Entries from Hovdhaugen 2006 in Pollex-Online
Hovdhaugen, E. (2006). A Short Dictionary of the Vaeakau-Taumako Language. Oslo, Kon-Tiki Museum, Institute for Pacific Archaeology and Cultural History.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Anahea | When (past) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Anahi | Yesterday |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Anapoo | Yesterday night |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ane | White ant |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Anu | Dance |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Anu/makina | Celebrate with dancing |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Anu/(ma)nga | Dancing |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Melu/ao | Cloud (VAE) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Api/hia | To close |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Apoo | Tonight |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ahi/a | Visit |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ao | A big type of shark |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ata/nga | Shadow, reflection |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Atanga | Be clean, be clear (of sea) Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ataliki | Son of a man (sg). |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ate | Liver |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ate/vae | Muscle in leg |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Atea | Clean |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ate phili | Lung |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Asi/asi/a | Spy on (NUP) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Fk/asi/asia | Peep at, spy on |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ato/ato(hia) | Sew together, tack together |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | To/to/hale | Thatch, roof |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Atu | Towards you (postnuclear, mostly clitic, directional particle indicating relationship to or movement towards the person spoken to) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Athua | Spirit, devil |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Atule | Mackerel fish (scad) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Au | Me (1s independent pronoun used after prepositions) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Aua | Don't |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Aumai | Give, bring |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ava | Passage through the reef |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Aoa | Pair (prenuclear quantifier) Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Avanga | Spouse; marriage |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Avanga/ina | Consummate (marriage) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Avatu | Give (to you) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ava/kee | Put away, remove |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Av/oho | Bring down |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | E | Particle signifying a state either seen as general or as valid at the moment of speech |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | E | By (agentive preposition) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ee | Yes |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Eaa | Come up, emerge, go up |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Eha (plural la/eha) | Big |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ehu | Dusty; unclear |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Epu | Unclear [TAU] Phonologically Irregular |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Epo/hia | Lick; lap, slurp |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Esi/a | Husk with teeth (mainly used about biting the skin of betelnuts) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Eva | Be above ground, not touching ground, in the air; fly, suspend (sg) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Eva | Leave suddenly Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Haa | Four |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Haa- | Stem, trunk |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Haele/angia [VAE], haele/akina [TAU] | Take care of children when they are small |
