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 | Moko | Lizard, general term; moko uri large black skink |
| Tikopia | Moko | Blow gently, of wind |
| Tikopia | Moko | Outer covering, especially of bark, skin Problematic |
| Tikopia | Faka/mole/mole | Barbless Problematic |
| Tikopia | Mori | To convey, carry Problematic |
| Tikopia | Morokau | Centipede |
| Tikopia | Momo | Be broken into pieces |
| Tikopia | Moo/momo/ | Crumble |
| Tikopia | Moi/moi | Shred, reduce to particles |
| Tikopia | Moomoona | Fat; soft parts of crab, fish |
| Tikopia | Mono | Block, stop |
| Tikopia | Moso | Cooked |
| Tikopia | Mosokoi | A tree (Cananga odorata) |
| Tikopia | Motea | Pale, whitefaced (not in ) Problematic |
| Tikopia | Moti | Stealthily; on tip-toe |
| Tikopia | Motimoti | Light rain |
| Tikopia | Moto | Unripe, still maturing, of fruit etc. |
| Tikopia | Motu | Severed |
| Tikopia | Motu | Island, especially islet |
| Tikopia | Mu | Tropical Porgie (Monotaxis grandoculis) |
| Tikopia | Mua | First (in space or time); ahead |
| Tikopia | Muaki | Give, send, perform etc. first |
| Tikopia | Mufeko | Squid |
| Tikopia | Muko | Young shoot of plant |
| Tikopia | Tautafa | Near, next to |
| Tikopia | Muri | In rear; later, in space and time; behind |
| Tikopia | Muri | Young [see examples] |
| Tikopia | Muri vae | Heel of foot |
| Tikopia | Muru | Wash out, away |
| Tikopia | Muru/muru | Rebuke, abuse |
| Tikopia | Muru | Warm oneself |
| Tikopia | Muni | Slant away, divert Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tikopia | Muna | Say, speak, tell |
| Tikopia | Mu/musu/ | Inarticulate |
| Tikopia | Musu/musu/ | Whisper |
| Tikopia | Mutu | Small, striped, edible fish taken on reef in hand-net (Pomacentidae cf. Abudefduf spp.) |
| Tikopia | Ra | Indicator of distance or decision |
| Tikopia | Na | There, that |
| Tikopia | -na | Third person singular possessive marker |
| Tikopia | Nai | Third person singular pronoun preceding suffixed verb in "passive" construction... |
| Tikopia | Na | Do not; lest |
| Tikopia | Na | Rest, lie (of inanimate object) |
| Tikopia | Naa | (Be there) |
| Tikopia | Naa/nga | Existence there |
| Tikopia | Nafa | Large bowl-shaped trough (sometimes canoe hull serves) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tikopia | Naifi | Type of shark |
| Tikopia | Namu | Odour, smell (used of strong or unpleasant smells) |
| Tikopia | Namu | Mosquito |
| Tikopia | Nana | Mother, aunt |
| Tikopia | Nanue | Rudderfish (Kyphosus cinerascens) |
