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 Fakahehee Lead astray, mislead; distort, twist the meaning of something
Tokelau Fakaheke Slide something along or across
Tokelau Fakaheke/heke Slide or glide along smoothly
Tokelau Fakatoka Get ready, prepare
Tokelau Fakavae Found, establish; foundation, base
Tokelau Fakavaka (of picture) (Enclose in) frame; (of book) put cover on, cover; covering, binding
Tokelau Faki Break off, pluck, snap off; (of tooth) pull out, extract
Tokelau Fanake Come up; come (in the direction of speaker); increase, grow bigger; come ashore, come towards land; come inland (from the sea) (singular)
Tokelau Fahi/oti Murder, kill (human being)
Tokelau Fata Shelf; stretcher; carry someone on stretcher
Tokelau Fatafata Chest, thorax
Tokelau Fau String of flowers for wearing (either on head or round the neck); to wear a string of flowers
Tokelau Fe-...-aki Indicates plural, reciprocal action
Tokelau Fe/fegu Blow (the nose)
Tokelau Fegu/fegu Mucus of the nose
Tokelau Fekai Fierce, savage; very angry, in a rage
Tokelau Fekau Message; business, concern, affair; errand, mission; send for something or someone
Tokelau Feke Octopus
Tokelau Fili Enemy, foe; hate, dislike
Tokelau Fili Braid, plait (coconut leaves, sennit, hair, etc.)
Tokelau Filo Roll together the coconut fibre strands (usually between the palm of the hand and the upper thigh) into cord; thread (of cotton, silk etc.)
Tokelau Folafola Announce (publicly); declare; proclaim; promise
Tokelau Fou Fresh, new
Tokelau Fua Weigh; measure; take reading of (body temperature); aim at; scale, measurement
Tokelau Fuaa Be jealous; jealousy
Tokelau Fua/fua Plan, arrange; determine, decide; survey
Tokelau Fuafua/aaua The little silvery mullet which are found in shoals just off the shore
Tokelau Fuata Crop (of a tree)
Tokelau Fulitua Turn one's back on
Tokelau Fu/fulu (of body or objects, excluding clothes) Wash (with water)
Tokelau Fulufulu Fine short hair, down; boil on back of hands or feet (caused by injury to a hair); wool; fur; feathers
Tokelau Fuhu Fight with fists; box (in a boxing match)
Tokelau -ga Suffix added to verbs, to form nouns
Tokelau Ga/paa Crack, burst, explode
Tokelau Gafigafi Personal clothing
Tokelau Gaakau Intestine, gut
Tokelau Gako Fat, lard, the inner abdominal fat of a beast; wax; grease
Tokelau Galo Be lost; forgotten; die, be dead; not present, out of sight, away
Tokelau Galo Brown Parrotfish (Scarus globiceps)
Tokelau Galu Wave, breaker, billow, surge; (of sea) be rough
Tokelau Gao A black mark on one's record which can become a sore point Uncertain Semantic Connection
Tokelau Gaaogao Empty; (of people) fewer than expected in number
Tokelau Gahae Torn, ripped
Tokelau Gagahe (of the body) Ache (e.g. the pain which accompanies a high temperature)
Tokelau Gahee Make or cause a rustling or crackling sound
Tokelau Gaholo Travel fast, go fast, be fast
Tokelau Gaaholo (of crowd, fleet etc.) Move forward in a body
Tokelau Gata Snake
Tokelau Gata End, come to an end, stop
Tokelau Gatahi (of actions performed by groups of people, e.g. dancing, marching, etc.) Be uniform, the same, correctly timed; of the same height, level; in line (to form a straight row)