Pukapuka entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CE.MINA | Mina | To like, love | (Bge) |
| PN.MISI.A | Mii(mii) ngutu | Shocked, dumbfounded. To marvel, be amazed. | (Sby) |
| OC.MISI.B | Mii/kia | Smack the lips in admiration | (Bge) |
| NP.MITA | Waka/mita/mita | Intrude, act foolishly, try to be funny during serious business. Show off (Sby). | (Bge) |
| PN.MITI.1 | Miti | To dream | (Mta) |
| OC.MITI.3A | Mi/miti/ | To sip | (Mta) |
| OC.MITI.3A | Miti/miti | Sucking | (Mta) |
| EC.MITI.4 | Miti | Salt | (Mta) |
| PN.MOA.1 | Moa | Chicken | (Bge) |
| NP.MOAGA | Moanga | A fish, young kawulu goatfish | (Sby) |
| OC.MOA-MOA | Moamoa | Trunkfish sp. | (Sby) |
| PN.MOANA | Moana | Sea | (Bge) |
| PN.MOGAMOGA | Mongamonga | A type of skin rash Problematic | (Mta) |
| MP.MOHE | Moe | Sleep, lie down | (Bge) |
| PN.MOHE-GA | Moenga tamaliki | Uterus | (Bge) |
| PN.MOHE-MITI | Wakamoemiti | Problematic | (Bge) |
| NP.MOI.2 | Moi | Threadfish (Polydactylis sexfilis) ( | (Sby) |
| ??.MOKA.2 | Moka/moka | Empty, used up | (Bge) |
| ??.MOKA.2 | Yii/moka/moka | Completely finish off, destroy | (Sby) |
| FJ.MOKO.1A | Moko | A lizard, a dragon, a type of fish | (Mta) |
| TA.MOKORAA | Mokolaa | Duck introduced species and name Problematic | (Sby) |
| PN.MOLE.1 | Mole | Finished completely, nothing left | (Mta) |
| PN.MOLE.2 | Mo(le)/mole/ | Smooth | (Bge) |
| FJ.MOLI.2 | Wakamoli/moli/ | Destroy, ravish Problematic | (Bge) |
| PN.MOLOKAU.A | Molokau | Centipede | (Mta) |
| PN.MOMI | Momi | To swallow. Eat till food is gone (Sby). | (Bge) |
| PN.MOMO.B | Momo | Small piece; little bit, portion | (Sby) |
| TA.MOMO.C | Momo | A maternal lineage of the larger grouping of lineages (wua). Problematic | (Bge) |
| PN.MO-MOHE | Momoe | Sleep together | (Bge) |
| MP.MONO.A | Mo/mono/ | Insert; plug | (Bge) |
| XW.MOO-IFI | Moi | Sneeze Problematic | (Bge) |
| NP.MOOLII | Moolii | Lantern | (Mta) |
| MP.MOO-MONA | Moomona | Fat adj. | (Bge) |
| PN.MO-QI | Moo | Small bit of. Ni moo mea, a little bit of it | (Bge) |
| PN.MOQO | Moo | Possessive marks possession not yet realised | (Mta) |
| PN.MOSO.2 | Mo/moyo | Cooked | (Mta) |
| PN.MOTO.1 | Moto | Fight, box | (Bge) |
| PN.MOTO.2A | Moto | Unripe, green | (Bge) |
| OC.MOTU.A | Mo(mo)tu(motu) | Break off, sever | (Bge) |
| OC.MOTU.B | Motu | Islet on atoll; food reserve separated from the village | (Sby) |
| NP.MUI | Mui/a | Overwhelmed by abundance of women, work, food crowded around, swarm over | (Sby) |
| PN.MUKA.1A | Muko | Shoot of a plant | (Sby) |
| NP.MUKA.1B | Muko/muko | Nearly mature coconut; tender shoot of coconut palm | (Sby) |
| NP.MUKA.1B | Muko/muko | Coconut in sixth stage of growth; the edible flesh inside the mesocarp of the nut at the point of attachment of stalk to nut | (Sby) |
| PN.MUKA.2 | Mu/muka/ | Pure white | (Mta) |
| PN.MUKA.2 | Muka/lele | Very white | (Sby) |
| SO.MULE.2 | Mule | Sexual stimulation caused by the stretching or stiffening of the muscles | (Mta) |
| SO.MULE.2 | Maa/mule/mule | Slippery | (Bge) |
| PN.MULU.1 | Mulu/mulu | Clean, wipe, rub | (Bge) |
| PN.MULU.1 | Wakamaa/mulu/ | To rub | (Bge) |
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