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 Mulivae Heel
Tokelau Mulivai Mouth of river
Tokelau Mulu Singe pig or chicken
Tokelau Mumu Said of flies covering the body
Tokelau Muna Criticise, scold
Tokelau Mutia Grass
Tokelau Mutu Cut off, lopped (of parts of living things)
Tokelau Mutu Tropical ragfish (Abudefduf sp.)
Tokelau Na Verbal particle, past tense, indicating an action completed in past time
Tokelau A a/na, o o/na His, of his
Tokelau Namo Lagoon
Tokelau Nana Eyes only for the best
Tokelau Naapaa Regret, feel sorry or guilty for not doing what one thinks one should have done
Tokelau Nape Sit cross-legged with feet on thighs; pluck out (eye from eye socket)
Tokelau Na(na)ti Hurry, hasten; urge Uncertain Semantic Connection
Tokelau Nei Interrogative particle used to emphasize a question
Tokelau Ni Plural indefinite article
Tokelau Ninimo Move round in a circle; be confused in mind; be giddy, dizzy
Tokelau Nini Apply on skin, smear, rub into the skin
Tokelau Ni/niva Feel giddy, dizzy
Tokelau Faka/noanoa/ Be sad, disappointed; sadness, bereavement, mourning Problematic
Tokelau Nuafine An old term for an old woman
Tokelau Nofo Sit, reside, stay
Tokelau Nofoa Chair, seat, stool, etc
Tokelau Nuanua Rainbow
Tokelau Oo Lepidozygus sp
Tokelau L/oo/tala Siganus sp. (juvenile)
Tokelau Oo Go (more than one) Borrowed
Tokelau Oo Loose-fitting
Tokelau Oa Gunwale
Tokelau Ofi To fit in; go through a passage or channel
Tokelau Ola Life, recover, be refreshed
Tokelau Ola The canoe on which the net is carried when fishing for oo fish
Tokelau Oma Sponge (from sea); to sponge up, swab
Tokelau One Sand
Tokelau Ono Six
Tokelau Ono/ono Observe, watch attentively, care for; (of the sun and moon) peep through; come through, sprout through
Tokelau Oope/a Float, drift
Tokelau Opo Place or put together in one lot
Tokelau Opo/opo Clasp, hold (in both arms)
Tokelau Ota Raw fish
Tokelau Oti Death, funeral
Tokelau Paa Fence, wall, shield
Tokelau Paa Fish lures made of shells
Tokelau Paa Sterile (of a woman)
Tokelau Pae A transverse obstacle; to pile up
Tokelau Paega A man-made pit in the sea along the beach where the strips of coconut husks are buried in preparation for sennit making
Tokelau Pagugu Crunchy (Sma)
Tokelau Paia Holiness Problematic
Tokelau Paikea Landcrab (Cardisoma)