Entries from Moyle 2011 in Pollex-Online
Richard M.Moyle, Takuu Grammar and Dictionary. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics 634.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Takuu | Sue | Rotate...shake (something) around; rest a paddle handle agains the hull and then push the blade away, in order to move the canoe sideways (sue te hoe) |
| Takuu | Maahuru (pl. maffuru) | Awake; woken up (by o.s.) |
| Takuu | Haka/ree/resi | Lie, tell a lie, pretend, pose as someone else |
| 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 |
| Takuu | Kinei | Here, this place by me |
| Takuu | E, ee | Particle placed before numerals and certain other words referring to things that can be counted |
| Takuu | Pama | Storage platform above the outrigger on the ancient sailing canoe (Obs). Problematic |
| Takuu | Lahu/tia | Sick from eating bad food; rash appearing on skin after eating food to which one is allergic |
| Takuu | Lani/tia | Receive something when things are divided or distributed; not be left out, be included in a group |
| Takuu | Tosi (pass. toosina) | Move something over (a little) |
| Takuu | Tuureki, tuuruki (pass. turekina) | Push |
| Takuu | Keu | Twist one's body around (as in struggling to get free), hit something with one's shoulder or elbow |
| Takuu | Kananiho | Gum |
| Takuu | Kiitea! | It's found! |
| Takuu | Kava | Cemetery Uncertain Semantic Connection |
