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 Taa Hand of bananas
Rarotongan Taa, taia Make nets, reef shoes
Rarotongan Tae-a, -ria, -na Arrive, reach, attain, manage
Rarotongan Taea Fish sp. (Lutjanus monostigma)
Rarotongan Taeake Relative of the same generation; friend
Rarotongan Taetaevao Wild (i.e. not domesticated, of animals)
Rarotongan Ta/taʔa/ Castrate, geld
Rarotongan Taʔa Float, soar, skim, flock, mount up in air
Rarotongan Taaʔaka, taaʔaakaa Naked, bare (people, ground); empty-handed, destitute Problematic
Rarotongan Taʔiti Tahiti
Rarotongan Taaʔiti Turn around/about (I); catch fish by encircling a rock with a net
Rarotongan Taaʔiti Catch fish by encircling a rock with a net
Rarotongan Taʔito Old, ancient, antique; days of yore, antiquity; old age
Rarotongan ʔIto Days of yore, ancient times Problematic
Rarotongan Taʔua Floor, storey, platform, stage, deck
Rarotongan Taaʔuuʔuu Main or lower ridge pole, or ridge of roof
Rarotongan Taaʔuna A pile, bank, ridge, reef (of rocks or pebbles)
Rarotongan Tangaa Jaw, chin
Rarotongan Tangaaroa One of the great deities of the Polynesian race
Rarotongan Tangaroa Series of moon nights, 22nd to 24th
Rarotongan Tangau Fish (Lutjanus spp.)
Rarotongan Tangi Any noise or sound, but especially of weeping
Rarotongan Taanguru Cause to rumble, growl
Rarotongan Taaʔau Second person singular possessive, thy, thine
Rarotongan Taeao Daybreak, dawn; daylight
Rarotongan Taiko Black petrel
Rarotongan Tairua A drop or depression in the ground; gully, furrow, ravine, ditch
Rarotongan Taimaʔa Heavy
Rarotongan Tai pii Full tide
Rarotongan Taaiva A kind of snapper
Rarotongan Taka Revolve, revolution
Rarotongan Takaʔi-a, -ʔia Stamp on, tread on, trample on
Rarotongan Takaʔuri Turned over, capsized, overturned; twisted, altered, reversed
Rarotongan Taakai-a, -ʔia Tie, bind, wind or wrap something
Rarotongan Takaaanini Reel, whirl giddily (of the head)
Rarotongan Takapini Encircle, go around
Rarotongan Takapuni Encircle, go around
Rarotongan Takaviri Twist or writhe round, swivel, twine or coil round, roll over
Rarotongan Taakiri Whip, lash, flick; jerk, shake (head); cast fishing line etc.
Rarotongan Takoki Sprained (Etn)
Rarotongan Taku My (neutral category of possession)
Rarotongan Takua A kind of goatfish
Rarotongan Takurua A feast; a luxury food or delicacy
Rarotongan Takupu Gannet
Rarotongan Tara Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) (common on Suwarrow)
Rarotongan Tarai Chop, chisel or adze something into shape; carve something out
Rarotongan Taraire (Myrsine cheesemani)
Rarotongan Taramea Crown of thorns starfish
Rarotongan Taraaoa Kind of fish, a large paatuki ["cod", ?handfish]
Rarotongan Taraavai Liquid, diluted, melted; fearful, anxious, disheartened