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 | Ki/ki | 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 | 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 |
| 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) | 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 |
| West Futuna | Kava/kava. Kau/kava (Cpl). | To sweat |
| West Futuna | Kupega, kaupega, koupega | Fishing net; spider's web (esp. sticky web used as bait). Filet (grand) (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Kere(h)puru | A particular clay or mud that produces subs when mixed with water (can be used for washing). Sol argile (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Kiri | Skin, bark, outer layer |
| West Futuna | Kivi/kivi | Weak (of eyes); to squint. Regard du myope (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Ko | Digging stick; stick used for husking coconuts; marlin or sailfish. Grand pieu; (Istiophorus gladius [sailfish]) (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Koko | To crow, cluck (as a chicken). Cri du coq (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Lama | To shine, to light a torch. Eclairer avec la torche (Rve) |
| West Futuna | H/ma | Low (tide) Phonologically Irregular |
| West Futuna | Mafin/fini | Tender, soft. Thin (Cpl). Phonologically Irregular |
| West Futuna | Mano | One thousand |
| West Futuna | Maram/rama (ANI) | Daybreak |
| West Futuna | Matavai (ANI) | Spring of water |
| West Futuna | Mouri (pl. mauri) | Life; to live, to be healthy; to be full, sated. Croitre, pousser (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Ma(h)ke/i | Hard, difficult, strong |
| West Futuna | Ma(h)tua | Mature, complete; precocious; ripe; full. Old, ripe, adult (Cpl). Monter (soleil) (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Moe/roa. Moi/roa (Cpl). | To sleep, rest; to lie down; to shut one's eyes. Dormir (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Moa, mua | Before, in front of, front Phonologically Irregular |
| West Futuna | Moa | Cooked, done |
| West Futuna | Tama tane | Boy child |
| West Futuna | Mtane | Boy, youth, young man |
| West Futuna | Namu/ia | To smell something |
| West Futuna | Nau/tjia (ANI) | To strangle Phonologically Irregular |
| West Futuna | (H)ne | Place |
| West Futuna | Garo | To forget |
| West Futuna | Garu | Wave, breaker |
| West Futuna | (H)gu | To groan or grunt (as of a pig) |
| West Futuna | Ora | Hill, mountain Phonologically Irregular |
| West Futuna | Pa(h)kau | Mat for sitting on, woven of coconut fronds |
| West Futuna | Papa | Broad mushroom-like coral formation, star coral; grater |
| West Futuna | Pe(h)kau, pakau (ANI) | Wing, shoulder, upper arm; mastoid process Phonologically Irregular |
| West Futuna | Pen/penu | Umbilical cord on newborn |
| West Futuna | Poh/poki-a | To wash, scrub, pound; to clap |
| West Futuna | Pu (pl. h/pu) | To burst, explode. Se casser (oeuf) (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Pula | Red snapper Phonologically Irregular |
| West Futuna | Punaga | Cave |
| West Futuna | Purau | To decay, rot; putrid. Puer (Rve). |
