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 Tai Sea, ocean, salt-water, tide
West Futuna Taka To exile oneself
West Futuna Taka Step, stumble, fall, tumble
West Futuna Taka Twine used specifically for fixing fishhook to fishing line
West Futuna Takere/vaka. Takere (Cpl). Bottom of the canoe; said of big men
West Futuna Taki/na. Tagi/na (ANI) (Cpl). Pluck up, weigh anchor. Déraciner (arbre), retirer grosses ignames; arracher un dent (Rve).
West Futuna Tuku/a. Tuku/a (FUT), tugu/a (ANI) (Cpl). Say, tell; talk, speech
West Futuna Tiaku My (A category), mine
West Futuna (N)tara Fins of fish; to sharpen (esp. with file)
West Futuna Tara Stick above door, lintel (Gunn). Problematic
West Futuna Tarai-a Scrape, to scrape out; shavings (esp. of green banana).... Gratter banane avec coquillage (Rve).
West Futuna Tare Cough
West Futuna Ta(h)ri-a (pl. h/tari) Wait, await, stay
West Futuna Tari erie (sic) Crab sp
West Futuna Taro Taro
West Futuna Taro/taro Supplicate a god; prayer
West Futuna Tama fine Daughter. Fillette (Rve). Girl (Cpl).
West Futuna Tamana Father
West Futuna Tamau-a To devise a plan. To devise, plan (Cpl). Problematic
West Futuna Tamau-nga Intention, idea Problematic
West Futuna Tamori Climbing plant sp
West Futuna Taane. Tane (Cpl). Male
West Futuna Tanu/mia Bury
West Futuna Tao. To (Cpl) Spear (esp. long handled spear with one, two or three prongs, used for spearing crabs)
West Futuna (H)tao, to/na (ANI) Cook in earth oven
West Futuna Puku Hip Problematic
West Futuna Toto/ama A fish. (Fistularia petimba) (Rve).
West Futuna (H)tapa To call out, call to
West Futuna Tapa Shine, reflect
West Futuna Tapasi/a Break, split; separate
West Futuna Tapatapa Kind of sea-crab
West Futuna Tapatu Barracuda
West Futuna Tape/a. Tapi/a (Cpl). Twist into a rope; plait, braid Problematic
West Futuna Tapu. Tabu (ANI) (Cpl). Forbidden, sacred, holy; prohibition
West Futuna Tasi One
West Futuna Tasi-a. Ta-sia (ANI) (Cpl). To shave, cut (esp. hair). To clip the hair (Cpl).
West Futuna Tata Near
West Futuna (H)ta. X/ta (FUT) (Cpl). Baler
West Futuna Htau To be fitting, right, proper; satisfactory, enough, sated
West Futuna -tatou First person inclusive plural possessive suffix
West Futuna A/kitatou We (inc.)
West Futuna Tau Follow in the ways of, take after, learn from
West Futuna Tau-a Count, add, read
West Futuna Tau Come to shore, cast anchor, touch at a place. Aborder (Rve).
West Futuna Tau Season, year
West Futuna Toa. Toua (Rve). War Problematic
West Futuna A/kitaua We two (inc.)
West Futuna Tauga Hanger, hanging pot; contraption for hanging things from ceiling (esp. to keep rats from getting food). Stick or rope for slinging food on, hanger (Cpl).
West Futuna Tauia To lighten Problematic
West Futuna Taura Rope