Entries from Donner 1983-87 in Pollex-Online
Donner, W. (1987) Sikaiana Vocabulary: Na male ma na talatala o Sikaiana. Honiara, Solomon Island
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sikaiana | Vana | Sea-egg |
| Sikaiana | Vao | Brush, low plants and bushes |
| Sikaiana | Vaasina | A food made from taro Problematic |
| Sikaiana | Vave | Quickly, fast |
| Sikaiana | Veku/veku | To stir Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Sikaiana | Vela | To be destroyed by fire |
| Sikaiana | Vele/na | Garden |
| Sikaiana | Velevele | Spider |
| Sikaiana | Velo/velo | A Yellow-fin Tuna when caught on a hand‑held deep sea fishing line |
| Sikaiana | V/vete | To untie a knot |
| Sikaiana | Vete | Goatfish sp. |
| Sikaiana | Veve | Sedge, grass, moss |
| Sikaiana | Vvela | Hot |
| Sikaiana | Vii | Sour, as of a lemon |
| Sikaiana | Vii | A citrus fruit |
| Sikaiana | Visi | Tangled up, as a fishing line; crowded, full of people |
| Sikaiana | Viiviitai | A bird species |
| Sikaiana | Alelo | The tongue |
| Sikaiana | Sooka/i | Stab |
| Sikaiana | Pale | To slide one thing against another Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Sikaiana | Pale | To turn the direction of a canoe |
| Sikaiana | Pale | Supporting pole in construction; people outside one's immediate family who will provide aid, support and resources; matrilineal relatives |
| Sikaiana | Huti/huti | Pluck out, as plucking the feathers of birds in preparation for cooking |
| Sikaiana | Miti/miti | To smoke tobacco in a pipe or cigarette |
| Sikaiana | Lapalapa | A tree buttress |
| Sikaiana | Kohu/kohu | The foam of waves as they break |
| Sikaiana | Poki | Caveat Phonologically Irregular |
| Sikaiana | K/kalu | Thick, of coconut oil in cooking |
| Sikaiana | Kalu/kalu | Interstitial tissues of animate creatures |
| Sikaiana | Masalo | To be surprised |
| Sikaiana | Mee (ki) | Plan to do something |
| Sikaiana | Mea | Do, make, cause; have intercourse |
| Sikaiana | Naopo | Collected together Phonologically Irregular |
| Sikaiana | N/nau | Tough to eat, of food |
| Sikaiana | Navali | Bent or curved, usually from warping |
| Sikaiana | Neva/neva | Sway from side to side |
| Sikaiana | Nimo | Move slowly, delay; slowly circle an area |
| Sikaiana | N/noto | To be deep, of space; to have a complex meaning |
| Sikaiana | Nu/nu | To make a low grunting sound |
| Sikaiana | Oo | Yes (declarative statement) |
| Sikaiana | Oso/oso talatala | To constantly interrupt speech |
| Sikaiana | Oka | To husk (a coconut) |
| Sikaiana | Ono/ono | To tie or repair a torn net |
| Sikaiana | Olo/olo | Scrape or rub back and forth continuously, as rubbing tubers or fruit for grating flour |
| Sikaiana | Oso | To spill over the top, as water in a container |
| Sikaiana | Ota | Grated coconut bits; the dregs of any substance that are left over after juice has been extracted |
| Sikaiana | Papa | Big flat rocks found in the reef |
| Sikaiana | Papa | Carry a child on one's back Phonologically Irregular |
| Sikaiana | Pakia | (of fruits and plants) To be injured by insects; a person who is always getting sick |
| Sikaiana | Pani/pani | To have many different colours |
