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 | 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 | Puku (pl. h/puku) | To sit |
| West Futuna | (H)puku | Round (two or three dimensional form without sharp edges or straight sides) |
| West Futuna | 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 |
| West Futuna | Vava | Empty space. Ecartement (Rve). |
| West Futuna | I | In, at, on |
| West Futuna | Jiro | Shoot, bud (n); to bud |
| West Futuna | Raga fare. Rangafare (Cpl). | House posts. Rafters (used generally in the plural) (Cpl). |
| West Futuna | (H)vera | Hot (of temperature); the ague, fever |
| West Futuna | Kero | To sink, drown; (sun) set. Submerger; se coucher (soleil) (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Ko(h)kofe | Native cabbage Problematic |
| West Futuna | Kokofe | A short section of wood Problematic |
| West Futuna | Mate ta oge | To be hungry |
| Marquesas | Pupu | Groupe, association, réunion de personnes (Lch) Equipe, team (Atl). Borrowed |
| West Futuna | Mariga/riga | Cheek |
| West Futuna | Roroi | Grated coconut |
| West Futuna | Tuk/aina | To lift down, pull down |
| West Futuna | Tuk/aina | To unhook (esp. fish) |
| West Futuna | Gaipu (WFU), geipu (ANI) | Armlet, arm band, bracelet. Kneecap (Cpl). Rotule (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). |
| Rennellese | Isu | Nose |
| West Futuna | H/keu | Move, shift Problematic |
| West Futuna | H/keu | Push, move (vi); shift, be irregular |
| West Futuna | Mu/mu | To murmur, whisper (of voices, sea, wind, thunder). Whistle softly (Cpl). |
| West Futuna | H/mu | To buzz or hum; low steady noise as of outboard motor in the distance. Gronder, gros bruit (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Muu | To raise a hue and cry |
| West Futuna | (H)puku | Round (two or three dimensional form without sharp edges or straight sides) |
