Entries from Shibata 2003 in Pollex-Online
Shibata, N. (2003). Penrhyn-English Dictionary. Kyoto, ELPR.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Penrhyn | Rou | Pick or pluck with a stick; gaff, picking stick |
| Penrhyn | Roi | Sea bass (Cephalopolis argus) |
| Penrhyn | Roi mata | Tears |
| Penrhyn | Rohi, roki | Bed Phonologically Irregular |
| Penrhyn | Rore | Stilts; to sway legs in dancing |
| Penrhyn | Rori | Beche de mer |
| Penrhyn | Roro | Coconut milk |
| Penrhyn | Roro | Bone marrow, brains |
| Penrhyn | Romi | Squeeze; wash (clothes) with hands |
| Penrhyn | Ro/romi | Press upon |
| Penrhyn | Roto | Inside; the middle one |
| Penrhyn | Roto | Lagoon; swamp, pond |
| Penrhyn | Roto puu | Middle, between |
| Penrhyn | Rua | Hole, pit |
| Penrhyn | Rua | Two |
| Penrhyn | Ruaki | Vomit |
| Penrhyn | Rue | Be upset; labour pains; go into labour Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Penrhyn | Ruhi | Fish sp.; black jack (Caranx lugubris) |
| Penrhyn | Rohi/rohi | Tired, weary Phonologically Irregular |
| Penrhyn | Runga | Top; up, above; east |
| Penrhyn | Ruuhia | Large shark sp. |
| Penrhyn | Ruukau | Taro-top salad |
| Penrhyn | Ruku | Dive for |
| Penrhyn | Ruru | Protect, keep fasten [sic]; bundle, belt; to make a fishing torch |
| Penrhyn | Ruru | Shelter |
| Penrhyn | Runa | Green seaweed sp. which covers underwater rocks |
| Penrhyn | Rupe | Pigeon (extinct) |
| Penrhyn | Rutu | To beat (ex. drum) |
| Penrhyn | Ma(a) | Additive; and, with, together, including, also, accompanied by |
| Penrhyn | Maa | Joins tens to units |
| Penrhyn | Maa | Ashamed, shy |
| Penrhyn | Maa | Clean |
| Penrhyn | Maa | For |
| Penrhyn | Mae/mae | Withered, dry |
| Penrhyn | Maaene/ene | Tickled |
| Penrhyn | Mahana(hana) | Warm |
| Penrhyn | Mahora | To be spread out |
| Penrhyn | Maahora | Sandy or rocky beach with no vegetation, especially with no coconut trees Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Penrhyn | Masore | Scratched, peeled off (of the skin) Phonologically Irregular |
| Penrhyn | Manga | Branch, strand |
| Penrhyn | Mangaa | Barracouta spp. |
| Penrhyn | Maanga | Food; bit, piece, small quantity |
| Penrhyn | Maangaro | Tasty; sweet, less salty; sweet coconut, a variety of coconut of which the whole fruit is edible including its husk |
| Penrhyn | Mangeo | Itchy, hot (of capsicum); itch, scabies |
| Penrhyn | Mangoo | Shark |
| Penrhyn | Mauku | Grass, fern; kinds of grass |
| Penrhyn | Mai | Hither (towards the speaker); call to summon a pig to feed |
| Penrhyn | Maai | Not fresh, not solid, stale (of taro etc) |
| Penrhyn | Maika | Banana |
| Penrhyn | Maikuku | Nail (anatomical) |
