Takuu entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CP.FUSI.1 | Vusi | Cultivated area on Takuu Island Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| EO.FUSU | Ppusu, vusu | Box, fight with fists Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| AN.FUTI.1 | Futi | Pull, hoist; fish with a line | (Hwd) |
| AN.FUTI.1 | Huti | Pull, hoist, catch fish with a line, pluck a chicken | (Mle) |
| AN.FUTI.2 | Futi | Banana (general term) | (Hwd) |
| AN.FUTI.2 | Huti | Type of banana (Musa sp.), apparently a late 19th century introduction to Takuu | (Mle) |
| PN.FUU.2A | Fuu | Hide something; hidden | (Hwd) |
| PN.FUU.2A | Huu | To hide something; secret, secretly | (Mle) |
| EO.GAA.1 | N/naa | Action involving opening the mouth and making a noise (especially when sleeping) [snore, stammer] Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Mle) |
| PN.GAA.2A | Naa | Plural definite article | (Mle) |
| PN.GAAKAU | Naakau | Part of the meat of a mollusc | (Mle) |
| EC.GA-AKE | A/nake | East trade wind; season when this wind blows | (Mle) |
| NP.GAA-LAFU | Naa nafu | Encrusted layers of greyish ash residue in a hearth; dust Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| NP.GAA-LAFU | Nafu | Ashes | (Hwd) |
| SO.GAA-TAI | Naatai | Flotsam, objects drifting to Takuu from other places | (Mle) |
| PN.GAAWARI | Naavari | Bend, buckle, as a pole under pressure | (Mle) |
| NP.GAE.A | Neenee | Illness characterized by rapid breathing and shortness of breath Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| XO.GA-FOA.*A | Naoa | Brains Problematic | (Hwd) |
| PN.GAFULU.* | Si/nahuru | Ten | (Mle) |
| PN.GAGAU | Nnau | (of a sick person) Show no sign of improvement | (Mle) |
| PN.GAHE-GAHE | Naenae | Lazy, unmotivated; fatigue, laziness, tiredness, boredom; pant, as from fatigue | (Mle) |
| PN.GALI.1 | N/nani | Bite a piece off something; nibble, bite with the front teeth, nip Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| XO.GALO.3 | Lano, rano | Molar tooth Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| MP.GALU.1 | Naru | Series of ocean waves breaking in quick succession | (Mle) |
| PN.GANA.2A | N/nana | Noise | (Mle) |
| PN.GANA.2B | N/nana | Sound of human voice(s) | (Mle) |
| PN.GAO.2 | Nao/nao | To insert | (Hwd) |
| PN.GAOFE | Naofe | Sway from side to side (of walls of a house) | (Hwd) |
| PN.GAOFE | Naohe | (of a house) Sway from side to side (as in a high wind) | (Mle) |
| PN.GAOFIE | -nauhie | Take a short time to do something, or have something done to it; therefore frequently translatable as 'easy, easily' | (Mle) |
| PN.GAO-HAQA | Naoa | Period when flotsam arrives (approximately December - May); cluster of floating logs on the ocean; guts of humans, turtles and pigs... | (Mle) |
| PN.GAQA | Naa | Fish sp., approx. 250 mm. long, blue and white, found in schools... | (Mle) |
| FJ.GASAU | Nasau | Arrow | (Hwd) |
| OC.GASU.2 | Nasu | Shrub sp. with small flowers (Scaevola sericia or Scaevola taccada)... | (Mle) |
| PN.GATAE | Natae | Tree sp. with red flowers, found only on the smaller islands | (Mle) |
| PN.GATALA | Natala | A fish | (Hwd) |
| PN.GATALA | Natara | Fish taxon, several species | (Mle) |
| PN.GATAQA | -nataa | With difficulty; take a long time to do something or have something done to it | (Mle) |
| NP.GA-TASI | Naatasi | Be fair, equal in size | (Mle) |
| PN.GATATA | Nattaa | Make a rustling noise, as of leaves; sound of wind in the leaves of a tree | (Mle) |
| OC.GAU | Nau | Chew (e.g. sugarcane or pandanus fruit) so as to suck the juice; (of food) difficult to swallow because it is too tough to bite through | (Mle) |
| PN.GA-UE | Neu/neuee, ne/neeuee | Move, fidget, shake Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| NP.GEGE | Neenee | Illness with rapid breathing and shortness of breath | (Hwd) |
| PN.GESE | N/nase | (of a person, ship, etc.) Slow in responding, or bringing something; (of a watch or clock) slow in keeping time | (Mle) |
| MP.GIGIE | Nnie | Tree sp. (Pemphis acidula) | (Mle) |
| CP.GOGO.1 | Nnoo | Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus), or ? White-capped Noddy | (Mle) |
| PN.GOGO.2 | Non/nono | Part of the body (Brain ?) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Hwd) |
| PN.GOTO | N/noto | (of wound, hole etc.) Deep | (Mle) |
| PN.GOTO | Noto/hia | (of canoe) Fully laden; riding low because of the weight of its contents | (Mle) |
| NP.GUTU.B | Nutu-a, u/nutu/a | Scold someone | (Mle) |
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