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 Me ili/ili Fan, hand fan
Kapingamarangi Gauanga Groin
Kapingamarangi Gaui Put sail on boom
Kapingamarangi Gaugau Bathe
Kapingamarangi Gawe bilibili Tentacles of octopus
Kapingamarangi Gawe Bundle
Kapingamarangi Gawe Bundle
Kapingamarangi Gawidi Ghost crab, (O. ceratophthalma)
Kapingamarangi Gee Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Kapingamarangi Gee Other
Kapingamarangi Gee/gee Different
Kapingamarangi Gele/gele, gele- (in compounds) Sand
Kapingamarangi Geli Dig (soil), dig up (e.g. taro patch); new taro pit (made by a group)
Kapingamarangi Gemu To blink, wink
Kapingamarangi Kene White
Kapingamarangi Geu Quick jerking movement
Kapingamarangi Gi To, toward; by means of
Kapingamarangi Giga Vagina
Kapingamarangi Kila Calm (wind), quiet (noise) Uncertain Semantic Connection
Kapingamarangi Gila Appear (to there from here) Problematic
Kapingamarangi Gini/dia To sting
Kapingamarangi Gili Skin outer layer, surface
Kapingamarangi Giligili Coral pebbles
Kapingamarangi Gimoo Mouse
Kapingamarangi Giidagi Food which accompanies other food, e.g. breadfruit which is served with fish Problematic
Kapingamarangi Kini Pick or snip flowers with fingers
Kapingamarangi Ginagina Hate, despise, be disgusted
Kapingamarangi Gida/ua First person dual exclusive marker
Kapingamarangi Gida/dou First person plural exclusive marker
Kapingamarangi Giwi Squint v (used only in compounds)
Kapingamarangi Go It is, it was (followed by name, pronoun or noun)
Kapingamarangi Go/aa Plot of land; area, place, time Uncertain Semantic Connection
Kapingamarangi Goe Second person singular, thou
Kapingamarangi Gohu Turbid, turbulent
Kapingamarangi Gogoo/go Crowing sound made by a rooster
Kapingamarangi Goloo Goods, things
Kapingamarangi Goolua Second person dual pronoun, you
Kapingamarangi Gono Drunk (archaic)
Kapingamarangi Goni Dance (ancient type); to dance
Kapingamarangi Koi Metal hand grater for grating soft coconut flesh; to so do Phonologically Irregular
Kapingamarangi Goodou Second person plural pronoun
Kapingamarangi Gu Did, has (decisive aspect)
Kapingamarangi Gugu Fish sp Uncertain Semantic Connection
Kapingamarangi Gulu Breadfruit tree, Artocarpus altilis
Kapingamarangi Gumade Large wooden bowl for pounding food Phonologically Irregular
Kapingamarangi Kumi Grab, grasp, handle, obtain. Kidnap (Emy).
Kapingamarangi Gubenge Net for fishing (large)
Kapingamarangi Gubu Verse (e.g. of Bible)
Kapingamarangi Gudu Head louse
Kapingamarangi Ia He, she