Entries from Stimson 1964 in Pollex-Online
Stimson, J. F. (1964). A Dictionary of Some Tuamotuan Dialects of the Polynesian Language. The Hague, Martinus Nijhoff.
Language | Item | Description |
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Tuamotu | Mure | Fail (of breath) Problematic |
Tuamotu | Mure | Short; cease, fail (of the breath) |
Tuamotu | Muri | Behind |
Tuamotu | Muriga | Last-born child (Danielsson 1953) |
Tuamotu | Muri vai | Horizon, strip of sea at western edge of land Problematic |
Tuamotu | Muna | Confide, secret |
Tuamotu | Muhu(Muhu) | Whisper |
Tuamotu | Mutu | Become silent, cease speaking |
Tuamotu | Na | Possessive particle |
Tuamotu | -na | Third person singular possessive marker |
Tuamotu | Naa | Become quiet |
Tuamotu | Nako | To make a mark, design upon |
Tuamotu | Namu/namu | Having odour |
Tuamotu | Namu | Insect (freely mosquito) |
Tuamotu | Namu | Insect (freely mosquito) Problematic |
Tuamotu | Nana | Send out new growth, sprout, thrust upwards |
Tuamotu | Nanaa | To look at, observe |
Tuamotu | Nane | Knead, mix |
Tuamotu | Nanea | Sufficient, satisfying, abundant |
Tuamotu | Nanue | Fish sp |
Tuamotu | Tii/nao/ | Feel with hand in holes |
Tuamotu | Naonao | A tiny fly |
Tuamotu | Nape | To braid, interlace round and round; to haul, pull in strongly, jerk, yank |
Tuamotu | Nape | The tongue |
Tuamotu | Nape/nape | To slip, err, of the tongue; to say falteringly, mis-say |
Tuamotu | ŋahe | Giant fern sp Phonologically Irregular |
Tuamotu | Nati | Draw tight, as a cord |
Tuamotu | Nati/a | Pinched tightly together |
Tuamotu | Natu | Press with fingers as in kneading paste |
Tuamotu | Nau | Pepper-grass used medicinally, (Lepidum piscidium) |
Tuamotu | Naupata | (Scaevola sp.) |
Tuamotu | ŋaapata | (Scaevola sp.) |
Tuamotu | Nave | Entrancing, delightful, ecstatic |
Tuamotu | Nei | Here |
Tuamotu | Neke(neke) | Crawl, edge along |
Tuamotu | Nene | Orgasm |
Tuamotu | Neneva | Asinine, mad, crazy, senseless |
Tuamotu | Neva/neva | Wander, of the eyes |
Tuamotu | Nia | Smooth (of shore or sea), calm |
Tuamotu | Nifa/nifa | Rage, be fierce with lust of battle |
Tuamotu | Nihi | High, steep |
Tuamotu | Niho | Tooth |
Tuamotu | Nikaau | Leaflets of coconut frond |
Tuamotu | Nim/a | Hide, conceal, secrete Phonologically Irregular |
Tuamotu | Nina | Cover over, as an oven, plants |
Tuamotu | Nino | Overlap and twist slightly together |
Tuamotu | ŋiŋiti | Squeeze, compress, grip tightly; pinch, pinch off |
Tuamotu | Niu | The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) (obs.) |
Tuamotu | Niuhi | Very large kind of shark |
Tuamotu | Noo | Particle of emphatic intrinsic identification: Of, for, belonging to, intended for, from (as from a land of origin or a permanent abode); on account of, because of, for the purpose of |