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 |
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West Futuna | Turuturu | House posts |
West Futuna | Tuma | An odd number in excess; plus, to add to [tens plus units] |
West Futuna | Tuna | Fresh-water eel |
West Futuna | H/tunu (trans. tuna) | To cook, roast on embers. Bruler au feu (féculent) (Rve). |
West Futuna | Tupa | Crab spp |
West Futuna | Tupu | Grow |
West Futuna | Tupua | Image, idol, sign |
West Futuna | Tusi-a | To point; poke, jab, prick. |
West Futuna | Tusi-a | To paint, dye. Se tatouer, se teindre le corps (Rve). |
West Futuna | Tutaki/ana | To do work without resting Uncertain Semantic Connection |
West Futuna | A/u, o/u | Second person singular non-article based possessive, postposed to noun phrase, of yours |
West Futuna | Ua/ua, (na)uo/ua | Blood vessel, artery, vein; tendon, sinew. Nerfs (Rve). |
West Futuna | Ufi | Yam |
West Futuna | Rei | Sweet yam |
West Futuna | Uga | Crab sp |
West Futuna | Ua | Rain (n) |
West Futuna | Ui/ui | Green, blue; turn blue or green; bruise |
West Futuna | Uka | Fishing line |
West Futuna | Ukau | Pus, matter of sore Problematic |
West Futuna | Ura | Lobster |
West Futuna | Urafi | Fish sp |
West Futuna | Uri | To steer |
West Futuna | Uru/akea a fatu | To lift off stones (esp. as on earth oven) |
West Futuna | -rua | Second person dual possessive suffix |
West Futuna | Uruga | Pillow |
West Futuna | Umaga | Seed, seedling, sprout, shoot |
West Futuna | Umi/a | To suck, to nurse |
West Futuna | Umu | Earth oven |
West Futuna | Na/unafi | Scale of fish |
West Futuna | Uso eivi | Marrow |
West Futuna | Uta | Cargo, goods, possessions |
West Futuna | Uto | Sweet coconut |
West Futuna | -utou | Second person plural possessive suffix |
West Futuna | Utu | A piece, a bit Uncertain Semantic Connection |
West Futuna | Vae | Leg, foot |
West Futuna | Verangi (ANI) | The horizon |
West Futuna | Vae/a | Divide, share. Partager (argent), diviser en tas (Rve). |
West Futuna | Vai | Fresh water |
West Futuna | Vaitafe | River |
West Futuna | Vai u | Mother's milk |
West Futuna | Vare | Slimy |
West Futuna | Vare | Ignorant, forgetful, senile |
West Futuna | Varo | Shout, bark (of a dog) |
West Futuna | Xvaro | Yell |
West Futuna | Varu | Eight |
West Futuna | Uaru/kago, uoru/kago. Waru/kago (Fkm). | Tuna fish. Yellowfin tuna (Fkm). |
West Futuna | Uaru/sia | To shave, scrape |
West Futuna | Vana | Sea-urchin. Sea urchin sp. with long black spines (Fkm). |
West Futuna | Vanaga | To sound as at a distance |
West Futuna | Vatuke | Sea-urchin |