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 Moe (pl. h/moe). Moi (Cpl). To lie, recline; to sleep. Sojourn, stay a night (Cpl).
West Futuna Mori/a To present to, give to, make an offering to
West Futuna Matapi/ari Rock clinger, chiton Problematic
West Futuna Sina fine riki The Light-haired Princess
West Futuna Pun/puni Blunt, rounded, dull
West Futuna Gasau/jiri Sharpened cane used as spear or arrow
West Futuna (H)ga- Plural or collective prefix
West Futuna Ga/tama Children
West Futuna (Ga)/h/tea White, light
West Futuna Ga/rakau Shrubs and herbacious plants; small plant life
West Futuna Ni/giji/a (FUT), ni/gitji/a (ANI) To squeeze, pinch. To hold small twine firm lest it beak (Cpl).
West Futuna Rau/a, rou/a To be hooked as a fish firmly hooked; to be caught up, choked up. Avaler de travers (Rve).
West Futuna Se To insult, especially to call another a liar Uncertain Semantic Connection
West Futuna Se/nia To tear, to make into strips; to divide (esp. initial cutting and shaping of canoe)
West Futuna Niu somo Sprouted coconut fruit. Très jeune cocotier (Rve).
West Futuna Fe/takaro To idle, to play about
West Futuna (H)mata To see, look at. Regarder partout, curiosité (Rve).
West Futuna Uai roto In the middle
West Futuna Va(h)vaka/moa Chicken eggs Uncertain Semantic Connection
West Futuna (N)tara/i Thorn
West Futuna Nufe Caterpillar
West Futuna Ono Six
West Futuna Pa/pa Walls of wild cane or coconut frond thatch
West Futuna Pakisi To make a loud clapping or cracking noise
West Futuna Pa/kih/kisi. Pa/gis/gisi (ANI) (Cpl). Dry and crumbly, crisp, gritty; kinky (of hair)
West Futuna Parapu/ri (ANI) Wind from the southeast Problematic
West Futuna Para(h)misi Wind from the northwest
West Futuna Puke/puke Having irregular surface, covered with moguls or ridges; rough, bumpy
West Futuna Pih/pito/nea Bits of something
West Futuna Puku toro Jointed section of sugar cane. Intervale entre noeuds (Rve). Phonologically Irregular
West Futuna H/pura To plant, cover seeds (or other crops such as roots) with earth
West Futuna Pusaki/na To smash something to bits. Bouteille qui se brise en morceaux (Rve). Uncertain Semantic Connection
West Futuna Putogi-a Cover, wrap. Panser, couvrir, mettre une feuille (Rve).
West Futuna Ura Flame (n)
West Futuna Ura To redden; reddish; ripe
West Futuna Rakau otua Priest, diviner. Bon sorcier, médicin (Rve).
West Futuna Rago/na To body surf, catch waves (garu as object)
West Futuna Lago To surf Phonologically Irregular
West Futuna H/lago garu Body surfing, wave catching (vi)
West Futuna Re/tu Road, path, way of doing
West Futuna H/liki Small
West Futuna (Mah)mata Green (color)
West Futuna Ruo/ki/nea, rua/ki/nea (Cpl). Roukinia (Rve) The cooking oven
West Futuna Ro/ki/nea Depression made in the ground to use for cooking, stone oven
West Futuna Raurau A covering made of leaves used to protect starchy puddings while cooking
West Futuna Ma Sister-in-law (of woman); female cross-cousin
West Futuna Fei Reciprocal particle used with personal nouns in the dual, trial or plural...
West Futuna Ru- To move (with directional particle) (exs. into, out of)
West Futuna Ru/fia To move something
West Futuna Jiko To defecate