Reconstruction Level: PN - Polynesian
| Reconstruction | Description |
|---|---|
| TAFITO.A | Base of a tree; foundation, origin, beginning, root, basis |
| TA-FOKI | Turn back, turn round |
| TAFOLA.2 | Shallow water over reef, reef flat |
| TA-FULI | Turn, overturn, capsize, turn round (intr.) |
| TAFUTI | Run away (Clk) |
| TAGA.1B | Drive into an enclosure; surround |
| -TAGA.4 | Substantiviser |
| TAGA-A-MIMI | Bladder |
| TAGAKI | To open (v.t.), uncover |
| TAGALOA.A | A principal god of the pantheon |
| TAGALOA.B | Various natural species and celestial phenomena associated with the god |
| TAGAQU | A fish (Lutjanus sp.) |
| TAGA-TAGA | Loose; not firmly secured |
| TAGO.B | Grope, feel for; fish for octopus etc.; go about at night |
| TAGULU | Deep-toned sound, as of thunder, snoring: *ta(a)gulu |
| TAGUTU | Tree stump: *ta(a)gutu |
| TAIKO | Sea-bird sp., probably petrel |
| TA-ILI | To fan; to blow |
| TAI-TAI | Salty, brackish |
| TAKA.1B | Be unmarried, single (Rby) |
| TAKA.2B | Sandal (Rby) |
| TAKAFALU | A small tree (Micromelum minutum) |
| TAKA-GA | Group, flock, shoal: *ta(a)ka-ga |
| TAKAI | Wrap around, encircle, surround |
| TAKA-LILI | Tremble, shudder |
| TAKA-MILO | Go round and round |
| TAKAPAU | Floormat (plaited from coconut fronds) |
| TAKE.2 | Pointed end of coconut, the end broken off for drinking |
| TAKE-TAKE | A seabird, probably a white tern |
| TAKI-.2 | Distributive prefix |
| TAKOTO | Lie down |
| TAKU.1 | Mention (v), recite |
| TAKU-A.2 | Reputedly, they say |
| TAKULUA | A star and month name, probably Sirius, but with qualifiers the name is used for other stars |
| TALA.1 | Sharp-pointed object, spine, prong |
| TALA.4 | Tern species (Sterna lunata) (Thalassius bergii) |
| TALAAO | Fish sp, grouper (Epinephelus sp.): *talaao(a) |
| TALA-A-TUQA | Dorsal fin, dorsal spine of fish: *tala-(a)-tuqa |
| TALAKISI | Fish sp. (Holocentridae) |
| TALA-MEA | Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) |
| TALA-QA-MOA | A bush (Caesalpinia sp.): *tala(tala)-qaa-moa |
| TALA-TALA.A | Thorny, prickly; rough (surface) |
| TALA-TUPUQA | Myth, traditional story (Clk) |
| TALAWA | Squid: *ta(a)lawa |
| TALA-WAI. | Juice, liquid medicine |
| TALE | Cough: *ta(l,r)e |
| TALI.2A | Receive, accept, welcome |
| TALI.2B | Answer, respond |
| TALIELIE | A crab |
| TALITALI-QULI | Pilotfish, Remora (Echeneis naucrates (Hpr)) |
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