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 | Tuu | Stick straight into something |
West Futuna | Tuai | The past, a long time before |
West Futuna | Tojina-ku, -u, -na | Uncle (mother's brother, mother's male parallel cousin, father's sister's husband); spouse's father |
West Futuna | Tufa | To give, present to; gift, present; to distribute food |
West Futuna | Rufu. Tufu (WFU) (Cpl) | Spring of water |
West Futuna | Tuga | Sea borer |
West Futuna | Tugia | Burn, ignite, roast. Bruler sur feu, bruler (cultures) (Rve). |
West Futuna | Tui | To thread, string something |
West Futuna | Tutui | Candlenut |
West Futuna | (H)tuki (trans. tuki-a) | Hit, poke, punch. Lutter, se battre; frapper a coups de poing (Rve). |
West Futuna | Turi/turi | Ear wax; to be deaf; to play oblivious to goings on around one; to make love. Sourd; jouer (Rve). |
West Futuna | Turi/vae | Knee |
West Futuna | (H)turu | Drop, drip |
West Futuna | (Tu)tuapo, ratupo (ANI) | Midnight Phonologically Irregular |
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 |