Pukapuka entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| OC.WAWE | Vave | Strong, quick, speedy | (Bge) |
| NP.WEKU.1 | Lau/veku/veku/a | Dishevelled, bedraggled; weak, exhausted | (Mta) |
| OC.WELA.A | Vela | Fire in the bush (in chant texts) | (Sby) |
| OC.WELA.B | Vela | Hot, heat | (Mta) |
| FJ.WELE | Vele/vele | To sweep; broom | (Bge) |
| FJ.WELE | Ve/vele | To clear away brush | (Bge) |
| OC.WELI.1 | Veli | A variety of sea centipede | (Bge) |
| NP.WELI.2 | Veliveli | Dislike, hate | (Bge) |
| PN.WELO.1 | Velo | Spear, thrust into. Shine directly, pierce (as sun's rays, moonbeams) (Sby). To hurl, to spear, to spring up (Bge). | (Mta) |
| NP.WELO.2 | Velo | Stern cover of canoe | (Bge) |
| CK.WENE | Vene | Delicious, sweet Borrowed | (Bge) |
| EP.WERI | Veli | Earth worm. A variety of sea centipede (Bge). Problematic | (Mta) |
| CE.WERU | Velu | Worn or ragged clothing Problematic | (Mta) |
| CE.WERU | Welu | Torn clothing Problematic | (???) |
| CE.WERU | Welu/welu | Torn into strips, shredded Problematic | (???) |
| PN.WETE.1 | (Ve)vete | To take apart, part, separate | (Sby) |
| PN.WETE.2 | Vete | Yellowstripe Goatfish (Mulloidichthys flavolineatus) and Yellowfin Goatfish (M. vanicolensis) | (McC) |
| PN.WETE.2 | Vete memea | Large size of Gold-lined goatfish (Mulloides vanicolensis) | (Sby) |
| CE.WEU.1 | Veu/veu | An end that sticks out of plaiting | (Mta) |
| PN.WEWE.A | Lau/veve | Scraps of Pandanus left over from mat-making | (Mta) |
| EP.WEWE.B | Veve | Worn out, exhausted (resources), as of poor people; poor, destitute | (Sby) |
| PN.WII.B | Vii | To curdle, sour (of coconut cream or milk). Stale (Mta). | (Bge) |
| CE.WIKI.1 | Vi/viki | Be quick, fast Borrowed | (Sby) |
| PN.WILI.2 | Waka/vi/vili | To have mind set on something or someone; to attract or fascinate (one of the opposite sex) | (Bge) |
| NP.WILI.3 | Vi(li)vili | Tremble, shiver | (Bge) |
| NP.WILI.3 | Waka/vili/ate | To startle | (Bge) |
| CE.WIWO | Viivoo | Leaflet Jew's harp, toy Problematic | (Bge) |
| CE.WIWO | Vivo | Leaflet Jew's harp Problematic | (Bge) |
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