Entries from Salisbury in Pollex-Online
Personal Communication
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pukapuka | Lai | Numerous |
| Pukapuka | Waka/lau | Count |
| Pukapuka | La/lau | Fishing chant |
| Pukapuka | Ka/lau/mea | Gills |
| Pukapuka | La/lave | Caught fast, hooked, snagged (Sby); bite (as a fish at a hook) (Bge) |
| Pukapuka | Lave | Take hold of |
| Pukapuka | Pa/lewe | To die Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Lenga | Turmeric (known only from old chants) |
| Pukapuka | Tuulei/lei | Crouch on toes and fingers Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Pukapuka | Lea | Speak under influence of a spirit |
| Pukapuka | Lelu | Stir until smooth; mix in another ingredient Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Pukapuka | Lepe | Testicles, also female genitals (prob. labia) |
| Pukapuka | Lepu | Stirred up, dirty (of water) |
| Pukapuka | Leva/leva | Loose, not fitting tightly |
| Pukapuka | Liaki | Raise up, show (e.g. of a sail, mat) Borrowed |
| Pukapuka | Tangi te lingolingo | Idiom for deserted place; also for ringing in ears |
| Pukapuka | Nga/lite | Alike, the same. Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Lito | Young leaves at base of innermost taro leaf; a small banana leaf; pandanus leaves (wala) prepared for weaving |
| Pukapuka | Leo | Ant Phonologically Irregular |
| Pukapuka | Loo(ma)mai | Come (pl.) |
| Pukapuka | Lou | Pick or pluck with a stick |
| Pukapuka | Loki | Bed Borrowed |
| Pukapuka | Lotu | Try hard until you get something; desire, beseech (archaic) |
| Pukapuka | Lulu | Shelter; calmer side |
| Pukapuka | Lumaki | Immerse Borrowed |
| Pukapuka | Ma | And, with |
| Pukapuka | Maa | Particle following names of persons: and company, and others (poss. post-contact borrowing) |
| Pukapuka | Maa | Benefactive, for |
| Pukapuka | Maayana | Warm Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Mawiti | Escape from one's grasp, break loose |
| Pukapuka | Mao | Healed, of sore |
| Pukapuka | Mawu | Grated taro pudding |
| Pukapuka | Manga | Open out, split apart |
| Pukapuka | Mangamanga | Starfish; spider |
| Pukapuka | Mangeo | Bitter, bad-tasting; itchy |
| Pukapuka | Mangoo, Te Mangoo-loa | Milky Way |
| Pukapuka | Maito | Similar to ma but with red stripes on the back ; species of Surgeonfish |
| Pukapuka | Makalo | Quick, fast |
| Pukapuka | Makao | Be erect (of clitoris, penis) Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Makave | Lock of hair ; tentacle of octopus |
| Pukapuka | Makeke | Strong firm, solid, hard |
| Pukapuka | Makenu | Dug up, ploughed, rutted (by animals, digging) |
| Pukapuka | Mako | Chant accompanied by dancing |
| Pukapuka | Makulu | Fall (of things) |
| Pukapuka | Maawutu | Skilful (modern form) (cf *kutu) |
| Pukapuka | Malae | Open space used for sports competitions ; ceremonial area |
| Pukapuka | Malanga | Rise up, take off (birds); be uprooted |
| Pukapuka | Malanga | Communal meal eaten after arriving on food reserve |
| Pukapuka | Malatia | Unlucky |
| Pukapuka | Malau | Squirrelfish spp. |
