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 | Vatuke | Sea-urchin |
| West Futuna | Vava | Intestines |
| West Futuna | Veka | Woodhen |
| West Futuna | Veku/veku | Almost drowned by rain |
| West Futuna | Vehka/vehka | Wet, moist; to rub the hair Phonologically Irregular |
| West Futuna | Vere | Garden, to dig. Work, duty (ANI). |
| West Futuna | Vero | Fish sp. |
| West Futuna | Vete-a | Untie, loosen, open, unsnarl. Dérouler la ligne; oter (vêtements) (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Viri | Gimlet |
| West Futuna | Soro/a | To grate, file, rub together, rub back and forth |
| West Futuna | Hka | Heat, hot |
| West Futuna | Pare | To parry, to protect; defense, protection |
| West Futuna | Fago | Pipe or flute; to blow through reeds to make a whistling noise, to whistle Phonologically Irregular |
| West Futuna | Fag/usu-a | Breathe through the nose; sneeze |
| West Futuna | Karu/paua | Pudding with coconut stirred into it |
| West Futuna | Karu/karu | Murky, cloudy; mucky, icky |
| West Futuna | Mate | Lose consciousness. Paralysé (coté) (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Po/ro/geisu, pu/ro/geisu. | Nostril Phonologically Irregular |
| West Futuna | Haga | To orient toward, turn toward Problematic |
| West Futuna | (H)vera | Hot (of temperature); the ague, fever |
| West Futuna | Porapora | A large open-weave basket or backpack made from coconut fronds |
| West Futuna | Akeri-a | To empty, to dig out (ex. unloading food from boat). To empty a thing, e.g. basket (Cpl). Creuser (une pirogue) (Rve). Phonologically Irregular |
| West Futuna | Amo-a | Take, carry; have, beget children. L'apporter (avec brancard), ramasser par terre, prendre avec main, attraper (crabes) (Rve). Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| West Futuna | Ura/ura | Good red; crimson, reddish, flame-colored |
| West Futuna | Aioa | To gather, collect, bring together; to scatter; destroy |
| West Futuna | Pu. Bu (WFU), Pu (ANI) (Cpl). | Conch, conch shell trumpet |
| West Futuna | Pu/ia. Pu-ya (Cpl). | To blow a trumpet. To blow the conch (Cpl). Souffler dans conque (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Eture | Scad or mackerel |
| West Futuna | Fafa | Mouth, mouthlike opening. Intérieur (du bateau), cratère (du volcan) (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Fai | Skate, ray |
| West Futuna | Fakarongo, fakahlongo | Silent, quiet |
| West Futuna | Feg/aitu-a, feg/eitu-a. Fang/eitu (ANI) (Cpl). | Sorcery, magic; sorcerer; to poison, to work magic on... To bewitch (Cpl). |
| West Futuna | Fou, fau (ANI) | New, young |
| West Futuna | Fo/foro-sia (ANI) | To spread out Phonologically Irregular |
| West Futuna | Foi/jinae, foi/(ji)nai (ANI) | To conceive |
| West Futuna | Fora-sia (ANI) | To form into buds |
| West Futuna | (Fu)furu/na | To wipe, rub |
| West Futuna | Kiki | To sing, as of birds or crickets |
| West Futuna | H/lunga | On top, up, top, upon |
| West Futuna | (E)ipu | Skull, container |
| West Futuna | I roto. Wei/roto (FUT), i/roto (ANI) (Cpl). | Inside |
| West Futuna | Ka (ANI) | To squeal. Cri du cochon (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Ka/kaupega (ANI) | Dragnet (Paton) |
| West Futuna | Kamata | To begin, start, commence |
| West Futuna | Ka/puri/puri (ANI) | Wrinkle (n) |
| West Futuna | Ka/re(h)ka | Hiccough, belch |
| West Futuna | Kar(u)/karu/tai | Salt, sea spray. Méduse (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Karo | To avoid, dodge, evade. Prendre la vague en biais (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Karoa, karo (ANI). Károa (FUT) (Cpl). | Necklace, pendant; badge or stripe as on a military uniform Phonologically Irregular |
| West Futuna | Kasa | Be caught, trapped (e.g. fish swimming into hole in reef) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
