Entries from Buck 1932a in Pollex-Online
Buck, P. H. (1932a). Ethnology of Tongareva. Honolulu, Bishop Museum Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Penrhyn | Sosore | Peel off bark Phonologically Irregular |
| Penrhyn | Karakia | Individual noted for prophetic powers ; man of knowledge who can see into the future |
| Penrhyn | Haka/kaumatua/ | Said of a precocious child |
| Penrhyn | Mata/kivi/kivi | To turn [face] aside (vi) |
| Penrhyn | Rooroo | Dry flower stems of the coconut |
| Penrhyn | Nape | Bait-string, tied to the point of a fish-hook |
| Penrhyn | Noni | A tree (Morinda citrifolia) |
| Penrhyn | Sakari | Coconut when absolutely mature |
| Penrhyn | Sei/ rauru | Necklace of braided human hair |
| Penrhyn | Tara | Ends of the house |
| Penrhyn | Taura | Priest ; ritual specialist, medium, healer |
| Penrhyn | Tuahine | Sister of a male |
| Penrhyn | Aro/aro | Drive (fish) Phonologically Irregular |
| Penrhyn | Hakaaroha | Love wells up |
| Penrhyn | Henu | Weft in plaiting |
| Penrhyn | Atua | Fourteenth night of lunar cycle |
| Penrhyn | Aniania | Fatigued Problematic |
| Penrhyn | Ei aha | Why? |
| Penrhyn | Hai | Skill |
| Penrhyn | Haka/ki/kite | See, visit |
| Penrhyn | Hanaunga | Family |
| Penrhyn | Hapai | Wall plate Phonologically Irregular |
| Penrhyn | Hariki o te kai | Food basket |
| Penrhyn | Hono tangata | Link with the people [in kinship] |
| Penrhyn | Hungahunga | Small pieces |
| Penrhyn | Inu/manga | Drinking (n) |
| Penrhyn | Kahui hara | Pandanus fruit |
| Penrhyn | Ka/i/hara | Aerial roots of pandanus |
| Penrhyn | Kitea | Seen, visible |
| Penrhyn | Mata kite | Knowledge and power of seeing into the future |
| Penrhyn | Matua | Senior line; main, larger (war party) |
| Penrhyn | Nape/nga | Knotting |
| Penrhyn | Kia nui taku roro | Let my measure of *roro* be full |
| Penrhyn | Ingoa ngateitei | Honorific title |
| Penrhyn | Oa | Keel Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Penrhyn | Onga/tia | Disgust at having to labour Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Penrhyn | Oti/oti | Completely (postverbal) |
| Penrhyn | Pae | Coral limestone |
| Penrhyn | Pure/anga atua | Invoking the gods |
| Penrhyn | Rongo/rongo | Rumour |
| Penrhyn | Tae/a | Gratified (desire) |
| Penrhyn | Tau/hatu | Honorific term...meant to stress seniority in chiefly families |
| Penrhyn | Tetahi | Something |
| Penrhyn | Tau | Line (of descent) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Penrhyn | To ate | Nephew Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Penrhyn | To | To decline (strength) |
| Penrhyn | Ika tungatunga | Pieces of cooked fish |
| Penrhyn | Turakipu | Northwest |
| Penrhyn | Na turuturu matua | The large villages Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Penrhyn | Vero | Canoe stern |
