Tuvalu entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MP.KEMO | Kemo | Blink (of eye), twinkle (of light) | (Rby) |
| PN.KENA.1B | Kena | Blue-faced booby (Sula dactylatra) | (Clk) |
| PN.KENU | Kenu | Dig | (Rby) |
| EO.KESE | Kehe | Different, be different | (Rby) |
| EO.KETE.A | Kete | Basket | (Rby) |
| PN.KETU.2 | Ketu | Hop | (Rby) |
| PN.KEU.A | Keu | Push one's way | (Rby) |
| PN.KEU.A | Keu/keu | Try hard, keep trying | (Rby) |
| MP.KIE.A | Kie | Pandanus variety | (Rby) |
| PN.KIE.B | Kie | Plaited waist-band; fine mat | (Rby) |
| PN.KIKI.1 | Kiki | To eat one food with another; to mix foods in the mouth. Protein (may refer to meat, fish or anything else eaten with rice, *pulaka* etc.; to eat protein or other food with rice (Jsn). | (Rby) |
| PN.KIKII | Kikii | Sound of a trapped bird, of crying baby with no breath left, of skidding car | (Rby) |
| EO.KI-KITE | Kite | Seer; one who can foretell fishing prospects from weather signs | (Rby) |
| PN.KIKO.B | Kiko | Vagina | (Rby) |
| PN.KILA.1 | Ki/kila | Bald | (Rby) |
| SO.KIMOA | Kimoa | Rat | (Rby) |
| PN.KINA.3 | Kiina/ga | Non-vegetable food contributed by family to communal feast (consists of pork, fish or chicken and forms part of the *fakaluaga*). | (Rby) |
| PN.KINI.2A | K/kini | To beat a drum, or a child; to hit a ball; stick used to administer punishment | (Jsn) |
| EO.KITA.1 | Kita | I (depreciatory); indefinite personal pronoun 'one' | (Rby) |
| AN.KITE.A | Kite | To see (of eyes), to have sharp vision | (Jsn) |
| NP.KIU.2 | Kiu | Innumerable | (Rby) |
| SO.KIVA | Kiva | Superincise, circumcise | (Rby) |
| AN.KOE | Koe | You (Sing.) | (Rby) |
| OC.KOFU.1A | Ko/kofu/ | Wrap by folding corners into middle | (Rby) |
| XW.KOFU.1B | Kofu | Wrap oneself in a mat; garlanded with flowers (of head). | (Rby) |
| PN.KOGA | Koŋa | Part of land; room, world | (Rby) |
| PN.KOGA-A-LOTO | Kogaaloto | Centre, middle | (Jsn) |
| OC.KOHO | Koho | Husking stick | (Rby) |
| OC.KOI.3 | Koi | Present continuous verbal particle; still; while | (Rby) |
| XO.KOKO.4 | Koko | Dented, concave; a pool or pond | (Rby) |
| NP.KO-LAA | Kolaa | Location marker. Over there, far away or socially marked | (Jsn) |
| RO.KOLILI | Kolili | Bird sp. (Arenaria interpres) | (Rby) |
| PN.KOLOA | Koloa | Goods, treasure | (Rby) |
| NP.KOLO-MAKI | Kolomaki | Patient | (Rby) |
| RO.KONA.1 | Kona | Lower abdomen | (Rby) |
| PN.KONA.3 | Kona/a | Drunk | (Rby) |
| EO.KONA.4 | Ko/kona/ | Bitter, sour | (Rby) |
| NP.KO-NAA | Konaa | Demonstrative pronoun, those near you. Location marker over there | (Jsn) |
| NP.KO-NEI | Konei | Here | (Bsr) |
| SO.KONI | Koni | Fuck (of people) | (Rby) |
| CP.KONO | Ko/kono | Bear down in childbirth, or defecating | (Rby) |
| EC.KOOPUU.B | Koopuu | Gullet, Adam's apple | (Rby) |
| NP.KOPA.4 | Kopa | Flap wing | (Rby) |
| NP.KOPE | Kope | Luggage, impedimenta; gear, equipment (always plural) | (Rby) |
| NP.KOPE | Kope/kope/nga | A lot of luggage, many possessions | (Jsn) |
| MP.KOPI.A | Kopi | To nurse a child, carry on hip or side Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Jsn) |
| NP.KOPI-TI | Kopi/kopi/aa | Cluttered (referring to home, location or thinking); completely crowded, disorganized | (Jsn) |
| PN.KOTE | Kote | Speak English ; to nag, scold | (Rby) |
| AN.KOTI.1 | Koti | Pluck (of fruit) ; cut, clip | (Rby) |
| NP.KOU-LUA | Koulua | You two | (Rby) |
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