Entries from Martin 1827 in Pollex-Online
Martin, J. (1827). An account of the natives of the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean, with an original grammar and vocabulary of their language, compiled and arranged from the extensive communications of Mr.William Mariner, several years reside in those islands. Edinburgh, Constable and Co.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Makasinu | Gros galet noir d'origine volcanique (dans les rivières ou au bord de mer à Tu'atafa); basalte |
| East Uvea | Makahunu | Caillou |
| Raga | Ilaw. Iloa. Eloa. | To ascertain, to see. To perceive, to detect, to understand. Having the knowledge of; being acquainted with. |
| Tongan | Feichi. Fia-feichi. | Copulation, act of generation (Mtn). Venery, venereal desire. |
| Tongan | Mooli. Gi-mooli. | Foreign; a foreigner, a stranger; behind, abaft. Abroad, in a distant country. Problematic |
| Tongan | Lohi | Falsehood, assumed conduct; to lie, to assume |
| Tongan | Lia-lia | Disagreeable to the sight, abominable, brutal, filthy |
| Tongan | A | A fence |
| Tongan | A | Of or belonging to (used only before proper names of persons and places) |
| Tongan | Aa | To awake |
| Tongan | Abi | Habitation; home |
| Tongan | Abó | To-night |
| Tongan | Abongi-bongi | To-morrow |
| Tongan | Aca | A root |
| Tongan | Aca | To kick; a kick |
| Tongan | Achi | Through; bored through; to pierce through |
| Tongan | Aco | To teach; also to learn |
| Tongan | Acoo, ecoo, eˈoocoo | My own, mine, my |
| Tongan | Aców-fanna | A bow |
| Tongan | Acóy, coy | You |
| Tongan | Afá | A hurricane, a storm; boisterous weather |
| Tongan | Afe | A thousand |
| Tongan | Afé | When (used only in a future sense) |
| Tongan | Afi-nima, afe-nima | The palm of the hand |
| Tongan | Afi | Fire |
| Tongan | Afi-váë | The sole of the foot |
| Tongan | A/hái. Co/bai [sc. co/hai]. | Who? |
| Tongan | Ahi | Sandal wood |
| Tongan | Ahi-ahi | To try, essay, endeavour; an essay or endeavour |
| Tongan | Aho | Daylight; a day; the daytime |
| Tongan | Ahoo | Smoke; soot |
| Tongan | Ai, gi-ai. Y. | There, in that place. A corruption of ai, there. |
| Tongan | I´a. A/ia. | The pronoun he; also the possessive pronoun his. |
| Tongan | Alanga | A haunch; a limb |
| Tongan | Ali | Bald (a term applied only to the parts of generation) |
| Tongan | Alo | The suet of a hog; also the circular piece cut out round the navel of the hog, to embowel it |
| Tongan | Alo, Tow/alo. | To paddle. To row, or to paddle. |
| Tongan | Alo-alo | To fan |
| Tongan | Aloonga, gi-aloonga | High, lofty. Above, aloft, on, upon. |
| Tongan | Aloonga | A pillow; any thing to rest the head on |
| Tongan | Amo | To carry on a stick between two men's shoulders; the stick so used is also called amo |
| Tongan | Amoochi, hamoochi | To snatch, to pluck |
| Tongan | Ana | A cavern; a ship's cabin |
| Tongan | Ana | His own |
| Tongan | Anga | A shark |
| Tongan | Anga | Habit, custom, knack; the disposition or temper of the mind; place or situation of any thing |
| Tongan | Angi. Ange. | To give; towards (third person). Alike, similar to each other; a frequent sign of the adverb; also a sign of the comparative degree. |
| Tongan | Aniafi | Yesterday |
| Tongan | Anibó | Yesternight |
| Tongan | Anife | When (used only in a past sense) |
