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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rapa | Pukeanga mokopuna | Grandchildren Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Rapa | Puku | Excrescence. |
| Rapa | Purau | Hibiscus tiliaceus (Rapa term is mooree). Hibiscus (= TAH purau) (Grn). Problematic |
| Rapa | ʔAnga | To do, to work |
| Rapa | Ange | A tree (Halorrhagis stokesii) |
| Rapa | E | Indefinite article |
| Rapa | ʔEi | Wreaths of flowers or leaves |
| Rapa | ʔEre | To strangle; a strangling cord |
| Rapa | ʔIka | Hand piece for fire plough |
| Rapa | ʔIʔi | Univalve (Nerita morio), periwinkle |
| Rapa | Tata/uata | Acidic pumice |
| Rapa | ʔOngi | To smell |
| Rapa | ʔUaki | To open the oven |
| Rapa | ʔUri | Young shoot, seed |
| Rapa | Ta/kave | To strike, to kill |
| Rapa | I/ta | Club, used in war |
| Rapa | Ta | To make a net |
| Rapa | Takake, taakate | Brothers and/or sisters Problematic |
| Rapa | Ko/taʔe | Water |
| Rapa | Taʔua | House floor |
| Rapa | Taʔuʔu | Main ridge pole of house |
| Rapa | Taʔunga | Priest (seldom heard) |
| Rapa | Tangi | To cry |
| Rapa | Tai | Sea. Salt water (Grn). |
| Rapa | Tiao | Shadow Problematic |
| Rapa | Teimaʔa | Heavy |
| Rapa | Taeti, taati | Child. Boy (Grn). |
| Rapa | Taka | Portion of line attached to hook; a snood |
| Rapa | Takai | Tie cords for house construction |
| Rapa | Taakae | Bundled and cooked taro |
| Rapa | Takaviri | Eel, generic name; also a certain small eel Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Rapa | Taki | To lead |
| Rapa | Tairi | Skipping with rope Problematic |
| Rapa | Kere/tako | Tidal wave |
| Rapa | Tara/roa | Small mud crab with large red claw |
| Rapa | Tara | Gable end of house |
| Rapa | Tarau | A fish Phonologically Irregular |
| Rapa | Tarava | Intermediate support for rafters of house |
| Rapa | Tari | A cord with which gourds are tied |
| Rapa | Tari | To transport, carry |
| Rapa | Taringa | Ear |
| Rapa | Taru | A grass (Agrostis rapensis), probably generic; weeds (used for house thatch) |
| Rapa | Tamaiti | Male child (?) |
| Rapa | Tamaki | War. To war, the war (Grn) |
| Rapa | Tamariki | Child. Children (Grn). |
| Rapa | Tamariki | Child |
| Rapa | Tamariki tamaroa | Male child |
| Rapa | Tamure | (Lutjanus fulvus) (Rch.1999) |
| Rapa | Tane | Husband. Male, man (Grn). |
| Rapa | Tao | Spear, pike (Rapa term for TAH omore ?). Fork (Grn). |
