| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Sikaiana
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FJ.TILI.3
|
Tili/tili
|
Knock, as in knocking on a door
|
|
Takuu
|
FJ.TILI.2
|
Tiri/taa
|
(of rain) Light and constant; drizzle
|
|
Sikaiana
|
PN.TOO.3
|
Too
|
To fall, of rain
|
|
Ifira-Mele
|
PN.TOO.3
|
Too
|
(of rain) Fall
|
|
Sikaiana
|
PN.TOQA
|
Toa
|
A very strong and brave warrior (Term mostly appears in fairy stories {tala} and legends)
|
|
Takuu
|
PN.TOAFA
|
Toaha
|
An area of Takuu Island’s gardens adjacent to Te Ara Ttoro in the centre of Takuu Island where taro is still grown in laumea plots
|
|
Vaeakau-Taumako
|
SO.TEQE-MUU
|
Temu, themu, semu
|
Be quiet, silent; be the same as earlier
|
|
Takuu
|
EC.TOFA.1B
|
T/toha
|
Distribute equally
|
|
Takuu
|
CC.TOFE.2
|
Tohe
|
(of a canoe, etc.) Having straight sides that come together in a V-shape
|
|
Takuu
|
CP.TOFE.1
|
Tohe
|
Bivalve mollusc with sharp edges formerly used for shaving
|
|
Takuu
|
AN.TOFI
|
T/tohi
|
Split or tear something apart (e.g. an item of food)
|
|
Sikaiana
|
AN.TOFI
|
Tohi
|
Break off a piece from hard material
|
|
Takuu
|
PN.TOFU.1
|
Tohu
|
Complete (of a distribution)
|
|
Takuu
|
PN.TOFU.1
|
T/tohu
|
Distribute equally
|
|
Sikaiana
|
PN.TOFU.1
|
Tohu
|
Abundant, plentiful
|
|
Takuu
|
NP.TOGI.1B
|
Toni
|
(of a chicken, etc.) Peck (once)
|
|
Takuu
|
PN.TOGI.1A
|
Toni
|
Open coconut for drinking by cutting an opening in the pointed end; cut a wedge from a branch (e.g. to check on the quality of the wood); lodge a machete in a coconut trunk
|
|
Sikaiana
|
PN.TOGI.1A
|
Toni/toni
|
Change color in patches as a result of mildew; have blotchy skin as a man who has skin cancer
|
|
Sikaiana
|
CP.TONU.2
|
Tono
|
Fish sp.
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
Takuu
|
FJ.TOLO.2A
|
Toro
|
(of grasses and certain plants) Grow along the ground or over a surface; collect edible shellfish in shallow water
|
|
Sikaiana
|
PN.MOHE-TORO
|
Tolo
|
To attempt secret seduction at night by entering the house of a woman and attempting to have sex with her while she is sleeping
Problematic
|
|
Takuu
|
PN.TUQU.3A
|
T/tuu
|
Cut (hair)
|
|
Takuu
|
PN.TALIELIE
|
Tua/tarierie
|
Kind of edible marine crab
|
|
Takuu
|
FJ.TUQI
|
Tui
|
Lineage title (mata) alternating with Pua for the position of ariki...
|
|
Takuu
|
AN.TUI
|
T/tui
|
Sew together, string, lace; feel like needles, give or have a pricking sensation or stabbing pain; thread fish on a cord (for carrying purposes)
|
|
Luangiua
|
OC.NONU
|
Loŋu
|
Morinda citrifolia
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
Luangiua
|
OC.PIPI.2
|
Piŋipiŋi
|
Hernandia sonora
Borrowed
Problematic
|
|
Luangiua
|
EC.KAFUSU.*
|
Pavuhu
|
Sea Poison Tree (Barringtonia asiatica)
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
Luangiua
|
XW.TAU-SUNI.*
|
Kausuŋi
|
Tournefortia argentea
|
|
Luangiua
|
EO.FAO
|
A/hau
|
Ochrosia oppositifolia
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
Luangiua
|
MP.FETAQU
|
Hakau
|
Calophyllum inophyllum
|
|
Luangiua
|
CP.SAGALE
|
Siŋale
|
Tree sp. (Sapium sp.)
Problematic
|
|
Luangiua
|
MP.QOLOGAA
|
Loŋaa
|
Pipturus argenteus
|
|
Luangiua
|
CE.TAINOKA
|
Ma/kaiʔioŋa
|
Beach Dodder (Cassytha filiformis)
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
Luangiua
|
FJ.TAMOLE
|
Kamoli
|
(Hedyotis biflora)
|
|
Luangiua
|
PN.KATAFA.B
|
Lu/akaha
|
Bird's Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus)
|
|
Luangiua
|
PN.SALUFE
|
Saluhe
|
Scaly Swordfern (Nephrolepsis sp.)
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
Luangiua
|
PN.MAILE
|
Maele
|
Wart Fern (Polypodium scolopendria)
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
Luangiua
|
MP.TALIE.1
|
Kalie hakua
|
Sea Almond (Terminalia catappa)
|
|
Luangiua
|
AN.TOA
|
Ki/koa
|
Ironwood (Casuarina equisetifolia)
|
|
Luangiua
|
PN.KAPE.1
|
ʔApe
|
Giant Dryland Taro (Alocasia macrorrhiza ?)
|
|
Luangiua
|
MP.REGA
|
Kea/leŋa
|
Turmeric
|
|
Luangiua
|
OC.KAFIKA
|
Ahiʔa
|
Fruit tree (Evodia sp.?). Big tree w sweet, red fruit (Smd)
|
|
Sikaiana
|
EP.TUQU.3B
|
Tuu
|
To hit with a spear or bullet
Problematic
|
|
Sikaiana
|
PN.TUQU.3A
|
T/tuu
|
To cut, to split across the width
|
|
Sikaiana
|
PN.TUQA.1C
|
T/tua
|
Open ocean, ocean outside the lagoon.
|
|
Sikaiana
|
OC.TUAI
|
Tuai
|
Move slowly, delay, dawdle
|
|
Sikaiana
|
PN.TUQA-.2A
|
Tua/lua
|
To have two layers of something
|
|
Sikaiana
|
EO.TUFA.1
|
Tuha
|
(rare) To divide food unevenly
|
|
Takuu
|
AN.TUKI.A
|
T/tuki
|
Hammer (vt)
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