Tuvalu entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PN.NAQA.1 | Naa | Stop crying | (Rby) |
| PN.NAQA.3 | Naa | Put up high out of the way | (Rby) |
| SO.NAQA.4 | Naa | Rest upon, put upon | (Rby) |
| PN.NE | Ne | Past tense marker | (Rby) |
| FJ.NEE | Nee | Tag-question marker: isn't it? etc. | (Rby) |
| PN.NEFU.2A | Nefu | Unclear of liquid, misty of vision | (Rby) |
| NP.NEI | Nei | Here; this (near me); now | (Rby) |
| PN.NENE | Ma/gene | Orgasm | (Rby) |
| EC.NI.1 | Ni | Past tense marker | (Rby) |
| SO.NI.2 | Ni | Plural indefinite article | (Rby) |
| SO.NI.2 | Ne | Indefinite article plural (Southern dialects) | (Bsr) |
| AN.NIFO | Nifo | Tooth | (Rby) |
| PN.NIMO.2 | Ninimo | Vertigo, giddy | (Rby) |
| PN.NINI.3 | Nini | Smear, daub | (Rby) |
| EC.NINO.* | Nino | Fine strand used in rope-making | (Rby) |
| MP.NIU.1 | Niu | Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) | (Rby) |
| OC.NOFO | Nofo | Sit | (Rby) |
| PN.NOGA | Noga | Relieved of pain | (Rby) |
| MP.NONO.1 | Nono | Small flying insect | (Rby) |
| OC.NONU | Nonu | (Morinda citrifolia) | (Rby) |
| CP.NOQA | Noa | To bind, tie | (Rby) |
| EO.NUANUA. | Nuanua | Rainbow | (Rby) |
| NP.NUI.1 | Nui | Full (of belly) | (Rby) |
| FJ.NUKU.1 | Nuku | Country | (Rby) |
| PN.NUMI.1 | Numi | Tangled (of a line) | (Rby) |
| CE.NUMI.2* | Numi | Wave goodbye Problematic | (Rby) |
| PN.NUNU | Nunu | To scrape the fruit of the vaatia [arrowroot] | (Jsn) |
| XW.NUTI | Nuti/nuti | Prepare a banana leaf for wreath-making by rubbing between hands until soft; rub and squeeze clothes under water | (Rby) |
| XW.NUTI | N/nuti | To squeeze, as in washing clothes by hand | (Jsn) |
| XW.NUTI | Nuti momomo | To break into small pieces, smash up, squeeze into small fragments | (Jsn) |
| PN.O | O | Inalienable possessive preposition | (Bsr) |
| EO.OFAGA | Ofaga | Nest (of birds only) | (Rby) |
| TU.OFI.B | Ofi | Have room (of container), fit (of thing to be contained) | (Rby) |
| PN.OFO.B | Ofo | Spring up in surprise | (Rby) |
| PN.OI.2 | Oi | Exclamation of surprise | (Rby) |
| EC.OKI.1 | Oki/oki | To whistle | (Rby) |
| PN.OKO.1 | Oko | To pick up items (followed by noun object, e.g. oko lau, pick up dead leaves) | (Jsn) |
| PN.OKO.1 | Oko/oko | To pick up rubbish | (Jsn) |
| NP.OKO.2A | Oko eiloa | Excellent | (Jsn) |
| PN.OLA.1 | Ola | Alive, healthy, recover from illness | (Rby) |
| PN.OLA.2 | Ola | Air Plant (Kalanchoe pinnata) | (Rby) |
| NP.OLI.3 | Olioli | Prayers said on shore for the success of fishermen | (Rby) |
| PN.OMA.1 | Oma | To clear by jumping; to overflow (of water) | (Jsn) |
| PN.OO.1 | Oo | Small reddish baitfish ; tiny fish on which the bonito feed | (Hpr) |
| PN.OQA | Oa | Topstrakes of a canoe | (Rby) |
| PN.OQO | Oo | To surround, enclose; pen, coop, enclosure Problematic | (Jsn) |
| MP.PAA.1 | Paa | Fence | (Rby) |
| AN.PAA.2A | Pa/paa, paa/paa | Slap | (Rby) |
| PN.PAA.2B | Paa | Beat a gong for dancing; hit (of falling object) | (Rby) |
| OC.PAA.3A | Paa | Trolling hook for bonito | (Rby) |
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