Pukapuka entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| EC.KOOPUU.B | Koopuu | Throat, Adam's apple | (Bge) |
| TA.KOORIGO | Koolingo | Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus); spirit, supernatural omen Problematic | (Sby) |
| CE.KOO-TAFA.A | Kotawa | Males of both spp. of Frigatebird (kootawa and kootaa appear in a few chants, poss. early contact period Borrowed | (Sby) |
| TA.KOO-TAFA.B | Lau kotawa | Bird's Nest Fern (Aspleniun nidus) | (Whr) |
| CE.KOO-TORE.A | Waka/kotole/ | To open out (of flowers) Borrowed Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Bge) |
| NP.KOO-TOU.* | Kootou | Second person plural pronoun | (Bge) |
| TA.KOO-UA | Kooua | Immature coconut | (Bge) |
| MP.KOPI.A | Ko/kopi/ | To fold; to hug | (Bge) |
| MP.KOPI.A | Kopi/kopi | To fold | (Bge) |
| EP.KORE | -kole | Nominal suffix, lack of Problematic | (Sby) |
| PN.KORO.1 | Kolo/kolo | Throat, double-chin ; loose skin at throat, as in (kotawa) kolokolo kula ("red-throated frigatebird") | (Sby) |
| AN.KOSI | Koyi | Stripe, streak, crease | (Bge) |
| AN.KOTI.1 | (Ko)koti | Cut, divide, mark | (Bge) |
| EP.KOTI.2 | Wuu/koti | Cut Parrotfish (Scarus schlegeli) | (Sby) |
| CE.KOTI-GA | Kootinga | Boundary line | (Sby) |
| OC.KOTO.2 | Koto | Pick, pluck (flowers, leaves) | (Bge) |
| PN.KOWI.B | Kovi | Derogatory term for a person | (Bge) |
| AN.-KU.1 | -ku | First person singular (Possessive) | (Bge) |
| PN.KUA.1 | Koa | Tense marker indicating a state that is beginning to develop | (Mta) |
| CP.KUKU.1A | Kuku | Wring out cream from grated coconut | (Bge) |
| EP.KUKU.1B | Kuku | Bunch together (of people) | (Sby) |
| EP.KUKU.1B | Waka/kuku/kuku | Huddle up with cold | (Sby) |
| PN.KULA.1A | Kula | Red | (Bge) |
| PN.KULA.1B | Wulu kula | Red feathers from western islands | (Sby) |
| MP.KULU.1 | Kulu | Breadfruit | (Whr) |
| PN.KUMALA.1 | Kuumala | Plant sp. in old chants | (Sby) |
| EP.KUME.1 | Ku/kume | Resist strain on fishing-line; embrace (in love-making) ; pull, haul Problematic | (Sby) |
| EO.KUMETE | Kumete | Wooden bowl | (Bge) |
| PN.KUMI.1 | Kumi | Ten fathoms | (Bge) |
| AN.KUMI-KUMI | Kumikumi | Whiskers, mustache | (Bge) |
| AN.KUMI-KUMI | Kumikumi | Whiskers, mustache | (Bge) |
| CE.KUMU.1* | Kumu/kumu | Wring out, squeeze Problematic | (Sby) |
| FJ.KUNE | Kune | Tired with paddling Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Bge) |
| OC.KUPEGA | Kupenga | Net | (Bge) |
| PN.KUPU.1A | Kupu | Numerical prefix for counting plaited objects | (Bge) |
| PN.KUPU.1B | Kupu | A section of a chant. Love chant (Sby). | (Bge) |
| AN.KUTU.1 | Wutu | Louse Phonologically Irregular | (Bge) |
| AN.KUTU.1 | Kutu | Louse (archaic) | (Sby) |
| AN.LAA.1 | Laa | Sail | (Bge) |
| PN.LAAKEI | Laakei | Decorate, decoration | (Bge) |
| SO.LAA-LAA | Laalaa/ila | Small shark sp. | (Bge) |
| SO.LAA-NUI | Niu laanunui | Coconut tree that bears very large nuts | (Bge) |
| PN.LAA-TOU | Laatou | Third person plural independent pronoun | (Bge) |
| NP.LAA-UA | Laaua | Third person dual independent pronoun | (Bge) |
| NP.LAAWAKI | Laavaki | Procession of population to another village, often with music Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sby) |
| OC.LAFA | Lawa | Ringworm | (Bge) |
| NP.LAFI.1 | Lawilawi | Thin | (Bge) |
| PN.LAFU.1 | Lau | Collective term for a group of people Phonologically Irregular | (Sby) |
| CP.LAGA.1A | Langa | Pull up, raise; pull in a line in fishing | (Bge) |
| NP.LAGA.1B | Aa/langa(langa) | Buoyant (of boat with heavy load) | (Sby) |
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