Entries from Aitken 1930 in Pollex-Online
Aitken, R. T. (1930). Ethnology of Tubuai. Honolulu, Bishop Museum Press.
Language | Item | Description |
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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 |