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 | Maamaa | Light in weight |
| Pukapuka | Maamaa | Lungs |
| Pukapuka | Mamae | To blister |
| Pukapuka | Mamao | Far, distant |
| Pukapuka | Momo | Matrilineage within larger matrilineage grouping Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Manawune | A legendary character, one of two brothers from Tonga (Bge:379) Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Manako | To like, desire; think, intend |
| Pukapuka | Manatu | Think of, intend to; idea, intention, thought |
| Pukapuka | Manava | Abdomen, belly, stomach |
| Pukapuka | Watu/manava/ | Heart |
| Pukapuka | Maanava | Long-winded, good at holding breath under water |
| Pukapuka | Waka/manava/ | To rest, breathe |
| Pukapuka | Maanea | Perform preliminaries to sex act |
| Pukapuka | Maanea/nea | To play |
| Pukapuka | Paaniwi | Sweeper (Pempheris oualensis) Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Manino | Calm, quiet (of wind, sea) |
| Pukapuka | Mano | Thousand |
| Pukapuka | Manu | Bird, animal, creature |
| Pukapuka | Maanuka | A scar |
| Pukapuka | Manu lele | Bird |
| Pukapuka | Manumanu | Insect |
| Pukapuka | Mao | Leave off raining, finish defecating, desist |
| Pukapuka | Maaonioni | Skilful and industrious at work (of a woman) |
| Pukapuka | Maopo | Neatly gathered together, tidily collected in a pile |
| Pukapuka | Waka/mapu/i | To belch |
| Pukapuka | Mapuna | Flow, spout |
| Pukapuka | Mamaya | Soft (of preserved nuts) Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Mayala | Think of, remember |
| Pukapuka | Waka/maayani/ | Become accustomed to |
| Pukapuka | Yami | A dish made of decayed coconut |
| Pukapuka | Maaina, maayina (arch.) | Moon |
| Pukapuka | Mata | Eye |
| Pukapuka | Mata | Mesh of net |
| Pukapuka | Mata | Point, tip |
| Pukapuka | Mata/(mata) | Examine, inspect |
| Pukapuka | Mata | Numerical prefix for counting taro and pulaka tubers |
| Pukapuka | Mataawale | House front |
| Pukapuka | Matangi | Wind |
| Pukapuka | Mataku | Afraid |
| Pukapuka | Maa/tala/tala | Loose (of plaiting elements) |
| Pukapuka | Koo/ali | Immature fallen coconut Problematic |
| Pukapuka | Mataliki | The Pleiades |
| Pukapuka | Matapula | Red Globe-eye (Priacanthus cruentatus) |
| Pukapuka | Matau | Shell fishhook; coconut leaf fish weir |
| Pukapuka | Maatau | Right (not left) |
| Pukapuka | Waka/maatau/ | Be accustomed to, in the habit of |
| Pukapuka | Mate | Die, be eliminated (in games); dead |
| Pukapuka | Matila | Fishing rod |
| Pukapuka | Mato/mato | Very shady |
| Pukapuka | Maatolu | Thick, plentiful |
