea fish (Epinephelus miliaris) |
| Pukapuka | Katamu | (to make a noise with lips (in chants) Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Kaumaa/tu/tua | Elderly men |
| Pukapuka | Kave pakipaki | Tentacle of Portuguese Man-of-war |
| Pukapuka | Kaavei | Curved handle |
| Pukapuka | Kaavei/vei | Hanging in bundles |
| Pukapuka | Kaveinga | Compass ; a group of stars on the same declination, thought of as a constellation ; bearing |
| Pukapuka | Kaveu | Robber Crab (Bge) .; coconut crab (Sby) Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Ke(e) | Verbal particle introducing subordinate clauses, indicating a wish, purpose or command |
| Pukapuka | Kea | Turtle ; hawksbill turtle |
| Pukapuka | Kena | Bird name in chants, assoc. with noa (S. leucogaster): prob. old name for lulu (S. dactylatra) |
| Pukapuka | Keta | Hard, tight, firm Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Ki | With (instrument) |
| Pukapuka | Kii | Full Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Kia | Let (archaic particle used in old prayers . subjunctive "let" (now archaic) Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Lau/kie | Prepared fibre from "yulu" bush variety of Pandanus, used for making fine mats |
| Pukapuka | Kiu | Game of tag, where all run away |
| Pukapuka | Kokii | Creak, squeak |
