Entries from Moyle 2011 in Pollex-Online

Richard M.Moyle, Takuu Grammar and Dictionary. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics 634.

Language Item Description
Takuu E(e)i, ai Hey!
Takuu Epu (Of water) Murky because of stirred up sediment Phonologically Irregular
Takuu Eva (of a bird) Flutter before settling
Takuu Mahaa Cracked, broken
Takuu Ffaa Rope regulating the angle of a canoe sail against the wind; sheet
Takuu Ffai Gut a fish; clean a fish prior to cooking or eating raw; remove contents of turtle's intestines... Uncertain Semantic Connection
Takuu F/fana Remove, release, take off; take out, withdraw; (of person, ship, bus, etc.) leave a place, depart
Takuu Ffano (pass. haarona) Awaken someone, wake someone up
Takuu F/fari Scoop up faeces or vomit; wipe the bottom after defecating
Takuu F/fati (of a joint of the body) Break
Takuu F/fati Carve a surface to be slightly dished, as on the bow of a canoe
Takuu Haahine Plural of ffine
Takuu Hiti (pl. ffiti) Race on foot through shallow water Uncertain Semantic Connection
Takuu F/foa Break or crack open a round object (e.g. a mature coconut or hermit crab shell) to get at the contents
Takuu Haa Be hoarse, have bronchitis
Takuu Haahaa Touch with the hand, feel around for something, grope
Takuu Haaite Test something; try to do something
Takuu Haho Exterior, outside, outdoors
Takuu Hai Do, make
Takuu Hai Ray (Himantura sp.)
Takuu Haaite Horizontal bar used in setting up a backstrap loom
Takuu Haiva Running race; competitive sporting activity generally
Takuu Hakannoo Listen to, listen for, feel; show respect for, believe, obey; understand (what one hears) Phonologically Irregular
Takuu Hakaara Contribute (a gift)
Takuu Hakaranu Rinse oneself with fresh water after swimming or bathing in the sea; water (a plant); add water to another liquid, dilute
Takuu Haki Knock down or pluck with hand (coconuts, breadfruit, pawpaw); pluck flowers or branches
Takuu Mahaki (of fruit from a tree) Fall; (of a branch) snap.
Takuu (H)ak/kivi Wink
Takuu Hak/koro Organize, prepare for, start, plan
Takuu Hana, vana, fanga, vanga Black or brown inedible sea urchin species...
Takuu Hana Fish trap, fish weir
Takuu Hana Free edge of a canoe sail, leech; remove, let loose a string when making string figures
Takuu Haanai Feed; formal meal for mourners
Takuu Hanamea Red Snapper (Lutjanus bohar)
Takuu Haanau Give birth, lay an egg; be born
Takuu Haanau Same-sex siblings
Takuu Haanauna Descendant; relative
Takuu Hano Go (singular)
Takuu Hano Tree (Guettarda speciosa)
Takuu Haanota Fish, catch fish (particularly by net or some means other than line fishing); pull in (a fish, line, or net)
Takuu Hao Very small, chisel-shaped adze...formerly used for making holes; hole drilled in the side of a canoe used for lashings
Takuu Hao Nail
Takuu Hara Pandanus
Takuu Hare House, dwelling; chrysalis; hole in which an animal lives; clan
Takuu Harelo General term for coral
Takuu Haariki Put a carrying cloth beneath an infant; put one's hands under someone in order to lift them up; line the bottom of a basket with leaves
Takuu Haaroo (of arm or neck) Stretch, crane the neck, raise hand to reach something
Takuu Hasi Cut, chop into pieces (kindling or taro)
Takuu Hata Shelf, outdoor platform with holes in its base, wire rack for smoking fish
Takuu Hatahata Chest (of a human)