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 Faka/lee/lesi To lie to someone, to tell untrue stories
Sikaiana Muka Weak, rotting, of cloth, string and ropes
Sikaiana Kautalina Ear
Sikaiana Kau The top part of the frame of a fishing net (kautoko)
Sikaiana K/keti (pass. keetia) To remove the husk of a coconut with the teeth, as a rat or small child does. Phonologically Irregular
Sikaiana Pae (of boat) Tilt, lay to one side
Sikaiana Tapaa- Small, little
Sikaiana Tapa/a/mea A small portion, a little bit of something
Sikaiana Naenae Lazy, weary
Sikaiana Nahenahe A feeling of emptiness in the stomach
Sikaiana Hai aavana To have sexual intercourse (polite form)
Sikaiana I/kinei Here
Sikaiana I/kinaa There, in sight, but away from speaker
Sikaiana I/kilaa There (referring to objects that are distant...).
Sikaiana Haka/s/seke To drop out of, to fail to appear at an activity or event, to fall behind in a race; to move down, as in going down from one step to another.
Sikaiana Pane mua Front piece of an outrigger canoe
Sikaiana Pane muli Rear part of the washstrake {hono} of an outrigger canoe...used for sitting.
Sikaiana Pallama Upper part of the body of an outrigger canoe that is lashed on top the main body. The boom rods {kiato} are lashed in between.
Sikaiana Lani/ttia To be divided into equal portions among many different people.
Sikaiana Too/too Straighten bones using traditional methods Uncertain Semantic Connection
Sikaiana Tuleki-na To push over
Sikaiana Moi/suki The tail of an animal; the smallest of the outrigger canoes {vaka hai ama} measuring about 9 feet long
Sikaiana Unu Name of a star constellation
Sikaiana Pakeo Shark (generic); a star constellation
Sikaiana Manu A star constellation...
Sikaiana Meilapa A star constellation
Sikaiana Kaavei A star constellation located near the star Scorpion...
Sikaiana Simu A star constellation
Sikaiana Simu A star constellation