Entries from Moyle 2011 in Pollex-Online
Richard M.Moyle, Takuu Grammar and Dictionary. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics 634.
Language | Item | Description |
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Takuu | Muka/muka | Still soft, weak, of something that will become hard, such as a young coconut, or a child's bones |
Takuu | Taa maunu | Catch bait fish using hand nets and assistants |
Takuu | Tapaa- | Piece or bit of something; small, diminutive |
Takuu | Hiiunu | Thirsty; thirst |
Takuu | Mannii | Menstruate Phonologically Irregular |
Takuu | Tautasi | One coconut; only child (or only one of its sex) born to a couple |
Takuu | Kau | Loop of fishing line tied to the base of a tuna fishing pole to which the hooks of the several fishing lines are attached when not in use |
Takuu | Mata- | In compounds denoting an opening or entrance |
Takuu | Mata/tootoka | Doorway |
Takuu | Huahua/a rima | Muscle of the upper arm or forearm |
Takuu | Huahua/a | Muscle of the calf or thigh |
Takuu | P/pae | (of canoe) Come alongside, dock, come up against a wharf or pier |
Takuu | Aru/aru | Hurry, rush |
Takuu | Tuku raa | Lower a canoe sail |
Takuu | Tuku/na | Location where shark fishing occurs... |
Takuu | T/tuku | (Of wind) let up, subside, abate |
Takuu | Tapa | Lower hem of a laplap while worn; small piece of cloth |
Takuu | Tau/haa | Constellation: Four stars in Pegasus, outlining a square... |
Takuu | Tau/rima | Constellation of five stars within Corvus... |
Takuu | Haiaavana | Related as spouses |