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 Lamu Chew
Tokelau Lapa Flash of lightning
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
Tokelau Lau Line of beaters in a fish drive
Tokelau Lau Thatch
Tokelau Lauefa Wide
Tokelau Laufala Pandanus leaf (leaves) in general
Tokelau Laugutu Lip
Tokelau Lauiti Narrow
Tokelau Laulau A table; a food mat
Tokelau Lauulu Hair of head
Tokelau Fui/laumea/ Gills of a fish
Tokelau Ki laatou Third person plural independent pronoun
Tokelau Lava Be enough
Tokelau Lava Intensifying particle which follows the word
Tokelau Lava/hi String used to secure bait to a hook
Tokelau Lea Say, speak, tell, ask
Tokelau Lefu/lefu Ash
Tokelau Lega Yolk of egg, turmeric
Tokelau Leia Be choked on food, water, etc. going down one's windpipe
Tokelau Leke Eye of a fish-hook
Tokelau Lelefua Moth
Tokelau Le/lemu Drown (vt); duck (vt) under the water Phonologically Irregular
Tokelau Leo/leo Policeman, guard, watchman
Tokelau Lepa Heave to
Tokelau Liaki Throw (e.g. a ball); swing (e.g. a bat); flick (e.g.a cloth); uproot (of plants)
Tokelau Liaki/na Cast ashore, stranded
Tokelau Lia/liaki To wave (e.g. a handkerchief); shake (e.g. head)
Tokelau Faka/lialia Feel disgust at, have revulsion for; hate
Tokelau Ligi To pour (sg.)
Tokelau Li/ligi/ To pour (pl.)
Tokelau Ligo/ligo Still and quiet
Tokelau Lia Nit
Tokelau Liki Small sized
Tokelau Li/liki/ Be small
Tokelau Liko/fia Mixed with blood (of liquids discharged from the human body, such as urine, spit
Tokelau Limu Mosses, lichens, algae, seaweed
Tokelau Lipi Axe
Tokelau Lito/lito Leaf about to open
Tokelau Loi Ant Phonologically Irregular
Tokelau Logo Hear; be felt; tell
Tokelau Logo News
Tokelau Logo/logoaa Widely known, publicly talked about
Tokelau Looloo Stem on which coconuts hang
Tokelau Lou Fruit-picking pole; to pick fruit with such