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 | Mata | Raw, uncooked; young, not old |
| Tokelau | Mataafale | Gable end of a traditional house; householder, house and its occupiers |
| Tokelau | Maataki | (of communal work) Commence, begin Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tokelau | Mataku | Fear (n); be afraid, frightened, terrified |
| Tokelau | Mataala | Be alert, watchful |
| Tokelau | Mataliliki | Fine, not coarse; (of net) have small mesh; (of grater) fine-toothed |
| Tokelau | Mataliki | The constellation of Pleiades |
| Tokelau | Matamua/mua | Be cheeky, saucy Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tokelau | Matapoouli | Have poor eyesight Problematic |
| Tokelau | Matatoa | Be brave, look fearless |
| Tokelau | Matau | Fish-hook (traditional) |
| Tokelau | Maatau | Note, observe; visualise; count; observation, judgement |
| Tokelau | Mate | Die, be dead (of animals and plants; of humans in joking or disrespectful way); (of engine) stop; (of people in game) be out |
| Tokelau | Mativa | Be poor; poverty |
| Tokelau | Mate | Be paralysed (of body part) |
| Tokelau | Mate | (of fire, lights) Go out |
| Tokelau | Matu | Silver Sand-eater (Gerres sp.) |
| Tokelau | Matua | Be grown-up, be an adult; (of people) be old; (of fruit, crops, etc.) be matured, be ready (for picking) |
| Tokelau | Mauga | Mountain |
| Tokelau | Maui | Left-handed |
| Tokelau | Maunu | Be detached (from place), come loose (out of place) |
| Tokelau | Mele | Throw away, discard, reject |
| Tokelau | Melemele | The star Antares in the constellation Scorpio |
| Tokelau | Migi/migi | Curly, frizzy (hair) |
| Tokelau | (Migo)migoi | Wriggle; writhe, twist the body about (in pain); budge, move slightly (in discomfort) |
| Tokelau | (Mi(li))mili | Rub; massage |
| Tokelau | Mimi | Urine; urinate, pass urine |
| Tokelau | Miti | Suck; sip; puff (pipe); absorb |
| Tokelau | Moo | Preposition: for |
| Tokelau | Mogamoga | Cockroach |
| Tokelau | Moe | Sleep, be asleep |
| Tokelau | Mole | (of people and things) Be none remaining, nothing remaining; (of stomach) empty; faint, swoon |
| Tokelau | Mo/mole | Slippery |
| Tokelau | Moolii | Lamp (in general) |
| Tokelau | Momoe | Sleep (pl.); sleep together, have sexual intercourse (of man and woman) |
| Tokelau | Moto | Punch, strike someone with the fist |
| Tokelau | Moto | (of fruit and vegetables) Green, unripe |
| Tokelau | Motu | Be broken, break (of long things such as a stick or rope, also of connection, agreement, etc.); paid off (of accounts) |
| Tokelau | Motu | Island, islet |
| Tokelau | Muu | Tropical Porgie (Monotaxis grandoculis) |
| Tokelau | Mua | Politeness particle, with emphatic effect, which generally follows the verb |
| Tokelau | Muli | (of a contest of speed) Be beaten, be last |
| Tokelau | Muli | Bottom (of basket, box etc.); base, bottom (of timber, pole, etc.); head, blunt end (of nail, pencil, etc.); bottom, posterior (of people) (vulgar) |
| Tokelau | Mulu/mulu | Wash one's hands and face |
| Tokelau | Mu/mulu | Wipe (one's face) with hands (The involuntary action of clearing one's eyes when one wakes from sleep) |
| Tokelau | Mulu | Meddle, interfere; masturbate; talk about someone behind his back |
| Tokelau | Mumuni | Hide, conceal |
| Tokelau | Munua | Large bass or grouper, about a metre long when fully grown (Epinephelus sp.) |
| Tokelau | Muhu | Refuse (v) |
| Tokelau | Muhu/muhu | Whisper |
