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 Holo Procession, parade; move in procession. All about, everywhere, up and down
Tokelau Holo A parcel of cooked, mashed pulaka [Cyrtosperma]
Tokelau Hooloi Wipe away, cancel
Tokelau Homo Sprout of a germinating coconut
Tokelau Homo Matter that collects in corner of eye
Tokelau Homo/a Discharging, covered with gum (of eye)
Tokelau Honi Chop with a knife or a spade
Tokelau Hope Tuft of hair left to grow on a child's forehead
Tokelau Hopo Overstep, go over the boundary
Tokelau Hopo Board, go on board (a canoe or ship)
Tokelau Hoehaa Annoyance, nuisance, annoying noise, pest
Tokelau Hoho Insane, demented, crazy
Tokelau Hu/huu Wet; water, wetness, dampness, moisture
Tokelau Hua Lever up, dig up, eradicate; charge (someone) with head and shoulders
Tokelau Hua Juice; young drinking coconut; to contain (e.g. liquid)
Tokelau Hua To come in (of the tide)
Tokelau Huamalie Sweetness
Tokelau Hue Stars and Stripes Pufferfish (Arothron hispidus)
Tokelau Hui Represent; succeed, change, replace; representative, successor; change (money)
Tokelau Hui To water down, thin down, e.g. soup
Tokelau Huki Pierce, inject, probe; stick used for piercing or probing (e.g. for turtle eggs); sticks which pierce through the ridge thatching to hold roof thatching in place; syringe
Tokelau Hula Appear, be visible, show up
Tokelau Huli Sucker of plants, e.g. elephant ear taro
Tokelau Hulu Torch, flashlight
Tokelau Hu/hulu (of a light, the sun, etc.) Shine, be bright; light (n), glare
Tokelau Hunu/hunu Cook by roasting over hot coals and turning over now and again
Tokelau Taa Hit, strike; blow
Tokelau Taa 1st person dual inclusive pronoun (short form, preposed to verb)
Tokelau -taa(ua) First person inclusive dual possessive suffix
Tokelau Tae Faeces, stool droppings
Tokelau Taaea Paddle-tailed snapper (Lutjanus gibbus)
Tokelau Heeki Pre-verbal negative particle, not (referring to past time), not yet
Tokelau Tafa Side
Tokelau Tafatafaalagi Horizon
Tokelau Taafao Go for a walk, stroll
Tokelau Taafao Play
Tokelau Tafa te ata The day breaks
Tokelau Tafi Brush off, wipe out
Tokelau Tafito Stump, trunk
Tokelau Tafolaa Whale
Tokelau Tafu Make, build or feed a fire
Tokelau Taga Sack, bag, pocket
Tokelau Taga Allowed; free to do something
Tokelau Tagaki Turn the face to see something
Tokelau Tagata Man, person
Tokelau Tagau Yellow-margined Sea Perch (Lutjanus vaigensis)
Tokelau Tagi Cry
Tokelau Tago Take, grab, pick up
Tokelau Tagulu Make a low thudding sound
Tokelau Tai Sea, tide