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 | 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 | Appearance, likeness, face |
| West Futuna | Maru/ru | Flabby |
| West Futuna | Mis/ekina | To chew sugarcane (Cpl). |
| 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, ni/gitji/a (ANI) | To squeeze, pinch |
| 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 |
| West Futuna | (H)mata | To see, look at. Regarder partout, curiosité (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Hnou | To grunt (deep grunting made when bearing down on something, particularly in the act of defecation). "Pousser" pour donner naissance (Rve). Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| 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 | 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 |
