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 | 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 | (Lau)talotalo | Spider Lily (Crinum asiaticum) |
| Tokelau | Pupu | (of plants) Clustered together, grow thickly together |
| Tokelau | Heehee/muu | Dragonfly |
| Tokelau | Tama/a | Small, little (precedes noun or verb) |
| 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 | Moemoeao | A species of toothless and harmless shark which sleeps during the day time |
| Tokelau | Momo/i (pl. tamoi) | Break into pieces, crush into bits |
| 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 |
| Tokelau | Ufu | (of a spinner, lure etc.) Agitate by giving the fishing line small jerks while trolling |
| Tokelau | Fakatafa | Move to the side, go away from the centre; lie on side |
| Tokelau | Aka/hi | Push one's foot against something; apply pressure with one's heel to the rectum of an injured person to restore lower inner organs to normal position |
| Tokelau | Aka | Kick; back-heel; weave a leaf skirt by holding the weaving string on the foot |
| Tokelau | Fakaata | Mirror |
| Tokelau | Heke | Dislocated |
| Tokelau | Heke/heke | (of a boat etc.) Travel along downhill or downwind |
| Tokelau | Puka-vaka | (Hernandia peltata) |
| Tokelau | Fakamaa | Cause someone to be ashamed or shy; shameful, disgraceful |
| Tokelau | Tofiga | Trade, occupation, profession |
| Tokelau | Tuulei | Push, shove, drive |
| Tokelau | Paa | Explode; puncture (e.g. balloon); (of loud weeping) break out |
| Tokelau | Gahue/hue | (of people) Move continuously (physically or mentally) |
| Tokelau | Faiga | Method, way, act of making a thing |
| Tokelau | Fakatuu | Make (someone or something) stand up; set up, establish; head for, make for; (of vehicle etc.) stop, discontinue its journey |
| Tokelau | A/api | (of people) Sit, be seated in a group |
| Tokelau | Fakatau | Buy, sell; shopping, trade |
| Tokelau | Lua he/fulu | Twenty |
| Tokelau | Kau/gutu/vai | Riverbank, shoreline of lake Problematic |
| Tokelau | Kautaliga | Ear lobe |
