Entries from Davletshin 2013 in Pollex-Online

Albert Davletshin, field notes

Language Item Description
Nuguria P/pono Put (inside), fit something into a hole; close (a coconut shell container with a lid); stopper (for coconut shell containers, made of pandanus leaves)
Nuguria P/pore Tremble, shiver (small movements); be (very) scared
Nuguria P/pui Close, shut (the eyes, a door, a lid)
Nuguria P(u)/pura Phosphorescence in the sea
Nuguria P/puru (sg.obj.), puru/puru (pl.obj.) Catch turtles
Nuguria Puaka Common people Uncertain Semantic Connection
Nuguria Puku/a Mouth (inside), also of coconut
Nuguria Puna Bubble (v); spring (in the sea); places of fine white sand where upo worms live and sea grass grows
Nuguria Pupu Woods, thicket, bush
Nuguria Purapura Striated, spotted, with different designs
Nuguria Pura Design
Nuguria Purau Stink; stinking/fetid, evil-smelling (rotten fish, meat, excrements)
Nuguria Pure Shellfish sp.: Cowrie
Nuguria Pure/pure Advice, words of wisdom old people give to young
Nuguria Puri/puri Wrap s/o around
Nuguria Puru Dried coconut husk, used to light fire and as toilet paper; broom made of coconut husk for cleaning canoes
Nuguria Puru Adopt as a child Uncertain Semantic Connection
Nuguria Puu Shellfish sp. (inedible); trumpet (made of puu roa shell); containers to scoop water
Nuguria Puu roa Conch or trumpet shell
Nuguria Te laa Another, next (time)
Nuguria Rahi/rahi Very thin
Nuguria Raho Old shoots of pandanus
Nuguria Rakia/lakia Sea bird sp. (eggs and nestlings are eaten)
Nuguria Raku/raku Scratch with claws
Nuguria Rama (e hao) Torch (used to fish in night)
Nuguria Rana (pl./freq. ranarana) Float (vi)
Nuguria Rani/lani Rainbow
Nuguria Rano Support, bearer
Nuguria Rano te roto Forget Phonologically Irregular
Nuguria Raoa Choke (on bone) (vi)
Nuguria Rao/rao To take sleeping fish from holes at night in shallow water Phonologically Irregular
Nuguria Rau/lau Hundred
Nuguria Raurau Small basket used to serve food (woven of coconut leaves)
Nuguria Rehu Ashes; dust, powder
Nuguria Rehu/rehu Storm, strong rain
Nuguria Rei Necklace made of whale tooth
Nuguria Reia Inland bird sp. Phonologically Irregular
Nuguria Rena Turmeric powder (kaauna) mixed with water and flowers
Nuguria Reo Voice
Nuguria Rere Boil (vi) Phonologically Irregular
Nuguria Reu (pl. rreu) Ripe, mature (of fruits); ripen, get ripe
Nuguria Revereve Spider
Nuguria Ronarona Cockroach Phonologically Irregular
Nuguria Roo Intensifier
Nuguria Roo/na Choke (on food etc.) (vi)
Nuguria Roo/roa High, tall, long (also of time)
Nuguria Ropiti Sea bird sp. (lays eggs in sand)
Nuguria Roro Coconut milk or cream; coconut oil, or oil in general
Nuguria Roto Ponds dug out in the sea, used for washing when tide is low
Nuguria Roto/loto tonu, rottonu/lottonu Between, among, in the middle