Entries from Dougherty 1983 in Pollex-Online

Dougherty, J. W. D. (1983). West Futuna-Aniwa: An Introduction to a Polynesian Outlier Language. Berkeley, University of California Press.

Language Item Description
West Futuna Sega To discolor, change colour, darken, of fruits which brown when exposed to air or warmed on fire
West Futuna Segasega Dusk Problematic
West Futuna Seu/a To push, to slide
West Futuna Se/seua. Se/sewa (ANI) (Cpl). Confusion
West Futuna Si-a To fish for reef fish (with a pole and line)
West Futuna Sigano Sheath of banana flower
West Futuna Sik/up Needle for sewing nets
West Futuna Siga/fi Platform of fire-plough
West Futuna Siko/fia. Siko-fi (freq. si/siko/fi) (Cpl). Catch
West Futuna Siku Tail, tail end. Haut des pattes arrières (Rve).
West Futuna (H)sira (trans. sire/ia) To look; open one's eyes
West Futuna Sina White, grayish (esp. of hair)
West Futuna Sinu A tree whose sap said to cause blindness
West Futuna Siosio. Sesio (Cpl). Whirlwind
West Futuna Sipa Stumble over; break a pattern, quit one's normal routine
West Futuna Si Hiss
West Futuna Siva A traditional style of dancing
West Futuna So- Skoot, inch along, move a bit. Used with directionals
West Futuna Soa. So (ANI) (Cpl). Sibling or parallel same-sex cousin. Brother (man speaking), sister (woman speaking) (Cpl).
West Futuna Soata Volcano
West Futuna Sogi Kiss (n,v)
West Futuna Soka Some kind of bracing-timber in a house
West Futuna Soria (Cpl), sorea (Dty) Carry Uncertain Semantic Connection
West Futuna Somo To grow, sprout (also used of animals ane people); sprouted portion of a plant. Tige (d'igname) (Rve).
West Futuna Soni Thorns
West Futuna Sope Tuft, ringlet of hair in the center of the forehead; comb of cock; apex, triangle
West Futuna Sopo (pl. h/sopo). (freq. sopo/sopo/ki) (Cpl). Jump, leap; dance
West Futuna Su Wet
West Futuna Sua A paddle; to row
West Futuna Suki/a. Sugi-a (ANI)(Cpl). Pierce, stab, sew
West Futuna Suru (pl. h/suru) To dive, skin dive
West Futuna Sum/suma/ Tie with a number of strings
West Futuna Sumu/sumu. Sum/sumu (Cpl). A fish
West Futuna Ta/nea Row of single bananas in the bunch
West Futuna -taua First person inclusive dual possessive suffix
West Futuna Tae. Ta/tae (Cpl). To net, scoop up; scoop net for flying-fish...
West Futuna (H)tae. X/tae (FUT) (Cpl). Faeces, excrement, dung
West Futuna Tafa Side, half, portion; partially
West Futuna Tafa Coconut when meat has jellied and milk is still sweet
West Futuna Toxtorangi The horizon Problematic
West Futuna (H)tafe Stream, current; to flow, melt. Creek (vallée); dysenterie (Rve).
West Futuna Tafea To drift; be pulled (by a current)
West Futuna Tafito End of a thing
West Futuna Tafo/ia Break, crack, chip; open (as canned food, shellfish) Problematic
West Futuna Tafora Whale
West Futuna Tafu/nake. Tafu/nange (FUT), tafu/nage (ANI) (Cpl). To warm at fire
West Futuna Tafuri To turn (vi). To turn round (Cpl). Faire volte-face (Rve).
West Futuna Tagata. Tángata (Cpl). Man, person, human being; husband
West Futuna Tag(a)taga, htaga Loose, slack, insecure
West Futuna Tagi Cry. To weep (Cpl).