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 Taro Incantation before food
Rarotongan Tama Child; a polite and friendly form of address
Rarotongan Tama Flint Problematic
Rarotongan Taamaa Clean, tidy up, clear up (a mess)
Rarotongan Tamaaʔine Girl, daughter, niece
Rarotongan Tamaiti Boy, child
Rarotongan Taamaka Sandal, climbing-loop, footwear
Rarotongan Tamariki Children (pl. of tamaiti); be a child
Rarotongan Tamaaroa Boy, young man
Rarotongan Tamatea Fourth to sixth nights of the moon
Rarotongan Taamate Kill, exterminate, get rid of; extinguish, quench (light, flame, flow of water), turn off (tap, radio), stop (engine running); beat, defeat...
Rarotongan Taamou Fasten, secure, tie up
Rarotongan Tana Third person singular neutral possession
Rarotongan Taane Twenty-eighth night of the lunar cycle
Rarotongan Tano Correct, accurate, right, exact; fit, be right size, shape, etc.; proper, just
Rarotongan Tanu Bury
Rarotongan Taonga Property, possessions (Etn)
Rarotongan Taokete-vaʔine Sister-in-law
Rarotongan Taukupu The front of the body below the navel, the loins
Rarotongan Tapa/tapa vaʔine Labia
Rarotongan Topa To name
Rarotongan Taapee Cause to rot or decay; rot sth. down, ret (fibres); bring a boil to head by poulticing
Rarotongan Taapeka Tie, lash, tether, bind
Rarotongan Taapeka-a-rima Bracelet
Rarotongan Tapere An administrative sub-district, a subdivision of an `oire
Rarotongan Taapiri Bring something near to or beside, press something close to, apply a compress; stick, seal, fasten, join, patch, put together
Rarotongan Tapoki Conceal, cover, put on, covering, flap of pocket, lid
Rarotongan Taapora Basket roughly woven from one side of coconut leaf
Rarotongan Taaʔae Savage beast, horrible monster, dragon
Rarotongan Taaʔapa Pass the meridian (of sun, moon)
Rarotongan Taaʔoata Pumice
Rarotongan Vai/tata/ Near
Rarotongan Tataa Bail, dash or scoop water out; bailer, container used to scoop water out
Rarotongan Taatou First person inclusive plural pronoun
Rarotongan Ta/tau Read, count
Rarotongan Tau Sandspit, sandbank, shoal; promontory, headland
Rarotongan Aua Those (two, three or four) previously referred to
Rarotongan Taaua We two (inc)
Rarotongan Taui(i) Change (money); change over; exchange; replace somebody
Rarotongan Tauranga Resting/alighting place (Sve
Rarotongan Tauraki Dry by spreading out or hanging in the sun
Rarotongan Taurua Duplicate, substitute
Rarotongan Taumaʔa Call down a curse on somebody; charge, accuse (verbally); a curse, accusation
Rarotongan Taume Spadix (flower stalk) of coconut palm (RAR); spathe (flower sheath) of coconut palm (Aitutaki, Atiu, M.M.)
Rarotongan Tainamu Mosquito net
Rarotongan Taanoanoa Make profane
Rarotongan Taupe Droop; eaves
Rarotongan Taaupe Bend something over, cause it to droop
Rarotongan Upe Droop Problematic
Rarotongan Taupoo An ulcer