Sikaiana entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PN.KAI-HAQA.A | Kaiaa | Steal | (Dnr) |
| XO.KAI-LALAO | Kailaalao | To lie, cheat, steal | (Dnr) |
| SO.KAILE.2 | Kaaile | First coconut growth stage | (Dnr) |
| SO.KAI-MAALIE | Kaimalie | To give generously to another, used especially for children who share food | (Dnr) |
| NO.KAI-USU | Kai/usu/ | Nose | (Dnr) |
| OC.KAKA.1A | Kaka | Fibre round base of coconut leaf | (Sps) |
| PN.KA-KAHA | Kkaa | Burning without flame | (Sps) |
| PN.KAKALA | Kkala | Sweet, fragrant | (Sps) |
| PN.KA-KAU.1 | Kakau | Swim | (Dnr) |
| PN.KAKE | Kake | Climb | (Dnr) |
| NP.KAKE-GA | Kaakena | A ladder; the holes cut in the side of coconut trees to make them easier to climb; a stretcher for carrying a person | (Dnr) |
| PN.KALAGA | Kalana | Song with dance actions brought to Sikaiana from the Gilbert Islands, probably in the 19th century Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dnr) |
| PN.KALA-MISI | Kalamisi | An insect like a cricket Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dnr) |
| PN.KALA-MISI | Kalamasi | Crab sp. (when full grown called tupa) Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| PN.KALEQA | Kalea | Shellfish sp. | (Sps) |
| EC.KALEVE | Kaleve | Sap from coconut tree collected for various uses including molasses (Donner) | (Dnr) |
| XO.KALI.3 | Kali | Penis | (Sps) |
| PN.KALO.1 | Kalo | Dodge, evade | (Sps) |
| FJ.KALOLO | Kal(o)lo | String along the bottom of a fishing net where stones could be placed to function as weights; string of a bow; string used in a bird net that connects then et to a small support near the handle | (Dnr) |
| PN.KALU.A | Kalu | Loose, wrinkled tissue around seed | (Dnr) |
| PN.KALU.A | Kalu/kalu | Interstitial tissues of animate creatures | (Dnr) |
| PN.KALU.C | K/kalu | Thick, of coconut oil in cooking | (Dnr) |
| EC.KAMAI | Kamai | (Elegatis bipinnulatus) | (Hwd) |
| PN.KAMA-KAMA.1 | Kamakama | Crab sp | (Dnr) |
| NO.KAMI.3 | K/kami | Run | (Dnr) |
| PN.KAMO.1 | K/kamo | To press down one's finger, as pressing down on a fly | (Dnr) |
| NP.KAMO.2 | K/kamo | To steal (figurative) | (Dnr) |
| MP.KANAHE | Kanae | Fish sp | (Dnr) |
| EC.KANE-KANE | Kane/tua | Back (of person, animal, or thing) | (Dnr) |
| EC.KANE-KANE | Kanekane | Buttocks | (Dnr) |
| PN.KANIWA | Kaniva | A rainbow; a beautiful person | (Dnr) |
| OC.KANO.1A | Kano | Inner part, of a tree, for example the fleshy part or inside of a solid substance | (Sps) |
| NP.KANOFI | Kanohi | Vulva | (Sps) |
| SO.KANO-KANO | Kanokano | A wasp | (Dnr) |
| PN.KANO-WAKA | Kano/vaka | The crewmen of a boat or outrigger | (Dnr) |
| PN.KAO-KAO | Kaukau | A part of the roof of a house: a pole that rests horizontally on the large roof beams {oka naniu} and supports the small roofbeams {oka likiliki} Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| PN.KAPA.1 | K/kapa (pass. kapatia) | Touch, place one's hand upon | (Dnr) |
| PN.KAPA-KAU | Kapakau | Wing | (Dnr) |
| EC.KAPANINI | Kapanni (kapanini) | Mats made from coconut leaves (paakele) that are used for the walling of houses | (Dnr) |
| PN.KAPE.1 | Kape | Taro sp | (Dnr) |
| PN.KAPE.2 | Kape | Remove food from pod; take out fish eye with finger | (Dnr) |
| AN.KAPI.A | Kapi | Something obscured from view | (Sps) |
| PN.KAPI.B | Kapi | The harnesses of the back‑strap loom {mea tau} used to hold the strands of material taut | (Dnr) |
| NO.KA-PISI | Kapihi | To make a crashing sound, have an impact, strike; used to signal that something dramatic is about to happen in narrative | (Dnr) |
| FJ.KAPO.1 | Kapa | Grasp. grab hold of Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| OC.KAPOA | Kaapua | Fish sp. Problematic | (Sps) |
| CC.KAPU-LOLO | Upu/llo | The brain organ | (Dnr) |
| SO.KAPUTI | Kaputi | Buds of a shoot {kauloloa} of a coconut tree | (Dnr) |
| XO.KASAGA. | Kasana | A ring for the finger | (Dnr) |
| MP.KASI.1 | Kasi | Shellfish sp | (Dnr) |
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