Entries from Shibata 2003 in Pollex-Online
Shibata, N. (2003). Penrhyn-English Dictionary. Kyoto, ELPR.
Language | Item | Description |
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Penrhyn | Kaiaa | Steal |
Penrhyn | Kaka | Mesh-like brown substance on coconut tree, stipule of coconut frond |
Penrhyn | Kakaa | Shine brightly |
Penrhyn | Kaakaa/ia | White tern (Gygis alba) |
Penrhyn | Kakara | Fragrant |
Penrhyn | Kara/sia | Sweet, tasty |
Penrhyn | Kakau | Float (n) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
Penrhyn | Kake-a | Climb, ride, rise; coitus |
Penrhyn | Kakii | Throat, neck |
Penrhyn | Kara(a)/ea | Old harder coral, forming flat slab layers; upright limestone slab forming a part of marae |
Penrhyn | Karanga | Shout; inform, tell |
Penrhyn | Kaare | No, nothing, zero; no! [loan from Rarotongan] Borrowed |
Penrhyn | Karere | Messenger, herald |
Penrhyn | Karo | Leave, argue; leave, dismiss, sack, fire |
Penrhyn | Kama/kama | Talkative |
Penrhyn | Kamo | Wink; agree |
Penrhyn | Kana | Grate; stool-type coconut grater; kind of coral. Vegetable substance growing in flat rounded masses on the coral heads in the lagoon…used like sandpaper (Bck). |
Penrhyn | Kanae | Mullet |
Penrhyn | Kaapu | Brown booby (Sula leucogaster) |
Penrhyn | Kanohi | Eye |
Penrhyn | Koo | Bud |
Penrhyn | Kookoo | Side |
Penrhyn | Kapa | Dance |
Penrhyn | Kapakapa | Flap wings |
Penrhyn | Kape | Giant taro |
Penrhyn | Kape | Flick aside (e.g. a pawpaw with a stick, in order to harvest) |
Penrhyn | Kapi/kapi | Kind of shellfish growing on pearl shells; kind of shellfish, shells thick, hard to remove from rock; oyster sp., Spondylus varius |
Penrhyn | Kapo | Catch (something thrown such as ball), grasp |
Penrhyn | Kapu | Cup |
Penrhyn | Aapua | Handle of harpoon Problematic |
Penrhyn | Kasi | (Asaphis violacea) ; k.clam, Pacific asaphis (Asaphis violacens); small shellfish of various kinds; shell scraper, hand grater |
Penrhyn | Ka/kasi | Tuna (Thunnus spp.) |
Penrhyn | Ka/kahi/ | Albacore (Germo germo (Lacepede)) Problematic |
Penrhyn | Kasikasi | Crunchy (e.g. biscuits) Problematic |
Penrhyn | Kaso | Part of house frame; a rod over which *rauhara* is bent to form thatch sheet |
Penrhyn | Kata | Laugh |
Penrhyn | Kata (niikau) | Coconut leaflet Problematic |
Penrhyn | Katau | Right, dextral side |
Penrhyn | Ka/kati | Bite |
Penrhyn | Kato | Pick, pluck |
Penrhyn | Katoa | All |
Penrhyn | Kaatoa/toa | All, total |
Penrhyn | Kaaturi | A kind of purslane (Portulaca lutea) growing on dry land |
Penrhyn | Kau | Swim |
Penrhyn | Kau | Wood, stick, pole |
Penrhyn | Kau/tahu | Firewood |
Penrhyn | Kau(v)ae | Chin |
Penrhyn | Kausanga | Lower abdomen, bottom, private parts (of men or women) |
Penrhyn | Kauii | Left |
Penrhyn | Kaukau | Bathe in fresh water, take a shower; swim |