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 | (n)Tua/ni | Edge, border; vein, ridge |
| West Futuna | Tuf/ia | To divide, share (esp. food) |
| West Futuna | Turi | Corner |
| West Futuna | Turi/nea | Headland, point of land |
| West Futuna | Uri | Black, dark |
| West Futuna | (U)ri/uri | Dirty |
| West Futuna | Pu/puri/a | Tightly wrapped; wrinkled. Enrouler (ligne) (Rve). |
| West Futuna | U/mia | To suck, to nurse |
| West Futuna | Vai/hpu | Fresh water spring |
| West Futuna | Rara | Scattered, helter-skelter; radiating in all directions from a point |
| West Futuna | Fago/vava | Panpipes... |
| West Futuna | Fau, fou | Spiral shellfish, conch (may be used as a drill) Phonologically Irregular |
| West Futuna | Feiatu | Strife; to strive for, often involving a clashing or quarreling |
| West Futuna | (H)feka | Immature coconut at stage at which husk and meat are still soft Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| West Futuna | Tafiri | To turn oneself about, to pirouette; to dance in the traditional fashion |
| West Futuna | Firi/fata | Smoke something (e.g. fish). Griller à la broche (Rve). Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| West Futuna | Furu foimata. Fufuru foimata (Rve). | Eyelashes |
| West Futuna | Foga/(h)ma | Reef, shoal, sandbar (esp. lower or deeper sections of reef, below kasifa, which is the reef visible at low tide) Problematic |
| West Futuna | Fufuru | Hair, feather, fur; hairy, furry |
| West Futuna | Masa kere | Parched earth, exposed reef |
| West Futuna | Jiri/jiri | To catch large surface or game fish such as tuna and kingfish with flyfish bait, casting and reeling in; to troll |
| West Futuna | Kou/pa, kau/pa | Fence (esp. of sticks) |
| West Futuna | Manumea | Bird sp. (red head, black body). Myzomela cardinalis (Cardinal Honey-eater) (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Sara kura | Parrot. Vini palmarum (loriquet des palmes) (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Sima/sima | Bird sp. Phonologically Irregular |
| West Futuna | Uini uini. Wini/wini (Rve). | Bird sp. |
| West Futuna | Poa, pa (ANI) | Cloud |
| West Futuna | Puku (pl. h/puku) | To sit |
| West Futuna | (H)puku | Round (two or three dimensional form without sharp edges or straight sides) |
| Marquesas | Faka/sah/puku | To lie curled up as though sitting on your side; to lie in fetal position; to lie with legs pulled up under you |
| West Futuna | Fakatonu/sia | To adjust something, set it right |
| West Futuna | Faka/toh/tonu/sia | To talk something over and make it straight, to settle a dispute, solve a problem, explain something |
| West Futuna | Kaa | Parrot |
| West Futuna | Faka(h)tupu | Assemble, meet... |
| West Futuna | Fakatupu/ria | Pile up, heap, gather together |
| West Futuna | Kiri/jia | To hit, pound; to bang into. Fouetter; battre la bourre avant de faire ficelle (Rve). Phonologically Irregular |
| West Futuna | Kofu/kofu | A species of spider that makes a large, fine web which appears to be a misty film (This spider is sacred and embodies an important spirit.) Toile d'araignée (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Kou kau | Poutre horizontale du toit |
| West Futuna | Mate ta vai | Thirsty |
| West Futuna | Mate/ia | To long for, to be dying for a thing |
| West Futuna | Poja rima matua; poja vae matua | Thumb; big toe |
| West Futuna | Tuta | Canoe made of two trees (ANI) |
| West Futuna | Ruru/ia | Shake, tremble. Secouer; tourner dans tous les sens pour arracher (Rve). |
| West Futuna | (Tag)tago | Grope, feel for |
| West Futuna | (H)pusa | (Fire) light up, flame up suddenly |
| West Futuna | Ri/ri | To fan |
| West Futuna | Are/ki | Weak, sick |
| West Futuna | Maru | Easy, gentle |
| West Futuna | Pani/a | Take one's goods |
| West Futuna | Pan/pani/a | To fine, to take one's goods and outlaw one |
