Entries from Ranby 1980 in Pollex-Online
Ranby, P. (1980). A Nanumea Lexicon. Canberra, Department of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, The Australian National University.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tuvalu | Polo/ga | Outcast, slave; an obligation a family has to exercise its superior skill when requested, e.g. turtle catching |
| Tuvalu | Poloaki | Bid farewell |
| Tuvalu | Polo/poloaki | Advise, chide, reprimand |
| Tuvalu | Pona | Knot, joint, pimple |
| Tuvalu | Pono | Plug a leak, caulk; close a door, lid, mouth |
| Tuvalu | Popo | Rotten (of tree, house, canoe, fruit etc.) |
| Tuvalu | Poopoo | Pat, massage |
| Tuvalu | Pota | Greens cooked with coconut sauce |
| Tuvalu | Poto/poto | Come close to speaker Problematic |
| Tuvalu | Poto | Right (not left), skill, wisdom |
| Tuvalu | Poto/poto | Congregate round a speaker |
| Tuvalu | Potu | Piece ; small piece, room |
| Tuvalu | Pou | Post |
| Tuvalu | Poouli | Night 8.00 - 12.00; dark |
| Tuvalu | Puu | Horn (blown to summon people) |
| Tuvalu | Puu | Hole; cracked (as a vessel) |
| Tuvalu | Pua | (Guettarda speciosa) |
| Tuvalu | Puaka | Pig |
| Tuvalu | Puaki | Rinse mouth and spit out |
| Tuvalu | Pa/efu/. P/pefu (Jsn). | Dust Borrowed |
| Tuvalu | Puga | Rounded coral for lime |
| Tuvalu | Pogaaleveleve | Spider |
| Tuvalu | Pui/pui | Protect |
| Tuvalu | Pu/pui | Enclose, protect, encircle; turn a woman's affection towards oneself by use of charms |
| Tuvalu | Puka | A tree (Pisonia grandis) |
| Tuvalu | Pukavai | A tree (Hernandia peltata) |
| Tuvalu | Puke | Menstrual flow |
| Tuvalu | Puke | Hold, catch, restrain |
| Tuvalu | Puke | Menses |
| Tuvalu | Pukupuku | Spheroid (like a puku [mouthful] prepared for eating; short and fat (of people) |
| Tuvalu | Pula | Bright stones under water and visible at night |
| Tuvalu | Pulaka | (Cyrtosperma chamissonis) |
| Tuvalu | Pulapula | Young Coconut palm |
| Tuvalu | Pule | (Pila conica) [Gray] |
| Tuvalu | Pule | Rule; authority over food |
| Tuvalu | Pulepule | Spotted (large) |
| Tuvalu | Puleva | (Echidna nebulosa) (Gty.1994); Dragon Moray Eel > |
| Tuvalu | Puulou | Cover oneself |
| Tuvalu | Puulou | Cover oneself; scoop (as flying-fish in a net) |
| Tuvalu | Pulu | Coconut husk at eye end |
| Tuvalu | Tau/pulu | To plug holes in a canoe |
| Tuvalu | Pulu | Sap, gum, resin |
| Tuvalu | Pulupulu | Wrap person in cloth; shield from wind |
| Tuvalu | Puna | To bubble or boil (of water) |
| Tuvalu | Puni | To surround: encircle (as fish with a net) |
| Tuvalu | Punou | To bow down |
| Tuvalu | Punua | Young (of bird or mammal) |
| Tuvalu | Pupu | Impenetrable (of forest) |
| Tuvalu | Puha | Trunk, chest |
| Tuvalu | Pusaki | Good smell, fragrance, perfume. To blow, to pour out smoke (Jsn). |
