Entries from Buse 1996 in Pollex-Online
Buse, J. (1996). Cook Islands Maori dictionary with English-Cook Islands Maori finderlist. Canberra, Pacific Linguistics.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rarotongan | ʔOoporo | Capsicum, chilli, small red pepper Problematic |
| Rarotongan | Koopuu | Belly, stomach |
| Rarotongan | Koopuku | Blister, lump, swelling |
| Rarotongan | Koopura | (piece of) tuber, esp. yam, for propagating (Ngaa-puu-toru dial.) |
| Rarotongan | Koopura | To flash and cause momentary blindness |
| Rarotongan | Koopure/rua | A jellyfish Problematic |
| Rarotongan | Koopuupuu | Bulge, swell, puff up; blisters, swellings, bumps |
| Rarotongan | Kooputa(puta) | To pierce, make a hole through anything, broach |
| Rarotongan | Kooputu | A bird, the Herald Petrel (Pterodroma heraldica) |
| Rarotongan | Kooʔae(ʔae) | Rip, split, tear apart |
| Rarotongan | Kooʔii(ʔii) | Spurt, squirt |
| Rarotongan | Kooʔumu | Utter in a low voice |
| Rarotongan | Kootaʔa | Frigate Bird. (Fregata minor) |
| Rarotongan | ʔOkotaʔi | One, once, only |
| Rarotongan | Kotaʔi | Colloquial form of `okota`i |
| Rarotongan | Ko/koti, kooti/a | Cut (with blade), sever, reap |
| Rarotongan | Kootinga | Division or demarcation, boundary, limit, section, stage |
| Rarotongan | Koto/koto | Cackle (of hen) |
| Rarotongan | Kootou | You, plural |
| Rarotongan | Kootua | With the back turned towards one |
| Rarotongan | Kooutu | Ceremonial ground where an ariki was invested and held court and where meetings and ceremonies were held |
| Rarotongan | Koovari | Marshy, boggy Problematic |
| Rarotongan | Kovi | Twisted, wrinkled, puckered |
| Rarotongan | -ku | First person singular (Possessive) |
| Rarotongan | Kuu | Moist |
| Rarotongan | Kua | Perfect |
| Rarotongan | Kua...kee...ana | Already, beforehand |
| Rarotongan | Kuku | Draw or bunch together; roll up (as sleeves), ruck up; grab |
| Rarotongan | Kuku | Mussel sp |
| Rarotongan | Kuukupa | Cook Islands Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis) |
| Rarotongan | Kura | Red |
| Rarotongan | Kura/a | Red-plumaged bird |
| Rarotongan | Kurii | Dog |
| Rarotongan | Kuriri | Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus) |
| Rarotongan | Kuru | Breadfruit |
| Rarotongan | Kuru | Strike, pound |
| Rarotongan | Kuumara | Sweet Potato (Ipomoea) |
| Rarotongan | Kume-a | Tug, haul, pull hard, heave |
| Rarotongan | Kumete | Wooden bowl |
| Rarotongan | ʔUmi | A ten (of cards) . Problematic |
| Rarotongan | Ku/kumi-ʔia | Wrestle, maul somebody about, assault (esp. a woman), rape; wrestling |
| Rarotongan | Kuumia | A passive form of kukumi |
| Rarotongan | Kuumia | Passive of kukumi |
| Rarotongan | Kumikumi | Beard |
| Rarotongan | Kupa | The concave underside of a wave as it curls over before breaking |
| Rarotongan | Kupenga | Net |
| Rarotongan | Kute/kute | Scarlet. Aitutaki dialect |
| Rarotongan | Kutu | Louse |
| Rarotongan | Kutu papa | Body lice; the crab louse (Pthirius pubis) |
| Rarotongan | I | Past tense marker |
