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 | Paka/tau | To place something around one's neck |
| Anuta | Paka/taunga | To smell |
| Anuta | Pakatau/pererei | To race Problematic |
| Anuta | Paka/taura | To anchor |
| Anuta | Pakatau/tara | To disagree, have a falling out; to object, disobey Problematic |
| Anuta | Pakateetee/vaka, pakateretere, pakatere/vaka | To sail a ship or canoe Phonologically Irregular |
| Anuta | Paka/turu | To kneel (down); to bow one's head Phonologically Irregular |
| Anuta | Pak/aue/ue | To thank; gratitude |
| Anuta | Paka/uku | To bathe someone or something else |
| Anuta | Paka/u/uro | To cause to burst into flames, to cause to glow |
| Anuta | Paka/vatia | A pudding made from sago flour and coconut cream |
| Anuta | Paki/a | To break something |
| Anuta | Paku | Pudding or *taki niu* which has been dried by over-cooking in oven |
| Anuta | Paku | Dull (as a dull knife) |
| Anuta | Paku/paku | Dry (adj) |
| Anuta | Pana/pana | Generally, to shoot...; specifically, to spear-fish |
| Anuta | Pani | Color (n,v) |
| Anuta | Pano | (Rain) fall Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Anuta | Pano/pano | To wash or wipe oneself, especially one's own hands; cloth, coconut husk or any other object used to wipe one's hands |
| Anuta | Pao/pao | A type of plant whose leaves are used to cover *ma* pits |
| Anuta | Papa | Any hard, flat surface, e.g. the top of a plank |
| Anuta | Papaa/remu | Thigh, particularly the upper portion |
| Anuta | Pa/pa/karanga | To shout |
| Anuta | Pa/pa/karanga | To shout |
| Anuta | Pa/pao | To pack objects in a basket |
| Anuta | Para | Rotten (spoiled, but not to the point of being unrecognizable) |
| Anuta | Parangi | A kind of fish |
| Anuta | Paru | Smallish red reef fish.... |
| Anuta | Pata | Storage shelf inside a house |
| Anuta | Pati(pati) | To break |
| Anuta | Pati o ngaru | Point at which waves break on the reef |
| Anuta | Patinga/nima | Inside elbow joint |
| Anuta | Patinga/vae | Back of the knee |
| Anuta | Patonu | To be certain, sure |
| Anuta | Patuaki | To plait mats, baskets, sun visors and the like |
| Anuta | Pa/uru | To reach the passage |
| Anuta | Pe | If, whether; or |
| Anuta | Patapata | A small shellfish, probably a type of snail |
| Anuta | Pek/ake | To climb Problematic |
| Anuta | Pe/kao/pi | To swim (plural) |
| Anuta | Peke | Octopus |
| Anuta | Pena | To fix, repair |
| Anuta | Pena/pena | To prepare, get ready for; ready |
| Anuta | Pena | To precede towards a particular destination (always appears in conjunction with the directional particle *atu* or *ake*) |
| Anuta | (Nga) penu | Rubbish |
| Anuta | Penu/toki | Clamshell Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Anuta | Pe/pa/taki | Crossing of sticks in the start of a duel; to cross sticks or clubs in the above manner |
| Anuta | Pe(ro) | Only, simply, merely, just Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Anuta | Petau | Tree (Calophyllum kajewskii) |
| Anuta | Pete/pete | Songfest |
