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 | Fou | Make octopus come out of its hole in order to catch it Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tokelau | Foke | Remove the skin or bark, skin, peel |
| Tokelau | Foki | Return, come or go back |
| Tokelau | Fola | Strew |
| Tokelau | Folau | Cruise, sailing voyage; fleet; to make a voyage, travel by sea; sail, depart |
| Tokelau | Mafole | Flake or peel (e.g. of skin); be torn, scratched, lacerated |
| Tokelau | Folo | Swallow |
| Tokelau | Fono | To patch a hole |
| Tokelau | Fono | Meeting, conference, rally |
| Tokelau | Fonu | Nauseous through over-eating |
| Tokelau | Fonu | Sea Turtle (Chelonia) and other species |
| Tokelau | Fota | V-shaped fishtrap |
| Tokelau | Fotu | Appear, emerge |
| Tokelau | Fua- | Prefix to vaahua "clams" indicating about 50 |
| Tokelau | Fua | Fruit |
| Tokelau | Fua | Fleet of canoes |
| Tokelau | Fua | Naked |
| Tokelau | Fua | Pick and gather pandanus leaves (for thatching) |
| Tokelau | Fuaefa | Size; large size, be large |
| Tokelau | Fuafua | Covered with pimples |
| Tokelau | Fuaga | Grinding stone, whetstone |
| Tokelau | Fuaitino | Figure, human form, physique |
| Tokelau | Fuata | The wooden handle of a spear |
| Tokelau | Fuatahi | Be the only one (as opposed to the rest of the people) |
| Tokelau | Fuga | Flower, blossom |
| Tokelau | Fui | Bunch, cluster (of coconuts or pandanus); cluster (v), tie (to form a bunch) |
| Tokelau | Fui | Bunch, cluster (of bananas, coconuts) |
| Tokelau | Fu/fui/ | To dip into liquid |
| Tokelau | Fuke | Lift cover and collect food from an earth-oven |
| Tokelau | Fula | Be swollen |
| Tokelau | Fu/fuli/ | Turn upside down |
| Tokelau | Fulu | Feather |
| Tokelau | Fulu/haa | A feeling of discomfort |
| Tokelau | Funafuna | Large sea slug |
| Tokelau | Fune | Core of breadfruit |
| Tokelau | Funu | Pubic hair |
| Tokelau | Fuhi | Dress, bandage; bind, lash; embrace, hug |
| Tokelau | Futi | Pull off, out (of hair, weeds etc.) |
| Tokelau | Futu | A tree (Barringtonia asiatica) |
| Tokelau | Naa | Plural definite article Phonologically Irregular |
| Tokelau | Tafe | Flow, trickle, run; strong (flow or current); miscarry |
| Tokelau | Gaauta | Shore, land (from the sea); further inland |
| Tokelau | Gafa | Fathom, armspan |
| Tokelau | Gagie | A tree (Pemphis acidula) Problematic |
| Tokelau | Gae | Heavy breathing |
| Tokelau | Gaegae/a | Seasick, nauseous |
| Tokelau | Gaalafu | Fireplace |
| Tokelau | Gali | Gnaw, bite off piece by piece from a big piece |
| Tokelau | Gali | Pretty, attractive, pleasant, delightful |
| Tokelau | Gahue | (of people) Be disturbed, physically or mentally (Nahe kee gahue, Don't bestir yourself, don't bother, don't worry) |
