Entries from Baker 1897 in Pollex-Online
Baker, S. W. (1897). An English and Tongan vocabulary. Auckland, Wilson and Horton.
Language | Item | Description |
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Tongan | Alafi | Feel after with hand Borrowed Problematic |
Tongan | Anufea | Cold |
Tongan | Fekefeke | To shiver and shake |
Tongan | Au/foe | To peel off |
Tongan | Fula | Swell up as result of breaking tapu ; tumour, hard swelling |
Tongan | Fu/fula | Swell up, out; pout or blow out the cheeks .To swell, a swelling |
Tongan | Lak/oifie | Fair, fine weather |
Tongan | Movete | Be scattered, fall to pieces ; come apart, come to pieces; be scattered or dispersed; fray out |
Tongan | Nifi | Little, but generally used ironically Problematic |
Tongan | Halotu | To sob . To sob, to palpitate Borrowed |
Tongan | Hani/hani | To strip, clean off |
Tongan | Toua | A rope to climb by |
Tongan | Tautala | Inform another of our designs in order to know his mind |
Tongan | Tefa | Fondling; a loving and caressing manner Problematic |
Tongan | Jimu(jimu) | Heavy blowing, almost a hurricane |
Tongan | Tooga | Fine mats Problematic |