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 | 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 | 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 | Gahe | Be numb, be anaesthetized; be worn out, tired, exhausted |
| 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) |
| Tokelau | Nanu | Mispronounce, mumble (e.g. small children); speak English |
| Tokelau | Tae | Gather up, collect, pick up (of many things) |
| Tokelau | Kinei | Locative noun: here (near speaker) |
| Tokelau | Ulu | Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) Borrowed |
| Tokelau | Ui/ga | Meaning; be about, regarding, concerning |
| Tokelau | Malepe | Disintegrate, be disintegrated |
| Tokelau | Faitalia | Do as one pleases |
| Tokelau | Āloa | Be treated with attention and respect, be recognized |
| Tokelau | Vefee | How? |
| Tokelau | Maafatia | Be deeply upset; be bereaved, deeply sad; suffer, be overcome |
| Tokelau | Ifo | Bow down; surrender, give in; humble oneself |
| Tokelau | Toohina | Be attracted, be drawn |
| Tokelau | Va(e)luaapoo | Middle of the night |
