Pukapuka entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
PN.FELA Wewela Spread one's legs apart (Mta)
PN.FELA Welawela Frequently spread one's legs apart (Mta)
PN.FE-LAAWE-QI Welaavei Meet up with, encounter (Sby)
SO.FELO.2 Welo A tree (Ficus tinctoria) (Bge)
NP.FENUA.*A Wenua Country, land (Bge)
PN.FENUA.*B Wenua People of the land. In poetry, the people of a land (Bge) (Sby)
NP.FENUA.*C Wenua Afterbirth (Sby)
NP.FENUQU.A* Lau/enu Element (plaiting) (Bge)
NP.FENUQU.A* Taa/wenu Plaiting element; ply of cordage (Bge)
NP.FENUQU.B Taa/wenu To add new elements in plaiting (Bge)
FJ.FESI.2 Vei/a Person disliked Problematic (Bge)
MP.FETAQU Wetau A tree (Calophyllum inophyllum) (Bge)
PN.FETE.1 Wetee Bulging (Mta)
AN.FETUQU Wetuu Star (Bge)
CP.FIA- Wia- Verbal prefix meaning to desire (Bge)
PN.FIA-KAI Wia-kai To be hungry (Bge)
OC.FIFI.1 Wiwi Os cervix (Bge)
NP.FIFI.2A Wiwi Tangled; criss-crossed (Sby)
AN.FIHA.A Wea How many? Problematic (Sby)
PN.FIITAQA.B Wiitaa Foetus Uncertain Semantic Connection (Bge)
AN.FILI.1 Wili To choose (Mta)
EO.FILI.5 Wili Large seabird species; perh. Crested Tern (Sterna bergii) (Sby)
EO.FILO Wilo To braid (e.g. sinnet) (Mta)
NP.FILOA Yiiloa Fish sp. (Lethrinus olivaceus, L. xanthochilus) Phonologically Irregular (Sby)
EC.FINA.1 Waka/yina/na Desire strongly Phonologically Irregular (Bge)
EC.FINA.1 Wina/ko Cheeky, brazen [in making advances towards opposite sex (Sby)] Problematic (Bge)
PN.FINA-GALO Winangalo Want, desire (Sby)
NP.FIO Wiu Whistle Problematic (Mta)
FJ.FIQU Wiu Fling, throw away (Sby)
MP.FIRI.1 Wili Ply (in cordage) ; plait ; braid, twist sennit strands (Sby)
PN.FIRO.1 Wilo To mix, include someone unrelated ; change village membership; a person who has changed to membership in the given village (Mta)
MP.FITI.1A Witi To be upset at words spoken Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sby)
MP.FITI.1A Witi/witi To jump on someone for wrongs done Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sby)
NP.FITI.1B Witi To climb on, get into (Bge)
PN.FITI.2 Witi/nui Traditional name for Fiji. (Sby)
AN.FITU Witu Seven (Bge)
PN.FIU Wiu Tired of, fed up with (Mta)
EP.FOFONU.* Woowonu Deep, depth Problematic (Bge)
MP.FOHE Woe Paddle (Bge)
FJ.FOHI Woe(a) To peel (as of sunburnt skin) Phonologically Irregular (Bge)
PN.FOHU Wou A native drill (Mta)
PN.FOKI.2 Oki Even, also, too, likewise, besides (Bge)
AN.FOLA Wola/wola Spread out (Bge)
PN.FOLA-FOLA Wola Executive of the high chief (who announced decisions) Problematic (Sby)
AN.FOLAU Wolau To commit suicide (Mta)
FJ.FOLI.1 Woli/woli To flirt with someone (Mta)
PN.FOLO Wolo/mia To swallow (Sby)
OC.FONO.1A Wono Join together, splice (Mta)
FJ.FONO.2A Wono/wono/tia Chant ref. to planning for a voyage Problematic (Sby)
AN.FONU.1 Woo/wonu High tide (Sby)

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