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 Nanea (of food) Plentiful, enough to go round; also applied to food such as fish which have a high proportion of edible material in them
Tokelau Nao Kill (clam) by cutting off the tough cord which anchors it to the coral; extract the flesh (of a clam) by cutting off the cord which holds the two sides of the shell together; a special implement used for this
Tokelau Natu Knead (grated coconut or arrowroot)...
Tokelau Ne/nefu (of eyes, spectacles, etc.) Blur, dim; misty, hazy (weather); murky, unclear (water)
Tokelau Nei Demonstrative: this, these (post-nominal); now (post-verbal)
Tokelau Nimo Disappear, vanish; slip (from one's memory)
Tokelau Niu Coconut tree (Cocos nucifera); its wood or timber; coconut cream
Tokelau Noa Bind, tie
Tokelau Noa/noa Bind up, tie up; be confined, detained (e.g. by police)
Tokelau No/noa Secure, fasten; tie up, bind up
Tokelau Nono Small black flying insect about the size of the sand-fly...
Tokelau Nuku Village, town; country, place; home
Tokelau Nuku The people (of the village)
Tokelau Numi Be tangled; be muddled up, confused; wind, coil around something
Tokelau Nu/numi Crumple; bundle up; wind (or coil) around something; be mixed up, confused, confusing
Tokelau O Yes (in answer to being called by one's name)
Tokelau Oofaga Nest, brood (n); to nest, lay eggs in a nest
Tokelau Oho Provision of food for outing (e.g. fishing voyage); to be provisioned
Tokelau Oi Exclamation of surprise or pain
Tokelau Olo/laakau Grove of bushes and trees
Tokelau Olo Fortress, shelter (from enemy); stumps, wicket (in cricket) Borrowed
Tokelau Onapoo Days, times
Tokelau Oho Jump; hop; rush upon; interrupt (in conversation); (of water) overflow; (of sun, moon and stars) rise; (metaphorically, of feelings, illness, etc.) arise, flare up, occur
Tokelau Paa Explode; be punctured (e.g. balloon); break out (of loud weeping);
Tokelau Paepae Pavement made of stones around a house; build a stone pavement around a house
Tokelau Pakee Hit; tap, rap (of noise); make a noise
Tokelau Paku/paku Scab
Tokelau Paala Fish sp., Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)
Tokelau Paa/lafalafa Flat (of tables, boards, etc., but not land)
Tokelau Paalapu Traditional name given to the north-west by west wind which blows during the laki or hurricane season
Tokelau Pale Spread or lie something on something for support, cover, etc.
Tokelau Pali The genital part of a woman where the pubic hair grows
Tokelau Papaatua Back (of man and animals)
Tokelau Penu (of sharp edges) Be dented, damaged Phonologically Irregular
Tokelau Penu Grated coconut (from which the cream has been extracted); butt remaining of a chewed pandanus fruit; term used of the growing seedlings of pandanus whose leaves are used for mat-weaving
Tokelau Peti (of animals) Fat; fatness, corpulence
Tokelau Po/poa Be abounding with fish (attracted by the ground bait)
Tokelau Polapola Basket (woven roughly with coconut leaf)
Tokelau Pona Knot; lump, swelling; node, knob; defect, fault; have a lump, protrude, bulge
Tokelau Poto Intelligent, clever; skilled, expert; wise
Tokelau Poouli Dark; darkness
Tokelau Pule Authority, power; chief, director, manager; the corporate body in authority, council of elders... supervise, control, command
Tokelau Punou (of head) Bend, bow; (of back) bend downwards, stoop
Tokelau Punua Young of a bird, animal or shark
Tokelau Haka Boil, cook by boiling in water; food (esp. starchy foods) cooked by boiling
Tokelau Hake (of an outrigger canoe on the sea) Overturn, heel over
Tokelau Hao Escape (from death, injury etc.), be safe, get through to safety
Tokelau Hapo Catch (a ball etc.) in the air
Tokelau Hapotu (of heart) Beat faster than normal, palpitate; be short of breath, gasp for air
Tokelau Haau/a Feel the wind of something passing swiftly by