Entries from Moyle 2011 in Pollex-Online
Richard M.Moyle, Takuu Grammar and Dictionary. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics 634.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Takuu | Peru/kasi | Rock barnacle; scabies |
| Takuu | Piri | Put or placed on a high object located on top of something else |
| Takuu | Pitoo/mee | Little thing |
| Takuu | Pito/uka | Sennit rope when rolled |
| Takuu | Manu/kava | Foul-smelling; smell of stale urine or sweat |
| Takuu | Poonia | Continue past dark, be overcome unexpectedly by darkness |
| Takuu | Porapora | Kind of basket made of coconut leaves... |
| Takuu | Poro | Advise, give advice [from Nukuria] Borrowed |
| Takuu | Pu/amu | (of adolescent) Ill-behaved, (of child) hyperactive Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Takuu | Pu/k(a)(u)oho | Juvenile growth stage of squid |
| Takuu | Pure/pure | Farewell, say goodbye |
| Takuu | Puuroa | Shellfish sp. (Tritonis sp.)... |
| Takuu | Puruna | Woman who is not young but is unmarried: widow, spinster Problematic |
| Takuu | Lano, rano | Molar tooth Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | Laaraa | Fixed dorsal fin of sharks, whales, porpoises and all large fish |
| Takuu | Naa rau | Thatch panels on a roof |
| Takuu | Kkahu rau | Old, frayed thatch on a roof |
| Takuu | Lle/a | Possessed by a spirit... |
| Takuu | Rii | Coconut tree species bearing nuts with an edible husk; the nuts from this tree |
| Takuu | Sai/sai | Hug; (in wrestling) hold a opponent tight around the waist, then throw him to the ground |
| Takuu | Saka/p/piki, saka/piki/piki | (of hair) Curly, frizzy |
| Takuu | Sako | Sprout of a young tree near the roots of its parent |
| Takuu | Sani | (Wind) blow gently Problematic |
| Takuu | S(s)ano | Suspect, have a hunch or feeling; jealous |
| Takuu | Sara | Remove (net, sail) from bindings |
| Takuu | Saravaru | Tree sp. (timber used for canoes, net handles, house posts) Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | Sau/puku, sou/puku | South, south wind [= kipu] Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | S(s)au/makallii | Cold; feel cold (of someone else's body, food, air temperature) |
| Takuu | S/see | Search for, seek |
| Takuu | Se/hua | One thousand (coconuts); one hundred kina (money) |
| Takuu | Sepu | Step down, disembark; dive (for something) |
| Takuu | Siki | Finish the edge (of a mat) in plaiting, by bending back the ends of the strands and plaiting towards the interior |
| Takuu | Sii/mapo | (of wood) Rotten on the outside while the inner wood remains sound |
| Takuu | Sivo | Nine |
| Takuu | Ssuu | Plant sp. Problematic |
| Takuu | Suakorokoro, siakorokoro | Squid or cuttlefish when large |
| Sikaiana | Sua kolokolo | Squid, all species |
| Takuu | Tuutae | Ink of an octopus or cuttlefish, sepia |
| Takuu | Tahea (pl. taffea) | Drifting, floating along |
| Takuu | Taahena | Mouth of a channel between islands |
| Takuu | Taairi | Fan (vt) (e.g. a fire) |
| Takuu | Taiava | Fish sp., similar in shap to tono [Plectropomus]... Problematic |
| Takuu | O | Poetic variant of 'a' particle, meaning 'of'... Problematic |
| Takuu | A | Of. Used in song but rarely in speech |
| Takuu | I | At, in, on; to, towards, with respect to; from; among, between |
| Takuu | Too/ta-au | Second person singular possessive pronoun, singular possessum. /ta-au/ = inalienable possession |
| Takuu | Tana/ta ana | Third person singular possessive, singular object. /ta ana/ optionally indicates inalienable possession |
| Takuu | Too | Your, singular possessor, singular object, neutral |
| Takuu | Ma | From Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | Karisi/ttai | Water Strider (Gerridae spp.) |
