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 | Talitaliuli | Fish parasites incl. pilotfish, cleaner fish, and Remora (with name as above) |
| Tokelau | Teletelevakaniu | Remora (Echeneis naucrates) Problematic |
| Tokelau | Talo | (Colocasia sp.) |
| Tokelau | Ta/talo/ | Prayer |
| Tokelau | Taalo | Signal for help; wave, beckon; invite |
| Tokelau | Tamafafine | Descent group from daughters of the founding couple |
| Tokelau | Tamaiti | Child; offspring; childhood, youth; immature, young |
| Tokelau | Tamaki | Of ebb tide, be not as low as expected Problematic |
| Tokelau | Tamaki | Of ebb tide, be not as low as expected Problematic |
| Tokelau | Tamaaloa | Man, a male person |
| Tokelau | Tamana | Father |
| Tokelau | Taamate | Kill, slaughter; cross out, erase; eradicate, wipe out, get rid of; (of a light, fire, etc.) put out, turn off... |
| Tokelau | Tamau | Secure, fasten, lock |
| Tokelau | Tana | His, her a-class possession |
| Tokelau | Tane | Tinea |
| Tokelau | Tanifa | A man-eating sea monster that appears in traditional tales |
| Tokelau | Ta/tao (pl. tao) | Cover |
| Tokelau | Taaofi | Stop, hold back, detain |
| Tokelau | Tapatuu | Sea-pike barracuda (Sphyraena forsteri) when young |
| Tokelau | Tapili | To fan |
| Tokelau | Tapu | Forbidden; placed under taboo |
| Tokelau | Tahi | Be one |
| Tokelau | Tataa | Bailer |
| Tokelau | Tatihi | Fish spp. (N.rigoletto, N.brevirostris, N.herrei) |
| Tokelau | -taatou | First person inclusive plural possessive suffix |
| Tokelau | Tatuu | Hit against, bang against, collide with |
| Tokelau | Tau | Fresh wide leaves of pupu (Asplenium nidus) used in covering a traditional oven... |
| Tokelau | Tau | War |
| Tokelau | Tautai | Master fisherman, skipper, or captain of a boat; to steer, direct |
| Tokelau | Tau | Point at which the keel meets the curve of the bow or stern |
| Tokelau | Tau | Season, weather, climate |
| Tokelau | Ki taa(ua) | We two (inc) |
| Tokelau | Tauga | A bunch of four, six or eight empty coconut shells attached to a length of sennit, for drawing water from a well |
| Tokelau | Taaula/ga | Offering, giving (to a church) |
| Tokelau | Taulealea (pl. taaulelea) | Married man, mature man (NB These men make up the aaumaaga or the group of able-bodied men of the village) Borrowed |
| Tokelau | Taumata | Eyeshade |
| Tokelau | Taume | Spathe of a coconut flower |
| Tokelau | Taumua | Bow, forepart (of canoe or boat) |
| Tokelau | Taupatu | Top covering of the ridge of a house, woven of green coconut fronds |
| Tokelau | Taaupe | Hang, swing |
| Tokelau | Tautala | Reproach, reprimand |
| Tokelau | Tavake | Tropic Bird (Phaeton spp.) |
| Tokelau | Tavili | Drill holes |
| Tokelau | Taavili | Rotate, spin |
| Tokelau | Tavili/vili | Run about Problematic |
| Tokelau | -tea | Occurs as an element of names only, meaning pale-coloured |
| Tokelau | Te/teva/ | Stagger, reel, stumble Problematic |
| Tokelau | Teka | Bowl (in cricket), bowler |
| Tokelau | Tekau | Twenty Skipjack |
| Tokelau | Tela | Forehead of fish or animal |
