Entries from Bruce Biggs, field notes in Pollex-Online
Language | Item | Description |
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East Futuna | Kalo/si/-ʔi-afi | Spark |
East Futuna | Kamo(kamo) | Beckon |
East Futuna | Ka na | If (counterfactual) |
East Futuna | Kano | Flesh of animal, fish, fruit; flavour. Goût; avoir un gout; partie centrale (d’une route, d’une armée) (Mfr). |
East Futuna | Kanofi | Flesh (not vegetable, except coconut). Chair (Mfr). |
East Futuna | Kape | (Alocasia) |
East Futuna | Kaa-pui | Surround (e.g. with net), envelop, wrap in cloth (e.g. to carry hot vessel) |
East Futuna | Kasi | Bivalve shellfish sp. |
East Futuna | Ivi kasokaso | Rib |
East Futuna | Kata | Sprig of kava (Piper sp.) |
East Futuna | Kati/kati | Nibble in small pieces |
East Futuna | Kauvaʔe | Jaw, chin |
East Futuna | Kauvaka | Crew |
East Futuna | Kau/kava/ | Beard |
East Futuna | Kavakava ʔatua | A climbing vine (Piper vaupelii) [Lauterb.] |
East Futuna | Kaavega | Luggage, baggage |
East Futuna | Kavei | Carrying cord, handle, string for pendant |
East Futuna | Ke | Verbal particle in subordinate clause, in order to, so that |
East Futuna | Kenu | Dig |
East Futuna | Ketu | Be lame; limp |
East Futuna | Kiʔato | Outrigger boom |
East Futuna | Kie | Skirt, lavalava |
East Futuna | Kiekie | Vine sp. (Freycinetia impavida) |
East Futuna | Kikii | Squeak (as a rat), warble (as a Polynesian Starling) |
East Futuna | Kila | Exposed (of nakedness) (Bgs) |
East Futuna | Kili | File, rasp |
East Futuna | Kilikili | Gravel |
East Futuna | Kini | Punish, beat |
East Futuna | Kisu | Spray out from the mouth (e.g. chewed-up medicinal leaves, or water) |
East Futuna | Kita | A relapse after being ill; recognised as a category of illness Problematic |
East Futuna | Kite | Appear in distance; be seen |
East Futuna | Koo | Bark (of dog) |
East Futuna | Kofu | To wrap up (as in a cloth, sheet); clothing |
East Futuna | Kofu/kofu | Parcel of cooked food |
East Futuna | Kofu | Garment (especially a shirt or a smock) |
East Futuna | Koga | Piece, part, division |
East Futuna | Koka | A tree (Bischofia javanica) |
East Futuna | Koko/ʔi | Squeeze, press on |
East Futuna | Kolo | Fortified place, village |
East Futuna | Koo | Bark (of dog) . Problematic |
East Futuna | Komo | To suck on (as a cigarette) |
East Futuna | Kopa | Slightly curly hair. Ondulé et noir (cheveux) (Mfr). |
East Futuna | Kotou | Short form of 2nd person plural pronoun |
East Futuna | Kou | Boar, a male pig that has not been castrated |
East Futuna | Koulua | Second person dual pronoun, you, free form |
East Futuna | Koutou | 2nd person plural pronoun |
East Futuna | Ku | Perfect aspect marker in phrases of more than two following vowels |
East Futuna | Kuu | Rotten (e.g. of taro), stinking (e.g. of excrement) |
East Futuna | Ku(a) | Perfect. Ku before bases of more than two morae |
East Futuna | Kuku | Embrace, hold in arms |