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 | Mageho | Itch, be itchy; have scabies Phonologically Irregular |
| Tokelau | Mai | Post-verbal directional particle denoting a literal or figurative movement in the direction of the speaker |
| Tokelau | Maai | Salty (water) |
| Tokelau | Maka | Toss, cast, throw; (of canoe) tack |
| Tokelau | Makalili | Cold; shiver |
| Tokelau | Makalo | (of light, fire etc.) Flash, appear suddenly, then disappear; flash by, pass by in a flash |
| Tokelau | Makave | The fingers of a coconut flower spadix to which coconut fruit are attached.... Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tokelau | Mako | Traditional type of song, accompanied by dancing... |
| Tokelau | Maakona | Replete, satisfied, full; (of bag, container, etc.) packed tightly |
| Tokelau | Ma/mala | Bitter or harsh in the mouth |
| Tokelau | Malae | Space of cleared, level land near centre of village, reserved for communal use... |
| Tokelau | Malala | Charcoal; be burnt to charcoal, be charred |
| Tokelau | Maalala | (of burning oven etc.) Glow |
| Tokelau | Malino | Oily smooth (of the surface of the sea) |
| Tokelau | Maalie | Slow; quiet, soft |
| Tokelau | Maliu | Be dead, die (of people); death; dead person; funeral |
| Tokelau | Malo | Cincture or loin-cloth |
| Tokelau | Maloo | Stiff (of neck, muscle, etc.) |
| Tokelau | Maalohi | Strong (of persons, also of colours, flavours); powerful; healthy |
| Tokelau | Mama | Leak (n,v) |
| Tokelau | Mama | Chew, soften something by chewing; mouthful; lump of premasticated food for a baby |
| Tokelau | Mama | Ring; wear (a ring) |
| Tokelau | Maamaa | Light (i.e. not heavy) |
| Tokelau | Mamae | Sore, tender (of skin) |
| Tokelau | Mamae | Hold as precious and of value in one's mind |
| Tokelau | Mamao | Far, distant |
| Tokelau | Mamata | Observe, watch, scan (fish along the reef) |
| Tokelau | Mana | (of God) Supernatural power; have supernatural power, of a kind which brings bad consequences if it is disregarded |
| Tokelau | Manako | Want; need; wish, desire (n) |
| Tokelau | Maanifi/nifi | Thin [eg. cloud, cloth] |
| Tokelau | Manino | Clear, transparent [e.g. sea]; clear (in one's mind), plain; clearness; quietness, stillness |
| Tokelau | Mano, mano/maanoo | Uncountable, countless, hundreds |
| Tokelau | Manogi | Have a pleasant smell; (of food) have a good flavour, be tasty; have a bad odour, stink; scent, odour; flowers, roots etc. used to scent oil... |
| Tokelau | Manoko | Small fish spp....including mud-skippers and gobies |
| Tokelau | Manuu | While (used only to refer to favourable circumstances) |
| Tokelau | Maanu | To surface (from water); to surface, appear (metaphorical) |
| Tokelau | Manu(lele) | Bird |
| Tokelau | Maaofa/ofa | (of a bunch of pandanus fruit) Be ripe and ready to break up |
| Tokelau | Maahaga | (Be) twins |
| Tokelau | Mahalo | Be suspicious, suspect, think; suspicion; view, opinion, thought |
| Tokelau | Mahimahi | Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) |
| Tokelau | Mahua | (of liquids) Brim over, overflow; (of inner feelings, e.g. anger, love) let out, show |
| Tokelau | Mahunu | Be singed, scorched |
| Tokelau | Mata | Eye; face |
| Tokelau | Mata | Mesh (of net) |
| Tokelau | Mata | Point; cutting edge |
| Tokelau | Mataafenua | Headland, point, cape |
| Tokelau | Akau | General term for coral; reef; fishing ground (in the ocean sea) |
| Tokelau | Mataa/akau | Point on the windward side of a reef within the lagoon |
| Tokelau | Mata | Look, see; (of building a canoe etc.) check and correct |
