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 | Maalie | Interjection in approval of performer or speaker |
| Tokelau | Kave | Beam, ray (of light) |
| Tokelau | Manu kai vao | Wild animal |
| Tokelau | Mata/tupa, mata/tuka | Blunt, dull-edged |
| Tokelau | Foemuli | Captain (or stern paddler) of canoe; the paddle used by the canoe captain (at the stern) |
| Tokelau | Mataaua | Raindrop, drop (of liquid) |
| Tokelau | Leva | (of events) Be a long time (since); (of things) be old, ancient |
| Tokelau | Kele/kele | Blood (of human); dirt |
| Tokelau | Vili | Lot (for deciding something by chance); lottery |
| Tokelau | Ivi tua | Backbone [in Eng-Tok] |
| Tokelau | Hika/aga | Dry wood which is held onto the ground firmly while being rubbed to and fro with the kaunatu until a fire is produced; the place on the wood where the kaunatu is rubbed to start a fire |
| Tokelau | Vavaa | Holes in the reef which open out to the ocean, and which, at certain stages of the tide, contain particularly turbulent water |
| Tokelau | Lauakau | Reef surrounding an island |
| Tokelau | I | Preposition which usually indicates position in space or time: in, on, at, with, from, by means of, by |
| Tokelau | Maua | Get, obtain, find, catch; receive, win |
| Tokelau | Totolo | Crawl, move along on hands and knees; (of plants) climb, creep |
| Tokelau | Tolo | (of crabs, insects, etc.) Crawl about in big numbers, swarm; drag something on the ground |
| Tokelau | Vaia | Have excess of water, be watery [ex. 'water-logged'] |
| Tokelau | Aava | Respect, politeness, honour |
| Tokelau | Fiamoe | Be sleepy; sleepiness |
| Tokelau | Ea | Be elevated, raised; released (from bondage) |
| Tokelau | Kaiga | Meal; party, feast; act of eating |
| Tokelau | (Ke)kelo, faka/kelo | A quick stealing look, glance (e.g. out of corner of eyes); to glance |
| Tokelau | Matamuli | Be shy, reserved Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tokelau | Mau | (Of one's thirst) be satisfied, have enough; (of defecation) be finished, feel comfortable |
| Tokelau | Oe | Acknowledge or answer a call by name, i.e. say yes Problematic |
| Tokelau | Ofo | Be astonished, amazed; lead off, start (a song) |
| Tokelau | Puuhia | Be blown away (e.g. by the wind) |
| Tokelau | Puuoho | The bow or stern cavity, or hold, of a seacraft; that part which is covered over at the bow and the stern by a forepeak on a traditional canoe |
| Tokelau | Lapa | Flat-topped coral head; rasp, grater |
| Tokelau | Lima/tuhi | Index finger |
| Tokelau | Lo/lolo | Be fatty, oily; rich (food) |
| Tokelau | Laakau | Timber, log, stick, wood; set, apparatus; musical instrument; skipjack fishing rod |
| Tokelau | Kalapa | Lizardfish (Saurida gracilis) |
| Tokelau | Muka/muka | (Of growing things) be tender, frail, young |
| Tokelau | Taa | Fish for schools of fish on the reef or in the lagoon; (taa ihe) fish for half-beak, with a crowd of people in the lagoon, using a net |
| Tokelau | Meakai | Food, meal |
| Tokelau | Tauhoa | Carry a load (between two persons) |
| Tokelau | Tautahi | (of a person) Be alone, be all by oneself, be solitary |
| Tokelau | Oka | Husk (coconut with husking stake) |
| Tokelau | Velo | (Of a spiny lobster) feeler, antenna |
| Tokelau | Velo | Decoratively carved projecting portion which strengthens the bow and stern covers of the traditional Tokelau canoe... |
| Tokelau | Tuku | Cut down, fell (tree); let down (blinds, of traditional house) |
| Tokelau | Tuku | Let, allow |
| Tokelau | Gahe | Be numb, be anaesthetized; be worn out, tired, exhausted |
| Tokelau | Gaegae/a | Seasick, nauseous |
| Tokelau | Tau- | Prefix used before a number, to indicate the number of things in a bunch |
| Tokelau | Tuaamata [= tukemata] | Eyebrow |
| Tokelau | Taa | Wash (of clothes etc.) |
| Tokelau | Fakalua | Twice; to second (of a motion in a meeting) |
