Entries from Stokes 1955 in Pollex-Online
Stokes, J. F. G. (1955). "Language in Rapa." Journal of the Polynesian Society 64: 315-340.
Language | Item | Description |
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Rapa | Kakatua | A bush (Piper excelsum) |
Rapa | Kapi | Variety of ginger (Hedychium flavum) Problematic |
Rapa | Kea | A bird, petrel Problematic |
Rapa | Kere/kere | Black |
Rapa | Keretu | Soft stone, consistency of karaea |
Rapa | Keri | To dig |
Rapa | Kena | Hard limestone |
Rapa | Kiato | Outrigger (? boom) of canoe |
Rapa | Kiekie | A sedge (Carex stokesii)) used as tie strings for taro; also aerial roots of mangu |
Rapa | Kiko | Flesh, meat |
Rapa | Kiko/vaevae | Calf of leg |
Rapa | Kiri | Skin, shell, outer casing |
Rapa | Kiri/nutu (-ngutu?) | Palate |
Rapa | Kini(kini) | To pinch |
Rapa | Kino | Bad |
Rapa | Kioʔe | Rat Problematic |
Rapa | Koata | Mesh of netting |
Rapa | Koe | Thou |
Rapa | Koʔe | Bamboo (said to be absent formerly) |
Rapa | Koe | A shrub Problematic |
Rapa | Ko | To lance, pierce; a digging stick |
Rapa | Koi/koi | Sharp |
Rapa | Ka/koi | Rough |
Rapa | ʔAka/koi/koi | To hurry |
Rapa | Ti/koko | Valley |
Rapa | Kotakota | Bivalve (Melina sp.) |
Rapa | Korua | You two |
Rapa | Ka/kona | Sweet |
Rapa | Konini | A sea weed |
Rapa | Kopani | Knee. Cork; hat (Grn) |
Rapa | Koporo | Herbs, Lycium sanduicense, Solanum nigrum |
Rapa | Koporo/ponio | A fern |
Rapa | Oporo | An herb (koporo) Problematic |
Rapa | Apura | Wild taro Problematic |
Rapa | Tama otare | Orphan (?) Problematic |
Rapa | Kotaʔi | One |
Rapa | Koti | End; to cut |
Rapa | Koto/koto | A bird, rail |
Rapa | Koura | Sea crayfish. Shrimp (Grn). |
Rapa | Koura kotae | River shrimp |
Rapa | Koutou | You three. You (plural) (Grn). |
Rapa | Kua | Perfect particle, marking completed action |
Rapa | Peaa ivi | Widow (from TAH) Borrowed |
Rapa | Pi/uu | A bivalve (Modiolus sp.) from TAH Problematic |
Rapa | Kura/kura | Red |
Rapa | Kurii | Dog (formerly absent) |
Rapa | Kumara | Sweet potato (Ipomea batatas) |
Rapa | Ka/kuumi | Long |
Rapa | Kukumi | To strangle |
Rapa | Kumikumi | Beard and moustache; a moss or arboreal parasite |