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 | Ta | Particle occurring in dual and plural forms o f 1st and 3rd person definite, class-A, possessive pronouns |
| Tokelau | Tona | 3rd person singular possessive pronom inal adjective, definite, class-O, with singular reference. His, her, its |
| Tokelau | Nieetahi | Plural indefinite article. Some others |
| Tokelau | Ieetahi | Plural article. The other, some other, some |
| Tokelau | Toku | 1st person singular possessive pronominal adjective, definite, class-O, with singular reference |
| Tokelau | Ia | Third person singular clitic pronoun |
| Tokelau | Ieenei | Plural Demonstrative particle. These (near speaker) |
| Tokelau | Muaaulu | Forehead Problematic |
| Tokelau | Pui/pui | Wall, fence |
| Tokelau | Puiaki | (of a breeze or wind) Be blocked, be deflected, be cut off |
| Tokelau | Fakatoo | Make something come off (from where it is stuck, hooked etc); (of a relative) be cast out (with a curse). |
| Tokelau | Fakahuhu | Suckle, breast-feed |
| Tokelau | Tuli/manu | The outside angle of a corner |
| Tokelau | Apo | Support and protect with hands, cradle; heed, regard with care; pay undue attention to things which are not one's concern |
| Tokelau | Fulufulu mata | Eyelash |
| Tokelau | Fakatonu/tonu | Direct, guide, correct |
| Tokelau | Fakatonu | Instruct, organize |
| Tokelau | Fulu/fulu | Wash (face, hands and feet) |
| Tokelau | Fakatupu | Make something grow |
| Tokelau | Fakatupu | Cause, bring about, stimulate, arouse |
| Tokelau | Fakatupu | Leaven, yeast |
| Tokelau | Fakamata | Sharpen |
| Tokelau | Mao- | Prefix used with locational nouns (loto, mua, muli and tua) to indicate "too far" in a specific direction |
| Tokelau | Tuulaga | Platform, stage |
| Tokelau | Tuuta | Lashed and caulked joint of the sections of a traditional canoe |
| Tokelau | Tuuta | (of canoe, boat or traveller by sea) Arrive, land, reach |
| Tokelau | Kie | Garment worn by men and women consisting of a two-metre length of cloth worn on the lower part of the body, in wrap-around fashion; clothes (in general); bed-linen, bed sheet |
| Tokelau | Alaala | Sit up and talk during the evening |
| Tokelau | Tulilima | Elbow |
| Tokelau | Aamoga | Load on the shoulder (with or without a yoke) |
| Tokelau | Oloaamanu | The lsst month of the Tokelau traditional year...mid-November to mid-December |
| Tokelau | Fetuulele | Shooting star |
| Tokelau | Manu | A constellation which appears during Kaununu (early October or late November) |
| Tokelau | Poouli/uli | Dark; in the dark, unaware; primitive, uncivilized |
| Tokelau | Otaota | Rubbish, refuse, garbage; dung, animal droppings |
| Tokelau | Ootai | A lightly sweetened dish made from the juice and grated flesh of an almost mature drinking nut, mixed together, and eaten raw |
| Tokelau | Fau | The fibre obtained from fau ready for plaiting |
| Tokelau | O/oko | (of tide) Be at highest point; the moment just before a high tide starts to ebb |
| Tokelau | Holo | Wipe dry; towel |
| Tokelau | Tafoki/foki | Keep going back and forth |
| Tokelau | Talanoa | Discuss, talk |
| Tokelau | Taai | Preposed particle: nearly, almost, soon |
| Tokelau | Tulutulu | Eaves of a house |
| Tokelau | Vaoa | (of a garden) Be full of weeds; (of an island, land, etc.) be overgrown with unwanted bushes and trees |
| Tokelau | Loto/lotoga | Middle, centre [of place or time] |
| Tokelau | Lototonu | Centre, middle |
| Tokelau | Lonaa | Be choked on a piece of food |
| Tokelau | Maahima | Salt |
| Tokelau | Pauu | Stern, harsh; frightening, eerie; weird, unearthly |
| Tokelau | Taaga | Action, movement (of a fatele or traditional action song) |
