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 | Hee po/poi | Not hesitant, not afraid (to do something) |
| Tokelau | Hegi | Shy, timid, wild |
| Tokelau | Hegi/a | Shocked, startled; have a sudden fright Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tokelau | Tauhi | Look after, take care of, maintain, uphold, keep |
| Tokelau | Makuku | Sprain (of the upper joints, from waist upwards) |
| Tokelau | A/aha | Wade through water; make one’s way through bush; come through difficulties |
| Tokelau | Aahaga | Reef space between two islets on an atoll |
| Tokelau | Kalu(kalu) | Lees, sediment (of a thick slimy liquid) |
| Tokelau | Ka/kalu | Pass a small amount of watery faeces |
| Tokelau | Koopuu | Gut, stomach (of fish) |
| Tokelau | Mea ake | Show me! Let me see! |
| Tokelau | Oho | (of water) Overflow |
| Tokelau | Haga | Pay attention to, apply oneself to, occupy oneself with, be heedful |
| Tokelau | Faka/feangai | Be opposite to, face directly, confront |
| Tokelau | Vela/vela | To warm, heat up gradually |
| Tokelau | Vale | Of no avail, futile, worthless, unproductive; (useless, meaningless) |
| Tokelau | Tula | Bald |
| Tokelau | Tuulaki | Stand up, get on one’s feet; get up and leave a formal gathering before it is ended |
| Tokelau | Taupatu | Top covering of the ridge of a house, woven of green coconut fronds |
| Tokelau | Tafatafa | Side (= tafa); polite word for latrine, toilet |
| Tokelau | Magamaga/alima | Space in between the fingers or between the thumb and the index finger |
| Tokelau | Magamaga/avae | Place in between one's toes |
| Tokelau | Fafa | (of a sail) Mainsheet |
| Tokelau | Talatala | Have thorns, be prickly, be rough |
| Tokelau | Fakaatu | To worry; anxiety, worry |
| Tokelau | Palolo/mua | The first month of the Tokelau traditional year, corresponding to late December - early January |
| Tokelau | Mulifaa | The third traditional month of a Tokelau year, corresponding to late February - early March |
| Tokelau | Vai/noa | The ninth month of the Tokelau traditional year, from mid-August to mid-September (during Vainoa it is hot and very calm and windless) |
| Tokelau | Taapuni | Lid, top; shut, close, block off |
| Tokelau | Maalooloo | Rest, stop (the work for the day); be well, be healthy |
| Tokelau | Ivituu | Backbone, spine |
| Tokelau | Teenaa | Singular demonstrative particle: That (near person spoken to) |
| Tokelau | Lavaa | Be able to; withstand, endure; manage, be capable of |
| Tokelau | Mataahuhu | Nipple, teat |
| Tokelau | Pupu | (of plants) Clustered together, grow thickly together |
| Tokelau | Heehee/muu | Dragonfly |
| Tokelau | Aauga | Symptoms or characteristic signs of illness in a patient Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tokelau | Kaulama | Dried coconut leaf or leaves |
| Tokelau | Fakahoa | Pair, put two things together (for carrying, etc.) |
| Tokelau | Tata | Pull forcefully, haul violently; (grab); a fish-trap...which can be closed by pulling a line |
| Tokelau | Tautali | Help, assist |
| Tokelau | Atumata | (of net making) Row of eyes or openings of the network |
| Tokelau | Moemoeao | A species of toothless and harmless shark which sleeps during the day time |
| Tokelau | Tamataane | Boy, son; division of a kaainga made up of sons of the founding couple and all their descendants... |
| Tokelau | Tugu | A hollow dug out of the trunk of a coconut palm as a water receptacle |
| Tokelau | Alafaki | (of next day) Dawn, arrive |
| Tokelau | Kogaaloto | Middle portion, centre |
| Tokelau | Kaumai | Bring |
| Tokelau | Kavatu | Send; dispatch; take; give |
| Tokelau | Kavake | Bring up (to a higher place), bring along |
