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 | Ki/kini | Lash (e.g. wind), swing hard (e.g. scoop net) |
| Tokelau | Kiu | (of flying fish) Be numerous or abundant in the sea |
| Tokelau | Kofe | Bamboo (Schizostachyum sp.) |
| Tokelau | Koga/a- | First element in compound nouns denoting a part or portion of something |
| Tokelau | Kope | Equipment, gear |
| Tokelau | Kopi | Carry or hold something under one arm (e.g. rolled up mat); carry child on hip, with one arm supporting its back |
| Tokelau | Koopuu | Throat |
| Tokelau | Ko/koto (pl. (ta)koto) | Cut (with implement); bite through (with teeth) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tokelau | Kuku | Hold, grasp |
| Tokelau | Kuku | An implement for slitting pandanus leaves (for weaving) |
| Tokelau | Kulii | Dog |
| Tokelau | Kumete | Large wooden bowl |
| Tokelau | Kumi | Ten arm-spans or fathoms |
| Tokelau | Kuma | Squeeze something repeatedly in the hand or hands Phonologically Irregular |
| Tokelau | Kupega | Net (for fishing); special line made for noosing pelagic fish |
| Tokelau | Kupu | Word; statement, remark |
| Tokelau | Kupu | A single fruit of pandanus |
| Tokelau | Kutu | Louse; kind of fungus disease like ringworm... |
| Tokelau | Laa | Branch (of a tree) |
| Tokelau | Laa | Sun; sunny (day) |
| Tokelau | Lafo | Throw, cast; contribute, donate; state (opinion); post (letter) |
| Tokelau | Laga | Lever (vt); raise (a subject); lift, raise (standards); drive (fish on reef)... |
| Tokelau | (La)laga | (school of skipjack) Rise, appear |
| Tokelau | Laga/ina | Carry (said of the number of people etc. that a canoe can carry without sinking) |
| Tokelau | La/laga | Weave |
| Tokelau | Laa/laga | Mat |
| Tokelau | Lagi(lagi) | Sing |
| Tokelau | Lagi | Sky; heaven |
| Tokelau | Lai | Slender Leatherskin (Chorinemus tol) |
| Tokelau | Laakei | Wear, put on (clothes); clothes, costume |
| Tokelau | Lalafi | Early growth stage of Napoleon fish (Cheilinus undulatus) |
| Tokelau | Lali | Middle-sized wooden gong |
| Tokelau | Lalo | Down, below, under, beneath, bottom |
| Tokelau | Lalo/o | Part or area of an atoll down wind |
| Tokelau | Lanu | Be washed with fresh water to get rid of salt |
| Tokelau | Lanu | Amniotic fluid |
| Tokelau | Lanu | Colour; be coloured |
| Tokelau | Laoa | Choke on a bone, have a bone stuck in the throat |
| Tokelau | Laofie | (of day) Fine, free of rain |
| Tokelau | Lahi | Large; many, much; loud (voice) |
| Tokelau | Lata | Tame; used to, familiar with |
| Tokelau | Lata | Nearby, near, close (in space or time) Phonologically Irregular |
| Tokelau | Lau | Leaf; thatch made of pandanus leaf; blade (of knife, paddle etc.) |
| Tokelau | Lau | Read; call out one by one, dictate |
| Tokelau | Lau | Classifying particle indicating 100 fathoms, skipjack, or birds (suffixed to numerals from two to nine) |
| Tokelau | Laupapa | Plank, board; blackboard; sawn timber |
| Tokelau | Laava/lava | Clothes; wear a kie (wrap-around garment) |
| Tokelau | Laavaki | (of people) Few in number, short (of the needed number) |
| Tokelau | Lave | Be caught, hooked; stumble; hit, strike |
| Tokelau | Lavea | Be cut, injured, hurt; hit; damaged; affected by; included |
