Tokelau entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PN.MA-SANI | Maahani | Be accustomed to something; habit, custom | (Sma) |
| PN.MASI-MASI | Mahimahi | Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) | (Sma) |
| PN.MA-SUNU | Mahunu | Be singed, scorched | (Sma) |
| PN.MA-SUQA | Mahua | (of liquids) Brim over, overflow; (of inner feelings, e.g. anger, love) let out, show | (Sma) |
| AN.MATA.1A | Mata | Eye; face | (Sma) |
| OC.MATA.1B | Mata | Mesh (of net) | (Sma) |
| EO.MATA.1C | Mata | Point; cutting edge | (Sma) |
| PN.MATA.1D | Mataa/akau | Point on the windward side of a reef within the lagoon | (Sma) |
| PN.MATA.1E | Mata | Look, see; (of building a canoe etc.) check and correct | (Sma) |
| AN.MATA.2A | Mata | Raw, uncooked; young, not old | (Sma) |
| FJ.MATA-.4 | Mata- | Indicates a unity of one hundred fish | (Sma) |
| EP.MATA-A | Mataatao | Point of a spear Problematic | (Sma) |
| PN.MATA-A-FAGA | Mataafaga | Beach or shore; part of shore owned by individual families where canoes are beached | (Sma) |
| PN.MATA-A-FALE | Mataafale | Gable end of a traditional house; householder, house and its occupiers | (Sma) |
| PN.MATA-A-QUHA | Mataaua | Raindrop, drop (of liquid) | (Sma) |
| PN.MATA-FENUA | Mataafenua | Headland, point, cape | (Sma) |
| OC.MATAGI | Matagi | Wind, storm; eagerness | (Sma) |
| PN.MA-TAKA | Mataka | (Skin, bark, etc.) peeling off, loose and coming off | (Sma) |
| AN.MATAKU | Mataku | Fear (n); be afraid, frightened, terrified | (Sma) |
| PN.MA-TALA.A | Matala | Be open, become open | (Sma) |
| PN.MA-TALA.B | Matala | (Of mind) be sharp, be keen | (Sma) |
| PN.MATA-LIKI.A | Mataliliki | Fine, not coarse; (of net) have small mesh; (of grater) fine-toothed | (Sma) |
| EO.MATA-LIKI.B | Mataliki | The constellation of Pleiades | (Sma) |
| CE.MATA-POOURI | Matapoouli | Have poor eyesight Problematic | (Sma) |
| PN.MATA-PULA | Matapula | Red Globe-eye (Priacanthus cruentatus) | (Sma) |
| PN.MATA-QA-MUQA | Matamua/mua | Be cheeky, saucy Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sma) |
| PN.MATA-QA-MURI | Matamuli | Be shy, reserved Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sma) |
| PN.MATA-QARA | Mataala | Be alert, watchful | (Sma) |
| PN.MATA-QELE | Mataele | Flag-tailed Sea Bass (Cephalopolis urodelus) | (Sma) |
| MP.MATA-QI-HUHU | Mataahuhu | Nipple, teat | (Sma) |
| CP.MATA-QI-TALIGA | Mata i taliga | Hammerhead shark | (Hpr) |
| PN.MATAQU.1 | Matau | Fish-hook (traditional) | (Sma) |
| PN.MATA-TOQA | Matatoa | Be brave, look fearless | (Sma) |
| AN.MATE.1A | Mate | Die, be dead (of animals and plants; of humans in joking or disrespectful way); (of engine) stop; (of people in game) be out | (Sma) |
| PN.MATE.1B | Mate | Be paralysed (of body part) | (Sma) |
| PN.MATE.1D | Mate | (of fire, lights) Go out | (Sma) |
| PN.MATE.2 | Mate | Guess | (Sma) |
| PN.MATI.1 | Mati | A tree (Ficus tinctoria) | (Whr) |
| PN.MATIWA | Mativa | Be poor; poverty | (Sma) |
| NP.MA-TOU.A | Ki maatou | First person exclusive plural pronoun Problematic | (Sma) |
| SO.-MA-TOU.B | -maatou | First person exclusive plural possessive suffix | (Sma) |
| RO.MATU | Matu | Silver Sand-eater (Gerres sp.) | (Sma) |
| XW.MA-TUKU | Matuku | (of ropes, bindings, etc.) Be slack, become less tight; (of crowd) be dispersed, break up; (of anxiety, pain etc.) be relieved, alleviated; (of people) crowd together, throng together | (Sma) |
| PN.MATUKU.A | Matuku | Reef Heron (Demigretta sacra) | (Sma) |
| AN.MATUQA.A | Matua | Be grown-up, be an adult; (of people) be old; (of fruit, crops, etc.) be matured, be ready (for picking) | (Sma) |
| OC.MATUQU.A | Maatuu/tuu | Dry (of containers of liquids, of land) | (Sma) |
| EO.MAUII | Maui | Left-handed | (Sma) |
| PN.MAUMAU.2 | Faka/maaumau | Be sympathetic | (Sma) |
| PN.MAUNU | Maaunu | Bait | (Sma) |
| ??.MAUTINI | Mauteni | Pumpkin | (Sma) |
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