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 |
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Pukapuka | Kena | White, tan, brown |
Pukapuka | Kenu/kenu | Scoop out |
Pukapuka | Kiko | Flesh (animal, human, coconut) |
Pukapuka | Kili | Skin, bark, peel |
Pukapuka | Kilikili | Coral gravel |
Pukapuka | Kiinaki | A food eaten to complement the main dish |
Pukapuka | Kino | Bad, awful, homely, evil, naughty (anything opposed to lelei) |
Pukapuka | Kiva | Young adults Uncertain Semantic Connection |
Pukapuka | Kiva a Tangaloa | Young adult males (humans) and poss. fish Uncertain Semantic Connection |
Pukapuka | Mata kivi/kivi | Disagreeable |
Pukapuka | Ko | Particle |
Pukapuka | Koa | Verbal particle denoting continuous action, past or present Problematic |
Pukapuka | Koa | Mischievous, naughty, annoying, stubborn Problematic |
Pukapuka | Kooanga | Nest Problematic |
Pukapuka | Koe | Bamboo sp |
Pukapuka | Ko/kowi/ | Brood, as a hen; cuddle up (of lovers) |
Pukapuka | Koyo | Coconut husking-stick |
Pukapuka | Koo/koo | Heavy throwing stick (weapon) |
Pukapuka | Ko/koi | Sharp Problematic |
Pukapuka | Koi ai ake | Just try it! Problematic |
Pukapuka | Kolili | Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus). (Tringa incana) (Sby). |
Pukapuka | Kolo | Wall |
Pukapuka | Waka/kolomaki/ | Patience |
Pukapuka | Wolomatua | Pastor, priest (post-contact from TAH via RAR) Problematic |
Pukapuka | Kolu/kolu | With dried and wrinkled skin, feeble |
Pukapuka | Koolua | Second person dual pronoun, you |
Pukapuka | Waka/koma | Show contempt in conversation by turning face away from speaker Problematic |
Pukapuka | Koomuli | (Caranx sexfasciatus) |
Pukapuka | Koni | Copulate (man or beast) |
Pukapuka | Ko/kono | Strain down; to grunt, expel air |
Pukapuka | Kokono/nga | Bearing down, as in labour |
Pukapuka | Ko/kopi/ | To fold; to hug |
Pukapuka | Kopi/kopi | To fold |
Pukapuka | Koopuu | Throat, Adam's apple |
Pukapuka | Koyi | Stripe, streak, crease |
Pukapuka | (Ko)koti | Cut, divide, mark |
Pukapuka | Koto | Pick, pluck (flowers, leaves) |
Pukapuka | Waka/kotole/ | To open out (of flowers) Borrowed Uncertain Semantic Connection |
Pukapuka | Kootou | Second person plural pronoun |
Pukapuka | Kovi | Derogatory term for a person |
Pukapuka | -ku | First person singular (Possessive) |
Pukapuka | Kuku | Wring out cream from grated coconut |
Pukapuka | Kula | Red |
Pukapuka | Kumete | Wooden bowl |
Pukapuka | Kumi | Ten fathoms |
Pukapuka | Kumikumi | Whiskers, mustache |
Pukapuka | Kune | Tired with paddling Uncertain Semantic Connection |
Pukapuka | Kupenga | Net |
Pukapuka | Kupu | A section of a chant. Love chant (Sby). |
Pukapuka | Kupu | Numerical prefix for counting plaited objects |