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 |
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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 | House posts |
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 | Kitea | To see something, look at something |
West Futuna | Katea. Kátea (Cpl). | To perceive, see, find Phonologically Irregular |
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 | Nana | To stammer Phonologically Irregular |