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 | Vae/vae | Leg, foot |
Rapa | Vaʔa | Mouth |
Rapa | Vaʔi | Part |
Rapa | Veʔi/nga | Small bundle |
Rapa | Vai | Water (Sks) |
Rapa | Vaka | Canoe |
Rapa | Vaka | Army, clan |
Rapa | Vaʔu | Eight Phonologically Irregular |
Rapa | Vana | Echinus sp., sea urchin |
Rapa | Vera | To burn (vi) |
Rapa | Ta/veru | Cape of frayed ti leaves; a rain cape |
Tuamotu | Paroro-muri | The fourth or eleventh month, April or February |
Tuamotu | Teenaa | That, there by you; referential; location near addressee, away from speaker |
Rapa | Moku | Fern spp... |
Rapa | Mou | A rush or sedge Borrowed |
Rapa | Mouʔu | An herb -- leaves dried in sun for hat making, root used for food Borrowed |
Rapa | Meia hamoa, meia papaa | Introduced varieties of banana Borrowed |
Rapa | Ngaʔe | A fern (same as na'e ?) Phonologically Irregular |
Rapa | Ngaie | A fern Phonologically Irregular |
Rapa | Papaa | Rock crab, common form Phonologically Irregular |
Rapa | Pakapaka/raumia | Crab -- like small papaa with small shell |
Rapa | Varua | Soul, spirit. Ghost (Grn). |
Rapa | Raaraa | Dry branches, firewood |
Rapa | Taratara | Rough, spiky |
Tuamotu | ŋaki | To occupy oneself with, apply oneself to the completion of; to cherish, nourish, take good care of; to serve devotedly... |
Rapa | Kataʔi | One Problematic |
Rapa | Kataʔi | One Problematic |
Rapa | Koʔe | Bamboo fish pole |
Rapa | Kave | Strand or ply |
Rapa | Kave turu | Three-strand rope |
Rapa | Mangamanga | Ferns (Asplenium adianoides, Pteris comans) |
Rapa | Rongouru | Ten |
Rapa | Tuku | To release, give |
Rapa | Kirinutu (-ngutu?) | Palate Problematic |