Tuvalu entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| AN.IPU | Ipu | Container for liquid | (Rby) |
| AN.IRI.A | Ili | Fan (n) | (Rby) |
| FJ.IRI.B | Ili | Fan, blow. To blow a horn, trumpet; to fan (Jsn). | (Rby) |
| OC.ISE.1 | Ise | Fish sp. (Tylosurus crocodilus). | (Rby) |
| OC.ISI | I/isi | To split wood, to slice lengthwise | (Rby) |
| OC.ISI | Ihi | Split | (Rby) |
| OC.ISI | Ihi/ihi | Tear into strips | (Rby) |
| AN.ISU.1 | Ihu | Nose | (Rby) |
| SO.ITUQU | Itu/laa | Hour, time | (Rby) |
| SO.ITUQU | Itu/lau | Page | (Rby) |
| NP.IWI.A | Ivi | Bone; energy, strong (of people) | (Rby) |
| NP.IWI.B | Ivi | Strong (of people); energy | (Rby) |
| PN.KA.1 | Kaa | Future tense-aspect marker | (Rby) |
| PN.KA.2 | Kaa | If | (Rby) |
| XW.KAA-FAI | Kaafai | If | (Rby) |
| PN.KAAIGA.B | Kaaiga | Family, relative | (Rby) |
| PN.KAAKAA.2 | Kaakaa | To berate, scold; to shout, yell repeatedly Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Jsn) |
| SO.KAAMATA.* | Kaamata | Begin | (Rby) |
| PN.KAANONI | Kaanoni | Add perfume to oil | (Rby) |
| PN.KAA-PUI | Kaapui | Tie coconut leaves around the base of tree as prohibition | (Rby) |
| PN.KA-E | Kaa | But | (Rby) |
| MP.KAFA.1 | Kafa | Coarse rope of coconut fibre | (Rby) |
| FJ.KAFA.3 | Kafa/kafa | Mullet | (Rby) |
| PN.KAFA-GA | Kaafaga | Climbing ropes | (Jsn) |
| NP.KAFA-KAFA.* | Kafakafa | A common fish , mullet (Chelon vaigiensis) | (Bsr) |
| PN.KAFO | Kafo | Bruise, wound, cut | (Rby) |
| MP.KAFU.A | Kafu | Wrap; cover (= *kofu*) | (Rby) |
| EC.KAFUSU.* | Kafusu | (Barringtonia) | (Hwd) |
| EC.KAFUSU.* | Kafutu | Type of tree | (Jsn) |
| AN.KAI.1A | Kai | Food, eat | (Rby) |
| OC.KAI.2 | Kai/kai | Firewood | (Rby) |
| PN.KAI.4 | Kai | Score in a game | (Rby) |
| PN.KAI.7 | Kai | Yet, ever (in interrogative or negative contexts) (Besnier 2000:486) | (Bsr) |
| NP.KAI-GA.A | K/kaiga | Feast, meal | (Jsn) |
| PN.KAI-GA.B | Kaiga | Rubbish | (Jsn) |
| PN.KAI-HAQA.A | Kaiaa | Steal | (Rby) |
| SO.KAILE.2 | Kaile | Small immature coconut | (Rby) |
| SO.KAI-MAALIE | Kai malie | Eat sparingly; generous. Of kindly disposition (Jsn). | (Rby) |
| SO.KAIPEA.* | Kaipea (Niutao) | Land crab sp. | (Jsn) |
| EC.KAI-TAUA | Kaitaua | Be angry | (Rby) |
| NP.KA-ITOQA | Kaitoa | Serves you right | (Rby) |
| OC.KAKA.1A | Kaka | Fibre from coconut trunk | (Rby) |
| EC.KA-KAFI | Kkafi | Capable, knowledgable, skilful | (Rby) |
| EC.KA-KAFI | Kkafi | To be able to accomplish something; to be capable of doing something | (Jsn) |
| NP.KA-KAI | Kai | Sharp | (Rby) |
| NP.KA-KAI | Kkai | To be sharp (of a knife or a blade) | (Jsn) |
| NP.KAKAI.2 | Kaai | Play games (NUI) | (Rby) |
| NP.KAKAI.2 | Kkai | Fairy story, fable | (Jsn) |
| PN.KA-KANO.1 | Kkano | Meat, flesh | (Rby) |
| PN.KA-KAU.1 | Kakau | Swim | (Rby) |
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