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 Tau/tau Bananas (generic term)
Rapa Taura Rope, thread
Rapa Tauraki To dry in the sun
Rapa Taurekareka Young, adolescent
Rapa Ta(k)urua Double canoe Problematic
Rapa Tavake The tropic bird
Rapa Tavare Falsehood
Rapa Ka/tea/tea White
Rapa Teina Younger sibling, same sex
Rapa Teʔa Bow (from TAH) Borrowed
Rapa Ti Root of karo karo (Cordyline sp.), which was eaten
Rapa Tiaki To watch
Rapa Tiare/paa Bush
Rapa Tira To throw Problematic
Rapa Kere/tumu Falling tide
Rapa Tio Tahitian name for bivalve -- probably young pa`ua Problematic
Rapa Toʔora Whale
Rapa To To drag (a canoe)
Rapa Toka Coral, coral reef rock
Rapa Tokorua Two mates of one individual (doubtful, may be usual punarua)
Rapa Tokerau North wind. West wind (Grn).
Rapa Toki Stone adze (almost universally called konii 'stone'). Axe (Grn).
Rapa Torea A bird, snipe
Rapa Toru Three
Rapa Toto Blood
Rapa Toto Hand net for fishing
Rapa Kaa/tuu True, excellent Problematic
Rapa Tuaʔine Sister of a brother
Rapa Tuakana Elder sibling, same sex
Rapa Tungane Brother of a sister
Rapa Tui paua Upper bonnet of thatch of a house, old style
Rapa Tui rauoro Awl for rauoro clapboard; a clapboard
Rapa Tuitui Candlenut tree (Aleurites moluccana)
Rapa Tekerima Shoulder Problematic
Rapa Tuki To pound food.
Rapa Ka/turi/turi Loud
Rapa Turi Elbow braces for house. Knee (Grn).
Rapa A/turu Studs for side-wall of house
Rapa Tumu Base, beginning, trunk. Trunk of tree (Grn).
Rapa Tuʔi/tuʔi To curse (?)
Rapa Tutaki To meet; to touch
Rapa Tutu parira To beat tapa
Rapa Ike tutu Tapa mallet for finishing
Rapa Uʔu Parrot fish
Rapa Uri/uri Black
Rapa Eʔ/uru South-west wind
Rapa Urua (?) Fish, Carangidae, perhaps matu
Rapa Umu Oven (Sks)
Rapa Upoko Human head
Rapa A/utu/utu A fish, the large mullet Problematic