| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Takuu
|
EP.RORO.1
|
Non/nono
|
Human brain; edible meat inside the head of a fish
Phonologically Irregular
|
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Takuu
|
PN.GOTO
|
N/noto
|
(of wound, hole etc.) Deep
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|
Takuu
|
PN.GOTO
|
Noto/hia
|
(of canoe) Fully laden; riding low because of the weight of its contents
|
|
Sikaiana
|
PN.GOTO
|
N/noto
|
To be deep, of space; to have a complex meaning
|
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Takuu
|
OC.GUU.1
|
N/nuu
|
Make a whirring or vibrating noise; whimper, whine, (of pig) squeal
Uncertain Semantic Connection
|
|
Sikaiana
|
OC.GUU.1
|
Nu/nu
|
To make a low grunting sound
|
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Takuu
|
NP.GUTU.B
|
Nutu-a, u/nutu/a
|
Scold someone
|
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Takuu
|
FJ.FOO.1
|
Hoo
|
Kind of small silver fish caught in hand nets, commonly used as bait. Possibly Siganus fry or Caesio sp.
|
|
Takuu
|
OC.QOHO
|
Oo
|
Provisions for a sea journey, comprising coconuts, but no cooked food
|
|
Sikaiana
|
PN.OO.2
|
Oo
|
Yes (declarative statement)
|
|
Takuu
|
PN.OO.2
|
Oo
|
Exclamation of surprise
Uncertain Semantic Connection
|
|
Takuu
|
EO.OFAGA
|
Ohana
|
Bird nest
|
|
Takuu
|
PN.OFO.A
|
Oho
|
Awaken, wake up (vi)
|
|
Sikaiana
|
PN.QOSO
|
Oso/oso talatala
|
To constantly interrupt speech
|
|
Takuu
|
PN.OKO.1
|
Oko
|
Gather or collect scattered items to be picked up one or a few at a time (e.g. shellfish, ripe coconuts, firewood)
|
|
Takuu
|
PN.HOKO.2
|
Oko
|
Adductor muscle of a nakohu giant clam, which holds the two shells together at the base
|
|
Takuu
|
AN.QONE
|
One
|
Sandspit, sand bar, sandy place on the reef (obs.); sandy flat area where the spirits of each clan reside
|
|
Sikaiana
|
PN.QONO.2
|
Ono/ono
|
To tie or repair a torn net
|
|
Takuu
|
NP.OLI.3
|
Oriori
|
Song type....
|
|
Sikaiana
|
FJ.OLO.3
|
Olo/olo
|
Scrape or rub back and forth continuously, as rubbing tubers or fruit for grating flour
|
|
Takuu
|
PN.OSI
|
Osi
|
Young shoot of a plant that has developed from a sucker of an old plant
|
|
Samoan
|
SO.OSO
|
Oso
|
(of water) Run over, overflow
|
|
Tokelau
|
SO.OSO
|
Oho
|
(of water) Overflow
|
|
Sikaiana
|
SO.OSO
|
Oso
|
To spill over the top, as water in a container
|
|
Takuu
|
SO.OSO
|
Oso
|
(of liquid in a container) Overflow
|
|
Sikaiana
|
EO.QOTA.2
|
Ota
|
Grated coconut bits; the dregs of any substance that are left over after juice has been extracted
|
|
Takuu
|
AN.QATO
|
Oto
|
Length of sennit cord long enough to attach one vertical row of thatch panels to a roof
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
Takuu
|
NP.PAA.3B
|
Paa
|
Pearl oyster
|
|
Sikaiana
|
PN.PAPA.1B
|
Papa
|
Big flat rocks found in the reef
|
|
Takuu
|
PN.PAPA.1B
|
Ppaa
|
Flat surface, floor of a house, flat rock, reef flat
|
|
Sikaiana
|
AN.FAFA.1
|
Papa
|
Carry a child on one's back
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
Takuu
|
OC.PAE.1A
|
Pae
|
Pile, heap, elevated area; pile of clothing forming a baby's bed
|
|
Takuu
|
EP.PAE-GA.B
|
Paena
|
Border areas of the community's garden on Takuu Island where men grow giant taro in individually prepared holes
Problematic
|
|
Takuu
|
PN.PAKI.2
|
Paki
|
Men's dance using stylised wooden clubs; club used in this dance
|
|
Sikaiana
|
PN.PAKIA.1
|
Pakia
|
(of fruits and plants) To be injured by insects; a person who is always getting sick
|
|
Takuu
|
PN.PAKIA.1
|
Pakia
|
Be lucky in finding plenty of what one is trying to get
Uncertain Semantic Connection
|
|
Takuu
|
MP.PAKU.B
|
(P)paku
|
Burnt; dried out from overcooking
|
|
Takuu
|
MP.PAKU.D
|
Paku
|
Burnt, hard part of a food (e.g. rice); outer part of the core of a tree where the wood is dry and hard
|
|
Takuu
|
NP.PAKU.C
|
P/paku
|
Indelible stain from the blood of a fish, turtle or human
|
|
Takuu
|
PN.PAKUU.A
|
Pakuu
|
Strike against something creating a banging sound; run aground; arrive at a destination; rhythmic striking of paddles against a canoe hull to attract a shark
|
|
Takuu
|
OC.PANI.1
|
Pani
|
Smear, as of a mark on the skin; paint face or body, apply turmeric markings to corpse
|
|
Sikaiana
|
OC.PANI.1
|
Pani/pani
|
To have many different colours
|
|
Takuu
|
PN.PAOPAO
|
Paopao
|
One-man outrigger canoe (considered something of a toy)
|
|
Takuu
|
CP.PAKI-PAKI
|
Paa/paki
|
Poisonous jellyfish sp. with white body, red spots and dangling tendrils
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
Takuu
|
SO.PAPO
|
Papu
|
Wrasse sp.
|
|
Takuu
|
PN.PALA.4
|
Paara/i
|
Paint, smear
|
|
Takuu
|
OC.PALAGI
|
Parani
|
Blue-dotted Hairtooth Tang (Ctenochaetus strigosus) and other spp.
|
|
Takuu
|
NP.PALE.3B
|
Pare
|
Lean, veer off-course
|
|
Takuu
|
PN.PALE.3A
|
P/pare
|
Veer, steer, turn
|
|
Takuu
|
PN.PATA.3
|
P/pata
|
(of sand) Coarse; (of rain) having drops large enough to indent the skin.
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