Entries from Simona 1986 in Pollex-Online
Simona, R. e. a. (1986). Tokelau Dictionary. Apia, Western Samoa, Office of Tokelau Affairs.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tokelau | Ilo | Maggot |
| Tokelau | Ilo | Be aware of, perceive; check (of a cook testing food); assort, sort out |
| Tokelau | Iloa | Knowledge |
| Tokelau | Inaki | Panel of thatch from ridgepole to eave |
| Tokelau | Inati | Group of people who receive a share from a communally-owned asset; the share received |
| Tokelau | Ino | To fall face down, to fall flat |
| Tokelau | Inu | Drink |
| Tokelau | Io | Yes |
| Tokelau | Io | Fillets of certain fish cut longitudinally |
| Tokelau | Ipu | Cup of coconut shell, dish, skull |
| Tokelau | Ihe | Halfbeak (Hyporhampus acutus), Garfish (Belone) and other spp. |
| Tokelau | Ihu | Nose |
| Tokelau | Isupee | Snot Problematic |
| Tokelau | Ituu | Side, reason |
| Tokelau | Ivi | Bone |
| Tokelau | Ivi/a | Be fighting (as a fish caught on a hook) |
| Tokelau | Laa | Sail |
| Tokelau | Ki laa | Third person dual subject clitic pronoun |
| Tokelau | -laa(ua) | Third person dual possessive suffix |
| Tokelau | Laaina | Be in the heat of the sun, be exposed to the sun |
| Tokelau | Lae | Forehead |
| Tokelau | Lafa | Ringworm |
| Tokelau | Laafo/ga | Tax, contribution, subscription, collection (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Lafo | Main rib of a coconut frond |
| Tokelau | Lafu | A herd or flock of animals |
| Tokelau | Lafu | Restrict consumption to build up resources; area restricted for such purpose |
| Tokelau | La/lagi | (Of pandanus leaves) sear on a fire in preparation for drying and weaving. Cook by roasting over a fire (esp. fish, crabs, birds) |
| Tokelau | Lagi/lagi | (Of pigs and sharks) sear and scorch lightly in preparation for easy cleaning of the skin). Warm over fire (one's hands or feet) |
| Tokelau | Lago | Fly (insect) |
| Tokelau | Lago | Prop, supporter, skid |
| Tokelau | Laka | Step (n,v) |
| Tokelau | Laka/hia | Be stepped over (e.g. it is very bad for a woman to step over a fishing line) |
| Tokelau | Laakau | Tree |
| Tokelau | Laki | Hurricane season and westerly quarter winds that blow during it |
| Tokelau | Lakia | (Anous minutus) |
| Tokelau | Laku | Carry (a large number of things, e.g. cargo) from one place to another |
| Tokelau | Lala | Cook |
| Tokelau | Laalaa | Stick out, jut out |
| Tokelau | Ki laa(ua) | Third person dual independent pronoun |
| Tokelau | Lama(lama) | Lie in wait, set an ambush (to catch or attack); find fault with someone, watch for someone's mistake |
| Tokelau | Lama | Torch |
| Tokelau | Lamu | Chew |
| Tokelau | Lapa | Flash of lightning |
| Tokelau | Lapa | Flat-topped coral head; rasp, grater |
| Tokelau | Lapalapa | Leaf-stalk of coconut leaf |
| Tokelau | Laho | Scrotum |
| Tokelau | Ki laatou | Third person plural subject clitic pronoun Problematic |
| Tokelau | -laatou | Third person plural possessive suffix |
| Tokelau | Lau/efa | Wide |
| Tokelau | Rau/iti | Narrow |
