Entries from Feinberg 1977 in Pollex-Online
Feinberg, R. (1977). The Anutan language reconsidered: Lexicon and grammar of a Polynesian Outlier. New Haven, Human Relations Area Files Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Karanga | Speak, say, tell |
| Anuta | Kareu | To turn one's head to look back Phonologically Irregular |
| Anuta | (Na-)karo-pia | To dodge |
| Anuta | Kau | Stem, shaft, body |
| Anuta | Kau nima | Arm (everything from wrist to shoulder) |
| Anuta | Kau vae | Leg (from ankle to hip) |
| Anuta | Kau | Group of people |
| Anuta | Tii/ti, titi | Fishing with a pole and short line from the beach... |
| Anuta | Kau/pa | Leaf petiole |
| Anuta | Kau/pa | Leaf petiole |
| Anuta | Kau/takere | Canoe keel |
| Anuta | Kava | Kava plant (Piper methysticum), not found on Anuta; drink made from kava plant; alcoholic beverage |
| Anuta | Ke | Infinitive marker: for/to, until |
| Anuta | Kau | Very large hook...used for catching large fish such as sharks, and for hanging objects in the house |
| Anuta | Kau rararo | Boom supporting bottom of pandanus leaf sail |
| Anuta | Kau raro | Very large longitudinal supporting beam in house; made from trunk of a coconut tree |
| Anuta | Ke, kee | Distinctive, different, exceptional, unusual |
| Anuta | Ke a? | What for? In order to do what?... |
| Anuta | (Ke)kepu | Green; blue |
| Anuta | Kemo/kemo | Blink |
| Anuta | Keti | To strip betel nut or coconut with the teeth Phonologically Irregular |
| Anuta | Keu kitua | Chase someone away |
| Anuta | Kie | Type of pandanus whose leaf is used in making mats |
| Anuta | Kina | Sea urchin |
| Anuta | Kio | Chicken |
| Anuta | Kiri | Skin; outside covering |
| Anuta | Kirikiri | Pebble |
| Anuta | Kiui | A small bird which comes only during monsoon season |
| Anuta | Kivi | To have something in one's eye |
| Anuta | Ko | Specifying particle preceding nouns and pronouns in active constructions, or noun phrases standing by themselves |
| Anuta | Ko ena | That one. Problematic |
| Anuta | Ko eni | This one Problematic |
| Anuta | Kona | Inedible because of noxious chemical properties: e.g. tobacco, soap, poisonous species of taro |
| Anuta | Kopi(kopi) | To embrace; grasp; hold to one's breast |
| Anuta | Koroa | Durable goods |
| Anuta | Koti | To cut hair, but not too short, as for men and unmarried women |
| Anuta | Kuei | Scraper for removing skin from taro before it is put into an oven |
| Anuta | Kumi/kumi | To search for and find something |
| Anuta | Kumi/kumi | To massage |
| Anuta | Ma | Brother-in-law |
| Anuta | Ma | Dark fish with very tough skin... |
| Anuta | Maapora | Generous Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Anuta | Roto/maarama | Intelligent |
| Anuta | Maarie | Slowly, softly, gently; wait, take it easy (command) |
| Anuta | Maaroro | Flying fish |
| Anuta | Maatua(a) | Old; an old person; kinship title for father-in-law, son-in-law; parents |
| Anuta | Maavete | To untie |
| Anuta | (Tau)maariki | Cold, chilly (of environment) Phonologically Irregular |
| Anuta | Ma(a)kona | Full (with food), satiated |
| Anuta | Mamao | Far, distant |
