Entries from Moyle 2011 in Pollex-Online

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

Language Item Description
Takuu Uhi Yam [Dioscorea esculenta]
Takuu Uhi Cover, lid, cap; cover, cover up; catch a bird while it is on or near the ground by covering it with a hand net
Takuu Uhu General name for parrotfish
Takuu Uii Remove something from its hanger, lift off, undress, remove one’s clothing (shirt, pants, shoes, etc.); pick pandanus fruit
Takuu Ukohi Wooden tongs for removing hot stones from fire; remove (e.g. hot stones) from fire with tongs
Takuu Uuku/i Rub one’s back with a towel, rub against a vertical surface to relieve an itch
Takuu Uma Breast of a bird; breast meat
Takuu Uumana Special abilities or work associated with a particular family, group or gender
Takuu Uumata Rainbow
Takuu Una/mea General term for turtle
Takuu Unu/hia Remove [exs bird's feathers; cigarette from packet]
Takuu Unu Singe, as of the hair of a pig or feathers of a bird Phonologically Irregular
Takuu Urahi White reef fish caught with spear or line using hermit crab as bait. Poss? the Longnose Parrotfish [Hipposcarus longiceps]
Takuu Uru In compound terms: head, skull, front of topmost portion or position of something
Takuu U/rukau Food prepared for a sick person on the first day he/she stays in the elder’s house Uncertain Semantic Connection
Takuu Uru/uru Large steering paddle used when a canoe is racing.
Takuu Uso Umbilical cord, navel
Takuu Usu Followed by a noun, signifies the front or front end of an object
Takuu Uto Net float
Takuu Utua A tidal flat between the islands and in the lagoon offshore from Nukutoa, partially uncovered by low tide; Te Utua is also a location on Takuu Island
Takuu Vae Foot, leg (of person, animal, stool, etc.) thigh, lap; shank of a fishhook
Takuu Vai/soni Kiss, rub or press noses in formal greeting or farewell
Takuu Vana Tell, relate, say, promise; think, believe Phonologically Irregular
Takuu V/vana Spear someone or something, throw a spear Phonologically Irregular
Takuu Vare Slime from a fish or plant
Takuu Varo Call out, but not using real words
Takuu Varu Eight
Takuu Vasi/a Take a woman's virginity, deflower
Takuu Vasi Half, part, side, region, area
Takuu Vvee General term for grass, lawn
Takuu Veku (of cooked food) Shred; wring (one’s hands) with sand to remove an unpleasant smell; rinse (of clothes, but not the body)
Takuu Vela Burnt, burning, on fire
Takuu (Haka)vini To whistle; insect species that makes a noise at night but cannot be seen
Takuu V/voro Stab through, hurl (a stick or spear) Phonologically Irregular
Takuu Vusi Cultivated area on Takuu Island Phonologically Irregular
Takuu Vare Ordinary, plain, common, not special; as usual, normally, without any special property or incident (usually followed by koi);
Takuu (Hui) muka/muka Third stage of coconut growth (small inedible fruit)
Takuu Ika tapu Large trevally [Caranx sp.]
Takuu Paaua Black Trevally [Siganus spinu], or Striped Rabbitfish
Takuu Poso/uru Head (older form?)
Takuu Tipu Grow up or into something, develop
Takuu Tipu/tipu Resemble, look like; assume the form of something, emerge as; manner, form, style, character, resemblance
Takuu Marooroo Rested, refreshed; recovered from an illness
Takuu Nuturimu Blue-mottled Parrotfish (Callyodon dubius)
Takuu Taka/sii Copra
Takuu Te(e)laa That (over there, further from the speaker than indicated by tenaa); another, (somebody or something) else
Takuu Teenaa That (near you, closer to the speaker than that indicated by teelaa)
Takuu Tuu/pani Surround fish on the reef and catch them with a long net or hand nets Problematic
Takuu Lavaa, ravaa Able to do something (do a task, meet a challenge)
Takuu Mataavaka End of a canoe