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 | Saputu | Maori snapper (Lutjanus rivulatus) or an Emperor (Lethrinus kallopterus) |
| Tikopia | Sasa | Beat with a stick, slash with a rope; flick |
| Tikopia | Save | Flying-Fish (Exocoetus sp.) |
| Tikopia | Sau | Dew |
| Tikopia | Sau/anufea | Chill, coolness |
| Tikopia | Sau | Term for transport of things by persons; take, remove, fetch, bring, etc. |
| Tikopia | Sau/sau | Take, invoke, carry on, etc |
| Tikopia | Sauga | Stink |
| Tikopia | Sava | Make hand and arm movements of formal kind in dance |
| Tikopia | Se | Indefinite article singular; a, some, a portion of |
| Tikopia | Se/see | Lacking, in want of Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tikopia | See | Flower, blossom, ear-ornament (Drd) |
| Tikopia | Se | Stick insect; ? mantis |
| Tikopia | See | Negative particle; not; why not? |
| Tikopia | Si/se | Not (qualifier of past or present action |
| Tikopia | Sea | Type of dance and associated song with elaborate hand and foot movement |
| Tikopia | Sei | Flower, especially as ear decoration |
| Tikopia | Seka | Mould, especially in food |
| Tikopia | Seke | Slide, slip; disappear, die (i.e. slip away) |
| Tikopia | Sere | To snare |
| Tikopia | Sere | Cut, as with sawing motion of a knife |
| Tikopia | Seru | To comb |
| Tikopia | Sema | Left-handed; left hand |
| Tikopia | Sengi | Dark |
| Tikopia | Sepo | Eat or drink with a sucking noise |
| Tikopia | Seu | Intercept, snare |
| Tikopia | Seu/seu/ | Avert |
| Tikopia | Seva | Bungler, unskilled person, clumsy person |
| Tikopia | Sii/sii | Fish with a line |
| Tikopia | Sifi | Make shavings, whittle |
| Tikopia | Singa | Slip, fall |
| Tikopia | Singano | Flower sheath of pandanus or palm |
| Tikopia | Sika | Net-needle |
| Tikopia | Sika | Rub in groove, frictionate; fire-plough |
| Tikopia | Siko | Gather cord for manipulation; coil fishline or other cord; catch (mod.) |
| Tikopia | Siiku | Tail, end |
| Tikopia | Siri | Ask, inquire |
| Tikopia | Siri/siri | Ask about |
| Tikopia | Sina | Grey-haired |
| Tikopia | Ina | Semi-supernatural woman who marries tongan ruler Problematic |
| Tikopia | Sinu | Oil, cooked coconut cream |
| Tikopia | Sipa | Fish sp |
| Tikopia | Sisi | Hang up on a cord, run up on a line |
| Tikopia | Sisi | Snail of splash-zone (Melampus sp.) |
| Tikopia | Sisi | Scrape out coconut flesh through the eyes to make a water-bottle |
| Tikopia | Siisii | Hiss, make sibilant sound |
| Tikopia | Siu | Damp |
| Tikopia | Si/siu | Wet |
| Tikopia | Siva | Nine |
| Tikopia | Siwa | Dance said to be a dance of the spirits |
