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 Kaia Steal; theft
Tikopia Kainanga Clan
Tikopia Kaisi Ask for object; beg
Tikopia Kaka Fibre of base of coconut spathe
Tikopia Kakaa Burning hot
Tikopia Kai Traditional tale
Tikopia Kakara, kara Sweet
Tikopia Kakau Swim (continuous aspect) of man, but not fish
Tikopia Kake Climb, ascend, come up into
Tikopia Kala Male genitalia Phonologically Irregular
Tikopia Kara Hoarse
Tikopia Karae Purple swamp hen (Porphyrio p.)
Tikopia Karafau Cheek, cheekbone, side of face, including temple
Tikopia Karaga Call
Tikopia Kararaa Thin, of liquid
Tikopia Karamisi, kalamisi Mottled red land crab, inedible
Tikopia Karaapusi (Aalypha hispida) and (Macaranga spp.)
Tikopia Kaleea Small land snail, not eaten by Tikopia...Pythia scarabeus, Melampus flavus Problematic
Tikopia Kaareeva Long-tailed New Zealand Cuckoo (Eudynamis taitensis)
Tikopia Karevereve Spider's web, all types
Tikopia Kari Eat into, nibble away, as waves at shore
Tikopia Kalikau Turban-shell (Trochus niloticus); arm-rings made from it
Tikopia Kalilisi Irridescent green lizard Problematic
Tikopia Karoama Small reef fish, striped yellow longitudinally, possibly young of Goatfish (Mulloidycthys)
Tikopia Kalokalo Red flowers of coral tree (Erythrina sp.)
Tikopia Karoro Bowstring
Tikopia Karu Brown residue of coconut cream clarified with hot stones to yield oil
Tikopia Kamakama Rock crab (Grapsus sp.) reddish or greenish, edible, three to four inches across
Tikopia Kaamata Beginning
Tikopia Kamo Wink, make signs with hand or eye
Tikopia Kamu Chew betel nut
Tikopia Kana Marine material, probably sponge, said to drift to Tikopia
Tikopia Ka If Borrowed
Tikopia Kanae Grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)
Tikopia Te kau tu /keniva/ The Milky Way
Tikopia Kanofi Flesh, solid part, as sap wood of tree trunk
Tikopia Kanu Put a mark on to identify
Tikopia Keo Reef Heron
Tikopia Kaokao Ribs, flank
Tikopia Kapakapa Flap wings. Fin, esp. lateral fin of fish
Tikopia Kapakapa Fin, esp. lateral fin of fish, flapped in propulsion
Tikopia Kapakau Shoulder, upper arm, wing, fin
Tikopia Kape (Alocasia macrorrhiza
Tikopia Kape Scoop out, lever out, gouge out
Tikopia Kapi Tuck in, put behind cleat etc.
Tikopia Kapia Lime, used with Betel nut, in hair bleaching, and as an alkali to turn (Morinda citrifolia) dye crimson; Bottle gourd used as a lime container
Tikopia Kapo Be quick-handed, grab
Tikopia Kapu (?) Leaf of Alpinia sp. laid at bottom of tumeric filter funnel
Tikopia Kapu Possibly traditional for some types of leaf covering
Tikopia Kasi Bivalve shell (Asaphis violasceus)