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
Tuamotu Paakare Have an empty, hollow feeling in the stomach
Tuamotu Pakari Hard, rigid, hardness; tough, firm, tight; wise, intelligent...
Tuamotu Paakeke Rake, scrape up (as with an instrument or stick); rub against (as a line over the gunwale of a canoe); rub, flatten out (as in drawing pandanus leaves back and forth against a post
Tuamotu Pakeva Wander, migrate
Tuamotu Pakeva A variety of fish
Tuamotu (Pa)paki Tap, pat, rap, clap, knock, strike
Tuamotu Pakihivi Shoulder-blade
Tuamotu Pakihui Collarbone, part of shoulder on which carrying pole rests
Tuamotu Paakiko Skinned, barked, broken (of skin)
Tuamotu Pakipaki Jellyfish sp
Tuamotu Pakoo Make a plopping, splashing sound
Tuamotu Paku Dried (of blood)
Tuamotu Paku Shining black cloud, glistening black
Tuamotu Pakuu Give forth sudden sharp sound, thump, peal, crash
Tuamotu Para Ripe
Tuamotu Para/i Daub, apply with a brush
Tuamotu Paraha Flounder, a kind of fish
Tuamotu PaaraƋi To sacrifice Problematic
Tuamotu Paaraku(raku) Scrape, brush off, rake up
Tuamotu Pararaa Leap violently on (as a wave)
Tuamotu Paarara Expose to heat or fire
Tuamotu Parare Burred, thick, indistinct (of voice)
Tuamotu Pararii Break into pieces, split; broken into pieces
Tuamotu Paraaoa Fish sp.; whale
Tuamotu Paraoa Fish sp
Tuamotu Parapara Scrub, weeds, rubbish; slimy, sticky
Tuamotu Parata Shark variety, large, black, man-eating
Tuamotu Parau Talk, speak
Tuamotu Paarau Pearl-oyster, mother-of-pearl
Tuamotu Pare Ward off
Tuamotu Pare Hat, headdress (general term)
Tuamotu Paremo To drown
Tuamotu Pari Pound against and wear away, of waves, etc
Tuamotu Pari To flow over, as the tide
Tuamotu Pari An adze; taapari, to chop with such
Tuamotu Paroro Dearth, scarcity, lack of food; bereft, deprived of
Tuamotu Paru A fish; generic term for fish
Tuamotu Tuu/paru/ Pound, smash, crush
Tuamotu Paru/paru Weak, feeble, listless, lazy
Tuamotu Pana Throb v
Tuamotu Paanaki Arrange in order, ranks, create in succession
Tuamotu Pane Head, forehead, crown of head (obs.)
Tuamotu Pani Paint, smear, rub oil on
Tuamotu Pani Block up
Tuamotu Pao Dig, pick, chisel out
Tuamotu Papa Flat ledge of rock
Tuamotu Papa To be in order; to recite, declaim (as a series of ancestral chants, genealogies)
Tuamotu Paapaa Swordfish sp.
Tuamotu Paapaka Crab
Tuamotu Paapaku Shallow