Tokelau entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NP.NANA.3 | Nana | Eyes only for the best | (Sma) |
| NP.NANA.3 | Mata/nana | Demanding attention (of adults who are selfish and think they deserve special treatment); cry often, for attention (of babies and young children) | (Sma) |
| NP.NANEA | Nanea | (of food) Plentiful, enough to go round; also applied to food such as fish which have a high proportion of edible material in them | (Sma) |
| PN.NANU.A | Nanu | Mispronounce, mumble (e.g. small children); speak English | (Sma) |
| RO.NANUE | Nanue | Rudderfish (Kyphosus cinerascens) | (Hpr) |
| PN.NAO | Nao | Kill (clam) by cutting off the tough cord which anchors it to the coral; extract the flesh (of a clam) by cutting off the cord which holds the two sides of the shell together; a special implement used for this | (Sma) |
| NP.NAPAQA | Naapaa | Regret, feel sorry or guilty for not doing what one thinks one should have done | (Sma) |
| NP.NAPE.A | Nape | Sit cross-legged with feet on thighs; pluck out (eye from eye socket) | (Sma) |
| PN.NAQA.1 | Naa | (of young children) Stop crying | (Sma) |
| PN.NAQA.2 | Naa | Negative imperative particle | (Hpr) |
| NP.NATI | Na(na)ti | Hurry, hasten; urge Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sma) |
| OC.NATU.1 | Natu | Knead (grated coconut or arrowroot)... | (Sma) |
| FJ.NEE | Nei | Interrogative particle used to emphasize a question | (Sma) |
| PN.NEFU.2A | Ne/nefu | (of eyes, spectacles, etc.) Blur, dim; misty, hazy (weather); murky, unclear (water) | (Sma) |
| NP.NEI | Nei | Demonstrative: this, these (post-nominal); now (post-verbal) | (Sma) |
| SO.NI.2 | Ni | Plural indefinite article | (Sma) |
| PN.NIMO.1 | Nimo | Disappear, vanish; slip (from one's memory) | (Sma) |
| PN.NIMO.2 | Ninimo | Move round in a circle; be confused in mind; be giddy, dizzy | (Sma) |
| PN.NINI.3 | Nini | Apply on skin, smear, rub into the skin | (Sma) |
| MP.NIU.1 | Niu | Coconut tree (Cocos nucifera); its wood or timber; coconut cream | (Sma) |
| EC.NIWA.* | Ni/niva | Feel giddy, dizzy | (Sma) |
| EO.NOA.1 | Faka/noanoa/ | Be sad, disappointed; sadness, bereavement, mourning Problematic | (Sma) |
| PN.NOA.2 | Noa | Just, mere, of no importance. Postposed particle mainly in nominal sentences | (Hpr) |
| OC.NOFO | Nofo | Sit, reside, stay | (Sma) |
| PN.NOFO-A | Nofoa | Chair, seat, stool, etc | (Sma) |
| MP.NOFU | Nofu | Stonefish sp. | (Hpr) |
| MP.NONO.1 | Nono | Small black flying insect about the size of the sand-fly... | (Sma) |
| OC.NONU | Nonu | Shrub or small tree (Morinda citrifolia) | (Whr) |
| CP.NOQA | Noa | Bind, tie | (Sma) |
| CP.NOQA | Noa/noa | Bind up, tie up; be confined, detained (e.g. by police) | (Sma) |
| CP.NOQA | No/noa | Secure, fasten; tie up, bind up | (Sma) |
| NP.NUAFINE | Nuafine | An old term for an old woman | (Sma) |
| EO.NUANUA. | Nuanua | Rainbow | (Sma) |
| FJ.NUKU.1 | Nuku | Village, town; country, place; home | (Sma) |
| EC.NUKU.2 | Nuku | The people (of the village) | (Sma) |
| PN.NUMI.1 | Numi | Be tangled; be muddled up, confused; wind, coil around something | (Sma) |
| PN.NUMI.1 | Nu/numi | Crumple; bundle up; wind (or coil) around something; be mixed up, confused, confusing | (Sma) |
| PN.NUNU | Nunu | Work with hands in water, knead (of making edible starch from grated arrowroot) | (Sma) |
| XW.NUTI | Nuti | Crush, smash, break; (of heart) be broken; hand-wash (clothes) | (Sma) |
| XW.NUTI | Nu/nuti | Screw up, crumple (paper etc.) | (Sma) |
| CE.OE | Oe | Acknowledge or answer a call by name, i.e. say yes Problematic | (Sma) |
| EO.OFAGA | Oofaga | Nest, brood (n); to nest, lay eggs in a nest | (Sma) |
| TU.OFI.B | Ofi | To fit in; go through a passage or channel | (Sma) |
| PN.OFO.B | Ofo | Be astonished, amazed; lead off, start (a song) | (Sma) |
| PN.OI.2 | Oi | Exclamation of surprise or pain | (Sma) |
| PN.OLA.1 | Ola | Life, recover, be refreshed | (Sma) |
| FJ.OLO.1 | Olo/laakau | Grove of bushes and trees | (Sma) |
| FJ.OLO.1 | Olo | Fortress, shelter (from enemy); stumps, wicket (in cricket) Borrowed | (Sma) |
| FJ.OLO.3 | Olo | Grate, grind, file, rub, smooth out (as Pandanus leaves for thatch) | (Sma) |
| PN.OMA.2 | Oma | Sponge (from sea); to sponge up, swab | (Sma) |
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