Pukapuka entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CK.PIIGOFI | Piingoi | Tongs Problematic | (Bge) |
| NP.PII-WAI | Piivai/elo | Useless, good for nothing (said of persons) | (Mta) |
| MP.PIKI.1A | Piki | To join, in weaving | (Mta) |
| MP.PIKI.1A | Pi/piki/ | Stick; close together | (Bge) |
| MP.PIKO.A | Piko | Crooked, bent, not straight | (Mta) |
| NP.PILI.1B | Pili | Close, not very far | (Mta) |
| OC.PILI.2 | Ngoo/pili | A kind of lizard, gecko | (Sby) |
| PN.PILI-PILI | Pilipili weke | A kind of octopus | (Bge) |
| PN.PILO | Pi/pilo | To stink; foul-smelling | (Bge) |
| MP.PIPI.1 | Pipi | Generic names for clams | (Bge) |
| EP.PI-PIRI | Pipili-maa | Name of two stars in Scorpio (Makemson 1941) | (Jmr) |
| CE.PIRI-PIRI | Pilipili | Introduced weed Problematic | (Sby) |
| EP.PISA.* | Pia | Box, trunk, chest Problematic | (Mta) |
| MP.PISI.1 | Pi/pii | Sprinkle, drip, come in (of tide). Spurt, gush out (Sby). | (Bge) |
| PN.PISI.3 | Pii/a | To be affected from a type of disease | (Sby) |
| AN.PITO.1 | Pito | Navel | (Bge) |
| PN.PITO.2 | Pito | Just a moment ago, just now (pre-verbal) | (Bge) |
| MP.POA.1 | Poa | Bait ; fishing ground, shoal of fish . | (Sby) |
| MP.POA.1 | Po/poa | Food Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Bge) |
| EP.POE | Poe | Pearl; ear-ring | (Mta) |
| NP.POGA-A-ISU | Pongaponga a iyu | Nostril | (Bge) |
| PN.POGA-POGA | Ponga | Deformed, misshapen (of fruit) | (Sby) |
| MP.POGI-POGI | Pongipongi | Dull, not shiny, dark (sky, colours) > Problematic | (Sby) |
| NP.POKE | Poke | Name of a taro pudding ; pudding of fruit or arrowroot mixed with coconut milk | (Sby) |
| PN.POKI.1 | Poki | Smear with oil; bury food for preservation | (Bge) |
| PN.POKO.3 | Poko | Wrestling match to wrestle (incl. slapping arms) | (Sby) |
| PN.POKO.3 | Poo/poko | Wrestling | (Sby) |
| PN.POKO.3 | Poko/poko | Grip opponents hands then slap own buttocks (opening movement in wrestling) | (Bge) |
| CE.POKO-SIWI.* | Pokoivi | Shoulder Problematic | (Sby) |
| MP.POLA.1 | Pola | A coconut leaf plaited and used on houses | (Sby) |
| PN.POLA-POLA | Polapola | Coconut leaf mat or platter. Flat coconut-leaf platter braided from one end and knotted (Sby). | (Bge) |
| FJ.POLE.A | Pole | Need, want something ; desire, longing | (Mta) |
| FJ.POLE.A | Pole/pole | Always agreeable, submissive, easily preyed on | (Sby) |
| OC.POLO.1 | Polo | A plant (Hedyotis romanzoffiensis) | (Bge) |
| OC.POLO.1 | Polo/puka | Plant sp. (Solanum viride) | (Bge) |
| OC.POLO.1 | Polo/uyi | Romanzoff Shrub (Kadua romanzoffiensis) | (McC) |
| PN.PONA | Pona | A piece of flesh or sugarcane | (Mta) |
| PN.PONA | Pona/ponaavae | Ankle | (Bge) |
| PN.PONE | Pone/pone | Butterfly Fish sp. (Chaetodon reticulatus) | (Sby) |
| CE.PONO.2 | Pono | Sure, certain; confirm Problematic | (Mta) |
| CE.PONO.2 | Waka/pono | To promise | (Sby) |
| MP.POO.1A | Poo | Night, darkness; abode of the dead | (Mta) |
| CE.POO.1C | Poo | The Underworld; burial ground... | (Bge) |
| CE.POO-FUE.* | Poouwe | Creeping legume plant (Ipomoea grandiflora) | (Sby) |
| CE.POO-FUE.* | Lau/pooue/ | (Ipomoea micrantha) | (Bge) |
| PN.POOKAI | Pookai | A roll (of wire etc.) (of prepared pandanus leaves | (Mta) |
| CE.POO-KERE | Pookelekele | Black with rage, furious ; to do something vigorously: eg. extremely fast drumming; Borrowed | (Bge) |
| CE.POO-KERE | Poouli pookelekele | Pitch darkness Problematic | (Sby) |
| PN.POO-KIA | Pookia | Grabbed | (Sby) |
| AN.POO-POO.A | Poopoo | To clap hands; comfort a person in trouble | (Mta) |
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