Takuu entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
XO.OKO.2B Oko (of the wind) Blow hard (Mle)
PN.OLA.1 Ora Life; alive, live, (of machine) be in working condition; escape (as of a fish), survive (Mle)
PN.OLI.1 Ori Rock, sway gently; (of legs) wobbly, unsteady (Mle)
PN.OLI.1 Ori/ori Rock back and forth, sway gently; baby's hammock...; slide a canoe hull back and forth (to remove water) (Mle)
NP.OLI.3 Oriori Song type.... (Mle)
FJ.OLO.3 Oro-ia Rub against something, grind, or grate using a long blade with a back and forth motion; tool which uses this action (exs. grating taro, grinding shell artefacts, flattening pandanus leaves) (Mle)
PN.OMA.1 Oma/oma (of a bird) Soar (Mle)
AN.ONO Ono Six (Mle)
PN.OO.1 Oo Fish taxon, very small fry of unknown species (Mle)
PN.OO.2 Oo Exclamation of surprise Uncertain Semantic Connection (Mle)
PN.OO.3 Oo Go (plural of hano) Borrowed (Mle)
PN.OSI Osi Young shoot of a plant that has developed from a sucker of an old plant (Mle)
SO.OSO Oso (of liquid in a container) Overflow (Mle)
AN.PAA.2A P/paa, paa/kia Strike with the open hand, slap (mosquito etc.), clap (with flat hands) (Mle)
OC.PAA.3A Paa Fish hook made from oyster shell or stone (Mle)
NP.PAA.3B Paa Pearl oyster (Mle)
SO.PAA.7 Paa Indented; blemish in a tree trunk (as opposed to knot) (Mle)
CE.PAA-SERE.2 Paela Curved metal blade of a hoe or mattock Problematic (Mle)
OC.PAE.1A Pae Pile, heap, elevated area; pile of clothing forming a baby's bed (Mle)
PN.PAE-GA.A Paena The border areas of a family garden plot where kanokano [ Cyrtosperma taro] is grown (Mle)
EP.PAE-GA.B Paena Border areas of the community's garden on Takuu Island where men grow giant taro in individually prepared holes Problematic (Mle)
PN.PAGOGO Pannoo Fishing technique: standing in waist-deep water and casting a line among the rocks for small fish; Golden Spinefoot (Siganus guttatus) or rabbitfish, typically caught by this method (Mle)
MP.PAKA.1A Pakapaka Thin, lean Problematic (Hwd)
PN.PAKA.2 Kapa Sea crab sp. with yellow eyes, a dark coloured carapace, and thin legs... Phonologically Irregular (Mle)
NP.PAKA-PAKA Pakapaka Thin, lean, skinny, emaciated as from a long illness (Mle)
FJ.PAKEWA.2 Pakeva Name of principal sea deity Uncertain Semantic Connection (Hwd)
AN.PAKI.1 Paki-a Slap (Mle)
PN.PAKI.2 Paki Men's dance using stylised wooden clubs; club used in this dance (Mle)
PN.PAKI.3 Paki-a Cut off, trim, prune (Mle)
PN.PAKIA.1 Pakia Be lucky in finding plenty of what one is trying to get Uncertain Semantic Connection (Mle)
NP.PAKI-AKA Patiaka Vertical root of a tree, plant, grass, weed, seaweed Phonologically Irregular (Mle)
NO.PAKILAGI Pakilani Tree sp., no longer growing on Takuu (Mle)
CP.PAKI-PAKI Paa/paki Poisonous jellyfish sp. with white body, red spots and dangling tendrils Phonologically Irregular (Mle)
MP.PAKU.A Paku/paku (pl. pakuppaku) Dry (Mle)
MP.PAKU.B (P)paku Burnt; dried out from overcooking (Mle)
NP.PAKU.C P/paku Indelible stain from the blood of a fish, turtle or human (Mle)
MP.PAKU.D Paku Burnt, hard part of a food (e.g. rice); outer part of the core of a tree where the wood is dry and hard (Mle)
PN.PAKUU.A Pakuu Strike against something creating a banging sound; run aground; arrive at a destination; rhythmic striking of paddles against a canoe hull to attract a shark (Mle)
SO.PAKUU.B Pakuu Strike against (Hwd)
PN.PALA.1A Para/para Soft, weak, limp, easily torn (Mle)
PN.PALA.1D Para Wet (Mle)
PN.PALA.3 Para (Have a) sore, tropical ulcer (Mle)
PN.PALA.4 Para/sia Smear, smudge (Mle)
PN.PALA.4 Paara/i Paint, smear (Mle)
PN.PALAA Paraa Wing feather of bird, dorsal fin of shark (Mle)
EC.PA-LAFA Pallafa Flat (Hwd)
EC.PA-LAFA Pa/l/laha Flat (Mle)
OC.PALAGI Palani A fish (Hwd)
OC.PALAGI Parani Blue-dotted Hairtooth Tang (Ctenochaetus strigosus) and other spp. (Mle)
MP.PALALAFA Kallapa Base of a coconut frond on which a large canoe is placed to keep it off the ground while being stored Phonologically Irregular (Mle)

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