Pukapuka entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
MP.SULU.1A Yulu Finishing off plaiting-edge by use of a "needle"; to place in, fasten in ; insert (Sby)
MP.SULU.2 Yuyulu Shine ; illuminate, as light of the moon (Sby)
NP.SUME Yume Clasp something between thighs; put on (as a loincloth); a sanitary pad (Bge)
OC.SUMU.2 Umu/lenga Orangelined Triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus) Phonologically Irregular (Sby)
PN.SUQA.A Yua Water, liquid (Bge)
TA.SURA Yula/a Expose, uncover. Prominent (Sby). Borrowed (Bge)
AN.SUU.1 Yu/yuu/ Wet (Mta)
AN.SUU.1 Maa/yuu Wet, moist (Bge)
NP.SUU.2 Tae/yuu To be flatulent (Bge)
NP.SUU-PEQE.* Yuupee Nasal mucus (Mta)
TA.SUU-WARE.* Yuuvale To spit; spittle, saliva Borrowed (Bge)
EO.TAA.1A Taa Strike (Bge)
AN.TAA.1B Taa Cut, cut out (Bge)
PN.TAA.1C Taa/tatau Sp. of butterflyfish with four spots Problematic (Sby)
PN.TAA.2 Taa Hand of bananas (Mta)
OC.TAAEQA Taaea Paddletail snapper (Lutjanus gibbus) (Sby)
OC.TAAIWA Taaiva Onespot Snapper (Lutjanus monostigma) (Sby)
CE.TAA-KIRI Taakili To swing (Bge)
NP.TAALAWA Taalava Purlin (Bge)
PN.TAA-MATE-A Taamate To put out (fire) (Bge)
TA.TAAMURE Taamule Orange-finned Emperor (Lethrinus erythracanthus) Borrowed (Sby)
NP.TAA-POLA Taapola Coconut thatch made from whole frond (Mta)
PN.TAAQOFI Taawi Hold on, keep on for a long time; carry away in arms Problematic (Mta)
NP.TAATAI.1 Taatai Small plank canoe with gunwales, bow and stern covers Uncertain Semantic Connection (Bge)
CE.TAATELA. Taatela A kind of shark (Triaenodon sp.) (Bge)
NP.TAA-TOU Taatou First person inclusive plural pronoun (Bge)
CE.TAATUU. Taatuu Blackspot Barracuda (Sphyraena forsteri) Borrowed (McC)
NP.TAA-UA.1 Taaua We two (inc) (Bge)
??.TAAUA.2 Taua Name of a goddess (atua punupunu). Goddess of Pukapuka belonging to Loto village (Sby). (Bge)
PN.TAAU-GA.B Taaunga Basket container for coconut water guards (Bge)
PN.TAAULA Taula/atua Person who can perform miracles of foresee the future (Mta)
NP.TAE.2A Tae Gather, collect (Bge)
FJ.TAE.2B Tae Net fish in air, make an overhead swoop with net (Bge)
EO.TAFA.1A Tawa Edge, side (Bge)
PN.TA-FAGA.A Tawanga Apart, separate; space between two places Uncertain Semantic Connection (Bge)
PN.TAFA-QAKI-LAGI Tawatawaalangi Horizon. Lower part of the sky (Sby). (Mta)
PN.TAFA-QULI Tawauli Large size of black trevally (Caranx lugubris) (Sby)
PN.TAFA-TAFA Tawatawa Part of the reef that separates the deep from the shallow lagoon (Mta)
NP.TAFA-TAI Tawa/a/tai Seaside (Bge)
SO.TAFE-A Tawe Flow, run (Bge)
PN.TAFE-GA Tawenga Stone-walled fish weir (Bge)
EO.TAFI Tawi To insult, swear at, curse; insult, oath Problematic (Bge)
CE.TAFITI.1 Tawiti Tahiti. (Sby)
PN.TAFITO.A Tawito Base of tree (Sby)
CE.TAFITO.B Tawito Old. Problematic (Bge)
OC.TA-FOLA.1 Tawola Spread out in the open (Sby)
PN.TAFOLA.2 Taawola Open space or area (e.g. field) (Mta)
NP.TAFO-LAQA.* Tawolaa Whale (Bge)
FJ.TAFU.A Tau Set, make a fire (Mta)
EP.TAFUQA Taua Floor Borrowed (Mta)

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