Tikopia entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
PN.KAMA-KAMA.1 Kamakama Rock crab (Grapsus sp.) reddish or greenish, edible, three to four inches across (Fth)
PN.KAMO.1 Kamo Wink, make signs with hand or eye (Fth)
FJ.KAMU.1 Kamu Chew betel nut (Fth)
PN.KANA.1 Kana Marine material, probably sponge, said to drift to Tikopia (Fth)
PN.KA-NA.3 Ka If Borrowed (Fth)
MP.KANAHE Kanae Grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) (Fth)
PN.KANIWA Te kau tu /keniva/ The Milky Way (Fth)
XO.KANO.1B Kano Collective body, totality (Fth)
FU.KANO.2 Kano/kano Be unaccustomed to (a particular food); hesitate in selection, turn over in one's mind (Fth)
NP.KANOFI Kanofi Flesh, solid part, as sap wood of tree trunk (Fth)
FJ.KANU Kanu Put a mark on to identify (Fth)
OC.KAO.3 Keo Reef Heron (Fth)
PN.KAO-KAO Kaokao Ribs, flank (Fth)
FJ.KAPA.5 Kapa Labia of woman (Fth)
OC.KAPA-KAPA.A Kapakapa Flap wings. Fin, esp. lateral fin of fish (Fth)
PN.KAPA-KAPA.B Kapakapa Fin, esp. lateral fin of fish, flapped in propulsion (Fth)
PN.KAPA-KAU Kapakau Shoulder, upper arm, wing, fin (Fth)
PN.KAPE.1 Kape (Alocasia macrorrhiza (Fth)
PN.KAPE.2 Kape Scoop out, lever out, gouge out (Fth)
CO.KAPIA Kapia Lime, used with Betel nut, in hair bleaching, and as an alkali to turn (Morinda citrifolia) dye crimson; Bottle gourd used as a lime container (Fth)
AN.KAPI.A Kapi Tuck in, put behind cleat etc. (Fth)
AN.KAPI.A Kapi/ti Squeeze in; strip of wood used to compress thatch sheets, uprights etc. (Fth)
PN.KAPI.C Kapi(kapi) Many, plentiful, numerous (of people) (Fth)
FJ.KAPO.1 Kapo Be quick-handed, grab (Fth)
MP.KAPU.1A Kapu (?) Leaf of Alpinia sp. laid at bottom of tumeric filter funnel (Fth)
FJ.KAPU.2 Kapu Possibly traditional for some types of leaf covering (Fth)
XO.KASAGA. Asane Ear-ring Phonologically Irregular (Gmd)
MP.KASI.1 Kasi Bivalve shell (Asaphis violasceus) (Fth)
AN.KASO.1 Kaso Roof thatch supports of palm wood strips (Fth)
MP.KASO.2 Kaso Reed (Miscanthus japonicus) (Fth)
PN.KASOA Kasoa Necklace, necklet of leaf or flowers, neck pendant (Fth)
PN.KASO-KASO.1 Ivi kasokaso Short ribs under arms (Fth)
PN.KATA.1 Kata Laugh (Fth)
SO.KATA.3 Kata General category of large sea fish (Fth)
PN.KATAFA.B Katafa Bird's Nest Fern,(Asplenium nidus) (Fth)
PN.KATAFA.B Rau/katafa/ Bird's Nest Fern,(Asplenium nidus) (Fth)
OC.KATEA Katea Starboard side of canoe, opposite to outrigger side (Fth)
AN.KATI Kati Bite into (Fth)
PN.KATOA Katoa All, every, whole (Fth)
XO.KATOKO Katoko Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) (Fth)
EO.KAU.1 Kau To swim, of a person (Fth)
PN.KAU.2B Kau Company, group, body of people (Fth)
AN.KAU.3 Kau/raro Wallplate (Fth)
AN.KAU.3 Kau/viroviro Firestick (Fth)
PN.KAU.4 Kau Stalk, stem supporting a bunch of fruit, e.g. bananas; handle of implement (Fth)
PN.KAU.6 Kau First person singular pronoun, short form (Fth)
PN.KAU.7 Kau (Ki) be present at; participate in; attend (Fth)
XO.KAU.8 Kau Hook of great size, esp. shark hook... (Fth)
NP.KAU-FATA Kaufata Open frame of wood used to support filter cloth in turmeric manufacture... (Fth)
PN.KAU-HAGA Kauanga Inner side of the thighs (indelicate term) (Fth)

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