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 | Hui-a, fui-a | Wash |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Huke(a) | Open the earth oven to take out the food |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Huli-a | Turn |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Huli/huli | Roll (of ships), sway from side to side |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Fulitua-ina [NUP] | Leave, depart, drop |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hilitua | Leave, depart |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hulu | Feather; hair on body |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hulu-ina, fulu-ina | Rub, mash |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Huluhulu/a | Hairy |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Huluhulu kauvae | Beard |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Huna/a | Hide (vt) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hune kulu | Soft part of breadfruit (used for fishing baits and food) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hua/hui/a | Attach canoe to outrigger; bind coconuts or breadfruits into bunches of ten Problematic |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Vuhi-a, vusi-a | Pull, catch (fish), draw (bow) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hutu | A tree used for torches when fishing at night. Type of wood used for firestick (Lch). |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | -nga | Suffix forming nouns from verbs |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Nga | School of, group of (plural collective quantifier) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngha, na/nga (obs.) | Article (plural specific) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Na/nga/i | Some (article, plural, non-specific) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngahoa, ngafoa | Perforated, crushed, smashed, broken |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngee | Short breath, asthma; short of breath Phonologically Irregular |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Nga(a)kau | Intestines, guts, chest, gullet or some other central body part, mainly used in idioms for feelings; plan, think, decide, want |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngali/a | Bite, gnaw |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngalo | Disappeared, be gone |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hi/ngalo | Parrotfish sp. |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngalue/lue | Shake, be shaky |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngalue/ina | Make pudding (of something) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngapu | Gasp Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngae-a | Tear |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngau | Arrow |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngau velo | Spear |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngae/ngae | A big tree, its wood is used for building canoes and houses, and for making paddles and bailers |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngata | Snake |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngatae | Coral tree; year |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngatala | Name of various grouper fish |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngongo | A black seabird |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngoto | Move in vertical direction (up or down) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Nguu/nguu | Whisper |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngungu/hia | Crush hard food (e.g. tupoe) with the teeth, gnaw |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngutu | Mouth, beak |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Aa | What? Be what? |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Anga | Face, head for, concern |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Anga/iho | Northwest; season at the end of the year |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Anga/ke | Be turned bottom up |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Nongohulu | Ten (persons) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ai | Who? |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Akau | Reef |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ake | Postnuclear, mostly clitic, directional particle indicating direction upwards, towards land, up on shore or expressing respect |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ala | Path, road, way |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Api | Surgeonfish. Mustard surgeonfish (Acanthurus guttatus) (Hnh). |
