Entries from Shibata 2003 in Pollex-Online
Shibata, N. (2003). Penrhyn-English Dictionary. Kyoto, ELPR.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Penrhyn | Piri/piri | Tight |
| Penrhyn | Pee/hua | Throw |
| Penrhyn | Mei (te meaa ra) | As if Problematic |
| Penrhyn | Ngaki | To feed |
| Penrhyn | Rau | One, traditionally used for counting fish and turtles |
| Penrhyn | Oo, o | Marking subordinate possession, of by |
| Penrhyn | Aa, a | Preposition marking dominant possession, of, by. |
| Penrhyn | Eenaa | Pronoun, demonstrative. Those by you (the indefinite/ plural of tēnā) |
| Penrhyn | Eeraa | Pron(dem), those over there (the indefinite/plural of tērā) |
| Penrhyn | I | Marking the location in space and time. There exists no distinction between a past time and a future time as far as the prepositions concern |
| Penrhyn | Kaakore | To be not, be nothing, be zero |
| Penrhyn | Ee kore | Will not, shall not (negative future) |
| Penrhyn | Taa-/Ta-/Taa | (part(poss)) Marking definite dominant possession: of |
| Penrhyn | Tau | 2nd person, singular, definite, dominant possession: your, yours |
| Penrhyn | Tana | (pron(poss)) 3rd person, singular, definite, dominant possession: his, her, its; his, hers, its |
| Penrhyn | Toona/tona | 3rd person, singular, definite, subordinate possessions: his, her, its; his, hers, its |
| Penrhyn | Mai | From, since, like |
| Penrhyn | Toku/tooku | 1st person, singular, definite, subordinate possession: my, mine |
| Penrhyn | Akaoti | Finish, stop |
| Penrhyn | Hakaoti | To cease, stop |
| Penrhyn | Hakaoti | The last one |
| Penrhyn | Akaruru/sia | To hug, protect (obs) |
| Penrhyn | Huruhuru mata | Eyebrow |
| Penrhyn | Huruhuru sisi mata | Eyelash |
| Penrhyn | Puku rima | Clenched fist |
| Penrhyn | Hakatupu | To grow (vt) |
| Penrhyn | Hakatupu | To cause |
| Penrhyn | Mate vai | To be thirsty |
| Penrhyn | Hakakoi, akakoi | To sharpen |
| Penrhyn | Rahi | Long-nosed parrotfish (Hipposcarus longiceps) |
| Penrhyn | Manu | Kite |
| Penrhyn | Matariki | The pupil of the eye |
| Penrhyn | Ngaro/poo/ina | To forget |
| Penrhyn | Teitei | To be high, tall |
| Penrhyn | (Nimata) motomoto | Maturation stage of coconut fruits - husk used as strainer |
| Penrhyn | Pei | The youngest maturation stage of coconut. Fertilized female flower of coconut (Bck). |
| Penrhyn | Nii/mata | Maturation stage of coconut: fruit has no edible husk and is best for drinking |
| Penrhyn | Revareva | Tonsils, wattle, dewlap; loose skin under the throat of pigs Problematic |
| Penrhyn | Taute/a | To make up, dress up |
| Penrhyn | Kaku | To regret Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Penrhyn | Maruu | Gentle, slow, quiet |
| Penrhyn | Ra | Locative particle marking remoteness both from speaker and hearer. This particle lengthens the preceding vowel... |
| Penrhyn | Mangamanga | Octopus tentacles; octopus, squid |
| Penrhyn | Tuukee | Different, strange |
| Penrhyn | Peeia | To do like this, do as I do, do as I am doing |
| Penrhyn | I | Preposition marking the direct object of a transitive verb |
| Penrhyn | Kura | Gift; special guest |
| Penrhyn | Mau | Be held tight |
| Penrhyn | Toro/toro | To creep, crawl |
| Penrhyn | Totoro | Crawl, creep |
