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 | Sili | Over-ripe, as fruits; a woman who is past child‑bearing age |
| Sikaiana | Sopo | Jump down |
| Sikaiana | Sui | Trade, exchange, barter, buy; make a return, either for a favor or an insult; price, cost |
| Sikaiana | Sui/kkau | Avenge the infidelity of a spouse by seeking a lover of one’s own |
| Sikaiana | Suke | Rummage about as when looking for something |
| Sikaiana | S/suke | Mention a person’s name; recall, remember |
| Sikaiana | Sukimata | To watch [archaic] Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Sikaiana | Sukisuki | End of a coconut branch {paakele}, sometimes used to mark land reserved for a person to collect coconuts {uiki} Phonologically Irregular |
| Sikaiana | Taa ki mate | Beat to death |
| Sikaiana | T/tae | Arrive, reach a place; achieve, equal, accomplish |
| Sikaiana | Tae/tae | The net used for catching flying fish |
| Sikaiana | Tahaata | The early morning before sunrise, from the first cock cry until the earliest rays of sunlight are seen |
| Sikaiana | T/tahe | (of current in the sea) To carry an object |
| Sikaiana | Ta/hole | Oyster sp. |
| Sikaiana | Tai | Sea shore; to the direction of salt water |
| Sikaiana | Taka | To travel together |
| Sikaiana | T/taka (pass. takamia) | Step upon, tread |
| Sikaiana | Taakai | A belt (woven on the loom, or store-bought) |
| Sikaiana | Takele | Bottom,*base (of island, house on posts, cup); keel (of boat) |
| Sikaiana | Takoto | To exist, to remain, to be at a place. (Usually refers to an emotional atmosphere or sweet smell.) |
| Sikaiana | Takua | Large yellow fin tuna... |
| Sikaiana | Taku | A type of prayer form that involves calling out the names of spirits {aitu, tupua} in exact order |
| Sikaiana | Taku | My (possessive pronoun, 1st person singular for alienable objects) |
| Sikaiana | Tallu | Make a dull booming noise as waves do when they break, or pounding of a hammer Phonologically Irregular |
| Sikaiana | Tama | True child (as opposed to classificatory child); adopted child; classificatory relative |
| Sikaiana | Taamaki | Many, a lot |
| Sikaiana | Tamana | Father; true and classificatory; first ascending generation lineal and collateral males on the paternal side |
| Sikaiana | Tamole | Plant sp., a creeper; sweet smelling |
| Sikaiana | Tanaha | Parrot fish sp. |
| Sikaiana | Tani | Weep, cry; funeral dirge or lament |
| Sikaiana | Tani | Play music, as with a radio or a tape cassette |
| Sikaiana | T/tao | Smother, hold down a person or object |
| Sikaiana | Tapuae | Foot print, tracks of animal |
| Sikaiana | Tala | To be tame, unafraid of humans; in courtship, not timid or shy Phonologically Irregular |
| Sikaiana | T/tala | Slightly rough on a sharp surface, as small serrations or knicks in a knife blade |
| Sikaiana | Tala | Type of story told to children to make them sleep, a fairy tale |
| Sikaiana | Talaatua | The top fin of a fish |
| Sikaiana | Tale | Cough (n,v) |
| Sikaiana | Tali | String from coconut palm used for tying |
| Sikaiana | T/talo | To wish that someone will die, as a man who loves another woman may wish for the death of his wife |
| Sikaiana | Tahi | To cut hair all over the head |
| Sikaiana | Tau | To beach, to bring ashore, to carry ashore, usually referring to canoes |
| Sikaiana | Tau | A type of song that was performed in the clan houses {hale henua} during the kunaaika and perhaps other ceremonies |
| Sikaiana | Taume | Shoot of a coconut branch |
| Sikaiana | Tautai | A man who is expert at fishing |
| Sikaiana | Tau/tuu | Girdle or belt used to hold stomach in; strap used to tie a basket {kete} to one’s back when going fishing |
| Sikaiana | Teki | To be shocked, scared, jolted by news or fright; to have a painful muscle spasm |
| Sikaiana | Tele | Sail or ride in a boat; ride in an automobile |
| Sikaiana | Tii | Plant sp., Cordyline |
| Sikaiana | Tiha | Swerve out of control |
