Entries from Firth 1985 in Pollex-Online
Firth, R. (1985). Tikopia-English Dictionary/Taranga Fakatikopia ma Taranga Fakainglisi. Auckland, Auckland University Press
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tikopia | Kaso | Roof thatch supports of palm wood strips |
| Tikopia | Kaso | Reed (Miscanthus japonicus) |
| Tikopia | Kasoa | Necklace, necklet of leaf or flowers, neck pendant |
| Tikopia | Ivi kasokaso | Short ribs under arms |
| Tikopia | Kata | Laugh |
| Tikopia | Kata | General category of large sea fish |
| Tikopia | Katafa | Bird's Nest Fern,(Asplenium nidus) |
| Tikopia | Rau/katafa/ | Bird's Nest Fern,(Asplenium nidus) |
| Tikopia | Katea | Starboard side of canoe, opposite to outrigger side |
| Tikopia | Kati | Bite into |
| Tikopia | Katoa | All, every, whole |
| Tikopia | Kau | To swim, of a person |
| Tikopia | Kau | Company, group, body of people |
| Tikopia | Kau/raro | Wallplate |
| Tikopia | Kau/viroviro | Firestick |
| Tikopia | Kau | Stalk, stem supporting a bunch of fruit, e.g. bananas; handle of implement |
| Tikopia | Kau | First person singular pronoun, short form |
| Tikopia | Kau | (Ki) be present at; participate in; attend |
| Tikopia | Kauae | Jaw, chin |
| Tikopia | Kauanga | Inner side of the thighs (indelicate term) |
| Tikopia | Kaauui | Sinnet cord support of bag-net |
| Tikopia | Kaukau | Bathe and swim, wash oneself |
| Tikopia | Kaumafuta | Tripod of poles as a filter stand for turmeric extraction |
| Tikopia | Kau | Command (tell); request; invite |
| Tikopia | Kaunatu | Fire-stick |
| Tikopia | Kaupapa | White limestone, very hard |
| Tikopia | Kaute | Flowering Hibiscus spp. |
| Tikopia | Kava | (Piper methysticum) |
| Tikopia | Kavakava (atua) | A wild pepper (Piper sp.) |
| Tikopia | Kavapui | Plant of the ginger family |
| Tikopia | K/kave | Carry, bear off |
| Tikopia | Kave | Sibling of opposite sex |
| Tikopia | Kavei | Tentacle of octopus |
| Tikopia | Kavenga | Guiding star |
| Tikopia | Kaviki | Ghost crab (Ocypode sp.) |
| Tikopia | Ke | Particle preceding verb or qualifier as infinitive sign or to indicate purpose; to, to be, in order to, may |
| Tikopia | Kefu | A basic colour term in the blue-green range |
| Tikopia | Kee | Different (abbrev. kese) WT262 |
| Tikopia | Keke | Shivering Problematic |
| Tikopia | Kela | Dirty, soiled; epithet of annoyance |
| Tikopia | Kere | Earth |
| Tikopia | Kalemutu | Grub which attacks taro corm Problematic |
| Tikopia | Keri | To dig |
| Tikopia | Kero | Nearly dead, in extremis; nearly finished (ex. water in bottle) |
| Tikopia | Kemo | Wink, twinkle, blink |
| Tikopia | Kena | White, especially pure white; devoid of colour, bright, shining; pale, bleached; flaxen, of hair |
| Tikopia | Maua/kena/ | (Sula sp.) |
| Tikopia | Kenu | Footmark, track of feet or tail |
| Tikopia | Kesa | Green, yellow-green, with suggestion of off-colour, indeterminate between light and dark, hence may be applied to greenish grey, purplish grey, or murky brown of dry leaves |
| Tikopia | Kese, kee | Different, away, apart |
