Tokelau entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| OC.KULAPO | Kulapo | Yellow Parrotfish (Scarus harid) (syn. ulafi) | (Sma) |
| FJ.KULII | Kulii | Dog | (Sma) |
| MP.KULU.1 | Ulu | Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) Borrowed | (Sma) |
| ST.KUMA | Uma | Be finished, come to the end; be done Problematic | (Sma) |
| PN.KUMALA.1 | Kumala | Sweet Potato, introduced from Samoa Problematic | (Whr) |
| EO.KUMETE | Kumete | Large wooden bowl | (Sma) |
| PN.KUMI.1 | Kumi | Ten arm-spans or fathoms | (Sma) |
| MP.KUMI.3A | Kuma | Squeeze something repeatedly in the hand or hands Phonologically Irregular | (Sma) |
| PN.KUMIKUMI-A | Kumikumia | A fish species similar to the Yellow Moorish Idol | (Sma) |
| OC.KUPEGA | Kupega | Net (for fishing); special line made for noosing pelagic fish | (Sma) |
| PN.KUPU.1A | Kupu | A single fruit of pandanus | (Sma) |
| PN.KUPU.1B | Kupu | Word; statement, remark | (Sma) |
| EP.KUPU.1C | Kupu/gia | Be talked about unfavourably, criticized (as a result of doing something against the general feeling of the community) | (Sma) |
| AN.KUTU.1 | Kutu | Louse; kind of fungus disease like ringworm... | (Sma) |
| AN.LAA.1 | Laa | Sail | (Sma) |
| NP.LAA.2A | Ki laa | Third person dual subject clitic pronoun | (Sma) |
| PN.LAA.2B | -laa(ua) | Third person dual possessive suffix | (Sma) |
| PN.LAAKEI | Laakei | Wear, put on (clothes); clothes, costume | (Sma) |
| SO.LAA-LAA | Laalaa/ila | White-tipped Reef White Shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus), when very large | (Sma) |
| PN.LAA-TOU | Ki laatou | Third person plural independent pronoun | (Sma) |
| NP.LAA-UA | Ki laa(ua) | Third person dual independent pronoun | (Sma) |
| NP.LAAWAKI | Laavaki | (of people) Few in number, short (of the needed number) | (Sma) |
| OC.LAFA | Lafa | Ringworm | (Sma) |
| MP.LAFA-LAFA | Paa/lafalafa | Flat (of tables, boards, etc., but not land) | (Sma) |
| PN.LAFO.1 | Laafo/ga | Tax, contribution, subscription, collection (Sma) | (Sma) |
| PN.LAFO.2 | Lafo | Throw, cast; contribute, donate; state (opinion); post (letter) | (Sma) |
| PN.LAFU.1 | Lafu | A herd or flock of animals | (Sma) |
| NP.LAFU.2 | Lafu | Restrict consumption to build up resources; area restricted for such purpose | (Sma) |
| CP.LAGA.1A | Laga | Lever (vt); raise (a subject); lift, raise (standards); drive (fish on reef)... | (Sma) |
| NP.LAGA.1B | (La)laga | (school of skipjack) Rise, appear | (Sma) |
| NP.LAGA.1B | Laga/ina | Carry (said of the number of people etc. that a canoe can carry without sinking) | (Sma) |
| PN.LAGA.1D | Laga | Initiate, start (a fight, etc.) | (Sma) |
| PN.LAGA.2 | La/laga | Weave | (Sma) |
| PN.LAGA.2 | Laa/laga | Mat | (Sma) |
| EC.LAGAI | Laga/lagai | Float (for holding oneself or a catch of fish near the surface of the sea; usually a block of light wood) | (Sma) |
| OC.LAGI.1 | Lagi(lagi) | Sing | (Sma) |
| AN.LAGI.2 | Lagi | Sky; heaven | (Sma) |
| PN.LAGI-A | La/lagi | (Of pandanus leaves) sear on a fire in preparation for drying and weaving. Cook by roasting over a fire (esp. fish, crabs, birds) | (Sma) |
| PN.LAGI-A | Lagi/lagi | (Of pigs and sharks) sear and scorch lightly in preparation for easy cleaning of the skin). Warm over fire (one's hands or feet) | (Sma) |
| AN.LAGO.1 | Lago | Fly (insect) | (Sma) |
| OC.LAGO.2 | Lago | Prop, supporter, skid | (Sma) |
| MP.LAI | Lai | Slender Leatherskin (Chorinemus tol) | (Sma) |
| MP.LAKA.1 | Laka | Step (n,v) | (Sma) |
| MP.LAKA.1 | Laka/hia | Be stepped over (e.g. it is very bad for a woman to step over a fishing line) | (Sma) |
| OC.LAKI | Laki | Hurricane season and westerly quarter winds that blow during it | (Sma) |
| NP.LAKIA | Lakia | (Anous minutus) | (Sma) |
| PN.LAKU.3 | Laku | Carry (a large number of things, e.g. cargo) from one place to another | (Sma) |
| PN.LAKU.3 | Laku/oofaga | (of birds) Build a nest | (Sma) |
| EO.LALAFI | Lalafi | Early growth stage of Napoleon fish (Cheilinus undulatus) | (Sma) |
| CP.LALI.1 | Lali | Middle-sized wooden gong | (Sma) |
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