Entries from Shibata 2003 in Pollex-Online

Shibata, N. (2003). Penrhyn-English Dictionary. Kyoto, ELPR.

Language Item Description
Penrhyn Kuumara Sweet Potato
Penrhyn Kume Bring; haul, pull, drag
Penrhyn Kumete Wooden bowl for food or drink
Penrhyn Kumi Ten fathoms
Penrhyn Kumu Wring out; squeeze, extract (without using any tool), brew
Penrhyn Kupenga Fishing net
Penrhyn Kutu Louse
Penrhyn Ii Rotten
Penrhyn Ia Third person singular personal pronoun
Penrhyn Ia Then (postposed)
Penrhyn Ihi Tahitian Chestnut
Penrhyn Ika Fish n
Penrhyn Ira Mark on skin
Penrhyn Koo/ira/ira Spotted, pitted
Penrhyn Iro Bug, worm; worm parasitic to a fish, maggot, fly’s larva
Penrhyn Iinaho Shoal (of tuna, bonito, etc.)
Penrhyn Inaina Heat to soften (such plants as rauhara, rau maika, niikau, etc.)
Penrhyn (I)nakuanei, nakoanei Just now, earlier today
Penrhyn (I)nanahi Yesterday
Penrhyn (I)napoo Last night
Penrhyn Inu Drink
Penrhyn Io Longitudinal strip of flesh, portion; half a fish
Penrhyn Ipu Cup; endocarp of the coconut fruit, the hard shell
Penrhyn Isu Nose; bow of canoe; beak of bird
Penrhyn Iti Small, small portion
Penrhyn Ivi Bone
Penrhyn Raa Sail
Penrhyn Raa Sun
Penrhyn Raa Day
Penrhyn Rae Forehead
Penrhyn Raharaha Flat, broad, wide
Penrhyn Raahui Forbidden; prohibit, ban; prohibition on gathering coconuts and pearl shells
Penrhyn Raa/ranga Weave, plait
Penrhyn Rangi Sky
Penrhyn Rango Fly (n)
Penrhyn Raakau The 18th to the 20th night of the lunar calendar
Penrhyn Rakia Black noddy, white-capped noddy (Anous tenuirostris). Black Noddy (Anous minutus) (McC).
Penrhyn Rakoa White-tailed tropic bird (Phaeton lepturus)
Penrhyn Ra/raku/ Scratch with fingernails or claws
Penrhyn Raku/raku Scratch
Penrhyn Rara Roast, smoke fish
Penrhyn Raaraa Small branch
Penrhyn Rari Wet
Penrhyn Raro Bottom, down
Penrhyn Raro West
Penrhyn Raaua Third person dual independent pronoun
Penrhyn Rama Littoral shrub sp. (Ximena americana)
Penrhyn Ranu Fluid; nasal discharge
Penrhyn Raava To have something stuck in one's throat
Penrhyn Rapa Flat