Entries from Moyle 2011 in Pollex-Online
Richard M.Moyle, Takuu Grammar and Dictionary. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics 634.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Takuu | K/kini | (of the sun) Intense, very hot; have a bitter taste, pungent smell Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Takuu | Kiokio | Bonefish (Albula vulpes) |
| Takuu | Kiore | Polynesian Rat (Rattus exulans) |
| Takuu | Kiri | Skin, animal hide, bark, external surface; skin disease |
| Takuu | Kirikiri | Surface, gravel flooring |
| Takuu | Kirisi | Lizard with long stripes on its back Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | Kite | See, understand |
| Takuu | Kiva | Mythical 'diamond' with which the spirit ancestor Rapi created the well on Takuu island named after him |
| Takuu | K/kiva | Shiny, glossy, reflect light, sparkle Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Takuu | Kivi | Blind in one eye; (of one's eye or eyes) permanently half-closed and partially blind |
| Takuu | Ko | Pre-basic particle, used mostly in utterance-initial position and having several functions |
| Takuu | (Sa)kohe | Shrub (Miscanthus floridulus), a swamp-growing indigenous bamboo... |
| Takuu | Kohu | Emit smoke or steam...(of smoke) billow out; smoke, steam...column of a waterspout |
| Takuu | K/kohu | (of the sea) Dirty, full of sediment, murky |
| Takuu | Koka | Tree sp. (Glochidion ?ramiflorum) |
| Takuu | Kona | Burp and partially regurgitate one's food |
| Takuu | Kona | Male urethra |
| Takuu | K/kona | Have food stuck in one's throat (or the feeling thereof), have heartburn; belch up a bitter gastric fluid, belch, hiccough |
| Takuu | Kopa | Concave; concave part of a wave Problematic |
| Takuu | Koopa/na | Broadly-curved indentation along the perimeter of an island; inlet, bay |
| Takuu | K/kopi | Narrow (as of canoe), too small, of insufficient size to accomodate an object |
| Takuu | Koti | Break, rip or snap off (as leaves from a tree or plant), silently break something off something else |
| Takuu | Koutou | Second person plural pronoun, you (preferred form among older speakers) |
| Takuu | Kovi | Any insect which typically remains inside a house; by extension, a man habitually staying indoors instead of working |
| Takuu | Kuro | Tank, drum, any large container for storing liquids |
| Takuu | Kur/umiti | Crave, long for (a food) |
| Takuu | Laa | Branch of a tree |
| Takuu | Laha | Ringworm |
| Takuu | L/lahi | Pass by close to someone |
| Takuu | L/lahi | Pass by close to someone |
| Takuu | Lai, rai | Leatherskin (Scomberoides sp.) |
| Takuu | Lakapau | Quick to learn, experienced, knowledgeable, skilful Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | Laakei, raakei | Flower, ornament, the formal adornment of the ariki... |
| Takuu | L/laku, raku | Touch someone once, then flick one's finger back across their skin or clothing, to gain their attention |
| Takuu | Lama | Black dye used in tattooing, made from the fruit of the hetau tree |
| Takuu | Lama | (Torch made of) dry coconut fronds |
| Takuu | L/lama, rama | Fish at night with a lantern or torch |
| Takuu | Lano | Roller for a canoe; head-rest, pillow |
| Takuu | Lapu, rapu | Dig, break up soil in a garden |
| Takuu | Lara | Tree sp. (?Vitex trifolia)... |
| Takuu | Lau | (of fish, bird, flying fox, etc.) Entangled (in a net) |
| Takuu | Lau | The part of the garden area where giant taro are planted by inserting a piece of corm into the soil rather than digging a hole |
| Takuu | Lau- | Flat surface |
| Takuu | Lauhara | Pandanus leaf |
| Takuu | Lau- | Collective noun prefix for a group of people |
| Takuu | Lauhie, rauhie | (of weather or sea) Calm, fine |
| Takuu | Lau/ika | One hundred fish |
| Takuu | Lau/kataha | Birdsnest Fern (Asplenium nidus) |
| Takuu | L/lava | Full enough, sufficient |
| Takuu | L/lava | Tie securely to an elevated object |
