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 Dongi/dongi (Fish) take bait tentatively; peck, nibble
Kapingamarangi Doho To dry in the sun; exposed (to sun) Problematic
Kapingamarangi Dogo Stopped at
Kapingamarangi Dogi Adze
Kapingamarangi Dogo To punt (a canoe); punting pole
Kapingamarangi Adu mada Mesh (e.g. net)
Kapingamarangi Dogo- Numeral classifier for persons
Kapingamarangi Dogomounu Hiccough Phonologically Irregular
Kapingamarangi Dolo/dolo To crawl
Kapingamarangi Dolo To crawl, to edge forward
Kapingamarangi Doloo Duck sp. (Buck)
Kapingamarangi Dolu Three
Kapingamarangi Hakaa/tamua First Problematic
Kapingamarangi Hakaa/tamuuri Last Problematic
Kapingamarangi Dono Buttock; base (e.g. of a tree) Uncertain Semantic Connection
Kapingamarangi Donu Correct, true, straight; to realize, to understand
Kapingamarangi Donu Sea bass sp
Kapingamarangi Dodo Blood; to bleed
Kapingamarangi Duu To stand; to stop; to stand in the relation of
Kapingamarangi Duu Belt
Kapingamarangi Tuu To cut
Kapingamarangi Dua Back (of a person)
Kapingamarangi Dua + N N ply
Kapingamarangi Dua agau Beyond or outside the reef
Kapingamarangi Duai Stool for grating coconuts
Kapingamarangi Duai Late, take a long time
Kapingamarangi Duagi To cut (e.g. a fish or pig)
Kapingamarangi Duagi di iga To clean the fish
Kapingamarangi Duwwo/ngo A share, portion; hand (of cards) Phonologically Irregular
Kapingamarangi Duaahina Sibling
Kapingamarangi Duwwe Divide; contribute; deal (cards) Phonologically Irregular
Kapingamarangi Duhu A fish
Kapingamarangi Dungadunga/a Roughness, uneven
Kapingamarangi Dui Sew, patch; pierce with an object, skewer...
Kapingamarangi Dui/dui Comb
Kapingamarangi Duge Part of, fraction of
Kapingamarangi Madaa/duge/ Corner (of something square or rectangular)
Kapingamarangi Tugi Pound, hit accidentally
Kapingamarangi Dugu Put, place; leave (as is)
Kapingamarangi Dagugu Damselfish Phonologically Irregular
Kapingamarangi Duudanga Verses (of song); small sections cut on large log
Kapingamarangi Dule Erect (of penis)
Kapingamarangi Madahidi wae lua di boo Midnight
Kapingamarangi Longo duli Deaf
Kapingamarangi Duli Bird sp.: Wandering Tattler. Also plover (Emy).
Kapingamarangi Duli Knee
Kapingamarangi Tulu Leak
Kapingamarangi Madahidi wae lua di boo Midnight Problematic
Kapingamarangi Duludulu House post
Kapingamarangi Duumaa About, approximately; portion between two round numbers (e.g. 10 and 20); remainder (less than a whole number)