Entries from Moyle 2011 in Pollex-Online

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

Language Item Description
Nukumanu Tuunaki Smoke signal from Nukutoa Island to mourners at Vaihare on Takuu Island that some calamity has occurred, requiring their immediate attention
Takuu T/tuni Set fire to, burn (e.g. grass, rubbish); heat up rocks, shells, or similar hard materials;cook (coconut cream) by inserting hot stones or by heating over a fire; (of the sun) burn fiercely, be uncomfortably hot
Takuu Ture (moe) Feel sleepy, doze
Takuu Tuutaki Imitate s.o else’s actions, mimic Uncertain Semantic Connection
Takuu Uu Fit flush together, be joined evenly Problematic
Takuu Uu Heap (of sticks, leaves, etc.) ready for carrying
Takuu Ua Agree on a course of action
Takuu Uee Yes Phonologically Irregular
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 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