Sikaiana entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PN.SILI.1 | Sili | Over-ripe, as fruits; a woman who is past child‑bearing age | (Dnr) |
| NO.SIMATA | Simata | [cardinal number] One thousand (for roof mats, pudding and fish) | (Dnr) |
| NO.SIMU* | Simu | Trigger fish | (Dnr) |
| NO.SIMU* | Simu- | Prefixed to several triggerfish varieties | (Sps) |
| MP.SINA.1 | Sina/a | To have grey or white hair. (Often demeaning). | (Dnr) |
| CP.SINA.2 | Sina | The central character of many of the traditional fairy tales {tala}. By legend, a woman who lives on the moon; she can be seen weaving her mat when the moon is full | (Dnr) |
| FJ.SINU.1 | Sinu | Grease, fat, cooking oil | (Dnr) |
| PN.SINU-SINU | Sinu(sinu) | Greasy, fat, rich | (Dnr) |
| NP.SIPA.1 | Sipa | A small flying fish sp | (Dnr) |
| MP.SISI.2 | Sisi | A small shell species that can walk (Nerite?) | (Dnr) |
| CP.SISI.3 | Sisi | To cut out of a shell or a hard surface with a knife (e.g. shellfish, copra) | (Dnr) |
| EC.SIU.* | S(i)/siu | To be wet | (Dnr) |
| NO.SIVO | Sivo | Nine | (Dnr) |
| PN.SIWA.1 | Siva | A type of song | (Sps) |
| CP.SOA | Soa | Friend, companion; dancing partner; a ritualized friendship between two people of the same sex... a ceremonial friendship between a young boy and girl established by their parents or guardians...; lover; to be lovers; exact copy of something | (Dnr) |
| PN.SOGI | Vei/soni | Touch noses | (Dnr) |
| PN.SOGO | S/sono | To smell bad, of sex organs (Restricted) | (Dnr) |
| SO.SOI.2 | Soi | Help, assist. | (Dnr) |
| OC.SOKA.1 | Sooka/i | Stab | (Dnr) |
| MP.SOKO.1 | Sooko/i | To join together (vi,vt); a joint | (Dnr) |
| NP.SOKO-.3A | Hoko tahi | One (of a quantity, when reporting numbers) | (Dnr) |
| PN.SOKO-.3B | Hoko- | (followed by pronoun) Alone, by *self | (Dnr) |
| PN.SOLA | Sola | Flee | (Dnr) |
| EC.SOLO.5 | Solo | To drag, to pull, as when taking a canoe down to the sea | (Dnr) |
| PN.SOLO-QI.* | S/solo | Wash or clean with water | (Dnr) |
| NP.SOMO.2 | Somo | (of plants) Grow | (Dnr) |
| PN.SOPO.A | Sopo | Jump (sg. subj.) | (Sps) |
| PN.SOPO.A | Sopo/sopo | Jumping (sg. subj.) | (Sps) |
| PN.SOPO.A | Sopo | Jump, jump down; release one's emotions; be finished | (Dnr) |
| PN.SOPO.B | Sopo | Jump down | (Dnr) |
| PN.SOPO.C | Sopo te laa | Last part of dawn sequence when the sun rises above horizon | (Dnr) |
| FJ.SOSAQA | Soossa | To be anxious, worry | (Dnr) |
| PN.SUA.1 | Sua/mele | Type of song | (Dnr) |
| NO.SUA-KOLOKOLO | Sua kolokolo | Squid, all species | (Mle) |
| NP.SUE.1 | Sue | Fish sp Problematic | (Dnr) |
| NP.SUE.2 | S/sue/i | To dig | (Sps) |
| NP.SUE.2 | Sue/i | To root as a pig roots in a garden | (Dnr) |
| NO.SUGU | Sunu | To smell something | (Dnr) |
| PN.SUI | Sui | Trade, exchange, barter, buy; make a return, either for a favor or an insult; price, cost | (Dnr) |
| PN.SUI | Sui/kkau | Avenge the infidelity of a spouse by seeking a lover of one’s own | (Dnr) |
| PN.SUKE | Suke | Rummage about as when looking for something | (Dnr) |
| PN.SUKE | S/suke | Mention a person’s name; recall, remember | (Dnr) |
| MP.SUKI.A | Suki | Pierce, cut open | (Dnr) |
| MP.SUKI.A | Suki/suki | To peck, as chickens do; to eat, as insects do | (Dnr) |
| EO.SULA | Sula | Come through, appear | (Dnr) |
| MP.SULU.1A | Sulu | Set, of the sun Problematic | (Dnr) |
| PN.SULU-MAKI | Sulumaki | To fall forward | (Dnr) |
| NP.SUMU.1 | Simu taetae | A method for lashing or tying a string in the shape of a diamond Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| PN.SUMU.3 | Simu | A star constellation | (Dnr) |
| PN.SUMU.3 | Simu | A star constellation | (Dnr) |
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