Entries from Aitken 1930 in Pollex-Online

Aitken, R. T. (1930). Ethnology of Tubuai. Honolulu, Bishop Museum Press.

Language Item Description
Tupuaki Tatara moa (Guilandina bonducella)
Tupuaki Teve (Dracontium polyphyllum)
Tupuaki Ti Cordyline sp.
Tupuaki Tiare tahiti Gardenia tahitensis
Tupuaki Toa Casuarina equisetifolia
Tupuaki To Erianthus floridulus Uncertain Semantic Connection
Tupuaki To maohi Sugar cane
Tupuaki Tou Cordia sp.
Tupuaki Tuitui Aleurites triloba
Tupuaki Tutu (Colubrina asiatica)
Tupuaki Uhi Dioscorea sp.
Tupuaki Uhi parai Dioscorea sp.
Tupuaki Uru Artocarpus incisa
Tupuaki Vavai Two or three plants, unidentified
Tupuaki Vi Spondias dulcis
Tupuaki Pehu Taro variety...
Tupuaki Monoi Coconut oil
Tupuaki Niau Coconut leaf...sometimes used as a general term for the coconut tree
Tupuaki Fa/fa Petiole and rachis of the coconut leaf
Tupuaki Atiu, potiu Young coconut fruit just formed Uncertain Semantic Connection
Tupuaki Uto Mature nut, when sprouted
Tupuaki Apu Empty shell or half-shell of coconut
Tupuaki O Stripped of the husk, as a coconut
Tupuaki Aa The fibrous material at the base of the petiole
Tupuaki Aha A grater, either of coral or iron...used for grating the meat of mature coconuts
Tupuaki Rau-ere A fishing net, made by twisting together leaves of the coconut...
Tupuaki Rio The common "Chinese" banana of Hawaii...
Tupuaki Metua Parent (singular or plural)
Tupuaki Tamaiti Son
Tupuaki Tama Son (obs.)
Tupuaki Tamahine Daughter
Tupuaki Tamavahine Daughter (obs. except formal or legal)
Tupuaki Tupunu (tane, vahine) Grandparent Phonologically Irregular
Tupuaki Moʔotua Grandchild Phonologically Irregular
Tupuaki Hina Great-grandchild
Tupuaki Hinarere Great-great-grandchild
Tupuaki Huaa Ancestors in general
Tupuaki Huaa/i Descendants Phonologically Irregular
Tupuaki Tuaana Man's older brother, woman's older sister
Tupuaki Teina Man's younger brother, woman's younger sister
Tupuaki Tuane Woman's brother
Tupuaki Taeʔae Man's brother or woman's sister Problematic
Tupuaki Tane Husband
Tupuaki Vahine Wife
Tupuaki Tane faaturi Lover
Tupuaki Vahine faaturi Mistress
Tupuaki Metua hoovai Father or mother in law
Tupuaki Hunoʔa Son or daughter in law
Tupuaki Taoete Sibling-in-law
Tupuaki Paepae Raft Uncertain Semantic Connection