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 | Uka | Rope. Bark used for string (Lch). |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Uka | Vein |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Uka/lima | Muscle in arm |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ukau | Pus |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ula | Light up, blaze; be in flames ; Burn (vi) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ula | Crayfish |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ulahi | A parrotfish, about 30 cm long, round, yellow colour |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ule | Penis |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Uli | Black |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ulu | Wind from southwest. A wind from the east (Lch). Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ulu- | Top of trees, end of branches |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ulu/mounga | Summit of mountain |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ulua. Ukua. | A trevally fish |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ulunga | Pillow |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ululu | Outer edge of reef where waves break. Deeper reef shelf immediately beyond where the waves break (Lch). |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ulumatua | First-born child |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Imanga, imonga | Small area (VAE) Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Umu, imu [TAU] | Earth oven |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Unahi | Scale of fish |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Un/ia | Remove (vt) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Unu/kia | Stick into the ground Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ui/ui | Big tree with fruits that are not edible Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Uto | Germinating coconut, spongy interior of germinating coconut |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Uto/uto | Fat (n) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Utu (trans. utu/hia) | Fill with liquid, draw water |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Mda/utu | Point, tip of point (VAE) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Utua | Point of land |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Vaa | Space, interval |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Vae | Leg, foot |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Velangi | Sky |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Valenga | Horizon Phonologically Irregular |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Vae/a | Separate (vt) things that stick together; distribute, share |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Vai | Water; well; river, current; water container |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Vai keli | Well |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Vai/mii | Milk (of a woman) Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Vaka | Canoe ; boat, canoe. Main hull (Gge) [TAU] |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Vakavaka | Torso ; body, torso |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Vakule/a | Delouse |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | To/vale | Left |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | I/vale-a | Spit (betelnut, water, in small portions) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lala/vale | Get lost, get confused, not knowing the way |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Valo | Call, shout, invite ; say |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Valo/akina | Call (somebody), shout to, yell at, praise |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Valo/ki-a | Call out, call (vi); invite |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Valovalo | A big tree with brown round leaves. Wood used for firestick (Lch). |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Valu | Eight |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Valu/ia | Scrape out (e.g. coconut, kumara, yam, breadfruit, taro, a tree (to make traditional medicine), etc.) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Vaa | Ocean |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Vave | Quick, hurry |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ta/veve | Rush, hurry |
