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 | Masaara | Become clear (of weather, mind), clear away |
| Tikopia | Masaro | Jealous |
| Tikopia | Masame | Plant sp. |
| Tikopia | Masani | Set one's mind on |
| Tikopia | Masi | Acid; fermented paste of taro or Breadfruit |
| Tikopia | Masimasi | Dolphin (Coryphaena hippurus) |
| Tikopia | Masoaa | Polynesian Arrowroot, (Tacca pinnatifida) |
| Tikopia | Mata | Face, tip, fore-part |
| Tikopia | Mata kupenga | Mesh of net |
| Tikopia | Mata | Point, front; tip, fore-part |
| Tikopia | Mata akau | Edge of reef |
| Tikopia | Mata one | Sand-spit |
| Tikopia | Mata | Raw; unripe; green (of vegetation); fresh (of fish) |
| Tikopia | Mata- | Numerical classificatory indicator in counting fish by tens |
| Tikopia | Matagi | Wind |
| Tikopia | Matai/ tangata | Leading man |
| Tikopia | Mataitariga | Sp. of shark |
| Tikopia | Mataka | Prise out, off; take off (cover); shell (nut) [NB Firth's examples show only intransitive use] |
| Tikopia | Maataki | Look, observe |
| Tikopia | Matakite | Foresight, watchfulness |
| Tikopia | Mataku | Afraid, frightened, fear, fright |
| Tikopia | Maatara | Open out, as a flower, leaves |
| Tikopia | Matariki | Pleiades |
| Tikopia | Matamata-a-moso | Plant sp |
| Tikopia | Matapiu | Large Limpet (Patella tucopiana) Phonologically Irregular |
| Tikopia | Mataapure | Ritual elder in traditional religious system |
| Tikopia | Mataau | Tattooer's serrated chisel of bird-bone |
| Tikopia | Matau | Fishhook |
| Tikopia | Matau | Right-hand |
| Tikopia | Mate | To die |
| Tikopia | Mate/mate | Lose consciousness |
| Tikopia | Mate | Extinguished |
| Tikopia | Mate/a | Guess |
| Tikopia | Ma(t)ikao | Finger |
| Tikopia | Matike | Spring up from a bent position; hill, precipice |
| Tikopia | Matira | Bamboo rod in Bonito fishing |
| Tikopia | Mato | Cliff, rock face |
| Tikopia | Matofi | Easily broken |
| Tikopia | Maatoru | Broad, thick |
| Tikopia | Matou | First person exclusive plural preposed pronoun |
| Tikopia | -matou | First person exclusive plural possessive suffix |
| Tikopia | Maatou | We (exc.) |
| Tikopia | Matu/rau | Small goatfish |
| Tikopia | Matuu | Dense, thick (of liquid); strong, in the sense of being able to bear weight |
| Tikopia | Matua | Senior, elder; mature |
| Tikopia | Maatua | Aged; elder, elders |
| Tikopia | Ma/maatua/ | Grow old |
| Tikopia | Matuua | Husband |
| Tikopia | Matua | Main, principal |
| Tikopia | Matikao matua | Thumb (i.e. principal finger) |
