Sikaiana entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
XO.TO-TOKA Tootoka Door of a house (Dnr)
NO.TUAA-TOLO Tua tolo A plant species, a type of creeper; used for decoration, fragrance and certain fishing rituals (Dnr)
OC.TUAI Tuai Move slowly, delay, dawdle (Dnr)
CP.TUAKI Tuaki To clean fish (Dnr)
EO.TUFA.1 Tuha (rare) To divide food unevenly (Dnr)
PN.TUFUGA Tuhuna (arch.) An expert at a handicraft skill, especially weaving or making a canoe; to be adept at misleading through speech, or to deceive others through speech (Dnr)
SO.TUGAKI Tunaki Nod one's head in agreement (Dnr)
AN.TUI Tui Sew (Dnr)
NP.TUKE-MATA Tuke mata The eye brows (Dnr)
AN.TUKI.A Tuki To hammer, to pound as in softening puddings or strips of pandanus {pookai} to make a mat (Dnr)
PN.TUKI.C Tuki Wooden pounder, hammer (Dnr)
PN.TUKI.C T/tuki A nail (Dnr)
PN.TUKU.B Tuku Place, put (Dnr)
EO.TUKUFALA Tukuhala A species of edible nut, ‘cutnut’ -- one of the four fruits whose harvest was restricted during the harvest ceremonies {huata}. (Dnr)
PN.TULE.1 Tule/tule Doze by nodding forwards (Dnr)
PN.TULEKI-NA Tuleki-na To push over (Dnr)
FJ.TULE-QI Tulei Push away (Dnr)
AN.TULI.1 T/tuli Deaf, unable to hear (Dnr)
AN.TULU.1 T/tulu To leak, of a house when it is raining (Dnr)
??.TULUMA Tuluma A hand carved wooden cyclinder used for storing special items, especially the bonito hooks {paa} (Dnr)
NP.TULU-TULU.1 Tulutulu Main corner posts of a house (Dnr)
PN.TUMU-QAKI Timu The part in a person's hair Phonologically Irregular (Dnr)
AN.TUNU Tunu Cook by putting over a fire (Dnr)
OC.TUPA Tupa Landcrab sp. (Dnr)
AN.TUPU.A Tupu To grow, to age (of humans); to bear; to be born; to emerge (Dnr)
SO.TUPU.D Tupu To emerge, change into (of animate beings) (Dnr)
SO.TUPU.D Tupu/tupu Physical likeness, resemblance, appearance; manner, character, personality (Dnr)
OC.TUPUQA.A Tupua A supernatural spirit. Unlike aitu, tupua are not dead humans who have become supernatural, but have always been supernatural beings. They are often associated with specific place names either ashore or along the reef. They assisted aitu mate in their endeavors. (Dnr)
EO.TUQA.1A Tua The back of a person (Dnr)
PN.TUQA.1B Tua The back of any object (Dnr)
PN.TUQA.1C Tua Towards the open sea in an outrigger canoe; the side of the island facing the open sea (Dnr)
PN.TUQA.1C T/tua Open ocean, ocean outside the lagoon. (Dnr)
PN.TUQA-.2A Tua/lua To have two layers of something (Dnr)
AN.TUQU.1 Tuu (of person or structure) Stand, be erect; (of ship or motorcar) stop; (of passenger) get off a vehicle; be made, finished (Dnr)
NP.TUQU.2 Tau/tuu Girdle or belt used to hold stomach in; strap used to tie a basket {kete} to one’s back when going fishing (Dnr)
NP.TUQU.2 Tuu Strap of a back strap loom (Dnr)
PN.TUQU.3A T/tuu To cut, to split across the width (Dnr)
EP.TUQU.3B Tuu To hit with a spear or bullet Problematic (Dnr)
PN.TUQU-LA Tula The muscle of a shell fish that adheres to a rock (Dnr)
SO.TUQU-LAGA.B Tulana The rings around the bark of a coconut tree or sugar cane (Dnr)
PN.TUQU-RAGA Tulana Expanse of time as opposed to a specific moment (Dnr)
PN.TUQU-RUA-POO Tuaa poo Midnight Phonologically Irregular (Dnr)
PN.TUQU-TAKI Tuutaki Tie together (Dnr)
AN.TURI Tuli Knee (Dnr)
OC.TUSA Tuha Be equal, share (Dnr)
OC.TUSI Tusi To make lines in a material; to draw them on paper; the lines on lined paper (Dnr)
AN.TUSU.A Tusi Point (Dnr)
CP.TUTU.4 Tutu To burn down, to set on fire (Dnr)
AN.TUUGI-A Tuunia Burn down, set on fire (passive of *tutu*) (Dnr)
NO.TUU-KAFA Tuukaha Fibres of coconut husk that is used for making string after they have been placed in salt water for several months (Dnr)

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