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 Maroro Flying-fish
Tikopia Maarooroo Healthy, well, vigorous
Tikopia Maru Shade, dusk
Tikopia Maru Executant for chief; man in authority with status of brother or other close agnatic kin of chief
Tikopia Maruu Soft, tender; immature, weak (of vegetation)
Tikopia Maluuluu Soft, weak, flabby; weary Problematic
Tikopia Maruu Cooked
Tikopia Mama To chew
Tikopia Mama Limpet
Tikopia Mama Light, weak, mild
Tikopia Mafa Heavy, weighty
Tikopia Mamaru Reverenced
Tikopia Mao Far, at a distance
Tikopia Mamata Watch, gaze, look at
Tikopia Mamate Emphatic form of %mate|, not restricted to plural use
Tikopia Mava Yawn; inhalation of deep breath
Tikopia Mana Supernatural force
Tikopia Mana Thunder
Tikopia Manafa Body of kinsfolk Problematic
Tikopia Manai(a) Leader, excellent person
Tikopia Maanatu Think, call to mind, remember, thought
Tikopia Manava Belly, stomach
Tikopia Maanava Breath
Tikopia Manea/nea A dance
Tikopia Manenga Parrotfish, green with reddish speckles (?Cetoscarus pulchellus)
Tikopia Faka/maniania To set on edge, as the teeth
Tikopia Manifi(nifi) Thin, narrow
Tikopia Manifi Sweeper (Pempheris oualensis)
Tikopia Manini Convict Tang (Acanthurus triostegus)
Tikopia Mano Thousand, any large number
Tikopia Manongi Sweet-smelling, savour
Tikopia Manu Creature, ranging from mammal to arthropod; especially including birds
Tikopia Manuu Concept of mystical power exercised by chiefs through mystical agency
Tikopia Maanuu Floating on water
Tikopia Manu Wanderer, traveller Problematic
Tikopia Manuu = mana
Tikopia Mao Interval of calm in a storm
Tikopia Maofa Disperse, disintegrate, be broken down, in ruins
Tikopia Maori True, truth; feel sure of
Tikopia Faka/maori/ To assent
Tikopia Faka/maopo Collect; assemblage
Tikopia Mapelu Bent, folded
Tikopia Mapo Mealy (of taro)
Tikopia Mapu Sob, gasp
Tikopia Mapuna/ga Spring of water
Tikopia Mapusaki Continued sobbing, as at a funeral
Tikopia Masa Empty, dry, of container of liquid; low, out, of tide
Tikopia Masae Rent, torn
Tikopia Maasaga Twin, twins
Tikopia Masakitanga Father's sister