Entries from Moyle 2011 in Pollex-Online

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

Language Item Description
Takuu Soko- (with numerals) Only
Takuu S/soro Drag a heavy object
Takuu Soro/ki Move oneself; move over; move a canoe to water or to the beach
Takuu S/suu Damp, moist
Takuu Sua/a, suo Large steering paddle (such as used on ancient canoes) (obs.)
Takuu S/suke Reveal things that should remain private or secret
Takuu Taa Strike, beat, hit, kill; kill fish trapped in shallow water with an implement or by hand
Takuu Taa Add an extra mesh to a hand net which in turn is attached to the net handle. Mend a hole in a net (Hwd).
Takuu Taa Hand or row of eight to ten bananas on a bunch
Takuu Tae Arrive at, reach a destination
Takuu Tae Hand net used for catching flying fish
Takuu Tahata Early morning, first light
Takuu Tahauri Fish [Caranx sp.], second growth stage between lluhe and sukimana
Takuu Tahe (of current) Flow strongly; current, rise and fall of waves
Takuu T/tahi Sweep
Takuu Tahito Foot or base of a tree or pole; beginning of a story, history; cause of a problem
Takuu Tahoraa Whale
Takuu Ta/hore Shellfish sp., a bivalve with a very sharp edge, formerly used for shaving
Takuu Tahu Kindle a fire, light a fire, add wood to a fire
Takuu Tahua The top of the beach, right under the trees, reached by the sea only at a very high tide Uncertain Semantic Connection
Takuu Tai The hard black core of some trees
Takuu Takai Wind, coil; rotate; turn with a circular motion; rotate, turn around by itself; roll of dried pandanus leaves
Takuu Takape Blue-lined Sea Perch Snapper [Lutjanus kasmira]
Takuu Taki Procession...move in procession
Takuu Taku (of a clan elder) Stand on the ritual arena and invoke ancestral protection for clan members from sickness and unfavourable weather conditions
Takuu Takuu unamea (obs.) Hatchet whose blade is made of turtle bone set into a wooden handle, used for scraping swamp taro
Takuu Talluu Rumble like thunder; sound of thunder, peal Phonologically Irregular
Takuu Tamore Swamp-growing vine [Polygonum dichotomum], whose fragrant leaves are used as headpieces and as a perfume agent when added to heated oil
Takuu Tanaha Fish sp., caught in the ocean
Takuu Tani (of a bird or animal) Sing, cry, make characteristic vocal noises; (of a radio, etc.) play, be playing; (of an engine) whine or make some other characteristic noise
Takuu Taniha Shark sp.
Takuu T/tao Weigh down with rocks; crush under a weight; press down, apply pressure to certain points (as in performing a massage)
Takuu Taaohi Hold firmly, grab, clutch; adopt; hold, possess (e.g. certain traditional knowledge)
Takuu Taa/petu Thrash about, move one’s body vigorously Problematic
Takuu Tapuae High tide mark, usually visible by the line of small items of flotsam Uncertain Semantic Connection
Takuu Tara Great Crested Tern (Sterna bergii)
Takuu Tara hora Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
Takuu Tara moana Sooty or Bridled Tern (Sterna sp.) (not usually seen close to Takuu)
Takuu Tara Tame, domesticated Phonologically Irregular
Takuu Tara Barb on a fishhook, spear, etc; thorn; spine(s) on the fin of a fish
Takuu Taararo Glance quickly at someone or something Problematic
Takuu Taraatua Spiny dorsal fin of a fish, small fin(s) between the dorsal and caudal fins of some fish
Takuu Taraha Whisker, beard (of a person); whiskers of a cat, dugong, etc; barbels of certain fish such as goatfish
Takuu Tare Cough (n,v)
Takuu Tari Soft interior surface of the stem of a coconut frond or other cordage used for stringing fish
Takuu Taro Speak forcefully, order
Takuu Taaruma Burial mound, top surface of a grave Phonologically Irregular
Takuu Tasi One, once; together, at the same time, alike; one time only, occasionally
Takuu Tau Verse or division of a song; sing a verse
Takuu Taua Egg yolk; turmeric in paste form Phonologically Irregular