Tikopia entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
PN.NAO Nao Drive in, penetrate (Fth)
NP.NAPE.A Nape Loose turn of cord or belt (Fth)
PN.NAQA.2 Na Do not; lest (Fth)
SO.NAQA.4 Na Rest, lie (of inanimate object) (Fth)
SO.NAQA.4 Naa (Be there) (Fth)
SO.NAQA.4 Naa/nga Existence there (Fth)
OC.NATU.1 Natu Knead grated material such as taro, tumeric (Fth)
OC.NATU.2 Natu A tree (Burckella obovata) with edible fruit; timber sometimes used for paddles (Fth)
XO.NAU.2 Nau Mother, spouses's aunt, son's wife (Fth)
XW.NAWU Namu Bleach with lime, especially hair of the head Problematic (Fth)
PN.NE Ne Past tense marker (Fth)
FJ.NEE Ne Exclamative-interrogative particle: eh? wasn't it! (Fth)
NP.NEFU.1 Nefu/nefu Sea Bass and some Grouper (Epinephelus spp.) (Fth)
PN.NEFU.2A Nefu Mist, fog (Fth)
NP.NEI Nei This, here (Fth)
SO.NEKE.1B Neke To rise up, swell, as a wave (Fth)
FU.NEQA.* Nea Thing (Fth)
SO.NEVE Neve Carry burden on back with straps (Fth)
PN.NEWA.A Faka/neva/neva At leisure, spiritless, unemployed (Fth)
PN.NEWA.A Neva Rise, soar (Fth)
SO.NI.2 Ni Part. indefinite pl., some, any (Fth)
AN.NIFI.1 Nifi/nifi Thin (Fth)
AN.NIFO Nifo Tooth, of man or animal (Fth)
PN.NIKO Niko Crooked; curved (Fth)
PN.NIMO.2 Nimo Clouded, swimming, of vision (Fth)
NP.NITI Ngiti Tight; firm . Tense (of skin from an insect bite), stuffed (of nose with catarrh) (Drd)
NP.NITI Ngi/ngiti Pack tight (Fth)
MP.NIU.1 Niu Coconut palm and nut (Fth)
OC.NOFO Nofo Sit, stay, dwell, live (Fth)
MP.NOFU Nofu Stonefish (Scorpaenopsis cirrhosus) (Fth)
SO.NOKO.2 Noko Particle indicating continuity in past: has been, continued to, used to... (Fth) (Fth)
FJ.NOKU Noku Bend over (Fth)
MP.NONO.1 Nono Fruitfly (Fth)
OC.NONU Nonu Morinda citrifolia (Fth)
CP.NOQA Noa Tie, bind, put noose around (Fth)
NP.NUAFINE Nofine Wife (Fth)
FJ.NUKU.1 Nuku Island; settlement (Fth)
PN.NUMI.1 Faka/numi/ Fold up (Fth)
PN.NUNU Nunu Filter, as in extraction of sago by traditional method, and formerly of turmeric (Fth)
PN.NUNU Nu/anga Turmeric extraction (Fth)
PN.O O Of (in "passive" sense of intimate possession) (Fth)
PN.OFO.B Ofo Scatter, rush away (Fth)
PN.OFO.C Ofo Spring up, appear; rise (of heavenly bodies)... (Fth)
PN.OFO.C Ofo/ofo Set out, go off (Fth)
PN.OKO.1 Oko To collect (e.g. as coconuts) (Fth)
PN.OLA.1 Ora Life, health, alive (Fth)
PN.OLA.2 Ora Tree with tough wood formerly used for spears, shark hooks, etc (Fth)
NP.OLI.2 Ori/ori Poise, especially of dart raised and balanced in a swaying run to throw (Fth)
NP.OLI.2 Ori Brandish, as club etc. in dance (Fth)
NP.OLI.3 Oriori Recite formula of thanks by abasement...; a funeral dance song (Fth)

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