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 | 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 |
