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 | Mahanga | Be torn off |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Mda/sele | Sharp Phonologically Irregular |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | M/daumau | Insist Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Mdavae matua | Big toe |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Mda/vale/ina | Not recognize |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Mdei/puku/puku | Arrow of wood to shoot birds with |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Miliu | Back end of arrow Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Neve/iange | Flirt with, approach with sexual proposals Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngahi/a | Insist Phonologically Irregular |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngaho/ho/i(n)a | Break (vt) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngo/valea | Not know something, be ignorant; not recognize |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | No/no/hia | Repair [ex. canoe] |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | No/no/ia | Notice, observe |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Oha/a | Scatter, [destroy] |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Olo/hia | Feel pain from [TAU] Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ol/ola | Be left (of liauid); have some liquid left Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Pakho/nga | Hole |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Pelu/a | Stir, mix; mess up Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Penu i paua | Clam shell |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Pepe | Clitoris Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Phela | Smashed [ex. breadfruit] Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Phili/ake | Float ashore Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Po/pulou | Talipot palm |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Poumuli | A straight tree of medium size; its wood is hard and used for rafters in houses |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Pua/tevela | Sealing wax palm |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Puaki/na | Erupt |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kupenga-ina, pukepukenga-ina | Trick (n,v) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Pukuvae | Ankle |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Puku/tuli | Knee |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Pukutuli | Knee |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Punge/ina | Trick (n,v) [TAU] Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Suku/ifo | Put down |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Taa | That (obsolete demonstrative pronoun) Phonologically Irregular |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Taka/i/niu | Piece of copra when scraped out |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Taka/pa/vae | Footprint Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ta/muku/hia | Be bushy, untidy |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | T/ange | Pass by Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ta/ngenge/ina | Punish |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ta/peo | Be bad, wrong; cyclone |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ta/po/ina | Have bad luck |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ta/ta | Tattoo (n) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Tau [ai] | Grab at |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Te/lava/kina | Not strong enough to cope with, reach the limit of one's strength |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Thele | Melt, shed [ex sap from tree] |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Tele | (Water) flow |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Tele/kia | Carry away (by a current) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Thai/la | Another one, other |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Tha/nga | Group of, lot of (plural quantifer) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Tha/po/ina | Hate, treat badly |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Tiao/atla | Day after tomorrow |
