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 | 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 |
| West Futuna | H/leu | Ripe; to ripen; (of leaves) to turn color (from green to reddish, yellowish or brown) |
| West Futuna | H/lom(a) | High (tide) |
| West Futuna | Tagaroa | Sea snake |
| West Futuna | H/garo | High, tall, height Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| West Futuna | Hga/vava | Guts, especially of a fish |
| West Futuna | Hgu/hgu, gu/gu (ANI) | To murmur, hum, gurgle as a baby |
| West Futuna | Pusi-a | To spit, blow out, spatter, spout (as a whale); to kill through sorcery or by spitting at someone. |
| West Futuna | Ai, ei | Anaphoric pronoun: it (after i or ki) |
| West Futuna | Gaj/a ipu | Empty headed, numbskull. Crâne (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Ri/jia | To tie up, bind, wrap; to bandage. Ligoter un cochon; ficeler laplap (Rve). |
| West Futuna | (H)kano/uri | Flesh (ANI) |
| West Futuna | Kan/tea | Animal fat, white meat |
| West Futuna | Kano mata | White of eye |
| West Futuna | Taka/puri/hpuri | Soft and wrinkled; crushed; crumpled. Froissé (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Reka (ANI) | To belch |
| West Futuna | Kaso/ki | Riders; stringers for attaching thatch which run parallel to the rafters of a roof. Petit solive verticale (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Kauaga, kouaga | Groin |
| West Futuna | Ka/i, no/aka | Root |
| West Futuna | Kaviki | White sand crab |
| West Futuna | Takavini | To twist, turn, spiral Phonologically Irregular |
| West Futuna | Takavini/vini | Wavy, coiled, twisted Phonologically Irregular |
| West Futuna | Hkite | A sign of something, remembrance or a sign of something to come... |
| West Futuna | Faka/fori-a | To turn over 180 degrees, flip over, turn upside down. Chavirer (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Tu(h)/tukemata | Eyebrows. Sourcils, arcade sourcillière (Rve). |
| West Futuna | (H)kemu | Sneak (up on), creep (away) Phonologically Irregular |
| West Futuna | Tatu, htatu, tetu | To throw, to cast about recklessly |
| West Futuna | Hki | To whistle, to sing as birds do, to speak hoarsely; to call chickens or pigs to feed |
| West Futuna | Ragutu. Ragotu (Cpl). | Mouth, beak |
| West Futuna | Taupe | To be slack, pliant. Détendue (ficelle) (Rve). |
| West Futuna | -(k)age | Out, away, over there, over yonder, to the side. Directional suffix indicating motion away from speaker and addressee. |
| West Futuna | To/to/mia | To grasp hard, to do violence to |
| West Futuna | (Ko)ko/ia | To husk coconuts. Enlever avec pieu (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Lom/loma | Rising, approaching high tide (of the sea). Monter (mer) (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Kau/matua | To become overgrown; site selected for a garden but not yet cleared or turned |
| West Futuna | (No)koga | Main artery, main support, mid section, major thrust, stem. Milieu, centre (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Koga fanua | Border of land |
| West Futuna | Koga vaka | Mid section of canoe |
| West Futuna | Kuku | Mussel |
| West Futuna | Poki-a | To beat, strike, pound; to clap; to poke about |
| West Futuna | H/lava | Belt, strap, strip of cloth; to wear a strip of cloth around the waist |
| West Futuna | Hloi (trans. loia) | Food prepared with coconut milk. To prepare starchy foods by grating them and mixing with coconut milk; to enrich |
| West Futuna | Luku/jia | To carry cradled in one's arms |
| West Futuna | Mah/mata. Max/mata (FUT), matmata (ANI) (Cpl). | Appearance, likeness, face |
| West Futuna | Maru/ru | Flabby |
