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 | Kanekane | Buttocks |
| Sikaiana | Panno | Fish sp. |
| Sikaiana | P/pala | To become infected, to ulcerate; for a wound, to redden and swell up |
| Sikaiana | Pee naa | Like that |
| Sikaiana | Pee nei | Like this |
| Sikaiana | Pii | To be full |
| Sikaiana | Pili | To be on top of another object; (of boat or canoe) run aground |
| Sikaiana | Pehi | Throw with an underhand motion |
| Sikaiana | Pito kupena | A small net about three feet long |
| Sikaiana | Manu | A smell |
| Sikaiana | P/poko | To have thin thighs and legs, of women (demeaning) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Sikaiana | Poonia | To be caught at sea when it is night, under unusual or unpleasant circumstances; not to reach a destination by nightfall |
| Sikaiana | Ponia | To be unable to see |
| Sikaiana | Polo | The death wish or requests a dying man makes to his family |
| Sikaiana | Poloaki | To say goodbye |
| Sikaiana | Polo/polo | A promise; to promise, to make a commitment, often to marry |
| Sikaiana | Puku/a | Mouth |
| Sikaiana | Pulapula | Offspring whose physical features resemble their male genitor |
| Sikaiana | Puloa | A shell species |
| Sikaiana | Lai | Fish sp. |
| Sikaiana | Laakei | To be decorated with flowers |
| Sikaiana | Lano | A fly |
| Sikaiana | Launutu | The lips of a person (archaic); the rim of a basket |
| Sikaiana | Laalaa | The fin of a shark |
| Sikaiana | Laalaa tea | Midday |
| Sikaiana | Laupata | A tree species (macaranga?) used for some woodworking and firewood |
| Sikaiana | Laulu | The hair on the scalp |
| Sikaiana | Lavaka | To be capable to accomplish something, to be possible |
| Sikaiana | Lave | To have met a person, to have lived when another lived or to have seen an event |
| Sikaiana | Laavea | To catch an illness; to be drunk, intoxicated |
| Sikaiana | Lle | To fly; to flow, as a river flows; to bleed, as blood |
| Sikaiana | Kaa/lena | Turmeric powder (traditionally used for adornment; made from the ano plant) |
| Sikaiana | Lepu/lepu | To stir a semi-solid |
| Sikaiana | Lii | A kind of coconut that has an edible husk and is sweet. |
| Sikaiana | L/lohi | The spreading of a smell, either good or bad Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Sikaiana | Lono | News, information; a person’s reputation. |
| Sikaiana | Lo/lono | An echo |
| Sikaiana | Lonu | A plant species (yaw bush?) Phonologically Irregular |
| Sikaiana | Loli | A sea slug; (fig.) a man's penis |
| Sikaiana | Loto | Center, between, inside |
| Sikaiana | Sai/sai | To tie up, to bind, as in wrapping cord around a case |
| Sikaiana | Sano/sano (pass. sano/ia) | To suspect |
| Sikaiana | Sala/sala | To strip off the branches or vines from a tree, to prune |
| Sikaiana | Salahalu | A plant species; used for making the rim {kaullie} of bird nets {seu}, flying fish nets {taetae}, and axe handles {kautoki} |
| Sikaiana | See/see | To search for members of the opposite sex in courtship |
| Sikaiana | S/see | To seek, search for, look for |
| Sikaiana | Se/kumi | Ten fathoms, of length |
| Sikaiana | Sepu | Dive from the surface of the water to underneath |
| Sikaiana | Siki/siki | The method of weaving/plaiting used for the end of a mat (vasa) |
| Sikaiana | S/siki | A traditional midwife who supervised the mother during her pregnancy and childbirth |
