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 | Fenua | Placenta |
| Tikopia | Taratara | Spiny, spiky, prickly, rough |
| Tikopia | Fakaatu/atu | Wait, with thought in mind |
| Tikopia | Tupu | Abnormal growth |
| Tikopia | Tupu | Change into |
| Tikopia | Sau/anufeea | Chill; coolness; cold |
| Tikopia | Tera | That there |
| Tikopia | Tena | Demonstrative: That, that one |
| Tikopia | Ravaa | Endure, cope |
| Tikopia | Rava/a | Be overcome, defeated, conquered, beaten in contest |
| Tikopia | Mairiiri | Blowing gently |
| Tikopia | Mataavaka | Bow of vessel |
| Tikopia | Pera | Like that; thus |
| Tikopia | Uku | Dive, as for fish, molluscs on the sea floor, etc.: submerge in water, bathe |
| Tikopia | Kailau | Execute dance movement with clubs, in style said to have come from Tonga |
| Tikopia | Aaunga | Dance gestures of aesthetic type; demonstrative movements of hands and feet |
| Tikopia | Fakafua | Great wave; ocean swell |
| Tikopia | Fakasoa/soa | Befriend one another... |
| Tikopia | Tata | Move gently, as in short jerks |
| Tikopia | Tautari | Follow |
| Tikopia | Tokonaki | Assemble food for a feast |
| Tikopia | Toko | Staff, stave, stick or post to hold something up |
| Tikopia | Rao | Abdomen of crustacean, e.g. a coconut crab |
| Tikopia | Masike | Rise, get up |
| Tikopia | Isu | Painful; sore |
| Tikopia | Sepe | Cut, sever, slice (as with knife) |
| Tikopia | Fiti | Sprain; strain (muscle); "pins and needles" sensation in arm or leg |
| Tikopia | Ufu/ki, ufu/si | Untie a knot |
| Tikopia | Neva | Rise, soar |
| Tikopia | Fakatafa | Come beside; set aside, cause to abdicate; sideways, to the side |
| Tikopia | Fakaaataa | Take the semblance of; impersonate, represent, esp. in dream |
| Tikopia | Kai/meo | Envy, jealousy |
| Tikopia | Seke | Launch or land canoe Problematic |
| Tikopia | Fakanava | Tree (Cordia subcordata) |
| Tikopia | Mangi | Wasted, from sickness |
| Tikopia | Vaa | Vine, creeper (generic) |
| Tikopia | Poumuri | Tree sp. (Casearia or Securinega sp.)....hard, heavy timber used for house posts, ridge poles, etc. |
| Tikopia | Fakamaa | Be ashamed, embarrassed, shy |
| Tikopia | Ka/lava | Spider Phonologically Irregular |
| Tikopia | Paka/lavalava | Large black spider Phonologically Irregular |
| Tikopia | Uru | Leading stanza and "entry" movement of mori dance....traditional sacred chant in Marae in archaic language |
| Tikopia | U | Come, enter, point towards |
| Tikopia | Uti/uti | Sting, itch |
| Tikopia | Ngaua | Spend time, energy (as in working hard for small reward) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tikopia | Tafaaki | Border; edge |
| Tikopia | See | Get out of breath; be afraid (arch.) |
| Tikopia | Firiani | Platform, staging (e.g. in house) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tikopia | Ika a fatu | Large fish from ocean depths (unid. poss. grouper), app. not fished for many years’ |
| Tikopia | Fakakaa | Set alight; cause to burn (as tree felled for clearing ground) |
| Tikopia | Oa | Couple, in count of coconuts; pair |
