Penrhyn entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
PN.MUSU.1A Musi/musi Whisper, murmur Problematic (Sta)
MP.MUTU.1A Mutu To end, cease; end (n). Blunt-ended (Bck). (Sta)
MP.MUTU.2 Koo/mutu/mutu Humbug dascyllus Dascylluaruanu) (Sta)
MP.MUU.2 Muu Snapper sp (Sta)
CE.MUU.4 Muu/muu Not sharp, blunt (of husking stick, scissors, knives, etc) (Sta)
CK.MUU-RARE Muurare Dumb (Sta)
AN.-NA.1 Na Particle marking nearness to the second person (hearer, addressee). The particle lengthens the final vowel of the preceding word. (Sta)
NP.NA.2 Naa Possessive particle (Sta)
PN.-NA.4 -na 3rd person singular possession marker (Sta)
MP.NAMU.2A Namu Mosquito (Sta)
TA.NANA.2 Nana Erect (penis) (Sta)
NP.NANA.3 Naanaa Wild (animal) (Sta)
CE.NANE Nane To knead (Sta)
NP.NANEA Nanea Sufficient (Sta)
PN.NANU.A Nanu/nanu Murmur; talk in sleep (Sta)
PN.NAO Noo Open tridacna shells, separate flesh from shell; shell opener, a pointed stick made from ngangie wood (Sta)
PN.NAO Noo/noo To grope a fish, put a hand into a hole in a rock to search for a fish (Sta)
CP.NAO-NAO Nao/nao Small fly, gnat, etc. (Sta)
CP.NAO-NAO Noonoo Small fly-like insect of any kind such as sand-fly, fruit-fly, midge and so on (Sta)
NP.NAPE.A Nape Bait-string, tied to the point of a fish-hook (Bck)
NP.NAPE.A Nape/nga Knotting (Bck)
PN.NAQA.1 Naa To cease ; to stop crying (Yda)
NP.NATI Nati Draw tight; to bind (Rarotongan word) Borrowed (Sta)
OC.NATU.1 Natu(natu) Mix, knead (Sta)
NP.NAU.1 Nau/nau Parasitic vine sp. that looks like entangled fishing net (Cassytha filiformis). (Lepidium bidentatum) (McC). (Sta)
FJ.NEE Nee Please! (Sta)
PN.NEFU.2A Nehu Muddy (water) (Sta)
NP.NEI Nei Particle marking nearness to the first person or speaker (Sta)
NP.NEKE.1A Neke(neke) Crawl, move; get out of the way, stay aside, step aside (Sta)
NP.NEWA.B Neeneva Silly, stupid, idiot, fool (Sta)
CK.NGAA-TEITEI Ingoa ngateitei Honorific title (Bck)
CK.NGAA-TEITEI Ngaateitei To be respectable, respectful (Sta)
AN.NIFO Niho Tooth (Sta)
CE.NII-KAU Niikau Coconut frond; palm sp (Sta)
EP.NINI.1 Nini Whirl of hair on the head Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sta)
MP.NIU.1 Niu (nii- with modifiers) Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) (Sta)
EP.NO Noo Prep. marking realized subordinate possession: of, from (Sta)
EO.NOA.1 Noa Free from tapu (Sta)
OC.NOFO Noho Sit; stay, live; marry, stay with (Sta)
OC.NOFO A/no ho, a/nohe Stay! (Lmt)
MP.NOFU Nohu Stonefish; reef stonefish, poison scorpionfish (Synaceia verrucosa and other species) (Sta)
FJ.NONI.1 Noni A tree (Morinda citrifolia) (Bck)
CE.NONI.2 Noni To scramble for, rush for, rush to get something; to mix up what should not be mixed up (Sta)
MP.NONO.1 Nono Small night bug (Sta)
NP.NUI.1 Nuè Big (Lmt)
NP.NUI.1 Kia nui taku roro Let my measure of *roro* be full (Bck)
EC.NUKU.2 Nuku Group, gang of people; war party; kind of theatrical performance (Sta)
PN.NUMI.1 Numi/numi Fold (Sta)
PN.O Oo, o Marking subordinate possession, of by (Sta)
PN.OFO.B Oho To be excited, frightened, shocked (Sta)

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