Entries from Lieber & Dikepa 1974 in Pollex-Online

Lieber, M. D. and K. H. Dikepa (1974). Kapingamarangi Lexicon. Honolulu, University Press of Hawaii.

Language Item Description
Kapingamarangi Haa To project out, appear, be visible
Kapingamarangi Haele Walk (to a destination)
Kapingamarangi Hagulaa Sailfish, (Istiophorus albicans)
Kapingamarangi Hagulaa-dagua Swordfish, (Xiphias gladius)
Kapingamarangi Hala Wrong; crime; blame; guilt, fault
Kapingamarangi Hali Leak, flow, ooze
Kapingamarangi Haala To smooth by rubbing or scraping
Kapingamarangi Halu Plane, scrape
Kapingamarangi Halulu Sound of slamming or explosion; sharp report
Kapingamarangi Hanahana Diarrhea
Kapingamarangi Haabai Carry (a canoe) half-lifting, carry in one's arms
Kapingamarangi Habe/habe To limp
Kapingamarangi Habe Hop on one foot
Kapingamarangi Hala/hala To search for
Kapingamarangi Haga/hau To fill (liquids only) Uncertain Semantic Connection
Kapingamarangi Hau/iha Odour, smell
Kapingamarangi Hauihau Dragonfish (Pterois volitans)
Kapingamarangi Haawale Saliva
Kapingamarangi Hei, hai Put on (as a lei)
Kapingamarangi Hele Trap v, snare
Kapingamarangi Hele To chop down
Kapingamarangi Tobo To lick Phonologically Irregular
Kapingamarangi Heu Disorder, messy, untidy
Kapingamarangi Hii/hii Pole and line fishing
Kapingamarangi Hinga Fall (aside), collapse
Kapingamarangi Hingala Flower of the pandanus tree Phonologically Irregular
Kapingamarangi Higa Net needle
Kapingamarangi Higi To tack a canoe (by transferring the mast from one end of the canoe to the other)
Kapingamarangi Higu Edge of thatch sheet made of Pandanus lead tip
Kapingamarangi Hila To glance; look after, care for
Kapingamarangi Hila/hila Bashful, shy, ashamed
Kapingamarangi Hina White or grey hair
Kapingamarangi Hiba Flying fish (Small)
Kapingamarangi Tiu Wet Phonologically Irregular
Kapingamarangi Hiwa Nine
Kapingamarangi Hoo/hoo Be near, close to; almost
Kapingamarangi Hongi Smell, kiss
Kapingamarangi Hogo/dolu Few
Kapingamarangi Holo/agi To bustle about (many people)
Kapingamarangi Homo Coconut seedling.
Kapingamarangi Hobo Jump, hop
Kapingamarangi Hua Sing, chant
Kapingamarangi Hua/i To ladle, dip water
Kapingamarangi Hui Buy, sell, pay
Kapingamarangi Hugi Make a small hole in something
Kapingamarangi Humalia Good, goodness; appropriateness; expression used in greeting
Kapingamarangi Humu Diamond-shaped pattern in lashing, weaving
Kapingamarangi Humu Triggerfish
Kapingamarangi Hunu Smear on, apply oil on, paint, lubricate
Kapingamarangi Daa/ligi Beat, thrash, kill