Entries from Beaglehole 1991 in Pollex-Online
Beaglehole, E. P. (1991). Pukapukan Dictionary Manuscript. Auckland, Pukapuka Dictionary Project, Department of Anthropology, University of Auckland.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pukapuka | Waa/waa | Taro corm or plant (Colocasia antiquorum var. esculenta) |
| Pukapuka | Wawa | Sheet of main sail |
| Pukapuka | Wawangu | To awake, arouse |
| Pukapuka | Wawine | Woman, wife |
| Pukapuka | Wanga- | Bay (in a placename) |
| Pukapuka | Wanga | A fish (Lutjanus bohar) Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Wai | Stingray |
| Pukapuka | Wai | Copulate |
| Pukapuka | Wai/nga | Sexual intercourse |
| Pukapuka | Waingataa | Difficult to do |
| Pukapuka | Wai kai | Prepare food |
| Pukapuka | Waiva | A special skill; skilful, clever |
| Pukapuka | Waka- | Causative prefix |
| Pukapuka | Wakalaa | To expose to the sun |
| Pukapuka | Wakalongo | To believe |
| Pukapuka | Wakalongo/longo | Listen |
| Pukapuka | Wakamau | To make fast, tight |
| Pukapuka | Wakapeke | To raise buttocks (e.g. of a woman in reference to sex act) Borrowed |
| Pukapuka | Kaayani | Tie together two husked nuts...; strip of husk left on nut when husking |
| Pukapuka | Wakatangi/tangi | Toy leaflet spinner |
| Pukapuka | Wakatau- | At each other, simultaneously; similar to, comparable to. Reciprocal action, doing something together (Sby). |
| Pukapuka | Wakatiu | West, west wind |
| Pukapuka | Wala | Pandanus sp. |
| Pukapuka | Waalala | To bend. To slant, slope, be on an angle (Sby). |
| Pukapuka | Aaliki | Cover floor with mats or grass Borrowed |
| Pukapuka | Wano | Go (singular) |
| Pukapuka | Wao/a | Drill bit |
| Pukapuka | Wetai | A plant (Psilotum nudum) |
| Pukapuka | Wetuke | Species of sea porcupine Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Wau | The tree Pipturus velutinus [argenteus]. Bark used for cordage (Mta). |
| Pukapuka | Waka/wewe/wewe | To walk feebly, be chronically ill |
| Pukapuka | Weke | Octopus |
| Pukapuka | Welo | A tree (Ficus tinctoria) |
| Pukapuka | Wenua | Country, land |
| Pukapuka | Vei/a | Person disliked Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Wetau | A tree (Calophyllum inophyllum) |
| Pukapuka | Wetuu | Star |
| Pukapuka | Wia- | Verbal prefix meaning to desire |
| Pukapuka | Wiwi | Os cervix |
| Pukapuka | Wiitaa | Foetus Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Pukapuka | Witi | To climb on, get into |
| Pukapuka | Witu | Seven |
| Pukapuka | Woowonu | Deep, depth Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Woe | Paddle |
| Pukapuka | Oki | Even, also, too, likewise, besides |
| Pukapuka | Wola/wola | Spread out |
| Pukapuka | Wota | Be grounded on, to strike against (of a canoe); to lie on (of lovers); wota te manava, to pierce the heart; to be heart-breaking Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Wua | Egg; seed; taro bed of a single person in communally owned taro land |
| Pukapuka | Wua/amoko | Testicle |
| Pukapuka | Wua | Only, merely |
