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 A/momi/a To lick something Problematic
West Futuna Atu tangata Descent line
West Futuna Avaga To give or bring to a third party. Donner à lui (Rve). Phonologically Irregular
West Futuna Au/ia To gather, collect, bring together Phonologically Irregular
West Futuna Fatu. Faatu, fetu (Cpl). Stone, rock; seed; any small, round, pebble-like object, such as pills; joint in bamboo or sugarcane; hard
West Futuna Fafine Women, girls
West Futuna Fa(h)fata Chest, breast bone, breast plate
West Futuna Fakairo-a (ANI), fakeiro (WFU). To show how, to teach, to bear witness
West Futuna Faka/firo/firo/a To unite, blend, make a mixture of a variety of things. Mélanger (Rve).
West Futuna Fakafura (ANI) Bladder. Vessie (Rve).
West Futuna (H)mafi(a) Very; intensifier of intransitive actions and states or conditons
West Futuna Mah/mafi. Max/mafi (Cpl). Strong; to overpower, to win a contest. To strive, contend (Cpl).
West Futuna Pare-a Support (n,v)
West Futuna Fakarav(a,e)/sia Horizontal, crosswise; to cross, to make a cross
West Futuna Faka/safe/a To pull down breadfruit Uncertain Semantic Connection
West Futuna Fakatafa Sideways, not vertical; slope, hill. Pencher recipient pour verser (Rve).
West Futuna Fakatagi Shrill, piercing whistle commonly made by cupping hands over mouth. Siffler (avec doigts et bouche) (Rve).
West Futuna Faka/tapere Temporary shelter or shed put up for immediate use. Abris dans les champs (Rve).
West Futuna Fakatere/kia To cause to go/run/move, to push
West Futuna Fakato To lay eggs
West Futuna Fakatu/ria To stand something upright, plant upright in the ground, make vertical. To build (ANI).
West Futuna Vava Vine; rope, cord, twine
West Futuna Faka/u Question (n)
West Futuna Faka/u/ia To ask, to question
West Futuna Fago/sia To blow it, to play it (of a musical instrument)
West Futuna Ga/motu Forest, bush. Brousse, l'intérieur (Rve). Field (Cpl).
West Futuna Tako(h)koto. Kox/koto (Cpl). Flat ground, field. A plain; level (Cpl).
West Futuna Fao-a To put on, put down into
West Futuna Fara/ina To dry something in the sun. L'étaler au soleil (linge) (Rve). Phonologically Irregular
West Futuna Turi vae, turi/nea Knee
West Futuna Faji To be broken; choppy (of breakers)
West Futuna Fasi-a To split cleanly, as in tearing a leaf in two, splitting a coconut, snapping a twig, splitting firewood; to split something in two
West Futuna Fatu/a To bind long strips over a single horizontal piece...
West Futuna Fatu/ia To bend; bend the knee. Plier les bras, replier (jambe) (Rve).
West Futuna Fau Hibiscus tree
West Futuna Fei/atu Strife; to strive for, often involving a clashing or quarrelling
West Futuna Fei/pa Gateway, fence, gate. Passage (culture) (Rve).
West Futuna E/jia To copulate (profane)
West Futuna Fenake Rise, go up
West Futuna Fakariki Just a little (adv)
West Futuna Fia/na Few
West Futuna Tafiri To turn oneself about, to pirouette, to dance
West Futuna Firi-a To braid or plait; a braid or braided piece of rope. Joindre les deux cotés de la feuille tressée (Rve).
West Futuna Siki/seke/seki...ana Not yet (split negative particle
West Futuna Ga(ga)/ika Shell fish, reef life
West Futuna Foro/mia Swallow, gulp down
West Futuna (H)furu To freshen one's face after sleep
West Futuna Funa Pith, heart of a tree, central stalk of a plant or fruit (e.g. breadfruit, corn). Moelle (du bois) (Rve). Phonologically Irregular
West Futuna Furu/sia To turn, completely make a turn about, change over, translate Phonologically Irregular
West Futuna Kira Pure, chaste, clean