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 | Ano/hia | Repair [ex. net] Phonologically Irregular |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | A/oa | Pair (prenuclear quantifier) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Apulu, s/apulu [NUP, obs.] | Sink, disappear |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ele/nga | Path, road (NUP) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | E/naa | Then (fut.), [some day], somewhere |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Fakau/tania | Send (vt) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Fka/vili/kia | Let something (e.g. a wheel) roll along |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Haele/akina, haele/angia | Take care of children when they are small |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hai hekau | To serve, work for someone |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Haka/lea | Talk to, approach |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Haka/me/mea | Be pregnant |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ha/silo | Young fresh leaves at the top of coconut palms |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Fau, hau | Rope; fishing line; string |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | He/olo/naki | Delivering of twin babies Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Heteteki-na | Imitate Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hiekhii | Not, not at all |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hino/vae | Lap |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ho/hounga | Various kingfisher birds that live in the bush (VAE) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hua/eva | Depart, be absent for some time |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hua/eva | Fly for the first time (of bird); fly a kite |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hua/lemo/lemo-ina | Polish; be polished |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hua/matuu | Change clothes |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hua/too | Change shell or skin (of reptiles, crayfish, etc.) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hua/u/mia | Breastfeed (vt) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ia | This, that (postnuclear demonstrative pronoun) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ika laumea | A batfish Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Inu | Glass, bottle Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Io, io/ko(i) | And (conjoins only clauses with different subjects) Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kailoa | Don't (NUP,VAE) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kaka | Old and strong betelnut |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kalokalo | Seaweed Phonologically Irregular |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kano/etai | People, all the people on an island, community (NUP). |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kapa/kapa | Do housework |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kapui | A small tree Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ka/teelaa | That's it! (VAE) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kato/ma | Nevertheless; even if Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kau/hii | Vine, rope |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kaui/i | (Net) consisting of long line with bamboo sticks attached... |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kaui/i | Be replaced, compensated Phonologically Irregular |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kavu/hia | To cover Phonologically Irregular |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kelele/kio | Crow (of cock) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Laea | A big fish Phonologically Irregular |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lakii | A kind of grasshopper singing loud at sunset |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lanu | Rise (of tide) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lau/aloato | Small tree sp....leaves are itchy |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Le/kee | Go out, get away!; oh! (interjection indicating mild surprise) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Le/le/ina | Swear at, talk badly about, judge |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lima metua | Thumb |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lohi | Come together (to a place) (pl), gather (pl) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lu/i-a | Swear (at), talk badly about, abuse |
